Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim de Almeida is a Portuguese actor known for his roles in international films and television series. He gained recognition for performances in 'Desperado' and 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'. Almeida is celebrated for his commanding presence and versatile acting style, often portraying complex characters across... Read More
Known for
Desperado (1995)
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug...
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences...
Fast Five (2011)
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unknown character | ||
| 2026 |
HungryA group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in... |
Walker | |
| 2025 |
MercatoMercato takes us behind the scenes of today's soccer, a global industry with interests running into billions. Driss, a player... |
Nascimento | |
| 2024 |
Smoke Signals2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry.... |
José Manuel Durão Barroso | |
| 2024 |
Road HouseEx-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise... |
Sheriff | |
| 2024 |
ShōgunIn Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for... |
Domingo | |
| 2023 |
O Último AnimalDidi dreams of improving his life and is trying to leave the community (the slum) where he grew up, when... |
Dr. Ciro | |
| 2023 |
The PalaceA comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of... |
Dr. Lima | |
| 2023 |
Turn of the TideWhen a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off his home island, Eduardo sees a risky but exciting opportunity to make... |
João Canto Moniz | |
| 2023 |
Fast XOver many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in... |
Hernan Reyes | |
| 2023 |
MissingWhen her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by... |
Javi | |
| 2022 |
Land of DreamsSimin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works... |
Julian / Dr. Palmer | |
| 2022 |
God Save the QueensA dramedy about four Drag Queens who find themselves at the very same therapy retreat. In an effort to overcome... |
Hugo | |
| 2020 |
FatimaIn 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of... |
Father Ferreira | |
| 2020 |
Warrior NunAfter waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for a... |
Cardinal Duretti | |
| 2020 |
The LegionNoreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to... |
Paetus | |
| 2019 |
AruanasThree friends leading a nonprofit organisation investigate environmental crimes in the Amazon involving a major mining company. |
Robert Johnson | |
| 2019 |
Looking for Cesária ÉvoraCesária Évora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film... |
self | |
| 2019 |
An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro VasconcelosA retrospective on the life and work of Portuguese director António-Pedro Vasconcelos. |
Self | |
| 2018 |
Breaking & ExitingHarry, a charming house thief, gets more than he bargains for during an attempted burglary when he stumbles upon Daisy... |
Hank | |
| 2018 |
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StoryA documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors. |
Self | |
| 2017 |
DownsizingA kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his... |
Conference Director Dr. Pereira | |
| 2017 |
The Hitman's BodyguardThe world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They... |
Foucher | |
| 2017 |
Training DayFifteen years after the events of the feature film, Kyle Craig is assigned to go undercover in an elite squad... |
Menjivar | |
| 2016 |
Queen of the SouthTeresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug... |
Epifanio | |
| 2016 |
Queen of the SouthTeresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug... |
Don Epifanio Vargas | |
| 2016 |
DiabloA young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife. |
Arturo | |
| 2015 | Marcelo Vidal | ||
| 2015 |
Our Brand Is CrisisBased on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in... |
Castillo | |
| 2015 |
A Date with Miss FortuneWhen a struggling writer meets a superstitious Portuguese beauty, he has no idea that his life and luck are both... |
Jose | |
| 2014 |
3 Holes and a Smoking GunAn ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a... |
Joey the Junkman | |
| 2014 |
Of Mind and MusicDr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to help her, finds redemption... |
Dr. Alvaro Cruz | |
| 2014 |
Atlas Shrugged: Part IIIIn a post-apocalyptic America, the iron fist of the totalitarian government seeks to crush one mysterious man named John Galt,... |
Francisco d'Anconia | |
| 2014 |
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailCommander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around... |
Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão | |
| 2014 |
Rouge BrésilAdaptation of the Jean-Christophe Ruffin novel |
João da Silva | |
| 2013 |
