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Javier Bardem

Born: 1969

Biography

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor from the Canary Islands. He is best known for his role in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor portraying the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh. He has also received critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol, Mar adentro, and Skyfall, for which he received both a BAFTA and a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, five Goya Awards, two European Film Awards, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Volpi Cups at Venice for his work. He is the first Spaniard actor to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls), as well as the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award. He received his third Academy Award nomination, and second Best Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Resources

Movies

Live Flesh

David de Paz in Live Flesh

The Sea Inside

Ramón Sampedro in The Sea Inside

Don't Tempt Me

Tony Graco in Don't Tempt Me

Jamon Jamon

Raúl in Jamon Jamon

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Juan Antonio Gonzalo in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Before Night Falls

Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls

The Dancer Upstairs

Agustín Rejas in The Dancer Upstairs

Goya's Ghosts

Lorenzo Casamares in Goya's Ghosts

Love in the Time of Cholera

Florentino Ariza in Love in the Time of Cholera

No Country for Old Men

Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men

High Heels

Regidor T.V. in High Heels

Sanctuary

Javier Bardem in Sanctuary

Dance with the Devil

Romeo Dolorosa in Dance with the Devil

The Tit & the Moon

Benito González in The Tit & the Moon

mother! The Downward Spiral

Self in mother! The Downward Spiral

Being James Bond

Self (archive footage) in Being James Bond

To the Wonder

Father Quintana in To the Wonder

Skyfall

Silva in Skyfall

Eat Pray Love

Felipe in Eat Pray Love

Mouth to Mouth

Víctor Ventura in Mouth to Mouth

Biutiful

Uxbal in Biutiful

Golden Balls

Benito González in Golden Balls

Diary of a Country Sheriff

Self in Diary of a Country Sheriff

Cruce de caminos

Self in Cruce de caminos

Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages

Self (archive) in Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages

The Bilingual Lover

Limpiabotas in The Bilingual Lover

Between Your Legs

Javier in Between Your Legs

Mondays in the Sun

Santa in Mondays in the Sun

The Ages of Lulu

Jimmy in The Ages of Lulu

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage) in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

The Detective and Death

Det. Cornelio in The Detective and Death

Amo tu cama rica

Antonio in Amo tu cama rica

Washington Wolves

Alberto in Washington Wolves

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

El chorizo (archive footage) in Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Self (archive footage) in Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

The Counselor

Reiner in The Counselor

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Self - Narrator in Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

F1

Ruben in F1

Running Out of Time

Lisardo in Running Out of Time

Extasis

Rober in Extasis

Scorpion in Love

Solis in Scorpion in Love

Second Skin

Diego in Second Skin

Spellbound

King Solon (voice) in Spellbound

Sherman and Pacifico

Pacifico in Sherman and Pacifico

The Gunman

Felix Marti in The Gunman

La madre

Hijo in La madre

Airbag

José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto' in Airbag

Look at Me

Leo in Look at Me

Automata

Blue Robot (voice) in Automata

The Last Face

Dr. Miguel Leon in The Last Face

Walking Fernando

Fernando in Walking Fernando

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Armando Salazar in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The Eternal Memory

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Eternal Memory

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Stretcher Bearer in Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

Self in Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

Everybody Knows

Paco in Everybody Knows

mother!

Him in mother!

El poderoso influjo de la luna

Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited) in El poderoso influjo de la luna

Not Love, Just Frenzy

in Not Love, Just Frenzy

Collateral

Felix Reyes-Torrena in Collateral

Loving Pablo

Pablo Escobar in Loving Pablo

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

Self in Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

Thy Kingdom Come

Father Quintana in Thy Kingdom Come

Huidos

in Huidos

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Self in Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Querido Fotogramas

Self in Querido Fotogramas

The Roads Not Taken

Leo in The Roads Not Taken

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

Self in No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

Dune

Stilgar in Dune

14 Actors Acting

Self in 14 Actors Acting

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

Sultán (uncredited) in Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

The Little Mermaid

King Triton in The Little Mermaid

Being the Ricardos

Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos

Dune: Part Two

Stilgar in Dune: Part Two

L'Agent

Construction Worker in L'Agent

The Good Boss

Julio Blanco in The Good Boss

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Hector P. Valenti in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

The Loved One

in The Loved One

El oficio de actor

Itself in El oficio de actor

A Journey to Sundance

Self in A Journey to Sundance

TV Shows