Demián Bichir Mexican Actor Born 1963 in Torreón

Demián Bichir is a Mexican actor born on 1 August 1963 in Torreón. His best-known titles on this site are The Hateful Eight (2015) and Alien: Covenant (2017).

Early life

His parents are Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera. He attended Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Hotel Colonial, from 1987. His 1990s credits include Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995) and Perdita Durango (1997). During the 2000s, he worked on Don't Tempt Me (2001) and Weeds (2005). Work from the 2010s includes The Heat (2013) and The Nun (2018). The Midnight Sky (2020) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 44 films and 4 TV series are listed from 1987 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (8), followed by action (6) and comedy (5). The list ends, for now, with Diamond (2026). Of his two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Alien: Covenant (2017) has the highest, at $241 million.

Salma Hayek appears in three of his listed titles, including Savages (2012) and Without Blood (2024). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Cecilia Suárez (three titles) and Kate del Castillo (two titles). Antonio Serrano directed two of his titles on record, among them Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999) and Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada (2010). Steven Soderbergh is credited as director on two of them, including Che Part 2: Guerrilla (2008) and Che: The Argentine (2008).

Recognition

He won the Awards from the Association of Theater Critics and Journalists. His nominations include the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2012 for A Better Life.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Lisset (2001 to 2003) and Stefanie Sherk (2011 to 2019, widowed). He has one child on record.