José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born August 10, 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.
Known For
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(2022)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Shrek 2
(2004)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Renaldo
Shrek Forever After
(2010)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Interview with the Vampire
(1994)
Armand
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Uncharted
(2022)
Santiago Moncada
The Expendables 3
(2014)
Galgo
Puss in Boots
(2011)
Puss in Boots (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Burger Beard
Dolittle
(2020)
King Rassouli
The Mask of Zorro
(1998)
Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro
The Skin I Live In
(2011)
Dr. Robert Ledgard
Thick as Thieves
(2009)
Gabriel Martin
Original Sin
(2001)
Luis Antonio Vargas
Cult Killer
(2024)
Mikeal Tallini
Full Filmography
Acting
Pestañas postizas
(1982)
Juan
Labyrinth of Passion
(1982)
Sadec
Y del seguro… líbranos, Señor!
(1983)
Pipi
El caso Almería
(1984)
Juan Luque
Los zancos
(1984)
Alberto
El señor Galíndez
(1984)
Eduardo
The Court of the Pharaoh
(1985)
Fray José / José en un momento posterior
Réquiem por un campesino español
(1985)
Paco
Caso cerrado
(1985)
Gasofa
Love Ravings
(1986)
Amante de Jaime (segment "Delirio 3")
27 Horas
(1986)
Rafa
Puzzle
(1986)
Andrés
Matador
(1986)
Angel
Law of Desire
(1987)
Antonio Benítez
The Way They Were
(1987)
Damián
El placer de matar
(1988)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(1988)
Carlos
Baton Rouge
(1988)
Antonio
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(1989)
Ricky
If They Tell You I Fell
(1989)
Marcos
The White Dove
(1989)
Mario
El acto
(1989)
Carlos
Going Down in Morocco
(1989)
Alberto
La mujer feliz
(1990)
Against The Wind
(1990)
Juan
Madonna: Truth or Dare
(1991)
Self
Terra Nova
(1991)
Antonio
Una mujer bajo la lluvia
(1992)
Miguel
The Mambo Kings
(1992)
Nestor Castillo
La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez
(1993)
Outrage
(1993)
Marcos Vallez
The House of the Spirits
(1993)
Pedro Tercero Gareia
Philadelphia
(1993)
Miguel Alvarez
Of Love and Shadows
(1994)
Francisco
Interview with the Vampire
(1994)
Armand
Desperado
(1995)
El Mariachi
Never Talk to Strangers
(1995)
Tony Ramirez
Four Rooms
(1995)
Man
Two Much
(1995)
Art Dodge
Assassins
(1995)
Miguel Bain
Miami Rhapsody
(1995)
Antonio
Evita
(1996)
Ché
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
(1996)
Self
The Mask of Zorro
(1998)
Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
(1998)
Self - Performer
Play It to the Bone
(1999)
Cesar Dominguez
The White River Kid
(1999)
Morales Pittman
The 13th Warrior
(1999)
Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan
The Body
(2001)
Father Matt Gutierrez
Original Sin
(2001)
Luis Antonio Vargas
Spy Kids
(2001)
Gregorio Cortez
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
(2002)
Gregorio Cortez
Femme Fatale
(2002)
Nicolas Bardo
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
(2002)
Agent Jeremiah Ecks
Frida
(2002)
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Searching for Debra Winger
(2002)
Self (uncredited)
Imagining Argentina
(2003)
Carlos Rueda
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
(2003)
Pancho Villa
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003)
El Mariachi
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(2003)
Gregorio Cortez
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
(2003)
Self
Shrek 2
(2004)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Far Far Away Idol
(2004)
Puss In Boots (voice)
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
(2004)
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
(2005)
Miguel (archive footage)
Champion
(2005)
Self
The Legend of Zorro
(2005)
Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
Take the Lead
(2006)
Pierre Dulaine
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
(2006)
Self
Shrek the Halls
(2007)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Bordertown
(2007)
Alfonso Diaz
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Y el cine marcha
(2008)
The Other Man
(2008)
Ralph
My Mom's New Boyfriend
(2008)
Thomas Martins
Chevolution
(2008)
Thick as Thieves
(2009)
Gabriel Martin
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
(2010)
Greg
Shrek Forever After
(2010)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Scared Shrekless
(2010)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Shrek's Yule Log
(2010)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
(2010)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Black Gold
(2011)
Emir Nesib
The Big Bang
(2011)
Ned Cruz
Haywire
(2011)
Rodrigo
The Skin I Live In
(2011)
Dr. Robert Ledgard
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
(2011)
Self
Puss in Boots
(2011)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
(2011)
Gregorio Cortez (uncredited)
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
(2012)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Ruby Sparks
(2012)
Mort
The Making of The Skin I Live In
(2012)
Self
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
(2012)
Puss in Boots (voice)
I'm So Excited!
(2013)
León
Machete Kills
(2013)
El Camaleon
Justin and the Knights of Valour
(2013)
Sir Clorex (voice)
Mundos virtuales
(2013)
Shrek Stories
(2013)
Puss in Boots (voice)
The Expendables 3
(2014)
Galgo
Automata
(2014)
Jacq Vaucan
The Making of The Expendables 3
(2014)
Self
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(2014)
Self
Knight of Cups
(2015)
Tonio
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(2015)
Burger Beard
The 33
(2015)
Mario Sepúlveda
The Great Illusion
(2016)
Self
Finding Altamira
(2016)
Marcelino
The Music of Silence
(2017)
Le maestro
Security
(2017)
Eduardo 'Eddie' Deacon
Bullet Head
(2017)
Blue
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Black Butterfly
(2017)
Paul
Gun Shy
(2017)
Turk Henry
Acts of Vengeance
(2017)
Frank Valera
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
(2017)
Burger Beard
Beyond the Edge
(2018)
Gordon
Life Itself
(2018)
Vincent Saccione
Asesinato en El Hormiguero Express
(2018)
Pain and Glory
(2019)
Salvador Mallo
The Laundromat
(2019)
Ramón Fonseca
Dolittle
(2020)
King Rassouli
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
(2020)
Self - Performer
The Making of Pain and Glory
(2020)
Self
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
(2021)
Aristotle Papdopolous
Official Competition
(2021)
Félix Rivero
Uncharted
(2022)
Santiago Moncada
The Enforcer
(2022)
Cuda
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(2022)
Puss in Boots (voice)
Code Name Banshee
(2022)
Caleb
El viaje de Julieta
(2023)
Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Self
Journey to Bethlehem
(2023)
King Herod Antipas of Judea
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Renaldo
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
(2023)
Self
Paddington in Peru
(2024)
Hunter Cabot
Cult Killer
(2024)
Mikeal Tallini
Directing
Desperado
(1995)
Special Guest Director
Crazy in Alabama
(1999)
Director
Summer Rain
(2006)
Director
Production
The White River Kid
(1999)
Producer
The Missing Lynx
(2008)
Producer
Before the Fall
(2008)
Producer
The Lady and the Reaper
(2009)
Producer
Justin and the Knights of Valour
(2013)
Producer
Automata
(2014)
Producer
Crew