--- name: "Javier Cámara" canonical: "https://film.one/person/javier-camara" fi1m_id: "javier-camara" imdb_id: "nm0194572" tmdb_id: 1610 wikidata_id: "Q537931" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 January 1967" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 80 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-17T18:41:48.325222+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 Cámara ## Identity Javier Cámara - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/javier-camara - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** javier-camara - **IMDb ID:** nm0194572 - **TMDB ID:** 1610 - **Wikidata ID:** Q537931 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_C%C3%A1mara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537931, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0194572/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1610 Actor. Born 19 January 1967 in La Rioja, Spain. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 January 1967, La Rioja, Spain - **Active:** 2002–2016 - **Also known as:** Javier Cámara Rodríguez, Javier Camara, Javi - **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 78 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 79 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $65m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_C%C3%A1mara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537931, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0194572/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1610 ## Coming up - *5 More Minutes* (2027-01-22) ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Young Pope*](https://film.one/tv/the-young-pope.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Javier Cámara > Javier Cámara can make us fond of a character before we have quite worked out what he wants. We rate him most highly when that friendliness becomes troubling, as it does in *Talk to Her*. In *Talk to Her* (2002), Javier Cámara’s Benigno is so attentive that we begin by giving him the benefit of the doubt. Cámara lets us see the appeal of being cared for before asking what the carer might expect in return. It is an unsettling use of an actor’s warmth, and a good reason to seek out his work. We have to do the judging ourselves. Early recognition came through broad comedy, with *Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law* (1998) and the television sitcom *7 Vidas* bringing him wider notice. *Talk to Her* then gave his dramatic work an international audience. He returned to Almodóvar for *Bad Education* (2004). Later roles include Antonio, a teacher in *Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed* (2013), and Tomás in *Truman* (2015). We would not treat the comedy as an apprenticeship for the serious work: making a flawed person approachable is useful in both. Almodóvar gets particular value from Cámara’s willingness to let care and self-interest coexist. In *Talk to Her*, Darío Grandinetti’s Marco gives Benigno a convincing friend without making the two men seem like versions of the same lonely person. We were moved by their friendship because both actors make the need for company feel so credible. Their scenes together keep us interested in the men even when the director’s theatrical flourishes pull our attention elsewhere. The difficulty is that *Talk to Her* can be too forgiving of its men, a reservation that matters because Cámara has made Benigno so easy to feel for. We would have liked Almodóvar to give us more reason to question the generosity that Cámara encourages. That does not diminish the acting, but it makes this a film to watch with some care about whose feelings are being indulged. Start with *Talk to Her*, and be a little less forgiving than the film. ## Biography Javier Cámara Rodríguez is a Spanish actor. Born on 19 January 1967 in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja, he trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Madrid and worked as an usher at the Fígaro Theatre while studying. His stage debut came in 1991 with a production of *El caballero de Olmedo*. Cámara first gained wide recognition in Spain through the television series *7 Vidas* and the film *Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law* (1998). He became internationally known for his role as Benigno in Pedro Almodóvar’s *Talk to Her* (2002), and has appeared in further Almodóvar films including *Bad Education* (2004) and *I’m So Excited!* (2013). Other notable credits include *Sex and Lucía* (2001), *Truman* (2015), the series *Narcos* (2015) and *The Young Pope* (2016). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Young Pope* (2016), Fi1m 80, as Cardinal Gutierrez — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-pope.md) - *Narcos* (2015), Fi1m 76, as Guillermo Pallomari — [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md) - *Talk to Her* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Benigno — [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md) ## Complete filmography (59) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *5 More Minutes* (2027), Actor - *53 Sundays* (2026), as Julián - *Torrente for President* (2026), as Rafi - *Yakarta* (2025), series, as Joserra · Director - *Stories Not to Be Told* (2022), as David (segment "Me has hecho muy feliz estos meses") - *Rapa* (2022), series, as Tomás Hernández · Director - *The People Upstairs* (2020), as Julio - *Memories of My Father* (2020), as Héctor Abad Gómez - *Homemade* (2020), series, as Pope (voice) - *Madrid, int.