---
name: "Javier Bardem"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/javier-bardem"
fi1m_id: "javier-bardem"
imdb_id: "nm0000849"
tmdb_id: 3810
wikidata_id: "Q134895"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 March 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:31.280121+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Javier Bardem

## Identity

Javier Bardem

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/javier-bardem
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** javier-bardem
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000849
- **TMDB ID:** 3810
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134895
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Bardem, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3810

Actor. Born 1 March 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 March 1969, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem
- **Frequently works with:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [Mary Parent](https://film.one/person/mary-parent.md), [Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/person/rebecca-ferguson.md), [Timothée Chalamet](https://film.one/person/timothee-chalamet.md), [Cale Boyter](https://film.one/person/cale-boyter.md), [Jason Momoa](https://film.one/person/jason-momoa.md), [Jon Spaihts](https://film.one/person/jon-spaihts.md), [Josh Brolin](https://film.one/person/josh-brolin.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (3), 2010s 63 (4), 2020s 68 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 7 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Adventure 5, Action 3, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,793m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Bardem, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134895, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3810

## Coming up

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), as Stilgar — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *Bunker* (2027-02-19), as Miguel

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*No Country for Old Men*](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) (91), [*F1*](https://film.one/film/f1.md) (66), [*mother!*](https://film.one/film/mother-2017.md) (64), [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) (63)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Vicky Cristina Barcelona*](https://film.one/film/vicky-cristina-barcelona.md) (70), [*The Good Boss*](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md) (67), [*Being the Ricardos*](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md) (61)
- **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84), [*Dune*](https://film.one/film/dune.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*The Little Mermaid*](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md) (58), [*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales*](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md) (45)
- **Paramount+:** [*Collateral*](https://film.one/film/collateral.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Javier Bardem

> Javier Bardem makes quiet courtesy frightening and finds humour in a man’s unshakeable belief. We rate him highly, though he can become monotonous when a part asks only for solemnity.

In *Cape Fear* (2026), Javier Bardem’s Cady speaks quietly and waits. He has learned in prison that he need not hurry, and his courtesy makes the people around him uneasy. We were frightened by how little he needed to do: for a long stretch, nobody could prove he had done anything at all. The ten-episode series stretches its story too far, but the performance gives us a reason to stay.

The early Spanish work includes *Jamón jamón* (1992), with *Before Night Falls* (2000) bringing international attention. Then Anton Chigurh in *No Country for Old Men* (2007) established his global reputation, and *Skyfall* (2012) put him in another villain’s role. It is easy to see why menace became such a regular assignment. Yet the warmth of his less threatening work matters just as much to our view of him.

Denis Villeneuve’s *Dune: Part Two* (2024) makes good use of his willingness to take a character’s convictions seriously. As Stilgar, he finds support for the prophecy in everything Paul does, even a denial. Bardem lets the reasoning be funny without treating the man as a fool. We can laugh at the certainty and still understand how completely Stilgar believes it, because Bardem never signals that he knows better than the character.

The limitation is plain in Rob Marshall’s *The Little Mermaid* (2023). His King Triton sits bearded and sorrowful, and the sorrow barely changes. There is little for us to follow from one scene to the next, however imposing the presence. The film is overlong and murky, but this is also a performance that settles for one expression.

Joseph Kosinski’s *F1* (2025) gives him a more useful supporting job as team owner Ruben Cervantes. Bardem supplies warmth and a persistent look of financial worry, enough to make Ruben feel occupied even when the sports-film plotting is familiar. It is a modest pleasure in a film whose racing is much better than its conversations. For the sharper demonstration of what he can do, start with Stilgar; Cady asks for considerably more of the evening.

## Biography

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor born on 1 March 1969 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. He is the son of actress Pilar Bardem and first appeared in Spanish films including *Jamón jamón* (1992), *Boca a boca* (1995), *Carne trémula* (1997), *Los lunes al sol* (2002) and *Mar adentro* (2004).

