Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Movies and TV Shows

Demián Bichir Nájera (August 1, 1963, height 5' 10" (1,78 m)) is a Mexican actor. Both of his parents, Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera, and brothers Odiseo and Bruno Bichir are actors. He was married to singer Lisset Gutiérrez. He started his acting career at the age of 14 in the telenovela Rina with Ofelia Medina. His second acting role was as an adult in Vivir enamorada both telenovelas were during his years with Televisa. The following year he obtained a role in his first movie, the American production Choices of the Heart. He then continued his acting roles in telenovelas with film productions of Mexico, Spain and the United States. His movie Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999) broke box-office records in Mexico becoming the #1 movie in the history of Mexican cinema until El crimen del Padre Amaro. The MTV Movie Awards-México created a special category "Mejor Bichir en una Película" ("Best Bichir in a movie") because of the many films the Bichir siblings act in every year. He earned this award for Bendito infierno, in which he co-stars with Victoria Abril, Penélope Cruz and Gael García Bernal. His American debut occurred when he depicted Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's 2008 biopic Che, on the life of revolutionary Che Guevara. Recently he has been exposed to a wider American audience with his recurring role as Esteban Reyes, the corrupt mayor of Tijuana and love interest of Nancy Botwin in the fourth, fifth and sixth seasons of the Showtime comedy series Weeds.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1963-08-01 (61 years old)
  • Place of birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • twitter: demianbichir
  • instagram: demianbichiroficial
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Chupa
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Chava
2023

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
65%
2022

Drama

7.5
71%
Godzilla vs. Kong
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 76%
role:
Walter Simmons
2021

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
76%
Chaos Walking
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Ben Moore
2021

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
66%
Land
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Miguel
2021

Drama

6.7
68%
2020

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
58%
The Grudge
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 56%
role:
Goodman
2020

Horror

Mystery

4.4
56%
Grand Hotel
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 73%
role:
Santiago Mendoza
2019

Drama

7.0
73%
The Nun
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Father Burke
2018

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
59%
2017

Horror

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
61%
Lowriders
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Miguel
2017

Action

Crime

Drama

5.7
67%
2017

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
60%
7:19
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Fernando Pellicer
2016

Drama

History

Thriller

5.8
64%
Good Kids
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 64%
role:
Yaco
2016

Comedy

6.1
64%
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Western

7.8
78%
Death in Buenos Aires
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Inspector Chávez
2014

Crime

Drama

Mystery

5.8
58%
Dom Hemingway
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Mr. Fontaine
2013

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.1
58%
Machete Kills
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 56%
role:
Mendez
2013

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.6
56%
The Bridge
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Marco Ruiz
2013

Drama

7.6
68%
The Heat
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Hale
2013

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.6
66%
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Cerdo Gutiérrez 2 (voice)
2012

Animation

Comedy

6.2
68%
Savages
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Alex
2012

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
64%
Foreverland
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 66%
role:
Salvador
2011

Drama

6.2
66%
A Better Life
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Carlos Riquelme
2011

Drama

7.2
71%
2010

Drama

History

6.5
44%
The Runway
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Ernesto Cordoba
2010

Comedy

Drama

6.4
58%
Che: Part Two
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Fidel Castro
2008

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.8
67%
Che: Part One
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Fidel Castro
2008

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.1
68%
2001

Comedy

6.4
55%
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.5
67%
1997

Action

Thriller

6.3
65%
Red Dawn
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Jorge
1989

Drama

Thriller

8.0
77%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Demián Bichir are, for example, Chupa, Let the Right One In and Godzilla vs. Kong.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Hateful Eight (7.8), Let the Right One In (7.3) and A Better Life (7.2).