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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-08-01 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Also Known As

Demián Bichir Nájera

Demian Bichir

Damián Bechir

데미안 비쉬어

達米安·畢契爾

دمیان بیچیر

Demián Bichir

Biography

Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation:[deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Demián Bichir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Sex, Shame & Tears

1999

Sex, Shame & Tears

as

Tomás

Chupa

2023

Chupa

as

Chava

Che: Part Two

2008

Che: Part Two

as

Fidel Castro

Che: Part One

2008

Che: Part One

as

Fidel Castro

Solo

1996

Solo

as

Rio

Todo el poder

2000

Todo el poder

as

Gabriel Castro

Don't Tempt Me

2001

Don't Tempt Me

as

Manny

Red Dawn

1990

Red Dawn

as

Jorge

Little Saints

1999

Little Saints

as

Cacomixtle

Beyond the Sky

2007

Beyond the Sky

as

Malboro

The Runway

2010

The Runway

as

Ernesto Cordoba

Hipnos

2004

Hipnos

as

Miguel

Savages

2012

Savages

as

Alex

Recipes to Stay Together

1996

Recipes to Stay Together

as

Carlos Rodríguez

A Better Life

2011

A Better Life

as

Carlos Riquelme

The Dream of Ivan

2011

The Dream of Ivan

as

Entrenador Torres

Machete Kills

2013

Machete Kills

as

Mendez

Married Life

1993

Married Life

as

Gaspar

The Heat

2013

The Heat

as

Hale

Dark Cities

2002

Dark Cities

as

Mario

Dom Hemingway

2013

Dom Hemingway

as

Mr. Fontaine

Hotel Colonial

1987

Hotel Colonial

as

Young Hotel Clerk

Without Blood

2025

Without Blood

as

Tito

Miroslava

1993

Miroslava

as

Ricardo

Dance with the Devil

1997

Dance with the Devil

as

Catalina

Mosquita muerta

2007

Mosquita muerta

as

Himself

Words with Gods

2014

Words with Gods

as

Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")

Death in Buenos Aires

2014

Death in Buenos Aires

as

Inspector Chávez

In the Time of the Butterflies

2001

In the Time of the Butterflies

as

Manolo Tavárez

Lowriders

2017

Lowriders

as

Miguel Alvarez

Foreverland

2011

Foreverland

as

Salvador

Ave María

1999

Ave María

as

Daniel Simón

Good Kids

2016

Good Kids

as

Yaco

QT8: The First Eight

2019

QT8: The First Eight

as

Self (archive footage)

Beacon

2024

Beacon

as

Astucia

1986

Astucia

as

Tapatío

7:19

2016

7:19

as

Fernando Pellicer

Alien: Covenant

2017

Alien: Covenant

as

Lope

The Nun

2018

The Nun

as

Father Burke

Chaos Walking

2021

Chaos Walking

as

Ben Moore

Luces de la noche

1998

Luces de la noche

as

Eduardo (Young)

The Grudge

2019

The Grudge

as

Goodman

Corazón

2018

Corazón

as

Dr. Mario Garcia

43

2015

43

as

Himself (as Demian Bichir)

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

as

Walter Simmons

Land

2021

Land

as

Miguel

The Midnight Sky

2020

The Midnight Sky

as

Sanchez

Salón México

1996

Salón México

as

Insp. Casteleón

Danyka

2020

Danyka

as

Armando

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

2012

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

as

Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice)

La toma de la embajada

2000

La toma de la embajada

as

"Comandante Uno"

The Penitent

1988

The Penitent

as

Roberto

Weeds

Weeds

as

Esteban Carlos Reyes

The Bridge

The Bridge

as

Marco Ruiz

Lazos de Amor

Lazos de Amor

as

Valente Segura

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

as

Comandante Alfonso Carbajal

The Dentist

The Dentist

as

Nolasco Black

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

as

Santiago Mendoza

Production

Crew

Directing