Biography
Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation:[deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Demián Bichir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Black Phone 2
2025
As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing v...

Without Blood
2025
as Tito
In a frontier landscape at the beginning of the 20th century, gunmen descend on a remote farmhouse, determined to exact revenge. Their target, a docto...

Beacon
2024
After an ambitious solo trip leaves her shipwrecked on a remote island, a young sailor is rescued by its lone inhabitant: a lighthouse keeper. As the ...

Beacon
2024
Executive Producer
After an ambitious solo trip leaves her shipwrecked on a remote island, a young sailor is rescued by its lone inhabitant: a lighthouse keeper. As the ...

A Circus Tale & A Love Song
2024
as Refugio
Refugio, a romantic dreamer whose years long quest to find true love takes him from the circus life in Mexico to the nightlife of New Orleans, where h...

A Circus Tale & A Love Song
2024
Screenplay, Director
Refugio, a romantic dreamer whose years long quest to find true love takes him from the circus life in Mexico to the nightlife of New Orleans, where h...

Chupa
2023
as Chava
While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifeti...

Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
as Walter Simmons
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerf...

Chaos Walking
2021
as Ben Moore
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting...

Land
2021
as Miguel
Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty...

The Midnight Sky
2020
as Sanchez
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Danyka
2020
as Armando
A middle-aged man calls into question his life choices and his own morals after a flirtation with a teenage girl at the beach.

Danyka
2020
Producer
A middle-aged man calls into question his life choices and his own morals after a flirtation with a teenage girl at the beach.

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020
as Self
Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This...

The Grudge
2019
as Goodman
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is ...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

The Nun
2018
as Father Burke
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romani...

Corazón
2018
as Dr. Mario Garcia
Elena Ramirez is a disadvantaged prostitute who learns that she has a life threatening medical condition, and must make attempts to earn a visa in or...

Walden: Life in The Woods
2017
as Ramirez
A radical, western re-imagining of Henry David Thoreau's classic, interlacing three stories about the trappings of 21st century life and those who dre...

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
2017
as Lope
A darkly twisted psychological drama, ‘Phobos’ is a short film set before the events of ‘Alien: Covenant’. The film follows the crew of the ill-fated ...

Alien: Covenant
2017
as Lope
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but ...

Lowriders
2017
as Miguel Alvarez
A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for se...

Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
2017
as Lopé
Before entering hypersleep aboard the USCSS Covenant, several members of the crew record final messages for their loved ones at home. Daniels tells he...

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
2017
as Lope
The official prologue to Alien: Covenant introduces the crew of the mission as they gather for a final meal before entering cryosleep. Set aboard the...

7:19
2016
as Fernando Pellicer
At 7:19 a.m., on September 19th of 1985, the most destructive earthquake hit Mexico City. Inside what's left of a building, a group of survivors fight...

Good Kids
2016
as Yaco
Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

The Hateful Eight
2015
as Bob
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

43
2015
as Himself (as Demian Bichir)
43 young male students were abducted from a Mexican college on September 26, 2014. They have yet to resurface. This documentary probes the disturbing ...

Words with Gods
2014
as Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the wor...

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
as Self
A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success.

Death in Buenos Aires
2014
as Inspector Chávez
In the 1980s, after a businessman is murdered at his home, an experienced police inspector and his rookie partner must delve into the gay scene of the...

Before We Are Forgotten
2013
In 2006 Mexico declared war on drug trafficking and since then, violence spread like wildfire throughout the country. Until today more than 120,000 pe...

Dom Hemingway
2013
as Mr. Fontaine
After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect...

Machete Kills
2013
as Mendez
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take...

The Heat
2013
as Hale
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shanno...

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's ...

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012
as Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice)
Santos, an overweight pacheco fighter suffers from his recent divorce with La Tetona Mendoza, a voluptuous and wild female fighter. To get out of his ...

Savages
2012
as Alex
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

Foreverland
2011
as Salvador
A sufferer of cystic fibrosis travels to a legendary shrine that reputedly has the power to heal his condition.

The Dream of Ivan
2011
as Entrenador Torres
In "The Dream of Ivan" we will see for the first time in history a worldwide selection of soccer stars, a team that brings millions of people watching...

