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Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 01, 1969 (56)
Birthplace Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Sep 17, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Javier Bardem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

F1

F1

2025

as Ruben Cervantes

Walking Fernando

Walking Fernando

2024

as Fernando

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Stilgar

Spellbound

Spellbound

2024

as King Solon (voice)

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023

as King Triton

Look at Me

Look at Me

2022

as Leo

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

2022

as Hector P. Valenti

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos

2021

as Desi Arnaz

Dune

Dune

2021

as Stilgar

The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

2020

as Leo

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2019

as Javier Bardem

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

as Father Quintana

mother!

mother!

2017

as Him

The Last Face

The Last Face

2017

as Dr. Miguel Leon

The Gunman

The Gunman

2015

as Felix Marti

Automata

Automata

2014

as Blue Robot (voice)

To the Wonder

To the Wonder

2013

as Father Quintana

The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

as Reiner

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

as Silva

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

2010

as Felipe

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

as Juan Antonio Gonzalo

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

as Anton Chigurh

Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

as Florentino Ariza

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

as Lorenzo Casamares

Collateral

Collateral

2004

as Felix Reyes-Torrena

The Dancer Upstairs

The Dancer Upstairs

2002

as Agustín Rejas

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

as Reinaldo Arenas

Jamon Jamon

Jamon Jamon

1992

as Raúl

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All That's Left of You

All That's Left of You

2025

Executive Producer

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2019

Producer

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor Black Swan Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor There Will Be Blood Won
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actor No Country for Old Men Won
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actor Vicky Cristina Barcelona Nominated
SAG Awards Best Director Being the Ricardos Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actor Being the Ricardos Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actor Being the Ricardos Nominated
Television Credits

El pícaro

as Alonso de niño

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 16, 1974

Monsters

as José Menendez

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 19, 2024

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Inigo Montoya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

Cape Fear

as Max Cady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Crónicas del mal

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 02, 1992

Segunda Enseñanza

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 23, 1986

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

E! Live from the Red Carpet

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Buenas noches y Buenafuente

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2012

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

Lo + plus

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 1995

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Popularity Metrics

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2024 5 44 55 33
2024 6 34 60 19
2024 7 51 75 28
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2025 1 38 56 22
2025 2 25 36 7
2025 3 8 39 0
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2025 10 3 4 3

Trending Rank


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2024 5 682 556
2024 6 470 94
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2025 2 545 110
2025 3 497 182
2025 5 200 171
2025 7 616 228
2025 8 670 592
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