Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida
Born	Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida March 15, 1957 (age 53) Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Maria Cecilia de Almeida Maria Risques Pereira
Parents	João Baptista de Almeida Maria Sara Portugal

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida, CavIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɐˈkĩ dɨ aɫˈmɐjdɐ]; born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor. He has worked in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Brazil in many film and stage productions.

Early life

Joaquim de Almeida was born in Lisbon, on 15 March 1957, son of João Baptista de Almeida and Maria Sara Portugal. At the age of eighteen, after attending the theater course at the Lisbon Conservatory (School of Theatre and Cinema) for two years, he left Portugal to continue his studies after the Conservatory was temporarily closed following the 1974 democratic revolution. He spent a year in Vienna, moving again, in 1976, to New York City where he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, a school for the performing arts frequented by famous actors such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Angelina Jolie.

Career

Film

After doing some theater, Almeida started his film career in 1982 appearing in The Soldier. His first significant role came in a 1983 movie, The Honorary Consul, where he starred alongside Michael Caine, Richard Gere and Bob Hoskins, being his first appearance in a American film. It was some years later that he made huge impact in his career, appearing in the Good Morning, Babylon, a movie, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, that opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1987. 

Being fluent in six languages, he continued his acting career in several countries such as Portugal, England, Spain, France, Italy, Brasil, Argentina and Germany, working in numerous films.

In the following years he appeared in several known films. In 1994 Almeida starred in Phillip Noyce's movie, Clear and Present Danger, where he played a former colonel of Cuban military intelligence named Félix Cortez, starring alongside Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe. That same year, he also appeared in another notable movie named Only You, playing a suave Italian businessman named Giovanni. Almeida's acting career continued at high level when he starred in the 1995 action thriller Desesperado with Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. In that year he also won a Portuguese Golden Globe award for best actor in the Portuguese drama Adão e Eva. He won the same award in the 1997 Portuguese romance Tentação and in the 2001 comedy O Xangô de Baker Street. Also in 2001, Almeida had a great supporting role in Behind Enemy Lines as Admiral Juan Miguel Piquet, the commander of NATO's naval forces. In 2007 he plays a sexy smoldering Michael, in the award winning indie film La Cucina. Next year, he starred in the biographical film Che: Part Two, playing President René Barrientos, and he also appeared in the drama film The Burning Plain as local man named Nick Martinez, starring alongside Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. In 2011, Almeida played a corrupt businessman named Hernan Reyes in the fifth film of The Fast and The Furious series, titled Fast Five.

TV Series

Joaquim de Almeida has also worked on TV series, his first appearance was in Miami Vice, a season 2 episode, where he played a character named Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo. But his most notable work was on the critically acclaimed television series 24. He made twelve appearances in season 3 as one of the main villains, named Ramon Salazar, a Mexican narcoterrorist, who runs one of the largest drug smuggling rings in Mexico, and is also involved in drugs for arms sales. He made part of the set who was nominated for the 2005 Actors Guild Award for best Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Almeida also made appearances in several American series such as the adventure drama Crusoe playing Santos Santana in 3 Episodes, the police procedural CSI: Miami as Joseph Trevi on the season 5 episode "Man Down", the comedy-drama Parenthood appearing in 2 episodes as Matthew Biscali and he also appear in 7 episodes of the 2005 police drama Wanted. Even doing all this works, Joaquim de Almeida doesn't like starring in TV series.

Other Works

Joaquim de Almeida has also provided his voice for a number of video games and animated series. In 2004 he voiced the role of the villain Bane in the animated series The Batman. Also in 2004, Almeida voiced a character named Mattson in the video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and he also provides the voice of Hector in the 2006 video game Saints Row.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes

