Javier Bardem
Actor · Producer · Music Department
Born March 1, 1969 · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
5
Films reviewed
8.0
Avg. rating
Dune: Part Two
Best-reviewed
2007–2026
Years active
Biography
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career spanning over three decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Goya Awards, in addition to a Cannes Film Festival Award and two Volpi Cups.
Bardem is the son of actress Pilar Bardem. He first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' crime film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Bardem has also starred in auteur driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as Eat Pray Love (2010), the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023), and the sports action film F1 (2025). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), for which he earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (as an executive producer).
Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010 and together they have two children. In January 2018, Bardem became the ambassador of Greenpeace for the protection of Antarctica.
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On theIReview.com
Films featuring Javier Bardemthat we've reviewed.
★ 8.2Dune: Part Three
as Stilgar, the leader of the Fremen tribe at Sietch Tabr
Denis Villeneuve · 2026
RT 88%
★ 7.6F1: The Movie
as Ruben Cervantes
Joseph Kosinski · 2025
RT 82%
★ 8.4Dune: Part Two
as Stilgar
Denis Villeneuve · 2024
RT 92%
★ 7.8Skyfall
as Silva
Sam Mendes · 2012
RT 92%
★ 8.2No Country for Old Men
as Anton Chigurh
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen · 2007
RT 93%
Review Highlights
AI-summarized critic and audience reaction, pulled from the Fan & Critic Buzz on their highest-rated films with us.
“The public reaction to "Dune: Part Two" is divided. Reviewers praise its technical mastery and ability to surpass expectations, calling it a "technological masterpiece of blockbuster filmmaking". However, some critics find the story thin and stretched out, with long stretches that fail to engage audiences. Others enjoy the film's visuals and performances, particularly those of Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.”
From the Fan & Critic Buzz on Dune: Part Two →
“The public reaction to the movie's trailer seems mixed, with some praising its quality and others expressing disappointment. Some viewers have taken issue with a son delivering a lecture about wisdom, while others have found it absurd or cringeworthy. The reactions are also lighthearted and playful, with fans jokingly criticizing the film's dramatic turns of phrase.”
From the Fan & Critic Buzz on Dune: Part Three →
Selected Filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)TV Series · 2 epsas Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)TV Series · 2 epsas Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show(2007)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- Jeopardy!(1984)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Clue Presenter
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)TV Series · 2 epsas Self - Guest
- Conan(2010)TV Series · 4 epsas Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien(1993)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- El hormiguero(2006)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- Dune(2021)as Stilgar
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show(2003)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Guest
- F1(2025)as Ruben Cervantes
- Cape Fear(2026)TV Series · 10 epsas Maximiliano 'Max' Cady
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors(2014)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- The Counselor(2013)as Reiner
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)as Armando Salazar
- The Little Mermaid(2023)as King Triton
- Collateral(2004)as Felix Reyes-Torrena
- The Oscars(1953)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Presenter