Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Date of Birth:

Mar 01, 1969

Place of Birth:

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career spanning over three decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award in addition to two Volpi Cups and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' western film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Bardem has also starred in Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Sam Mendes's James Bond spy film Skyfall (2012), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018), Denis Villeneuve's science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023).

Bardem has been married since 2010 to actress Penélope Cruz, with whom he shares two children. In January 2018, Bardem became the ambassador of Greenpeace for the protection of Antarctica.

filmography:

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

2006

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997

The Eternal Memory The Eternal Memory

2023

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Everybody Knows Everybody Knows

2018

mother! mother!

2017

Collateral Collateral

2004

Not Love, Just Frenzy Not Love, Just Frenzy

1996

El poderoso influjo de la luna El poderoso influjo de la luna

1981

Walking Fernando Walking Fernando

2024

The Last Face The Last Face

2017

Sherman and Pacifico Sherman and Pacifico

1970

Spellbound Spellbound

2024

Second Skin Second Skin

1999

The Gunman The Gunman

2015

La madre La madre

1995

Automata Automata

2014

Look at Me Look at Me

2022

Airbag Airbag

1997

Loving Pablo Loving Pablo

2017

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

2014

L'Agent L'Agent

2013

Dune: Part Two Dune: Part Two

2024

Being the Ricardos Being the Ricardos

2021

The Good Boss The Good Boss

2021

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

2022

A Journey to Sundance A Journey to Sundance

1970

El oficio de actor El oficio de actor

2005

The Loved One The Loved One

1970

The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid

2023

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

1998

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

2009

Huidos Huidos

1993

Thy Kingdom Come Thy Kingdom Come

2018

Querido Fotogramas Querido Fotogramas

2018

The Roads Not Taken The Roads Not Taken

2020

14 Actors Acting 14 Actors Acting

2010

Dune Dune

2021

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

2008

Scorpion in Love Scorpion in Love

2013

Extasis Extasis

1996

The Tit & the Moon The Tit & the Moon

1994

Dance with the Devil Dance with the Devil

1997

Sanctuary Sanctuary

2019

mother! The Downward Spiral mother! The Downward Spiral

2017

Being James Bond Being James Bond

2021

Eat Pray Love Eat Pray Love

2010

Skyfall Skyfall

2012

To the Wonder To the Wonder

2013

High Heels High Heels

1991

No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men

2007

Jamon Jamon Jamon Jamon

1992

Don't Tempt Me Don't Tempt Me

2001

The Sea Inside The Sea Inside

2004

Before Night Falls Before Night Falls

2000

Vicky Cristina Barcelona Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

Goya's Ghosts Goya's Ghosts

2006

The Dancer Upstairs The Dancer Upstairs

2002

Mouth to Mouth Mouth to Mouth

1995

Biutiful Biutiful

2010

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

2008

Washington Wolves Washington Wolves

1999

Amo tu cama rica Amo tu cama rica

1992

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

The Counselor The Counselor

2013

Running Out of Time Running Out of Time

1994

F1 F1

2025

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

2012

The Detective and Death The Detective and Death

1994

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Cruce de caminos Cruce de caminos

2022

Diary of a Country Sheriff Diary of a Country Sheriff

2008

Golden Balls Golden Balls

1993

Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages

2023

The Bilingual Lover The Bilingual Lover

1993

The Ages of Lulu The Ages of Lulu

1990

Mondays in the Sun Mondays in the Sun

2002

Between Your Legs Between Your Legs

1999

Live Flesh Live Flesh

1997

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