Acting · São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal · Born March 15, 1957
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.
Santo António - O Casamenteiro de Lisboa
2026
MovieHungry
2026
as Walker
MovieMercato
2025
as Nascimento
MovieSmoke Signals
2024
as José Manuel Durão Barroso
MovieRoad House
2024
as Sheriff
TVShōgun
2024
as Domingo
MovieO Último Animal
2023
as Dr. Ciro
MovieThe Palace
2023
as Dr. Lima
TVTurn of the Tide
2023
as João Canto Moniz
MovieFast X
2023
as Hernan Reyes
MovieMissing
2023
as Javi
MovieLand of Dreams
2022
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
MovieGod Save the Queens
2022
as Hugo
MovieFatima
2020
as Father Ferreira
TVWarrior Nun
2020
as Cardinal Duretti
MovieThe Legion
2020
as Paetus
TVAruanas
2019
as Robert Johnson
MovieLooking for Cesária Évora
2019
as self
MovieAn Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos
2019
as Self
MovieBreaking & Exiting
2018
as Hank
MovieNear Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
2018
as Self
MovieDownsizing
2017
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
MovieThe Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Foucher
TVTraining Day
2017
as Menjivar
TVQueen of the South
2016
as Epifanio
MovieDiablo
2016
as Arturo
TVSanta Bárbara
2015
as Marcelo Vidal
MovieOur Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Castillo
MovieA Date with Miss Fortune
2015
as Jose
Movie3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
2014
as Joey the Junkman
MovieOf Mind and Music
2014
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
MovieAtlas Shrugged: Part III
2014
as Francisco d'Anconia
MovieThe Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
MovieRouge Brésil
2014
as João da Silva
MovieThree-60
2013
as Alberto Ibarguren
MovieThe Gilded Cage
2013
as José Ribeiro
MovieRobosapien: Rebooted
2013
as Esperenza
TVRouge Brésil
2013
as João da Silva
TVElementary
2012
as Cal Medina
TVRevolution
2012
as Luis Nunez
MovieMamitas
2012
as Prof. Alexander Viera
TVMissing
2012
as Antoine Lussier
TVOnce Upon a Time
2011
as King Xavier
TVRevenge
2011
as Salvador Grobet
MovieFast Five
2011
as Reyes
TVRepública
2010
as Henrique
TVFlight 8714: Take Off to Disaster
2010
as Hunter
MovieBacklight
2010
as Jay
MovieChristopher Roth
2010
as Christopher Roth
TVParenthood
2010
as Matthew Biscali
TVArcher
2009
as Román Calzado (voice)
MovieHoly Money
2009
as Mangini
TVAlta Definição
2009
as Self
MovieChe: Part Two
2008
as President René Barrientos
MovieThe Burning Plain
2008
as Nick Martinez
TVCrusoe
2008
as Santos Santana
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Gabriel Porchetto
MovieLa conjura de El Escorial
2008
as Escobedo
MovieThe Lovebirds
2008
as Marco Correia
MovieOscar. The color of destiny
2008
as Oscar Domínguez
MovieCall Girl
2007
as Mouros
MovieThe Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Don Huertero
MovieLa Cucina
2007
as Michael
MovieThe Heart of the Earth
2007
as Baxter
MovieMoscow Zero
2006
as Yuri
MovieLove and Debate
2006
as Max
MovieThe Celestine Prophecy
2006
as Father Sanchez
MovieHave No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
2006
as Archbishop Oscar Romero
TVBones
2005
as Raphael Valenza
TVWanted
2005
as Manuel Valenza
MovieA Shot in the Dark
2005
as Rafael
TVThe Batman
2004
as Bane (voice)
MovieThe Life
2004
as Pierre
MovieThe Fugitive
2003
as Lolo
MovieThe Immortals
2003
as Roberto Alua
TVKingpin
2003
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Joseph Trevi
MovieBreak of Dawn
2002
as Radman / Constantin
MovieSweat
2002
as Noh
MovieBehind Enemy Lines
2001
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
TV24
2001
as Ramon Salazar
MovieThe Xango from Baker Street
2001
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieStranded
2001
as Fidel Rodrigo
MovieWater and Salt
2001
as Marido
MovieHis Master's Voice
2001
as Oliveira
MovieApril Captains
2000
as Gervásio
MovieInferno
1999
as Xana
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Carlos Carrio
MovieVendetta
1999
as Joseph Macheca
MovieOne Man's Hero
1999
as Cortina
MovieNo Vacancy
1999
as Reynaldo
MovieCartoon Noir
1999
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieOn the Run
1999
as Ignácio
MovieDollar for the Dead
1998
as Friar Ramon
MovieLa Cucaracha
1998
as Jose Guerra
MovieTentação
1997
as Father António
TVL'Enfant du bout du monde
1997
as Miguel Carmina
MovieWomen
1997
as Gigi
MovieFátima
1997
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
MovieCorazón loco
1997
as Emilio
MovieTale About the Cat and the Moon
1997
as The Cat (voz)
MovieWe're All Still Here
1997
TVDead Man's Walk
1996
as Major Laroche
MovieAdam and Eve
1995
as Francisco
MovieDesperado
1995
as Bucho
MovieAmália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
1995
as Narrator
TVAmália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
1995
as Narrator
MoviePereira Declares
1995
as Manuel
MovieClear and Present Danger
1994
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
MovieOnly You
1994
as Giovanni
MovieUma Vida Normal
1994
as Miguel
MovieEl baile de las ánimas
1994
as Antonio
MovieOn the Edge of the Horizon
1993
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
MovieAmok
1993
as The lover
MovieShadows in a Conflict
1993
as José
MovieAmor e Dedinhos de Pé
1993
as Francisco Frontaria
TVParabéns
1992
as Self
MovieThe Fencing Master
1992
as Luis de Ayala
MovieA Passing Season
1992
as Miguel
MovieCold Land
1992
as Leonardo
MovieAqui D'El Rei!
1992
as Manuel
MovieRetrato de Família
1991
as Miguel Montenegro
MovieThe Dumbfounded King
1991
as Almeida
MovieEl día que nací yo
1991
as Pelayo Menéndez
MovieAlex
1991
as Pedro
MovieSandino
1990
as Sandino
MovieLes Deux Fragonard
1989
as Honoré Fragonard
MovieDisamistade
1988
as Sebastiano Catte
Terre sacrée
1988
as Mateo Elorduy
MoviePriceless Beauty
1988
as Jimmy
MovieRepórter X
1987
as Reinaldo Ferreira
MovieGood Morning, Babylon
1987
as Andrea Bonnano
The Sun and the Moon
1987
MovieMilan noir
1987
as Tremaine
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo
MovieThe Honorary Consul
1983
as Leon
MovieThe Soldier
1982
as The Soldier's Force
MovieUn uomo americano
1979
as Miguel Montero
Epitaph
as Vince Castro
Breaking & Exiting
as Hank
