Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on March 1, 1969, is a Spanish actor. Young Javier Bardem made his screen debut in comedy television series, El picaro (The Scoundrel) in role as Alonso niño, at the age of 6. He made his big screen debut in Spanish drama movie The Ages of Lulu (1990), at the age of 20. He got his first big break as Raúl in Spanish romance comedy movie Jamón, Jamón (1992). He landed his first English-speaking role as Romeo Dolorosa in action crime horror movie Dance with the Devil (Perdita Durango) (1997). Javier's breakthrough performance came as Reinaldo Arenas in biographical romantic drama film Before Night Falls (2000).
Javier Bardem height is 5' 11¼" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 181 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 192 іn pоunds or 87 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 55 years old. His shoe size is 11 US | 44 EU.
Javier Bardem
Photo: Carlos Delgado / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Birth Date:
March 1, 1969
Age:
55 years old
Nationality:
Spain
Sun Sign:
Pisces
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 11¼ in | 181 cm
Net Worth:
$20 Million
Weight:
87 kg | 192 lbs
Chest:
40 in | 101 cm
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
Waist:
34 in | 86 cm
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Reinaldo Arenas in biographical romantic drama film Before Night Falls (2000).
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance as Anton Chigurh in crime thriller movie No Country for Old Men (2007).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Film Award for Best Leading Actor for his role as Uxbal in drama romance movie Biutiful (2010).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Juan Antonio Gonzalo in romantic comedy drama movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
He won the Goya Awards for Best Actor for his roles in Spanish movies:
Boca a boca (1995) - Víctor Ventura
Mondays in the Sun (2002) - Santa
The Good Boss (2022) - Blanco
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his role as Ramón Sampedro in drama movie The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) (2004).
He won the European Film Award for Best Actor for his role as David in romantic drama thriller movie Live Flesh (1997).
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Raoul Silva in James Bond film Skyfall (2012).
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain for his role as Captain Armando Salazar in swashbuckler fantasy film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Desi Arnaz in biographical drama film Being the Ricardos (2021).
Collateral (2004) - Felix
The Sea Inside (2004) - Ramón Sampedro
Goya's Ghosts (2006) - Brother Lorenzo
Eat Pray Love (2010) - Felipe
To the Wonder (2012) - Father Quintana
The Counselor (2013) - Reiner
The Last Face (2016) - Miguel León
Mother! (2017) - Him
Loving Pablo (2017) - Pablo Escobar
Everybody Knows (2018) - Paco
The Roads Not Taken (2020) - Leo
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) - Hector P. Valenti
He played Stilgar in epic science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).
The Little Mermaid (2023) - King Triton
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as José Menendez in Netflix biographical crime drama anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024).
Studied painting for four years at Madrid's Escuela de Artes y Oficios.
Has older brother, Carlos and older sister, Mónica.
Has Basque and Catalan ancestry.
He played rugby for the Spanish National Team.
Fan of heavy metal music.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in 2012.
Good friends with actors Josh Brolin and Tom Cruise.
Became ambassador of Greenpeace for the protection of Antarctica in 2018.
Lives in Madrid, Spain.
He dated English teacher Christina Pales (1991-2005).
He married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, they have a son, Leo Encinas Cruz and a daughter, Luna Encinas Cruz.