Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

1969-03-01 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain 88 Credits

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 ...

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F1

F1

2025

as Ruben Cervantes

7.7
Acting

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more cha...

Spellbound

Spellbound

2024

as King Solon (voice)

6.7
Acting

When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.

Walking Fernando

Walking Fernando

2024

as Fernando

7.0
Acting

A deadbeat travel agent is convinced by a goldfish to break him out of the office he's been stuck in for years.

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

as Stilgar

8.1
Acting

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed hi...

The Eternal Memory

The Eternal Memory

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

8.0
Acting

Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recogn...

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023

as King Triton

6.3
Acting

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the sur...

Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages

Javier Bardem, l'acteur aux mille visages

2023

as Self (archive)

5.2
Acting

Documentary paints a portrait of the versatile actor Javier Bardem ("Jamon Jamon"), who plays disturbing roles. His talent has already earned him four...

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

2022

as Hector P. Valenti

7.0
Acting

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he d...

Look at Me

Look at Me

2022

as Leo

4.5
Acting

Rehearsals for a fundraising gala become the arena for a struggle between two men; one, the gala director and the other, a richly talented but unstabl...

Cruce de caminos

Cruce de caminos

2022

as Self

3.5
Acting

An account of the life and work of the singer and songwriter Miguel Ríos, pioneer and true icon of Spanish rock music.

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos

2021

as Desi Arnaz

6.5
Acting

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

The Good Boss

The Good Boss

2021

as Julio Blanco

7.0
Acting

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the immin...

Dune

Dune

2021

as Stilgar

7.8
Acting

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the un...

Being James Bond

Being James Bond

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming...

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

2021

as Self

Acting

'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all over the world, as well as my own struggles to fi...

The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

2020

as Leo

5.5
Acting

The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way around New York City, until their ordinary but str...

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2019

as Javier Bardem

7.2
Acting

Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarctic ambassadors, to preserve the Southern Ocean. Kn...

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2019

Producer

7.2
Producing

Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarctic ambassadors, to preserve the Southern Ocean. Kn...

Querido Fotogramas

Querido Fotogramas

2018

as Self

4.0
Acting

The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic ...

Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows

2018

as Paco

6.5
Acting

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is ...

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

as Father Quintana

6.3
Acting

A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come

2018

Producer

6.3
Producing

A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.

mother! The Downward Spiral

mother! The Downward Spiral

2017

as Self

8.6
Acting

A behind-the-scenes account that explores the film's production in detail, including intriguing footage from the lengthy rehearsal process. Appropriat...

Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo

2017

as Pablo Escobar

6.3
Acting

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous jour...

Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo

2017

Producer

6.3
Producing

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous jour...

mother!

mother!

2017

as Him

7.0
Acting

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

as Armando Salazar

6.7
Acting

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

Bigas x Bigas

Bigas x Bigas

2017

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

Javier Bardem produces this documentary on the larger-than-life director Bigas Luna, compiled from over 600 hours of his personal video-diaries to rev...

The Last Face

The Last Face

2017

as Dr. Miguel Leon

5.6
Acting

Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.

The Gunman

The Gunman

2015

as Felix Marti

5.8
Acting

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering f...

Automata

Automata

2014

as Blue Robot (voice)

5.9
Acting

Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have prof...

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

2014

as Self

5.7
Acting

A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."

The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

as Reiner

5.3
Acting

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Scorpion in Love

Scorpion in Love

2013

as Solis

6.5
Acting

Julian (Álex González) and his friend Luis (Miguel Angel Silvestre) are two neighborhood boys who are part of a gang of violent neo-Nazis, led by Soli...

To the Wonder

To the Wonder

2013

as Father Quintana

5.8
Acting

After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, w...

L'Agent

L'Agent

2013

as Construction Worker

2.0
Acting

A man walks through a house filled with beautiful women.

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

as Silva

7.2
Acting

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to he...

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

2012

as Self - Narrator

6.5
Acting

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a f...

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony

2012

Producer

6.5
Producing

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the exercise of a f...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

14 Actors Acting

14 Actors Acting

2010

as Self

7.0
Acting

This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

Biutiful

Biutiful

2010

as Uxbal

7.2
Acting

This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and fa...

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

2010

as Felipe

6.2
Acting

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she f...

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

as Self

6.6
Acting

Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come from? What is the story of his life?

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

as Juan Antonio Gonzalo

6.8
Acting

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relations...

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

Bigas Luna: The entomologist gaze

2008

as El chorizo (archive footage)

Acting

An exploration of the world and the work of the most international Catalan filmmaker through the director's entomological vision and his portrayal of ...

Diary of a Country Sheriff

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

2008

as Self

6.7
Acting

A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem,...

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

2008

as Self

Acting

A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.

Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007

as Florentino Ariza

6.6
Acting

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on t...

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

as Anton Chigurh

7.9
Acting

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it,...

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

as Lorenzo Casamares

6.6
Acting

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to h...

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

2006

as Self

8.0
Acting

What we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profession. Thirty-six Spanish actors reflect on their w...

El oficio de actor

El oficio de actor

2005

as Itself

Acting

Three of Spain's most renowned actors discuss the acting profession and share experiences and feelings from their different shootings. The ego, the ch...

The Sea Inside

The Sea Inside

2004

as Ramón Sampedro

7.6
Acting

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to...

Collateral

Collateral

2004

as Felix Reyes-Torrena

7.2
Acting

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Mondays in the Sun

Mondays in the Sun

2002

as Santa

7.2
Acting

After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet main...

The Dancer Upstairs

The Dancer Upstairs

2002

as Agustín Rejas

6.2
Acting

A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

2001

as Tony Graco

5.5
Acting

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

as Reinaldo Arenas

6.6
Acting

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vili...

Second Skin

Second Skin

1999

as Diego

5.8
Acting

When Elena finds a hotel bill in her husband’s pocket, she begins to suspect that he’s having an affair — but not that it’s with a man.

Washington Wolves

Washington Wolves

1999

as Alberto

4.4
Acting

Alberto and Miguel have a bar, but things are not going very well. They need to get out of this black hole and they need money to do it. Alberto is di...

Between Your Legs

Between Your Legs

1999

as Javier

5.3
Acting

A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

1998

as Sultán (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

1997

as Romeo Dolorosa

6.5
Acting

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sl...

Live Flesh

Live Flesh

1997

as David de Paz

7.1
Acting

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his ...

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

1997

as Stretcher Bearer

6.1
Acting

Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.

Airbag

Airbag

1997

as José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'

6.5
Acting

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prosti...

Not Love, Just Frenzy

Not Love, Just Frenzy

1996

5.8
Acting

A group of enthusiastic teenagers embark on a journey to find love in Madrid's hottest discotheques but find themselves tangled in a web of sex, drugs...

Extasis

Extasis

1996

as Rober

6.0
Acting

Rober, Max and Ona, three young people living on the fringes of society, decide to commit a risky robbery.

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

1995

as Víctor Ventura

5.3
Acting

For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his...

La madre

La madre

1995

as Hijo

5.0
Acting

Winner of a Goya Award for best shortfilm

Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time

1994

as Lisardo

6.0
Acting

Days before committing an attack, Antonio, a gunman of the terrorist gang ETA who has dedicated his life to a cause he no longer believes in, meets Ch...

The Detective and Death

The Detective and Death

1994

as Det. Cornelio

3.6
Acting

In a European city agitated by racial unrest, a powerful tycoon must face the only thing he cannot deceive or corrupt: death. Meanwhile, a detective t...

The Tit and the Moon

The Tit and the Moon

1994

as Benito González

6.3
Acting

A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon t...

Golden Balls

Golden Balls

1993

as Benito González

5.5
Acting

A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

Huidos

Huidos

1993

2.0
Acting
The Bilingual Lover

The Bilingual Lover

1993

as Limpiabotas

4.0
Acting

Joan Mares obsession for the lovely and luscious Norma Valenti takes epic proportions because he cannot let go of her. After he is injured by some ski...

Jamon Jamon

Jamon Jamon

1992

as Raúl

6.2
Acting

José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the un...

Amo tu cama rica

Amo tu cama rica

1992

as Antonio

6.0
Acting

Pedro goes out searching for a girl, but the night doesn't seem to be good. While he is talking with a friend, he sees Sara breaking up with a boy. He...

High Heels

High Heels

1991

as Regidor T.V.

7.1
Acting

After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Reb...

The Ages of Lulu

The Ages of Lulu

1990

as Jimmy

6.4
Acting

Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introd...

El poderoso influjo de la luna

El poderoso influjo de la luna

1981

as Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)

4.0
Acting

The film is an image of the Spanish society in form of various anecdotes which happen to the inhabitants and their neighbours of a finca in Madrid.

Sherman and Pacifico

Sherman and Pacifico

N/A

as Pacifico

Acting

The humble fable of an immortal jellyfish and a curious shut-in, and the lessons they learn from one another.

The Beloved

The Beloved

N/A

Acting

An acclaimed film director and his daughter, an unsuccessful actress, shoot a film together after years of estrangement and a difficult past that none...

Bunker

N/A

Acting

When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marri...

The Making of 'Dune: Part Two'

The Making of 'Dune: Part Two'

N/A

Acting

Go behind the scenes of Dune: Part Two with exclusive footage and interviews that reveal the epic scale of production. Discover how Denis Villeneuve a...