Three-60Guillermo (Raúl Mérida) is a passionate young college surf casually discovering an old photographic film. In the photographs are enigmatic... |
Alberto Ibarguren | |
| 2013 |
The Gilded CageIn the beautiful area of Paris, Maria and José Ribeiro lived for almost thirty years on the ground floor of... |
José Ribeiro | |
| 2013 |
Robosapien: RebootedA robotic boy and a human boy join forces to save their parents from the organization that funded the robot's... |
Esperenza | |
| 2013 | João da Silva | ||
| 2012 |
ElementaryA modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in... |
Cal Medina | |
| 2012 |
RevolutionOne day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years... |
Luis Nunez | |
| 2012 |
MamitasA teenager in Echo Park deals with the loss of his mother and his attraction to a girl not considered... |
Prof. Alexander Viera | |
| 2012 |
MissingBecca Winstone learns that her son, Michael, disappears while studying abroad, and it's a race against time when she travels to... |
Antoine Lussier | |
| 2011 |
Once Upon a TimeThere is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims... |
King Xavier | |
| 2011 |
RevengeWhen Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including... |
Salvador Grobet | |
| 2011 |
Fast FiveFormer cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia... |
Reyes | |
| 2010 | Henrique | ||
| 2010 |
Flight 8714: Take Off to DisasterA dramatic re-creation of a 2008 airplane crash in Madrid that killed 154 people. |
Hunter | |
| 2010 |
BacklightSeveral characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the... |
Jay | |
| 2010 |
Christopher RothA horror novelist begins to fear his stories may have a life of their own. |
Christopher Roth | |
| 2010 |
ParenthoodThe trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family. |
Matthew Biscali | |
| 2009 |
ArcherSmart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe. |
Román Calzado (voice) | |
| 2009 |
Holy MoneyAnthony's family runs a small Italian restaurant in London. When his childhood friend, Dario, dies in a suspicious accident, Anthony... |
Mangini | |
| 2009 |
Alta DefiniçãoIn Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach. |
Self | |
| 2009 |
Alta DefiniçãoIn Alta Definição, Daniel Oliveira interviews one guest every week with an intimate approach. |
Self - Guest | |
| 2008 |
Che: Part TwoSeven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary... |
President René Barrientos | |
| 2008 |
The Burning PlainA trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from... |
Nick Martinez | |
| 2008 |
CrusoeCrusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes... |
Santos Santana | |
| 2008 |
The MentalistPatrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to... |
Gabriel Porchetto | |
| 2008 |
La conjura de El Escorial16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal |
Escobedo | |
| 2008 |
The LovebirdsTHE LOVEBIRDS intertwines six stories about love, friendship and survival. The film stars an international cast of American and Portuguese... |
Marco Correia | |
| 2008 |
Oscar. The color of destiny"Óscar. The Color of Destiny" is a revealing portrayal of a forgotten icon of French Surrealism: Spanish painter Óscar Domínguez,... |
Oscar Domínguez | |
| 2007 |
Call GirlA powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in... |
Mouros | |
| 2007 |
The Death and Life of Bobby ZA DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a... |
Don Huertero | |
| 2007 |
La CucinaA small group of amateur cooks and kitchen guests discover exactly why some refer to the kitchen as the "heart... |
Michael | |
| 2007 |
The Heart of the EarthTensions mount in an Andalusia mining town between local Spanish workers and their British employers. |
Baxter | |
| 2006 |
Moscow ZeroIn Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that... |
Yuri | |
| 2006 |
Love and DebateA girl goes to Harvard and joins the debate team. She has to deal with a ton of issues, from... |
Max | |
| 2006 |
The Celestine ProphecyA spiritual adventure film chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. The prophecy and its nine... |
Father Sanchez | |
| 2006 |
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIThe eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and... |
Archbishop Oscar Romero | |
| 2005 |
BonesDr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains... |
Raphael Valenza | |
| 2005 |
Wanted 2005An elite multi-agency taskforce tracks down Los Angeles's 100 most wanted fugitives as they struggle to balance their work and... |
Manuel Valenza | |
| 2005 |
A Shot in the DarkA baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease... |
Rafael | |
| 2004 |
The BatmanA young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman. |
Bane (voice) | |
| 2004 |
The LifeAn anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn deeper into that profession than she ever expected. |
