Demián Bichir facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Demián Bichir
Bichir at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Demián Bichir Nájera (1963-08-01) 1 August 1963 (age 61) Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Citizenship	Mexico United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present
Spouse(s)	Lisset ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2003)​ Stefanie Sherk ​ ​ (m. 2011; died 2019)​
Children	1
Parents	Alejandro Bichir (father) Maricruz Nájera (mother)
Relatives	Odiseo Bichir (brother) Bruno Bichir (brother)
Family	Bichir family

Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation: [deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life.

Personal life

Bichir was born in Torreón. His parents are actors Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera. His brothers, Odiseo and Bruno, are also actors. His paternal family is of Lebanese origin. He worked at the National Theater Company, Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, and the Mexican Association of Theater Critics. He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights. His wife, Stefanie Sherk, died in a swimming pool on 12 April 2019. Bichir has a daughter, Gala.

Career

Bichir played Fidel Castro in Che and an emigrant in A Better Life. He starred in the crime series The Bridge and the western film The Hateful Eight. His directorial debut film A Circus Story & A Love Song premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival. Other films including Alien: Covenant, The Nun and Chaos Walking. He starred in the drama series Grand Hotel, and in Angelina Jolie's adapted film of Alessandro Baricco's novel Without Blood.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Hotel Colonial	Young Hotel Clerk
1988	The Penitent	Roberto
1989	Rojo Amanecer	Jorge
1993	Miroslava	Ricardo
1995	Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead	Omar
1996	Solo	Rio
1997	Perdita Durango	Catalina
1999	Sexo, pudor y lágrimas	Tomás
2000	Gimme the Power	Gabriel
2001	Don't Tempt Me	Manny Chavez
2004	Hypnos	Miguel
2007	Fuera del cielo	Everardo Sánchez
	American Visa	Mario Alvarez
2008	Che	Fidel Castro
2010	Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
2011	A Better Life	Carlos Galindo
	Foreverland	Salvador
2012	Savages	Alex Reyes
	El Santos vs. la Tetona Mendoza	Pork Gutiérrez #3	Voice
2013	The Heat	Hale
	Machete Kills	Marcos 'The Madman' Mendez
	Dom Hemingway	Ivan Fontaine
2014	Death in Buenos Aires	Inspector Chávez
2015	The Hateful Eight	Marco 'The Mexican' / Señor Bob
2016	Good Kids	Yaco
	Lowriders	Miguel Alvarez
	7:19	Fernando Pellicer
2017	Alien: Covenant	Sergeant Lope
2018	The Nun	Father Burke
2020	The Grudge	Detective Goodman
	The Midnight Sky	Sanchez
2021	Land	Miguel
	Chaos Walking	Ben Moore
	Godzilla vs. Kong	Walter Simmons
2023	Chupa	Chava
2024	A Circus Story & A Love Song	Refugio	Also director and writer
	Without Blood	Tito
2025	The Black Phone 2	0TBA	Post-production

Television

Awards

See also

In Spanish: Demián Bichir para niños