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Javier Bardem

Acting

Born: 1969-03-01
From: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Gender: Male
Height: 181.00 m
Popularity: 4.2

Also Known As

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem

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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Awards & Nominations22 won · 38 nominated

🏆 Won

Sant Jordi Prize for Best Actor

The Good Boss

2022
🏆 Won

Forqué Awards for Best Lead Actor

The Good Boss

2022
🏆 Won

Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor

The Good Boss

2022
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Actor

The Good Boss

2022
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Being the Ricardos

2022
🏆 Won

Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actor

The Good Boss

2021
🏆 Won

Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts

2021
Nominated

Teen Choice Award for Best Villain

Skyfall

2013
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment

Skyfall

2013
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Skyfall

2013
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

Skyfall

2013
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Skyfall

2013
🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Skyfall

2012
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Skyfall

2012
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Skyfall

2012
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Actor

Biutiful

2011
Nominated

Goya Award for Best Actor

Biutiful

2011
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Biutiful

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Biutiful

2011
🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Biutiful

2010
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

Biutiful

2010
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2009
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2008
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

No Country for Old Men

2008
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

No Country for Old Men

2007
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2007
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

No Country for Old Men

2007
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

No Country for Old Men

2007
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor

No Country for Old Men

2007
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

No Country for Old Men

2007
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Actor

The Sea Inside

2005
Nominated

Goya Award for Best Actor

The Sea Inside

2005
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

The Sea Inside

2005
🏆 Won

European Film Award for Best Actor

The Sea Inside

2004
Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor

The Sea Inside

2004
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

The Sea Inside

2004
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

The Sea Inside

2004
🏆 Won

Goya Award for Best Actor

Mondays in the Sun

2003
Nominated

Goya Award for Best Actor

Mondays in the Sun

2003
Nominated

Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor

Mondays in the Sun

2003
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Mondays in the Sun

2002
🏆 Won

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Before Night Falls

2001
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Before Night Falls

2001
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Before Night Falls

2001
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

Before Night Falls

2000
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Before Night Falls

2000
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Before Night Falls

2000
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Before Night Falls

2000
Nominated

Goya Award for Best Actor

Live Flesh

1998
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Live Flesh

1998
🏆 Won

Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor

1997

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2017Documentary
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2006Drama
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2021Drama
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