Pierre | |
| 2003 |
The FugitiveIn 1976, when he was just 19 years old, Massimo Carlotto was accused of a murder of which he was... |
Lolo | |
| 2003 |
The ImmortalsEvery year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war... |
Roberto Alua | |
| 2003 |
KingpinKingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in... |
Unknown character | |
| 2002 |
CSI: MiamiThe show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their... |
Joseph Trevi | |
| 2002 |
Break of DawnAn ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on... |
Radman / Constantin | |
| 2002 |
SweatFour partners heist a fortune in gold ore from a North African airport & escape across the desert in a... |
Noh | |
| 2001 |
Behind Enemy LinesWhile flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see... |
Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command | |
| 2001 |
24Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode... |
Ramon Salazar | |
| 2001 |
The Xango from Baker StreetRio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr.... |
Sherlock Holmes | |
| 2001 |
StrandedA team of astronauts on the first mission to Mars crashes onto the surface, losing contact with Earth. With no... |
Fidel Rodrigo | |
| 2001 |
Water and SaltAna lives in a little village by the sea, with her husband and daughter. He decides to leave for a... |
Marido | |
| 2001 |
His Master's VoiceBasque Country, Spain, 1980s. In Bilbao, a gray city dominated by political corruption and nationalist terrorism, Charli works as a... |
Oliveira | |
| 2000 |
April CaptainsStory of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and... |
Gervásio | |
| 1999 |
InfernoTen men,ten brothers in arms who fought together in the Portuguese Colony of Angola during the colonial war,gather together every... |
Xana | |
| 1999 |
The West WingThe West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the... |
Carlos Carrio | |
| 1999 |
VendettaBased on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on... |
Joseph Macheca | |
| 1999 |
One Man's HeroOne Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish... |
Cortina | |
| 1999 |
No VacancyIn a surreal motel in Los Angeles, the life of several sordid characters intertwine. |
Reynaldo | |
| 1999 |
Cartoon NoirSix animated shorts eschew traditional animation by featuring supernatural elements and darker themes, such as alien snatchings, life among mannequins... |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 1999 |
On the RunAlbert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood,... |
Ignácio | |
| 1998 |
Dollar for the DeadIn this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in,... |
Friar Ramon | |
| 1998 |
La CucarachaA desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder. |
Jose Guerra | |
| 1997 |
TentaçãoFather António is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the... |
Father António | |
| 1997 | Miguel Carmina | ||
| 1997 |
WomenFive women, all in their forties, try to find out what's important for them in life. |
Gigi | |
| 1997 |
Fátima1917, a beautiful apparition of Our Lady forever alters the lives of three children: Lucinda, Jacita and Francisco who lived... |
Avelino de Almeida, journalist | |
| 1997 |
Corazón locoFélix (Juanjo Puigcorbé), a likeable and careerist flat salesman, wants to be the commercial director of his company at all... |
Emilio | |
| 1997 |
Tale About the Cat and the MoonA poem. A tale made of silence and complicity. Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the moon as... |
The Cat (voz) | |
| 1997 |
We're All Still HereTwo housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue between Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work. The husband... |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
Dead Man's WalkThe final chapter of Larry McMurty's popular and critically acclaimed mini-series, 'Lonesome Dove', recounting the thrilling first adventure of Gus... |
Major Laroche | |
| 1995 |
Adam and EveCatarina Menezes is a bisexual TV reporter who decides to have a child on her own and chooses Spanish humanitarian... |
Francisco | |
| 1995 |
DesperadoEl Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of... |
Bucho | |
| 1995 |
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de VidaA five hour documentary series about the legendary "queen" of fado. |
Narrator | |
| 1995 |
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de VidaA five hour documentary series about the legendary "queen" of fado. |
Narrator | |
| 1995 |
Pereira DeclaresLisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the... |
Manuel | |
| 1994 |
Clear and Present DangerAgent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When... |
Col. Felix V. Cortez | |
| 1994 |
Only YouTwo childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but... |
Giovanni | |
| 1994 |
