José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, 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
Babygirl
Jacob
2024
Paddington in Peru
Hunter Cabot
2024
The Clean Up Crew
Gabriel
2024
Cult Killer
Mikeal Tallini
2024
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Self
2023
Journey to Bethlehem
Herod the Great
2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
2023
El viaje de Julieta
Self
2023
Code Name Banshee
Caleb
2022
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self (archive footage)
2017
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
Burger Beard
2017
The Great Illusion
Self
2016
Finding Altamira
Marcelino
2016
Knight of Cups
Tonio
2015
The 33
Mario Sepúlveda
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Burger Beard
2015
Automata
Jacq Vaucan
2014
The Expendables 3
Galgo
2014
Shrek Stories
Puss in Boots (voice)
2013
Machete Kills
El Camaleon
2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Sir Clorex (voice)
2013
I'm So Excited!
León
2013
Ruby Sparks
Mort
2012
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
Puss in Boots (voice)
2012
Black Gold
Emir Nesib
2011
Haywire
Rodrigo
2011
The Skin I Live In
Dr. Robert Ledgard
2011
The Big Bang
Ned Cruz
2011
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Puss in Boots (voice)
2010
Shrek's Yule Log
Puss in Boots (voice)
2010
Scared Shrekless
Puss in Boots (voice)
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Greg
2010
Shrek Forever After
Puss in Boots (voice)
2010
Thick as Thieves
Gabriel Martin
2009
The Other Man
Ralph
2008
Y el cine marcha
2008
My Mom's New Boyfriend
Tommy Martinez
2008
Chevolution
2008
Shrek the Halls
Puss in Boots (voice)
2007
Shrek the Third
Puss in Boots (voice)
2007
Bordertown
Alfonso Diaz
2007
Take the Lead
Pierre Dulaine
2006
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Miguel (archive footage)
2005
The Legend of Zorro
Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
2005
Champion
Self
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2005
Far Far Away Idol
Puss In Boots (voice)
2004
Shrek 2
Puss in Boots (voice)
2004
Imagining Argentina
Carlos Rueda
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
El Mariachi
2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Pancho Villa
2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Gregorio Cortez
2003
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
Self
2003
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
Agent Jeremiah Ecks
2002
Frida
David Alfaro Siqueiros
2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Gregorio Cortez
2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
2002
Femme Fatale
Nicolas Bardo
2002
Original Sin
Luis Antonio Vargas
2001
The Body
Father Matt Gutierrez
2001
Spy Kids
Gregorio Cortez
2001
Play It to the Bone
Cesar Dominguez
1999
The 13th Warrior
Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan
1999
The White River Kid
Morales Pittman
1999
The Mask of Zorro
Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro
1998
Evita
Ché
1996
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
1996
Four Rooms
Man
1995
Two Much
Art Dodge
1995
Never Talk to Strangers
Tony Ramirez
1995
Assassins
Miguel Bain
1995
Desperado
El Mariachi
1995
Miami Rhapsody
Antonio
1995
Interview with the Vampire
Armand
1994
Of Love and Shadows
Francisco
1994
Philadelphia
Miguel Alvarez
1993
The House of the Spirits
Pedro Tercero Gareia
1993
Outrage
Marcos Vallez
1993
The Mambo Kings
Nestor Castillo
1992
Una mujer bajo la lluvia
Miguel
1992
Terra Nova
Antonio
1991
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Ricky
1990
If They Tell You I Fell
Marcos
1989
Going Down in Morocco
Alberto
1989
Baton Rouge
Antonio
1988
El placer de matar
1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Carlos
1988
Law of Desire
Antonio Benítez
1987
Matador
Ángel
1986
Caso cerrado
Gasofa
1985
The Court of the Pharaoh
Fray José / José en un momento posterior
1985
El caso Almería
Juan Luque
1984
Labyrinth of Passion
Sadec
1982
Pestañas postizas
Juan
1982
The Monster of Florence
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Renaldo
2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots (voice)
2022
The Enforcer
Cuda
2022
Uncharted
Santiago Moncada
2022
Official Competition
Félix Rivero
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Aristotle Papdopolous
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self - Performer
2020
The Making of Pain and Glory
Self
2020
Dolittle
King Rassouli
2020
The Laundromat
Ramón Fonseca
2019
Pain and Glory
Salvador Mallo
2019
Life Itself
Vincent Saccione
2018
Beyond the Edge
Gordon
2018
Bullet Head
Blue
2017
Acts of Vengeance
Frank Valera
2017
The Music of Silence
Le maestro
2017
The Making of The Expendables 3
Self
2014
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Self
2014
Mundos virtuales
2013
The Making of The Skin I Live In
Self
2012
Hermanos, una historia de sangre
Narrator
Gun Shy
Turk Henry
2017
Black Butterfly
Paul
2017
Security
Eduardo 'Eddie' Deacon
2017
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Puss in Boots (voice)
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots (voice)
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Gregorio Cortez (uncredited)
2011
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
Self
2006
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
2004
Unmasking Zorro
Self
2001
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Self - Performer
1998
La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez
1993
Against the Wind
Juan
1990
La mujer feliz
1990
El acto
Carlos
1989
The White Dove
Mario
1989
The Way They Were
Damián
1987
Love Ravings
Amante de Jaime (segment "Delirio 3")
1986
27 Horas
Rafa
1986
Puzzle
Andrés
1986
Réquiem por un campesino español
Paco
1985
Los zancos
Alberto
1984
El señor Galíndez
Eduardo
1984
Y del seguro… líbranos, Señor!
Pipi
1983
Tony
San Pellegrino - Fili tirati nunca
Pedro x Javis
2025
100% únicos
(1 episode)
2023
Martínez y hermanos
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Self - Invitado · (1 episode)
2021
La Noche D
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2021
Genius
Pablo Picasso · (10 episodes)
2017
Ramez Beyla'ab Bel Nar
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Mi casa es la tuya
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Conan
Self · (3 episodes)
2010
The Talk
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2010
DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories
Puss in Boots (voice) · (4 episodes)
2008
Sabias a lo que venías
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (7 episodes)
2006
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Latin Grammy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Hollywood Squares
(5 episodes)
1998
The View
Self · (4 episodes)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Clive Anderson All Talk
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Lo + plus
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini · (3 episodes)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993
Cuentos de Borges
Rosendo Juárez · (1 episode)
1993
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992
La mujer de tu vida
Antonio López · (1 episode)
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952