Antonio Banderas
Born August 10, 1960 (Age: 65)
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Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Biography
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.
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Filmography
Shrek 5
2027
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 66
Babygirl
2024
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as Jacob
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Age: 64
Paddington in Peru
2024
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as Hunter Cabot
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Age: 64
Journey to Bethlehem
2023
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as Herod the Great
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Age: 63
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
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as Renaldo
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Age: 62
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 62
Uncharted
2022
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as Santiago Moncada
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Age: 61
Official Competition
2021
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as Félix Rivero
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Age: 61
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
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as Aristotle Papdopolous
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Age: 60
No Image
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 60
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
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as Self - Performer
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Age: 60
Dolittle
2020
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as King Rassouli
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Age: 59
Pain and Glory
2019
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as Salvador Mallo
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Age: 58
Life Itself
2018
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as Vincent Saccione
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Age: 58
Bullet Head
2017
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as Blue
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Age: 57
Acts of Vengeance
2017
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as Frank Valera
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Age: 57
The Music of Silence
2017
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as Le maestro
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Age: 57
Black Butterfly
2017
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as Paul
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Age: 56
Knight of Cups
2015
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as Tonio
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Age: 55
The 33
2015
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as Mario Sepúlveda
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Age: 54
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
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as Burger Beard
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Age: 54
Automata
2014
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as Jacq Vaucan
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Age: 54
The Expendables 3
2014
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as Galgo
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Age: 53
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
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as Sir Clorex (voice)
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Age: 52
I'm So Excited!
2013
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as León
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Age: 52
Ruby Sparks
2012
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as Mort
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Age: 51
Black Gold
2011
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as Emir Nesib
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Age: 51
No Image
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
2011
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as Self
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Age: 51
Haywire
2011
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as Rodrigo
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Age: 51
Puss in Boots
2011
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 51
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
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as Gregorio Cortez (uncredited)
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Age: 51
The Skin I Live In
2011
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as Dr. Robert Ledgard
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Age: 51
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
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as Greg
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Age: 50
Shrek Forever After
2010
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 49
The Other Man
2008
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as Ralph
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Age: 48
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
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as Tommy Martinez
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Age: 47
Shrek the Third
2007
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 46
Bordertown
2007
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as Alfonso Diaz
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Age: 46
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
2007
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as Self
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Age: 46
Take the Lead
2006
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as Pierre Dulaine
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Age: 45
The Legend of Zorro
2005
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as Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
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Age: 45
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 44
Shrek 2
2004
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as Puss in Boots (voice)
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Age: 43
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
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as El Mariachi
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Age: 43
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
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as Gregorio Cortez
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Age: 42
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
2002
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as Agent Jeremiah Ecks
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Age: 42
Frida
2002
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as David Alfaro Siqueiros
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Age: 42
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
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as Gregorio Cortez
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Age: 41
Femme Fatale
2002
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as Nicolas Bardo
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Age: 41
Original Sin
2001
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as Luis Antonio Vargas
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Age: 40
Spy Kids
2001
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as Gregorio Cortez
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Age: 40
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
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as Self
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Age: 40
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000
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as Self
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Age: 39
Play It to the Bone
1999
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as Cesar Dominguez
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Age: 39
The 13th Warrior
1999
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as Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan
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Age: 39
Junket Whore
1998
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Mask of Zorro
1998
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as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro
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Age: 37
Evita
1996
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as Ché
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Age: 36
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
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as Self
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Age: 35
Four Rooms
1995
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as Man
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Age: 35
Two Much
1995
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as Art Dodge
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Age: 35
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
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as Tony Ramirez
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Age: 35
Assassins
1995
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as Miguel Bain
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Age: 35
Desperado
1995
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as El Mariachi
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Age: 35
Miami Rhapsody
1995
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as Antonio
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Age: 34
Interview with the Vampire
1994
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as Armand
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Age: 34
Philadelphia
1993
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as Miguel Alvarez
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Age: 33
The House of the Spirits
1993
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as Pedro Tercero Gareia
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Age: 33
The Mambo Kings
1992
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as Nestor Castillo
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Age: 31
La mujer feliz
1990
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as
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Age: 29
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
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as Ricky
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Age: 29
The White Dove
1989
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as Mario
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Age: 29
If They Tell You I Fell
1989
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as Marcos
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Age: 29
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
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as Carlos
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Age: 27
Law of Desire
1987
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as Antonio Benítez
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Age: 26
Matador
1986
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as Ángel
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Age: 25
Caso cerrado
1985
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as Gasofa
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Age: 25