Uma Vida NormalMiguel has his life falling apart, but in one last push of hope, he tries to change that and start... |
Miguel | |
| 1994 |
El baile de las ánimasIn the late 1940s, a girl runs away from the boarding school where her father has placed her to go... |
Antonio | |
| 1993 |
On the Edge of the HorizonSpino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger. |
Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1993 |
AmokWhenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according... |
The lover | |
| 1993 |
Shadows in a ConflictAna, a former member of the Basque terrorist group ETA who lives in a small village near the Portuguese border... |
José | |
| 1993 |
Amor e Dedinhos de PéMacau 1897. Life is easy for Portuguese settlers. Young reveler Francisco Frontaria is deemed as irresponsible for all his partying... |
Francisco Frontaria | |
| 1992 | Self | ||
| 1992 |
The Fencing MasterA fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never... |
Luis de Ayala | |
| 1992 |
A Passing SeasonAs he does at the end of every summer, Antonio climbs onto his roof to sweep out his chimney. From... |
Miguel | |
| 1992 |
Cold LandIn the forties, in a little settlement lost amidst the mountains of Trás-os-Montes, Leonardo tries to survive by buying and... |
Leonardo | |
| 1992 |
Aqui D'El Rei!At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned... |
Manuel | |
| 1991 |
Retrato de FamíliaOfelia is the daughter of photographer Miguel and of deceased circus artist Lea. When her father is hospitalised with a... |
Miguel Montenegro | |
| 1991 |
The Dumbfounded KingSpain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned... |
Almeida | |
| 1991 |
El día que nací yoA gypsy who sells fish in a market, sings on weekends in a tablao. One day, a professor, exiled in... |
Pelayo Menéndez | |
| 1991 |
AlexThe story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa. |
Pedro | |
| 1990 |
SandinoNarrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The... |
Sandino | |
| 1989 |
Les Deux FragonardThe name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life,... |
Honoré Fragonard | |
| 1988 | Sebastiano Catte | ||
| 1988 |
Terre sacréeA Chilean returning to Santiago to find out what has happened to his native country while he has been away,... |
Mateo Elorduy | |
| 1988 |
Priceless BeautyA rock-star who stopped singing after the death of his brother finds a female genie in a vase. She tries... |
Jimmy | |
| 1987 |
Repórter XA story about character created by Reinaldo Ferreira (1897-1935), action reporter, mystery novelist and emotion journalist. |
Reinaldo Ferreira | |
| 1987 |
Good Morning, BabylonAfter the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, brothers Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After... |
Andrea Bonnano | |
| 1987 |
The Sun and the MoonHer deepening affair with a separatist spurs a wealthy Manhattanite to return to the Bronx, where she grew up, and... |
Unknown character | |
| 1987 |
Milan noirThe story of a woman whose past comes back to haunt her after a former lover re-enters her life. |
Tremaine | |
| 1984 |
Miami ViceThe story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on... |
Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo | |
| 1983 |
The Honorary ConsulSet in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo... |
Leon | |
| 1982 |
The SoldierTerrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist... |
The Soldier's Force | |
| 1979 | Miguel Montero | ||
| TBA |
Breaking & ExitingWhile attempting a burglary, charming house thief Harry stumbles upon Daisy and decides to save her from herself, which launches... |
Hank | |
| TBA |
EpitaphAn ex-Army marksman's plan to avenge the murder of his parents brings him into business with a murder-for-hire organization and... |
Vince Castro |
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Got a question about Joaquim de Almeida?
Some of Joaquim de Almeida's most successful films include 'Desperado', 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard', and 'Fast Five'.
Joaquim de Almeida has been recognized with several awards and nominations, including the Best Actor award at the 1993 Lisbon International Film Festival.
Joaquim de Almeida's first film was 'A Canção de Lisboa', which he appeared in during his early career in the 1980s.
Joaquim de Almeida is known to speak four languages fluently: Portuguese, Spanish, English, and some French.
Joaquim de Almeida's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in acting.
Joaquim de Almeida is known for his roles in action, drama, and thriller films, often portraying intense and complex characters.
A significant milestone in Joaquim de Almeida's career was his role in 'Desperado', which brought him international fame.
Joaquim de Almeida's acting style is characterized by his strong presence and versatility, allowing him to adapt to various roles and genres effectively.