Joaquim de Almeida

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name = Joaquim de Almeida


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birthdate = March 15, 1957
birthplace = Lisbon, Portugal

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida, CavIH (pronounced|ʒuɐˈkı̃ dɨ aɫˈmɐidɐ; born March 15, 1957) is a Portuguese-American actor. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and became a naturalized American citizen in October 2005.

He has worked in numerous films in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, German and French, including the TV series "24". Among the popular American films he has appeared in are "Clear and Present Danger", "Desperado" and "Behind Enemy Lines". Joaquim has also played Father Sanchez role on the independent movie "The Celestine Prophecy" and has voice acted as Hector Lopez in the video game "Saints Row". He has also made an appearance in the TV show "". He is commonly known as "the Portuguese Phil Hartman" due to his striking resemblance to the comedian. He often plays the part of a Latin drug dealer. He also voiced the villain Bane (comics) in the 2004 animated series "The Batman".

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*imdb name|0206862|Joaquim de Almeida