1982 The Soldier The Soldier's Force –

1983 The Honorary Consul Leon First appearance in a American film

1987 Milan noir Tremaine –

The Sun and the Moon – –

Repórter X Reinaldo Ferreira –

Good Morning, Babylon Andrea Bonnano –

1988 Priceless Beauty – –

Terre sacrée Mateo –

1989 Disamistade Sebastiano Catte –

Les deux Fragonard Honoré Fragonard –

1990 A Ilha Andrea –

Sandino Sandino –

1991 A Idade Maior Pedro –

Segno di fuoco Luis Barreto –

El día que nací yo Pelayo Menéndez –

El rey pasmado Father Almeida –

1992 Una estación de paso Miguel –

Aqui D'El Rei! Manuel Television film

Retrato de Família Miguel Montenegro –

El maestro de esgrima Luis de Ayala –

Terra Fria Leonardo –

1993 Amor e Dedinhos de Pé Francisco Frontaria –

Sombras en una batalla José –

Amok L'amant –

1994 El baile de las ánimas – –

Uma Vida Normal Miguel –

Clear and Present Danger Col. Felix Cortez Movie nominated for 2 Oscars

Only You Giovanni –

1995 Sostiene Pereira Manuel –

Desperado Bucho (Cesar) –

Adão e Eva Francisco –

1997 Nous sommes tous encore ici – –

Corazón loco Emilio –

Fatima Avelino de Almeida Television film

Elles Gigi –

Tentação Father António –

L'enfant du bout du monde Miguel Carmina Television film

1998 La Cucaracha Jose Guerra –

The Mask of Zorro General Santa Anna (Scenes deleted) Movie nominated for 2 Oscars

Dollar for the Dead Friar Ramon Television film

1999 On the Run Ignácio –

No Vacancy Reynaldo –

Vendetta Joseph Macheca Television film

One Man's Hero Cortina –

Inferno Xana –

2000 Capitães de Abril Gervásio –

2001 La voz de su amo Oliveira –

Água e Sal Marido –

Stranded Fidel Rodrigo –

O Xangô de Baker Street Sherlock Holmes –

Behind Enemy Lines Admiral Piquet –

2002 Sueurs Noh –

Entre chiens et loups Radman / Constantin –

2003 Os Imortais Roberto Alua –

Il fuggiasco Lolo –

2004 Yo Puta Pierre –

2005 Blue Sombrero El Presidente –

Um Tiro no Escuro Rafael –

Wanted Capt. Manuel Valenza Television film

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II Archbishop Romero Television film

2006 Moscow Zero Yuri –

The Celestine Prophecy Father Sánchez –

Thanks to Gravity Max Landa –

53 días de invierno Hugo –

2007 El corazón de la tierra Baxter –

The Death and Life of Bobby Z Don Huertero –

The Lovebirds Marco Correia –

La Cucina Michael –

Call Girl Mouros –

2008 Óscar. Una pasión surrealista Oscar Domínguez –

Che: Part Two President René Barrientos –

The Burning Plain Nick Martinez –

La Conjura de El Escorial Escobedo –

2009 Holy Money Mangini –

2010 Christopher Roth Christopher Roth –

Backlight Jay –

The Way – –

Robosapien: Rebooted Esperenza –

2011 Fast Five Hernan Reyes –

TV series

Year Title Role Notes

1985 Miami Vice Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo 1 Episode - 2x9: "Bought and Paid For"

1996 Nostromo Col. Sotillo 1 Episode

Dead Man's Walk Maj. Laroche 1 Episode

1997 La Femme Nikita Joaquim Armel 1 Episode - 2x11: "Psychic Pilgrim"

1999 Camino de Santiago Gonzalo Leyva 1 Episode

2000 Falcone Caesar Nicoletti 1 Episode

2003 Kingpin Colombian Cocaine Kingpin 1 Episode

2003–2004 24 Ramon Salazar 12 Episode

2004 The West Wing Carlos Carrio 1 Episode - 5x12: "Slow News Day"

2005 Wanted Captain Manuel Valenza 7 episodes

2007 CSI: Miami Joseph Trevi 1 Episode - 5x15: "Man Down"

2008 Crusoe Santos Santana 3 Episodes

2010 Vuelo IL8714 Hunter 2 Episodes

2010 Parenthood Matthew / Matthew Biscali 2 Episodes

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