Javier Bardem
Acting Born Mar 1, 1969 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain 117 credits
Biography
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor born on March 1, 1969, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. He is the son of actress Pilar Bardem and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Bardem has established himself as a versatile performer in both Spanish and English-language cinema. He has received numerous industry honors, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, seven Goya Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and two Volpi Cups. He is recognized for his extensive body of work, which includes 109 known acting credits.
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Career overview
Bardem comes from a family with a long history in Spanish cinema and first gained prominence through his work in Spanish-language films. His early notable credits include Jamón jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). These roles helped establish his reputation as a charismatic and versatile performer within the Spanish film industry.
His transition into English-language cinema brought him significant international acclaim. He received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000). He later gained widespread recognition for his performance as Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' film No Country for Old Men (2007), a role that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Frequent co-stars
Penélope Cruz
6 shared titles
Josh Brolin
4 shared titles
Timothée Chalamet
3 shared titles
Rebecca Ferguson
3 shared titles
Stellan Skarsgård
3 shared titles
Zendaya
3 shared titles
Charlotte Rampling
3 shared titles
Pilar Bardem
3 shared titles
Juan Diego
3 shared titles
Jason Momoa
2 shared titles
Career timeline
Cape FearCape Fear · Executive ProducerDune: Part ThreeIron Maiden: Burning AmbitionThe Beloved
F1All That's Left of You · Executive Producer
Dune: Part TwoMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story · Executive ProducerSpellboundWalking Fernando
The Little MermaidA Journey to Sundance
Lyle, Lyle, CrocodileCruce de caminosLook at Me
DuneLa Noche DBeing the RicardosThe Good Boss
Home Movie: The Princess BrideThe Roads Not Taken
SanctuarySanctuary · Producer
Querido FotogramasEverybody KnowsThy Kingdom ComeThy Kingdom Come · Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesmother!Loving PabloLoving Pablo · ProducerThe Last Face
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Gunman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsOff Camera with Sam JonesAutomata
The CounselorScorpion in LoveTo the Wonder
SkyfallFinal Cut: Ladies and GentlemenBuenas noches y BuenafuenteSons of the Clouds: The Last ColonySons of the Clouds: The Last Colony · Producer
ConanEat Pray LoveBiutiful
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Vicky Cristina BarcelonaThe Making of 'No Country for Old Men'No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
The Graham Norton ShowNo Country for Old MenLove in the Time of CholeraCómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
El hormigueroGoya's GhostsHécuba: un sueño de pasión
El oficio de actor
CollateralThe Sea InsideEl mundo es tuyo
Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Live from E!The Dancer UpstairsMondays in the Sun
Don't Tempt Me
Before Night Falls
Between Your LegsWashington WolvesSecond Skin
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
Live FleshDance with the DevilLove Can Seriously Damage Your HealthAirbag
ExtasisMAMBRÚNot Love, Just Frenzy
Lo + plusMouth to MouthLa madre
Full filmography
- Cape Fear (2026) as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady
- Cape Fear (2026) Executive Producer
- Dune: Part Three (2026) as Stilgar
- Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026) as Self
- The Beloved (2026) as Esteban Martínez
- The Beloved (2026) Executive Producer
- F1 (2025) as Ruben Cervantes
- All That's Left of You (2025) Executive Producer
- Dune: Part Two (2024) as Stilgar
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) as José Menendez
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) Executive Producer
- Spellbound (2024) as King Solon (voice)
- Walking Fernando (2024) as Fernando
- Conan O'Brien Must Go (2024) as Self
- The Little Mermaid (2023) as King Triton
- A Journey to Sundance (2023) as Self
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) as Hector P. Valenti
- Cruce de caminos (2022) as Self
- Look at Me (2022) as Leo
- Dune (2021) as Stilgar
- La Noche D (2021) as Self - Guest
- Being the Ricardos (2021) as Desi Arnaz
- The Good Boss (2021) as Julio Blanco
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Inigo Montoya
- The Roads Not Taken (2020) as Leo
- Sanctuary (2019) as Javier Bardem
- Sanctuary (2019) Producer
- Querido Fotogramas (2018) as Self
- Everybody Knows (2018) as Paco
- Thy Kingdom Come (2018) as Father Quintana
- Thy Kingdom Come (2018) Producer
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Armando Salazar
- mother! (2017) as Him
- Loving Pablo (2017) as Pablo Escobar
- Loving Pablo (2017) Producer
- The Last Face (2017) as Dr. Miguel Leon
- mother! The Downward Spiral (2017) as Self
- Bigas x Bigas (2017) Executive Producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Gunman (2015) as Felix Marti
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Automata (2014) as Blue Robot (voice)
- Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor' (2014) as Self
- The Counselor (2013) as Reiner
- Scorpion in Love (2013) as Solis
- To the Wonder (2013) as Father Quintana
- Skyfall (2012) as Silva
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Buenas noches y Buenafuente (2012) as Self - Guest
- Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012) as Self - Narrator
- Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012) Producer
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- Eat Pray Love (2010) as Felipe
- Biutiful (2010) as Uxbal
- Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… (2009) as Self
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) as Juan Antonio Gonzalo
- The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' (2008) as Self - Anton Chigurh
- No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- No Country for Old Men (2007) as Anton Chigurh
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) as Florentino Ariza
- Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007) as Self
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
- Goya's Ghosts (2006) as Lorenzo Casamares
- Hécuba: un sueño de pasión (2006) as Self
- El oficio de actor (2005) as Self
- Collateral (2004) as Felix Reyes-Torrena
- The Sea Inside (2004) as Ramón Sampedro
- El mundo es tuyo (2004)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self - Guest
- Live from E! (2002) as Self
- The Dancer Upstairs (2002) as Agustín Rejas
- Mondays in the Sun (2002) as Santa
- Don't Tempt Me (2001) as Tony Graco
- Before Night Falls (2000) as Reinaldo Arenas
- Between Your Legs (1999) as Javier
- Washington Wolves (1999) as Alberto
- Second Skin (1999) as Diego
- Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law (1998) as Sultán
- Live Flesh (1997) as David de Paz
- Dance with the Devil (1997) as Romeo
- Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997) as Stretcher Bearer
- Airbag (1997) as José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
- Extasis (1996) as Rober
- MAMBRÚ (1996) as Cámara
- Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
- Lo + plus (1995) as Self - Guest
- Mouth to Mouth (1995) as Víctor Ventura
- La madre (1995) as Hijo
- The Tit and the Moon (1994) as Benito González
- Running Out of Time (1994) as Lisardo
- The Detective and Death (1994) as Det. Cornelio
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Huidos (1993)
- Golden Balls (1993) as Benito González
- The Bilingual Lover (1993) as Limpiabotas
- Jamon Jamon (1992) as El chorizo
- Crónicas del mal (1992)
- Amo tu cama rica (1992) as Antonio
- High Heels (1991) as Regidor T.V.
- The Ages of Lulu (1990) as Jimmy
- Segunda Enseñanza (1986)
- Jeopardy! (1984) as Self - Clue Presenter
- The Powerful Influence Of The Moon (1981) as Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)
- El pícaro (1974) as Alonso de niño
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
- Today (1952) as Self
- Hello & Paris as Jackson Cooper
- Bunker
- Sherman and Pacifico as Pacifico
- Porto Rico
- Wet