Bardem received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Anton Chigurh in *No Country for Old Men* (2007). He has also appeared as Raoul Silva in *Skyfall* (2012), Stilgar in *Dune* (2021) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024), King Triton in *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Ruben Cervantes in *F1* (2025), and Max Cady in the *Cape Fear* series (2026). He has won a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and seven Goya Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, formula1.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *F1* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Ruben Cervantes — [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Stilgar — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Fi1m 58, as King Triton — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Being the Ricardos* (2021), Fi1m 61, as Desi Arnaz — [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Stilgar — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *The Good Boss* (2021), Fi1m 67, as Julio Blanco — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md)
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), Fi1m 45, as Armando Salazar — [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *mother!* (2017), Fi1m 64, as Him — [page](https://film.one/film/mother-2017.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, as Silva — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Biutiful* (2010), Fi1m 63, as Uxbal — [page](https://film.one/film/biutiful.md)
- *Vicky Cristina Barcelona* (2008), Fi1m 70, as Juan Antonio Gonzalo — [page](https://film.one/film/vicky-cristina-barcelona.md)
- *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Anton Chigurh — [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md)
- *Collateral* (2004), Fi1m 85, as Felix Reyes-Torrena — [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bunker* (2027), as Miguel
- *Dune: Part Three* (2026), as Stilgar — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *Cape Fear* (2026), series, as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady · Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *The Beloved* (2026), as Esteban Martínez · Executive Producer
- *All That's Left of You* (2025), Executive Producer
- *F1* (2025), as Ruben Cervantes — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *Spellbound* (2024), as King Solon (voice)
- *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story* (2024), series, as José Menendez · Executive Producer
- *Walking Fernando* (2024), as Fernando
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Stilgar — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), as King Triton — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), as Hector P. Valenti
- *Look at Me* (2022), as Leo
- *Hermanos Menendez: Mal juzgados?* (2022), series, as José Menendez
- *Being the Ricardos* (2021), as Desi Arnaz — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/being-the-ricardos.md)
- *The Good Boss* (2021), as Julio Blanco — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md)
- *Dune* (2021), as Stilgar — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, as Inigo Montoya
- *The Roads Not Taken* (2020), as Leo
- *Sanctuary* (2019), as Javier Bardem · Producer
- *Everybody Knows* (2018), as Paco
- *Thy Kingdom Come* (2018), as Father Quintana · Producer
- *Loving Pablo* (2017), as Pablo Escobar · Producer
- *mother!* (2017), as Him — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/mother-2017.md)
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017), as Armando Salazar — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales.md)
- *Bigas x Bigas* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Last Face* (2017), as Dr. Miguel Leon
- *The Gunman* (2015), as Felix Marti
- *Automata* (2014), as Blue Robot (voice)
- *The Counselor* (2013), as Reiner
- *Scorpion in Love* (2013), as Solis
- *To the Wonder* (2013), as Father Quintana
- *Skyfall* (2012), as Silva — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony* (2012), Producer
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Biutiful* (2010), as Uxbal — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/biutiful.md)
- *Eat Pray Love* (2010), as Felipe
- *Vicky Cristina Barcelona* (2008), as Juan Antonio Gonzalo — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/vicky-cristina-barcelona.md)
- *No Country for Old Men* (2007), as Anton Chigurh — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md)
- *Love in the Time of Cholera* (2007), as Florentino Ariza
- *Goya's Ghosts* (2006), as Lorenzo Casamares
- *El mundo es tuyo* (2004), Actor
- *The Sea Inside* (2004), as Ramón Sampedro
- *Collateral* (2004), as Felix Reyes-Torrena — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *Mondays in the Sun* (2002), as Santa
- *The Dancer Upstairs* (2002), as Agustín Rejas
- *Don't Tempt Me* (2001), as Tony Graco
- *Before Night Falls* (2000), as Reinaldo Arenas
- *Second Skin* (1999), as Diego
- *Washington Wolves* (1999), as Alberto
- *Between Your Legs* (1999), as Javier
- *Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law* (1998), as Sultán
- *Dance with the Devil* (1997), as Romeo
- *Live Flesh* (1997), as David de Paz
- *Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health* (1997), as Stretcher Bearer
- *Airbag* (1997), as José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
- *Not Love, Just Frenzy* (1996), Actor
- *MAMBRÚ* (1996), as Cámara
- *Extasis* (1996), as Rober
- *Mouth to Mouth* (1995), as Víctor Ventura
- *La madre* (1995), as Hijo
- *Running Out of Time* (1994), as Lisardo
- *The Detective and Death* (1994), as Det. Cornelio
- *The Tit and the Moon* (1994), as Benito González
- *Golden Balls* (1993), as Benito González
- *Huidos* (1993), Actor
- *The Bilingual Lover* (1993), as Limpiabotas
- *Jamon Jamon* (1992), as El chorizo
- *Crónicas del mal* (1992), series, Actor
- *Amo tu cama rica* (1992), as Antonio
- *High Heels* (1991), as Regidor T.V.
- *The Ages of Lulu* (1990), as Jimmy
- *Segunda Enseñanza* (1986), series, Actor
- *The Powerful Influence Of The Moon* (1981), as Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)
- *El pícaro* (1974), series, as Alonso de niño
- *Vallespir 75 (Or how I learned to say goodbye with resignation)*, as Follet Tortuga
- *Sherman and Pacifico*, as Pacifico
- *Porto Rico*, Actor
- *The Turning Door*, as (voice)
- *Hello & Paris*, as Jackson Cooper
- *Wet*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men (2007)](https://film.one/media/title/4536/still-196eb26bff0b.jpg) Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in *No Country for Old Men* (2007) — Image via TMDB
- ![Javier Bardem as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady in Cape Fear (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/2002/still-212e5d1fe862.jpg) Javier Bardem as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady in *Cape Fear* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Javier Bardem](https://film.one/media/person/241/gallery-eff42dfe375b.jpg) Javier Bardem — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/MJK_71654_Javier_Bardem_%28The_Roads_Not_Taken%2C_Berlinale_2020%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_71654_Javier_Bardem_%28The_Roads_Not_Taken%2C_Berlinale_2020%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Javier Bardem at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/241/gallery-6e4393ff2c9e.jpg) Javier Bardem at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2012) — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/JavierBardemHWOFNov2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Javier Bardem at the premiere of Everybody Knows, 2018 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/241/gallery-6cb2d0db0522.jpg) Javier Bardem at the premiere of Everybody Knows, 2018 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Everybody_Knows_05_%2844179650774%29.jpg/1280px-Everybody_Knows_05_%2844179650774%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Javier Bardem at the premiere of Everybody Knows, 2018 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/241/gallery-5c32eb9e36c4.jpg) Javier Bardem at the premiere of Everybody Knows, 2018 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Everybody_Knows_04_%2843087964010%29.jpg/1280px-Everybody_Knows_04_%2843087964010%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Javier Bardem](https://film.one/media/person/241/gallery-059621b6af29.jpg) Javier Bardem — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 2022: Best Actor (nominated), for *Being the Ricardos*
- 2011: Best Actor (nominated), for *Biutiful*
- 2008: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *No Country for Old Men*
- 2001: Best Actor (nominated), for *Before Night Falls*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2013: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- 2011: Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Biutiful*
- 2008: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *No Country for Old Men*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 2008: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*
- 2007: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (won), for *No Country for Old Men*
- 2004: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nominated), for *The Sea Inside*
- 2000: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nominated), for *Before Night Falls*

