Javier Bardem
Date of birth: 1969-03-01
Place of birth: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem, คาเบียร์ บาร์เดน, Хавʼєр Бардем
Biography
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career that has lasted over thirty years, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, seven Goya Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. 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 auteur-driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace's ambassador for Antarctica's protection. Description above from the Wikipedia article Javier Bardem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Live Flesh
1997-10-10
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to p
The Sea Inside
2004-09-03
Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident
Don't Tempt Me
2001-11-30
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
Jamon Jamon
1992-09-03
José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008-08-15
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his
Before Night Falls
2000-09-03
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet an
The Dancer Upstairs
2002-09-20
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla
Goya's Ghosts
2006-11-08
Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007-10-04
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love
No Country for Old Men
2007-11-09
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but met
High Heels
1991-10-23
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebec
Sanctuary
2019-09-11
Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarct
Dance with the Devil
1997-10-31
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who drea
The Tit and the Moon
1994-03-29
A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the brea
mother! The Downward Spiral
2017-12-19
A behind-the-scenes account that explores the film's production in detail, including intriguing foot
To the Wonder
2013-02-22
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church
Skyfall
2012-10-24
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headqu
Eat Pray Love
2010-08-12
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a
Mouth to Mouth
1995-11-10
For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he rece
Biutiful
2010-10-20
This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected
Golden Balls
1993-09-24
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances
Cruce de caminos
2022-03-20
An account of the life and work of the singer and songwriter Miguel Ríos, pioneer and true icon of S
The Bilingual Lover
1993-04-02
Joan Mares obsession for the lovely and luscious Norma Valenti takes epic proportions because he can
Between Your Legs
1999-01-14
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
Mondays in the Sun
2002-09-27
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amad
The Ages of Lulu
1990-12-03
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock con
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
The Detective and Death
1994-09-30
In a European city agitated by racial unrest, a powerful tycoon must face the only thing he cannot d
Amo tu cama rica
1992-01-31
Pedro goes out searching for a girl, but the night doesn't seem to be good. While he is talking with
Washington Wolves
1999-08-27
Alberto and Miguel have a bar, but things are not going very well. They need to get out of this blac
The Counselor
2013-10-25
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
2012-05-18
The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the Un
F1
2025-06-25
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor
Running Out of Time
1994-10-06
Days before committing an attack, Antonio, a gunman of the terrorist gang ETA who has dedicated his
Extasis
1996-02-16
Rober, Max and Ona, three young people living on the fringes of society, decide to commit a risky ro
Scorpion in Love
2013-04-12
Julian (Álex González) and his friend Luis (Miguel Angel Silvestre) are two neighborhood boys who ar
Second Skin
1999-12-13
When Elena finds a hotel bill in her husband’s pocket, she begins to suspect that he’s having an aff
Spellbound
2024-11-22
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into th
Sherman and Pacifico
The humble fable of an immortal jellyfish and a curious shut-in, and the lessons they learn from one
The Gunman
2015-02-16
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining
La madre
1995-09-24
Winner of a Goya Award for best shortfilm
Airbag
1997-06-20
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his
Look at Me
2022-08-31
Rehearsals for a fundraising gala become the arena for a struggle between two men; one, the gala dir
Automata
2014-10-09
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of mani
The Last Face
2017-01-11
Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the vict
Walking Fernando
2024-03-15
A deadbeat travel agent is convinced by a goldfish to break him out of the office he's been stuck in
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017-05-23
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortu
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
1997-07-01
Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
2006-10-27
What we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profes
Everybody Knows
2018-05-09
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argen
mother!
2017-09-13
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranq
El poderoso influjo de la luna
1981-09-21
The film is an image of the Spanish society in form of various anecdotes which happen to the inhabit
Not Love, Just Frenzy
1996-11-15
A group of enthusiastic teenagers embark on a journey to find love in Madrid's hottest discotheques
Collateral
2004-08-04
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money
Loving Pablo
2017-10-12
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his vol
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
2014-02-11
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."
Thy Kingdom Come
2018-04-21
A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtr
Huidos
1993-04-19
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009-10-08
Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come f
Querido Fotogramas
2018-10-05
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through
The Roads Not Taken
2020-03-13
The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008-03-11
A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find
Dune
2021-09-15
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding,
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
1998-03-13
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Ch
The Little Mermaid
2023-05-18
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about th
Being the Ricardos
2021-12-10
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end th
Dune: Part Two
2024-02-27
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of
L'Agent
2013-02-21
A man walks through a house filled with beautiful women.
The Good Boss
2021-10-15
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022-10-07
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new sch
The Beloved
An acclaimed film director and his daughter, an unsuccessful actress, shoot a film together after ye
El oficio de actor
2005-10-28
Three of Spain's most renowned actors discuss the acting profession and share experiences and feelin
A Journey to Sundance
2021-01-01
'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008-02-22
A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.
Bunker
When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech bil
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
2007-01-01