Javier \u00c1ngel Encinas Bardem\u00a0(born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a\u00a0career\u00a0that has lasted over thirty years, he has received\u00a0various accolades, including an\u00a0Academy Award, seven\u00a0Goya Awards, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, and a\u00a0Golden Globe Award.<\/p>\n
A son of actress\u00a0Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as\u00a0Jam\u00f3n jam\u00f3n(1992),\u00a0Boca a boca\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Carne tr\u00e9mula(1997),\u00a0Los lunes al sol\u00a0(2002), and\u00a0Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actor\u00a0for playing\u00a0Reinaldo Arenas in\u00a0Before Night Falls\u00a0(2000), a criminal with cancer in\u00a0Biutiful\u00a0(2010), and\u00a0Desi Arnaz\u00a0in\u00a0Being the Ricardos\u00a0(2021). His portrayal of assassin\u00a0Anton Chigurh\u00a0in the\u00a0Coen brothers’ western film\u00a0No Country for Old Men\u00a0(2007) won him the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bardem has also starred in\u00a0auteur-driven films such as\u00a0Woody Allen’s romantic drama\u00a0Vicky Cristina Barcelona\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Terrence Malick’s drama\u00a0To the Wonder\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Darren Aronofsky’s horror film\u00a0mother!\u00a0(2017), and\u00a0Asghar Farhadi’s mystery drama\u00a0Everybody Knows\u00a0(2018). He also acted in\u00a0blockbuster\u00a0films such as the\u00a0James Bond\u00a0film\u00a0Skyfall\u00a0(2012), the\u00a0swashbuckler\u00a0film\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the\u00a0science fiction\u00a0epic films\u00a0Dune\u00a0(2021) and\u00a0Dune: Part Two\u00a0(2024), and\u00a0Disney’s live-action remake\u00a0The Little Mermaid\u00a0(2023). On television, he portrayed Jos\u00e9 Menendez in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0crime\u00a0anthology series\u00a0Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story\u00a0(2024).<\/p>\n
Bardem married actress\u00a0Pen\u00e9lope Cruz\u00a0in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace’s ambassador for Antarctica’s protection.<\/p>\n
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