* (2020), as Music - *Vamos Juan* (2020), series, as Juan Carrasco · Director - *The New Pope* (2020), series, as Cardinal Gutierrez - *Off Course to China* (2019), as Próspero - *Vota Juan* (2019), series, as Juan Carrasco · Director - *Crime Wave* (2018), as Father - *The Miracle* (2018), series, as Dottor López - *Bomb Scared* (2017), as Martín - *It's for Your Own Good* (2017), as Chus - *The Queen of Spain* (2016), as Pepe Bonilla - *The Young Pope* (2016), series, as Cardinal Gutierrez — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-pope.md) - *Siete semillas* (2016), as Ignacio Rodríguez - *Age of Monster* (2016), as Víctor - *The Pig* (2015), Actor - *Truman* (2015), as Tomás - *Narcos* (2015), series, as Guillermo Pallomari — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md) - *Off Course* (2015), as Próspero - *The Unexpected Love* (2014), as Juan - *Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed* (2013), as Antonio - *Yesterday Never Ends* (2013), as J. - *I'm So Excited!* (2013), as Joserra - *A Gun in Each Hand* (2012), as S. - *The Who* (2011), series, as Gustavo Peña - *What's a Bear For?* (2011), as Guillermo - *To Hell With The Ugly* (2010), as Eliseo - *The Blind Sunflowers* (2008), as Ricardo - *LEX* (2008), series, as Mario Estrada - *Chef's Special* (2008), as Maxi - *La torre de Suso* (2007), as Cundo - *Fiction* (2006), as Santi - *Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer* (2006), as Conde Duque de Olivares - *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), as Le docteur (Bastille), Le cancérologue (Bastille) - *The Secret Life of Words* (2005), as Simon - *Hard Times* (2005), as Mikel - *Bad Education* (2004), as Paca / Paquito - *Los abajo firmantes* (2003), as Mario · Writer - *Torremolinos 73* (2003), as Alfredo López - *Looking for Chencho* (2002), as Intxausti – The Olympist - *Talk to Her* (2002), as Benigno — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md) - *Sex and Lucía* (2001), as Pepe - *Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella* (2001), as Rafi - *Washington Wolves* (1999), as Tertuliano (uncredited) - *7 vidas* (1999), series, as Paco Jimeno - *Havana Quartet* (1999), Actor - *Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law* (1998), as Rafi - *Blasco Ibáñez* (1997), series, as Soriano - *Eso* (1997), as Miguel Ángel - *Put a Man in Your Life* (1996), as Miguel - *Alegre ma non troppo* (1994), as Conserje - *¡Ay, Señor, Señor!* (1994), series, as Padre Ángel Murillo ## Gallery - ![Madrid ya cuenta con dos nuevos Hijos Adoptivos de la ciudad. El cineasta Pedro Almodóvar, y el cantante Rafael Martos, conocido artísticamente como Raphael, ha (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/97683/gallery-ac85cbd2e1ce.jpg) Madrid ya cuenta con dos nuevos Hijos Adoptivos de la ciudad. El cineasta Pedro Almodóvar, y el cantante Rafael Martos, conocido artísticamente como Raphael, ha (2018) — Diario de Madrid, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Almod%C3%B3var_y_Raphael_ya_son_Hijos_Adoptivos_de_Madrid_06.jpg/1280px-Almod%C3%B3var_y_Raphael_ya_son_Hijos_Adoptivos_de_Madrid_06.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Javier Cámara en la alfombra roja del Festival de Málaga 2024 frente al Teatro Cervantes](https://film.one/media/person/97683/gallery-2c4f23a17db5.jpg) Javier Cámara en la alfombra roja del Festival de Málaga 2024 frente al Teatro Cervantes — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2024_-_Javier_C%C3%A1mara.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2024_-_Javier_C%C3%A1mara.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Javier Camara at the Closing Night Awards and the film screening For Your Own Good at Olympia Theater for Miami Film Festival Closing on March 11, 2017](https://film.one/media/person/97683/gallery-cfcddec498a4.jpg) Javier Camara at the Closing Night Awards and the film screening For Your Own Good at Olympia Theater for Miami Film Festival Closing on March 11, 2017 — MiamiFilmFestival, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Javier_Camara_at_2017_MIFF.jpg/1280px-Javier_Camara_at_2017_MIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Javier Cámara](https://film.one/media/person/97683/gallery-11fe3609abae.jpg) Javier Cámara — GuillemMedina, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Javier_C%C3%A1mara%2C_XIII_Premis_Gaud%C3%AD_%282021%29.jpg/1280px-Javier_C%C3%A1mara%2C_XIII_Premis_Gaud%C3%AD_%282021%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Monumento conmemorativo dedicado a Javier Cámara en el Paseo de la Fama de Málaga, Málaga, España. La inscripción, junto a la impronta de las manos de Javier Cá (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/97683/gallery-f1641f29f9dc.jpg) Monumento conmemorativo dedicado a Javier Cámara en el Paseo de la Fama de Málaga, Málaga, España. La inscripción, junto a la impronta de las manos de Javier Cá (2024) — Daniel Capilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Paseo_de_la_Fama_de_M%C3%A1laga%2C_Javier_C%C3%A1mara.jpg/1280px-Paseo_de_la_Fama_de_M%C3%A1laga%2C_Javier_C%C3%A1mara.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 5 won, 3 nominated - Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección 2024: Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección (won), for *Rapa* - Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 2022: Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (won) - Iris Award for best male performance 2022: Iris Award for best male performance (nominated), for *Rapa* - Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor in a TV Series 2022: Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor in a TV Series (won), for *Venga Juan* - European Film Award for Best Actor 2016: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Truman* - Goya Award for Best Actor 2014: Goya Award for Best Actor (won), for *Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed* - European Film Award for Best Actor 2002: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Talk to Her* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2002: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (won), for *Talk to Her* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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