Joaquim de Almeida Biography

Fast Facts

• His performance in "Retrato de Família" won him an award for Best Actor at the 1991 Cairo International Film Festival
• Won Best Actor at the 2008 Avanca Film Festival for his performance in "Oscar: The Color of Destiny․"
• Won the Prize of the City of Huelva at the 2009 Huelva Latin American Film Festival
• Studied acting in Portugal and Vienna before settling down to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City
• Got his first taste of international fame playing Félix Cortez, a former colonel of Cuban military intelligence, in the thriller "Clear and Present Danger․"
• Many of his most famous roles have been in action films and thrillers including the television series "24" and the 1995 film "Desperado․"
• Speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish and German fluently in addition to his native Portuguese