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My Take
Javier Bardem has the most expressive face in modern cinema, and I do not say that lightly. Born into Spanish acting royalty as the son of Pilar Bardem, he could have coasted on lineage; instead he collected Goya Awards at home before conquering Hollywood with an Academy Award. What impresses me is the moral weight he brings to villainy: his monsters are terrifying because they feel philosophically convinced, not merely cruel. Yet he is equally persuasive as lovers, poets, and fathers. He carries Spanish-language cinema's prestige onto the world stage without ever diluting it, and for me that doubles the achievement.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Javier Bardem
- Name (Japanese)
- ハビエル・バルデム
- Reading
- はびえる・ばるでむ
- Born
- March 1, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- 1995 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1996 Goya Award for Best Actor
- 2011 Goya Award for Best Actor
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2012 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.