Actor

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Born March 01, 1969 (57 years old)

Birthplace Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Gender Male

Primary Focus Acting

Entertainment Industry Veteran • 2007

Javier Bardem

Celebrated for Actor & Distinctive Filmmaking

Total Titles 1

Avg Rating ★ 8.2

Lead Genre Drama

Career Span 2007

Javier Bardem Biography & Career Overview

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Cannes Best Actor Award-winning Spanish actor celebrated as one of the most powerful, intense, and versatile screen performers in modern world cinema. Born into a distinguished family of Spanish actors and filmmakers, Bardem first gained international prominence collaborating with visionary director Bigas Luna in Jamón Jamón (1992) and Pedro Almodóvar in Live Flesh (1997). He made film history as the first Spanish actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his heartbreaking portrayal of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls (2000). Bardem achieved immortal cinematic acclaim starring as the psychopathic, coin-tossing assassin Anton Chigurh in Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men (2007), becoming the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He earned further Oscar nominations for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Biutiful (2010) and Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos (2021 as Desi Arnaz). Bardem has commanded global blockbusters as James Bond villain Raoul Silva in Sam Mendes's Skyfall (2012), Captain Salazar in Pirates of the Caribbean, and Stilgar in Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi masterwork Dune and Dune: Part Two. Bardem is married to Oscar-winning actress Penélope Cruz and remains a towering titan of contemporary international cinema.

Known For Highlights

No Country for Old Men

2007 ★ 8.2

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Javier Bardem at a Glance

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Birth Place & Origin

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Where was Javier Bardem born? Born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain on March 01, 1969.

Debut Movie (First Project)

No Country for Old Men

What was Javier Bardem's debut movie? Their earliest cataloged film was No Country for Old Men (2007).

Hit Movies & Top Works

No Country for Old Men

What are Javier Bardem's hit movies? Top-rated masterpieces include No Country for Old Men.

Total Movies Count

1 Total Credits

How many total movies has Javier Bardem done? Catalog contains 1 movies and 0 series spanning 2007.

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Javier Bardem Movies List & Filmography Timeline

Complete movies list, hit titles, and career trajectory of Javier Bardem arranged chronologically across all credited departments.

Career Span

2007

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Highest Rated

No Country for Old Men

★ 8.2 / 10 Masterpiece

Cumulative Gross

$172M

Lifetime Worldwide

Archive Scope

1 Verified Works

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Frequently Asked Questions: Javier Bardem

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Javier Bardem is a celebrated actor renowned for landmark projects including No Country for Old Men. Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Cannes Best Actor Award-winning Spanish actor celebrated as one of the most powerful, intense, and versatile screen performers in modern world cinema. On TonightOnScreen, Javier Bardem maintains an average critical rating of 8.2/10 across their filmography.

Javier Bardem was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain on March 01, 1969 (currently 57 years old). Their place of birth and early upbringing provided the cultural foundation for an acclaimed cinema career spanning 2007.

Javier Bardem's official debut movie (first cataloged project) is No Country for Old Men, released in 2007 as Actor. This project launched their career timeline in the industry.

Javier Bardem's highest-rated project on TonightOnScreen is No Country for Old Men with a stellar rating of 8.2/10. Other blockbuster hit movies and critically acclaimed works include No Country for Old Men (8.2★).

Javier Bardem has worked on 1 total cataloged titles on TonightOnScreen spanning 2007, featuring 1 feature movies and 0 series (1 acting). Their most frequent genre is Drama.

You can explore Javier Bardem's complete movies list and filmography on TonightOnScreen. The interactive career timeline allows fans to filter their film roster by decade, view character roles, and inspect curator ratings.

Theatrical releases featuring Javier Bardem have generated over $171.6 million at the global box office, led by the worldwide blockbuster success of No Country for Old Men ($171.6M).