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Demián Bichir Nájera is a Mexican-American actor and one of the members of the Bichir family of actors. After starring in telenovelas, he appeared in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Better Life.
Birth Name
Demián Bichir Nájera
Born
Thursday, 01 August 1963
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chupa | Chava | 2023 |
| Let the Right One In | Mark Kane | 2022 |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | Walter Simmons | 2021 |
| Chaos Walking | Ben Moore / Ben | 2021 |
| Land | Miguel | 2021 |
| The Midnight Sky | Sanchez | 2020 |
| Mar de fondo | Armando | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| The Grudge | Goodman | 2020 |
| Walden: Life in the Woods | Ramirez | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chupa | Chava | 2023 |
| Let the Right One In | Mark Kane | 2022 |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | Walter Simmons | 2021 |
| Chaos Walking | Ben Moore / Ben | 2021 |
| Land | Miguel | 2021 |
| The Midnight Sky | Sanchez | 2020 |
| Mar de fondo | Armando | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| The Grudge | Goodman | 2020 |
| Walden: Life in the Woods | Ramirez | 2019 |
| Grand Hotel | Santiago Mendoza | 2019 |
| The Nun | Father Burke | 2018 |
| Alien: Covenant - Phobos | Lope / Sergeant Carl Lope | 2017 |
| Alien: Covenant | Lope / Carl Lope | 2017 |
| Lowriders | Miguel Alvarez / Miguel | 2017 |
| Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Lope / Sergeant Carl Lope | 2017 |
| Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
| 7:19 | Fernando Pellicer | 2016 |
| Good Kids | Yaco | 2016 |
| Un Cuento de Circo & A Love Song | Refugio | 2016 |
| The Hateful Eight | Bob | 2015 |
| 43 | Himself (as Demian Bichir) / Self | 2015 |
| Words with Gods | Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios") / (as Demian Bichir) | 2014 |
| Death in Buenos Aires | Chávez / Inspector Chávez | 2014 |
| Antes de que nos olviden | 2013 | |
| Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2013 |
| Dom Hemingway | Mr. Fontaine | 2013 |
| Machete Kills | Mendez | 2013 |
| The Bridge | Marco Ruiz | 2013 |
| The Heat | Hale | 2013 |
| The Wild Adventures of El Santos | Cerdo Gutiérrez 03 / Cerdo Gutiérrez 2 (voice) | 2012 |
| Savages | Alex | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| Foreverland | Salvador | 2011 |
| Ivan's Dream | Entrenador Torres | 2011 |
| A Better Life | Carlos Galindo / Carlos Riquelme | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| Hidalgo - La historia jamás contada. | Miguel Hidalgo / Hidalgo | 2010 |
| The Runway | Ernesto Cordoba | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| EcoDivas TV | Self | 2009 |
| Che: Part Two | Fidel Castro | 2008 |
| Che: Part One | Fidel Castro | 2008 |
| Capadocia | Carlos | 2008 |
| Mosquita muerta | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Marco Ruiz in 'The Bridge' / Himself - Guest / Alex | 2007 |
| Fuera del cielo | Malboro | 2007 |
| American Visa | Professor Mario Alvarez | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Weeds | Esteban Carlos Reyes / Esteban Reyes | 2005 |
| La otra mitad del sol | Felipe Saenz | 2005 |
| Hipnos | Miguel | 2004 |
| Zapata: Amor en rebeldía | Emiliano Zapata | 2004 |
| Heartbreak Hospital | Tonio | 2002 |
| Dark City | Mario | 2002 |
| No News from God | Many Chavez / Manny | 2001 |
| In the Time of the Butterflies | Manolo / Manolo Tavárez | 2001 |
| La toma de la embajada | Rosemberg Pabón, 'Comandante Uno' / "Comandante Uno" | 2000 |
| Todo el poder | Gabriel / Gabriel Castro | 2000 |
| Cerebro | (as Demian Bichir) | 2000 |
| Ave María | Daniel Simón / Daniel | 1999 |
| Sexo, pudor y lágrimas | Tomas / Tomás / Ana's ex-boyfriend | 1999 |
| Little Saints | Cacomixtle | 1999 |
| Cilantro y perejil | Carlos Rodríguez | 1998 |
| Luces de la noche | Eduardo (Young) | 1998 |
| Perdita Durango | Catalina | 1997 |
| Solo | Rio | 1996 |
| Nada personal | Comandante Alfonso Carbajal | 1996 |
| Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead | Omar | 1995 |
| Lazos de amor | Valente Segura | 1995 |
| 'Til Death | Mauricio | 1995 |
| Ya la hicimos | Heriberto | 1994 |
| Married Life | Gaspar | 1993 |
| Miroslava | Ricardo | 1993 |
| Marea suave | (as Demian Bichir) | 1992 |
| Red Dawn | Jorge | 1989 |
| The Penitent | Roberto | 1988 |
| Hotel Colonial | Young Hotel Clerk | 1987 |
| Viaje al paraíso | Chuy | 1985 |
| Choices of the Heart | Armando | 1983 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Let the Right One In | 2022 |
| Mar de fondo | 2020 |
| Walden: Life in the Woods | 2019 |
| Grand Hotel | 2019 |
| Un Cuento de Circo & A Love Song | 2016 |
| Hidalgo - La historia jamás contada. | 2010 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
