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