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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

F1
2025
as Ruben Cervantes
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
2024
as King Solon (voice)
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
2024
as Fernando
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
2024
as Stilgar
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
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
2023
as King Triton
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
2023
as Self (archive)
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
2022
as Hector P. Valenti
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
2022
as Leo
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
2022
as Self
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
2021
as Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

The Good Boss
2021
as Julio Blanco
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the immin...

Dune
2021
as Stilgar
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
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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
2021
as Self
'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
2020
as Leo
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
2019
as Javier Bardem
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
2019
Producer
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
2018
as Self
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
2018
as Paco
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
2018
as Father Quintana
A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.

Thy Kingdom Come
2018
Producer
A priest struggling with his beliefs encounters and sympathetically listens to the stories of downtrodden locals.

mother! The Downward Spiral
2017
as Self
A behind-the-scenes account that explores the film's production in detail, including intriguing footage from the lengthy rehearsal process. Appropriat...

Loving Pablo
2017
as Pablo Escobar
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
2017
Producer
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!
2017
as Him
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
2017
as Armando Salazar
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
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

Bigas x Bigas
2017
Executive Producer
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
2017
as Dr. Miguel Leon
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
2015
as Felix Marti
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
2014
as Blue Robot (voice)
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
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor."

The Counselor
2013
as Reiner
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Scorpion in Love
2013
as Solis
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
2013
as Father Quintana
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
2013
as Construction Worker
A man walks through a house filled with beautiful women.

Skyfall
2012
as Silva
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
2012
as Self - Narrator
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
2012
Producer
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
2012
as (archive footage)
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
2010
as Self
This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

Biutiful
2010
as Uxbal
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
2010
as Felipe
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…
2009
as Self
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
2008
as Juan Antonio Gonzalo
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
2008
as El chorizo (archive footage)
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
No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008
as Self
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
A look behind the scenes of No Country for Old Men (2007), including interviews with cast and crew.

Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Florentino Ariza
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
2007
as Anton Chigurh
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
2006
as Lorenzo Casamares
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
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
2005
as Itself
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
2004
as Ramón Sampedro
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
2004
as Felix Reyes-Torrena
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
2002
as Santa
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
2002
as Agustín Rejas
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

Don't Tempt Me
2001
as Tony Graco
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Before Night Falls
2000
as Reinaldo Arenas
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
1999
as Diego
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
1999
as Alberto
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
1999
as Javier
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
1998
as Sultán (uncredited)
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.

Dance with the Devil
1997
as Romeo Dolorosa
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
1997
as David de Paz
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
1997
as Stretcher Bearer
Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.

Airbag
1997
as José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
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
1996
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
1996
as Rober
Rober, Max and Ona, three young people living on the fringes of society, decide to commit a risky robbery.

Mouth to Mouth
1995
as Víctor Ventura
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
1995
as Hijo
Winner of a Goya Award for best shortfilm

Running Out of Time
1994
as Lisardo
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
1994
as Det. Cornelio
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
1994
as Benito González
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
1993
as Benito González
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

Huidos
1993

The Bilingual Lover
1993
as Limpiabotas
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
1992
as Raúl
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
1992
as Antonio
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
1991
as Regidor T.V.
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
1990
as Jimmy
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
1981
as Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)
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
N/A
as Pacifico
The humble fable of an immortal jellyfish and a curious shut-in, and the lessons they learn from one another.

The Beloved
N/A
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
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'
N/A
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...