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Javier Bardem

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

A 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' western film ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Bardem has also starred in Woody Allen's romantic drama ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' (2008), Sam Mendes's James Bond spy film ''Skyfall'' (2012), Terrence Malick's drama ''To the Wonder'' (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film ''mother!'' (2017), Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama ''Everybody Knows'' (2018), Denis Villeneuve's science fiction films ''Dune'' (2021) and ''Dune: Part Two'' (2024), and Disney's live-action remake ''The Little Mermaid'' (2023).

Bardem has been married since 2010 to actress Penélope Cruz, with whom he shares two children. In January 2018, Bardem became the ambassador of Greenpeace for the protection of Antarctica. Provided by Wikipedia