Joaquim de Almeida

Birth Name:

Joaquim Antonio Portugal Baptista de Almeida

Birth Place:

São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal

Profession

Actor

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

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