A Better Life
2011
as Carlos Riquelme
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for t...

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
2010
as Hidalgo
Hidalgo, en su celda del Hospital Militar de Chihuahua, recuerda algunos pasajes de su vida, principalmente su estancia como párroco en San Felipe Tor...

The Runway
2010
as Ernesto Cordoba
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town...

Enemigos íntimos
2009
Tells the stories of eight characters suffering from different ailments: a doctor who does not acknowledge his homosexuality, a woman who refuses to a...

Che: Part Two
2008
as Fidel Castro
After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a sma...

Che: Part One
2008
as Fidel Castro
The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobili...

Mosquita muerta
2007
as Himself
Marcelo and Sofía love each other, but both suspect the other of infidelity. Marcelo, a film director, accidentally discovers condoms in Sofías purse...

Beyond the Sky
2007
as Malboro
Malboro and Cucu, the starring characters, are two brothers who split after the older one, Malboro, went to prison five years. One day he is set free,...

American Visa
2005
After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls ...

Hipnos
2004
as Miguel
Dr Sánchez Blanch owns and operates a psychiatric hospital where he specializes in hypnotizing his severely emotionally disturbed patients.

Heartbreak Hospital
2002
as Tonio
Neely, an aspiring actress, gets a role on the popular soap opera "Heartbreak Hospital." Her neighbor, Lottie, a huge fan of the show, can't different...

Dark Cities
2002
as Mario
Adapted by writer/director Fernando Sariñana from the stories by Juan Madrid, Ciudades Oscuras (Dark Cities) tells a story of interwoven lives in the ...

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

In the Time of the Butterflies
2001
as Manolo Tavárez
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are ki...

La toma de la embajada
2000
as "Comandante Uno"
Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, taking 14 ambassador...

Todo el poder
2000
as Gabriel Castro
Gabriel is a filmmaker in Mexico City, where he is a victim of crime and violence sometimes even three times a day. This is a black comedy that shows ...

Ave María
1999
as Daniel Simón
In the colonial New Spain Ana is a missionary who decides to support the indigenous people.

Sex, Shame & Tears
1999
as Tomás
A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. Th...

Little Saints
1999
as Cacomixtle
After St. Jude appears in Esperanza's oven, she sets out to find her daughter, who died under mysterious circumstances. The journey forces Esperanza t...

Luces de la noche
1998
as Eduardo (Young)
On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

Dance with the Devil
1997
as Catalina
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...

Recipes to Stay Together
1996
as Carlos Rodríguez
"Cilantro y perejil" is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis in Mexico. The plot turns around the eternal question ...

Solo
1996
as Rio
An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom an...

Salón México
1996
as Insp. Casteleón
In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where ...

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
1995
as Omar
A hit man searches for an alcoholic prostitute who has witnessed a crime and fled to Madrid.

Hasta Morir
1994
A street kid's wish to run away to Tijuana is hampered by lies and betrayal

Ya la hicimos
1994
Virginia and Nacho, is a poor marriage, living precariously on their meager salaries, insufficient to support his child nine years of age. Until fortu...

Married Life
1993
as Gaspar
Jacqueline (Bonilla) and Nicolas (Echanove) are so in love that they decide to get married "until death takes them apart". When love dies and infideli...

Miroslava
1993
as Ricardo
The beautiful and popular movie star Miroslava is depressed tonight. As she prepares her suicide, her entire life is revealed on screen in a disturbin...

Red Dawn
1990
as Jorge
On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.

The Penitent
1988
as Roberto
Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is rising as their small, deeply catholic, Mexican village is...

Hotel Colonial
1987
as Young Hotel Clerk
Marco Veniera goes to Bogotá, Colombia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed suicide. In his search, he meets fiery and exotic Irene Cost...

Astucia
1986
as Tapatío
Historical melodrama on horseback, 1840s or so in central Mexico. Pulpy, Zorro-ish...

Viaje al paraíso
1985
as Chuy
Family plans for a quiet weekend at the beach, but everything goes wrong.
Choices of the Heart
1983
as Armando
Jeannie Donovan, a party-girl searching for that something missing in her life, finds it in El Salvador, hooking up with three nuns and a heartful of ...