Antonio Banderas

Acting

Born Aug 10, 1960

From Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

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.

Antonio Banderas

Known For

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Babygirl

Shrek 2

Shrek the Third

Shrek Forever After

Uncharted

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Interview with the Vampire

The Expendables 3

Desperado

Filmography — Acting

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Babygirl

Shrek 2

Shrek the Third

Shrek Forever After

Uncharted

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Interview with the Vampire

The Expendables 3

Desperado

Dolittle

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

The Legend of Zorro

Paddington in Peru

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Puss in Boots

Original Sin

Spy Kids

Philadelphia

The Mask of Zorro

The Enforcer

The Skin I Live In

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Automata

Shrek 5

Frida

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

The 13th Warrior

Ruby Sparks

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos

The House of the Spirits

Evita

Security

Four Rooms

Knight of Cups

Machete Kills

Shrek the Halls

The 33

Assassins

The Laundromat

Femme Fatale

Searching for Debra Winger

Haywire

Beyond the Edge

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Life Itself

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Two Much

Take the Lead

Code Name Banshee

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Black Butterfly

Black Gold

Acts of Vengeance

Pain and Glory

Scared Shrekless

Thick as Thieves

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

My Mom's New Boyfriend

The Mambo Kings

Journey to Bethlehem

The Body

Law of Desire

The Other Man

Of Love and Shadows