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Quick Facts

Born:
1969-03-01

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

Credits:
106 Total Roles

Javier Bardem

Acting

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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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Dune: Part Three MOVIE Stilgar
2026 The Beloved MOVIE Self
2026 Cape Fear TV Max Cady
2026 Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition MOVIE Self
2025 F1 MOVIE Ruben Cervantes
2024 Spellbound MOVIE King Solon (voice)
2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story TV José Menendez
2024 Conan O'Brien Must Go TV Self
2024 Walking Fernando MOVIE Fernando
2024 Dune: Part Two MOVIE Stilgar

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