### SAG Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 2013: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- 2008: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *No Country for Old Men*
- 2008: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *No Country for Old Men*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 2010: Best Actor (won), for *Biutiful*

### Other awards — 19 won, 18 nominated

- Forqué Awards for Best Lead Actor 2022: Forqué Awards for Best Lead Actor (won), for *The Good Boss*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 2022: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Good Boss*
- Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor 2022: Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor (won), for *The Good Boss*
- Sant Jordi Prize for Best Actor 2022: Sant Jordi Prize for Best Actor (won), for *The Good Boss*
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 2021: Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (won)
- Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actor 2021: Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actor (won), for *The Good Boss*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment 2013: MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2013: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- Teen Choice Award for Best Villain 2013: Teen Choice Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 2012: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Skyfall*
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2012: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (won), for *Skyfall*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 2011: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *Biutiful*
- Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture 2010: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Biutiful*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2009: Best Male Lead (nominated), for *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 2008: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (nominated), for *No Country for Old Men*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2007: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (nominated), for *No Country for Old Men*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 2007: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *No Country for Old Men*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 2007: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *No Country for Old Men*
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2007: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *No Country for Old Men*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 2005: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Sea Inside*
- Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture 2005: Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Sea Inside*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2004: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Sea Inside*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2004: European Film Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Sea Inside*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 2003: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *Mondays in the Sun*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2003: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Mondays in the Sun*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2002: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Mondays in the Sun*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2001: Best Male Lead (won), for *Before Night Falls*
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actor 2000: National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (won), for *Before Night Falls*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 2000: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (won), for *Before Night Falls*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 1998: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Live Flesh*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 1998: Goya Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Live Flesh*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 1997: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (won)
- Goya Award for Best Actor 1996: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *Boca a boca*
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor 1995: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Running Out of Time*
- Premios Ondas 1995: Premios Ondas (won)
- Goya Award for Best Actor 1994: Goya Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Golden Balls*
- Goya Award for Best Actor 1993: Goya Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Jamón Jamón*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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