Joaquim de Almeida
Known For
Acting
Born
1957-03-15 in São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born March 15, 1957) is a Portuguese actor. He began his acting during the 1980s, appearing on the 1982 action movie The Soldier. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1995 Tom Clancy's thriller Clear and Present Danger, drug kingpin Bucho in the 1995 action thriller film Desperado, Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24 and the corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes in 2011 street racing film Fast Five. His other well known films include The Honorary Consul (1983), Good Morning, Babylon (1987), Only You (1994), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Che: Part Two (2008) and The Burning Plain (2008). He has worked in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Brazil in many film and stage productions, winning several international awards.
Most Known For
Bones
as Raphael Valenza
The Mentalist
as Gabriel Porchetto
24
as Ramon Salazar
The West Wing
as Carlos Carrio
Elementary
as Cal Medina
CSI: Miami
as Joseph Trevi
Once Upon a Time
as King Xavier
Archer
as Román Calzado (voice)
Miami Vice
as Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo
Shōgun
as Domingo
Revenge
as Salvador Grobet
Alta Definição
as Self
Alta Definição
as Self - Guest
Fast X
as Hernan Reyes
The Batman
as Bane (voice)
Parenthood
as Matthew Biscali
Queen of the South
as Epifanio
Queen of the South
as Don Epifanio Vargas
Road House
as Sheriff
Training Day
as Menjivar