Joaquim de Almeida
Biography
Joaquim de Almeida is a Portuguese actor born in Lisbon. After studying theater at the Lisbon Conservatory and later at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, he made his film debut in The Soldier and his first significant role came in The Honorary Consul (1983). His breakthrough came with Good Morning, Babylon (1987), which opened the Cannes Film Festival. International fame followed as Félix Cortez in Clear and Present Danger (1994) and Bucho in Desperado (1995). He won Portuguese Golden Globes for Adão e Eva and for O Xangô de Baker Street, in which he played Sherlock Holmes. On television he appeared as Ramon Salazar in 24 and as Don Epifanio Vargas in Queen of the South, a role that earned Imagen Awards nominations. Later film work includes Che: Part Two, The Burning Plain, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Our Brand is Crisis, The Gilded Cage, and Hernan Reyes in Fast Five (2011) and Fast X (2023).
69years old
Turns 70 on March 15in 125 days
- Born Lisbon
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 44 years1982 to 2026
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Big break
De Almeida appeared in Miami Vice and other television series before his breakthrough four years later, when he was in Good Morning, Babylon, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, which opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1987.
Early training
De Almeida studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City after moving there in 1976.
Languages
De Almeida is fluent in six languages, which allowed him to act in countries such as Portugal, England, Spain, France, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, and Germany.
Joaquim de Almeida movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Tyrese GibsonFast X (2023) and Fast Five (2011)
- Paul WalkerFast Five (2011) and The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
- Scott EastwoodFast X (2023) and Diablo (2015)
- Greg GermannAtlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? (2014) and Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- LudacrisFast X (2023) and Fast Five (2011)
- Jordana BrewsterFast X (2023) and Fast Five (2011)
- Sung KangFast X (2023) and Fast Five (2011)
- Daniela MelchiorRoad House (2024) and Fast X (2023)
- JD PardoRoad House (2024) and The Burning Plain (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joaquim de Almeida's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.0 billion
19 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$705M36.1% of the total
- 2$626M32.1% of the total
- 3$216M11.1% of the total
- 4$177M9.1% of the total
- 5$92M4.7% of the total
- 6$49M2.5% of the total
- 7$25M1.3% of the total
- 8$20M1.0% of the total
$41.4 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| Golden Globes | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Knight of the Order of Prince Henry | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.