Demián Bichir

Biography

Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation:[deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life.

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Known For

Lazos de Amor

Valente Segura

Weeds

Esteban Carlos Reyes

The Bridge

Marco Ruiz

The Nun

Father Burke

Grand Hotel

Santiago Mendoza

Godzilla vs. Kong

Walter Simmons

The Hateful Eight

Bob

Alien: Covenant

Lope

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Without Blood	Tito
2025	Black Phone 2
2024	A Circus Tale & A Love Song	Refugio
2024	Beacon
2023	Chupa	Chava
2021	Chaos Walking	Ben Moore
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Walter Simmons
2021	Land	Miguel
2020	Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe	Self
2020	The Midnight Sky	Sanchez
2020	Danyka	Armando
2019	QT8: The First Eight	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Grudge	Goodman
2018	The Nun	Father Burke
2018	Corazón	Dr. Mario Garcia
2017	Lowriders	Miguel Alvarez
2017	Alien: Covenant	Lope
2017	Walden: Life in The Woods	Ramirez
2017	Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos	Lope
2017	Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper	Lope
2017	Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages	Lopé
2016	Good Kids	Yaco
2016	7:19	Fernando Pellicer
2015	The Hateful Eight	Bob
2015	43	Himself (as Demian Bichir)
2014	Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama	Self
2014	Words with Gods	Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
2014	Death in Buenos Aires	Inspector Chávez
2013	Machete Kills	Mendez
2013	The Heat	Hale
2013	Dom Hemingway	Mr. Fontaine
2013	Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy	Narrator (voice)
2013	Before We Are Forgotten
2012	Savages	Alex
2012	El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza	Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice)
2011	A Better Life	Carlos Riquelme
2011	The Dream of Ivan	Entrenador Torres
2011	Foreverland	Salvador
2010	The Runway	Ernesto Cordoba
2010	Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada	Hidalgo
2009	Enemigos íntimos
2008	Che: Part One	Fidel Castro
2008	Che: Part Two	Fidel Castro
2007	Beyond the Sky	Malboro
2007	Mosquita muerta	Himself
2005	American Visa
2004	Hipnos	Miguel
2002	Dark Cities	Mario
2002	Heartbreak Hospital	Tonio
2001	Don't Tempt Me	Manny
2001	In the Time of the Butterflies	Manolo Tavárez
2000	Todo el poder	Gabriel Castro
2000	La toma de la embajada	"Comandante Uno"
1999	Sex, Shame & Tears	Tomás
1999	Little Saints	Cacomixtle
1999	Ave María	Daniel Simón
1998	Luces de la noche	Eduardo (Young)
1997	Dance with the Devil	Catalina
1996	Solo	Rio
1996	Recipes to Stay Together	Carlos Rodríguez
1996	Salón México	Insp. Casteleón
1995	Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead	Omar
1994	Ya la hicimos
1994	Hasta Morir
1993	Married Life	Gaspar
1993	Miroslava	Ricardo
1990	Red Dawn	Jorge
1988	The Penitent	Roberto
1987	Hotel Colonial	Young Hotel Clerk
1986	Astucia	Tapatío
1985	Viaje al paraíso	Chuy
1983	Choices of the Heart	Armando

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Let the Right One In	Mark Kane
2019	Grand Hotel	Santiago Mendoza
2013	The Bridge	Marco Ruiz
2005	Weeds	Esteban Carlos Reyes
2004	Zapata. Amor en Rebeldía
2002	Las Lunas del Auditorio	Self
1996	Nothing Personal	Comandante Alfonso Carbajal
1995	Lazos de Amor	Valente Segura
1982	Vivir enamorada	Nacho
	The Dentist	Nolasco Black