Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem is a Spanish actor that more recently, has come to make a presence in Hollywood films. I enjoy watching his performances because he has great versatility and his acting is very raw yet contained. My favourite performance of his was in Biutiful. It was a very hard film especially for an actor to take on because of the emotional weight the character holds.

He doesn’t delve much into acting technicalities but rather, he views acting from an interesting point of view. To him, his role as an actor is like being a lawyer, you have to understand and defend the character no matter the circumstances. For instance, he played a violent character in No Country for Old Men but in real life, he dislikes violence and guns. Yet he portrayed the character so well, he won Golden Globes for Best Performance.