Joaquin Cosío was born in Nayarit, Mexico. His training as an actor began in 1983 and has continued growing and developing ever since. In 1994, Cosío wrote his first stage play, titled Tomochic: Or the day the world ended, which was awarded the National Literature Prize. Performing in over 50 plays and over 600 live performances, his stage career reached a new milestone in 1999 when he was hand selected to join the National Theater Company. This led Cosío to make the decision to move to Mexico City permanently and focus on becoming a full-time actor. He has been working non-stop ever since as one of Mexico's most respected actors of stage and screen. He made his film debut in 2001 in the film The Blue Room and he has since participated in over 30 feature films and several shorts. Cosío played a multi-episode role in the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down. He played General Medrano, one of the main villains in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, and acted alongside Benicio del Toro in Oliver Stone's gritty thriller, Savages. Cosío appeared in Robert Duvall's A Night in Old Mexico, and in Disney's 2013 filmThe Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.
Known For
El precio de educarlos
Contador
2024
V de Víctor
Jorge
2024
Cassandro
Lorenzo
2023
The Great Seduction
Doctor Peña
2023
Elevator
2023
Bendita Suegra
Lucio
2023
Monstruosamente Solo
Moncho (voice)
2021
The Suicide Squad
Mayor General Mateo Suarez
2021
Belzebuth
Emmanuel Ritter
2019
Zhai
Sergio
2017
Sundown
Pedro Alazanas
2016
Las Aparicio
Camilo Gutiérrez
2016
Thoroughbred
Carmona
2016
The Thin Yellow Line
Gabriel
2015
The Perfect Dictatorship
Agustín Morales
2014
Cantinflas
"El Indio" Fernández
2014
Sombras
2014
A Shred Of Mist
Vega
2014
Familia Gang
2014
El mar muerto
2013
A Night in Old Mexico
Cholo
2013
Amorous Pancho Villa
Abraham Gonzalez
2013
Bless Me, Ultima
Narciso
2013
Between Night and Day
2013
The Walls Talk
Carlín
2012
The Arrival of Conrado Sierra
Don Chalio
2012
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
Burrona
2012
El vampiro de la ortografía
Narrador
2012
Savages
El Azul
2012
Pastorela
Agente Jesús "Chucho" Juárez
2011
Saving Private Pérez
Rosalío
2011
Te Presento a Laura
Guadalupe
2010
El Infierno
El Cochiloco
2010
Estrella de Plata
Estrella de Plata
2009
Backyard
Peralta
2009
Rudo & Cursi
Arnulfo
2008
Quantum of Solace
General Medrano
2008
Teo's Journey
2008
Enlightened Blood
2008
Love, Pain and Vice Versa
Agente
2008
Karma
Agustín / Yadhira
2007
The Wall
Miguel
2007
Personal Effects
Conductor
2006
A Wonderful World
Vagabundo
2006
The Other José
José
2005
Tin Man
Mendigo / Verdugo
2005
Killing Cabos
Ruben "Mascarita"
2004
The Blue Room
Maestro de Obras
2002
Infatuacion
Det. Fernández
Total Loss
Bonilla
2025
Midnight Family
Ramón Tamayo · (10 episodes)
2024
Switched Up
Chuy
2024
¡Que viva México!
Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo
2023
Lecciones para canallas
2022
Natural Born Narco
Taladro · (15 episodes)
2022
Maya and the Three
Camazotz (voice) · (9 episodes)
2021
Mighty Victoria
Jacinto
2021
Killing Cabos 2: The Mask of El Máscara
Mascarita
2021
El Candidato
Rafael Bautista · (10 episodes)
2020
Gentefied
Pop Morales · (18 episodes)
2020
Powder
Don Manuel
2019
Rambo: Last Blood
Don Manuel
2019
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Emeterio
2019
Don't Jump, Magdalena
2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Scorpion (voice)
2018
Las Buchonas
Baltazar · (81 episodes)
2018
Narcos: Mexico
Don Neto · (5 episodes)
2018
Narcos: Mexico
Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo · (11 episodes)
2018
Waiting For Gordo
2018
Me gusta, pero me asusta
Don Gumaro
2017
Cinderello
Damián
2017
Blue Demon
Ignacio Vera · (65 episodes)
2016
Compadres
Gaspar
2016
Vidas violentas
2015
Hot Pursuit
Vicente Cortez
2015
The Strain
Angel Guzman Hurtado · (11 episodes)
2014
Heriberto y Demetrio
2014
The Lone Ranger
Jesus
2013
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
El Jefe (voice)
2012
Marcelo
2012
La Revolución De Juan Escopeta
Juan Escopeta (voice)
2011
El Diez
(8 episodes)
2011
A Better Life
Blasco Martinez
2011
Los heroes del norte
Don Hassan · (2 episodes)
2010
Segurança Nacional
Hector Gasca
2010
Sucedió en un día
2010
Kdabra
Blas · (33 episodes)
2009
Me importas tú... y tú
2009
Eastbound & Down
Hector · (3 episodes)
2009
Good Will
2009
Tear This Heart Out
Juan
2008
Infierno Grande
2006
Los Plateados
Kamal Bashur · (148 episodes)
2005
Without Rhyme or Reason
2003
El Tigre de Santa Julia
Contrabandista
2002
Una de dos
2002
Maricota y el tiempo
Las Muertas
Captain Bedoya · (1 episode)