Joaquín Cosío
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
Credits
- 2025 · The Dead Girls as Captain Bedoya
- 2025 · Pérdida Total as Bonilla
- 2024 · Midnight Family as Ramón Tamayo
- 2024 · V for Victor as Jorge
- 2023 · The Great Seduction as Doctor Peña
- 2023 · ¡Que viva México! as Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo
- 2022 · Natural Born Narco as Taladro
- 2021 · Maya and the Three as Camazotz (voice)
- 2021 · Mighty Victoria as Jacinto
- 2021 · Killing Cabos 2: The Mask of El Máscara as Mascarita
- 2021 · The Suicide Squad as Mayor General Mateo Suarez
- 2020 · El Candidato as Rafael Bautista
- 2020 · Gentefied as Pop Morales
- 2019 · Rambo: Last Blood as Don Manuel
- 2019 · Sonora: The Devil’s Highway as Emeterio
- 2019 · Belzebuth as Emmanuel Ritter
- 2018 · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Scorpion (voice)
- 2018 · Las Buchonas as Baltazar
- 2018 · Narcos: Mexico as Don Neto
- 2018 · Narcos: Mexico as Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo
- 2016 · Blue Demon as Ignacio Vera
- 2015 · Hot Pursuit as Vicente Cortez
- 2014 · The Perfect Dictatorship as Agustín Morales
- 2014 · Cantinflas as "El Indio" Fernández
- 2014 · The Strain as Angel Guzman Hurtado
- 2013 · El mar muerto as
- 2013 · A Night in Old Mexico as Cholo
- 2013 · Amorous Pancho Villa as Abraham Gonzalez
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Jesus
- 2013 · Bless Me, Ultima as Narciso
- 2013 · Between Night and Day as
- 2012 · El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza as El Jefe (voice)
- 2012 · The Arrival of Conrado Sierra as Don Chalio
- 2012 · The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas as Burrona
- 2012 · Savages as El Azul
- 2011 · A Better Life as Blasco Martinez
- 2010 · Te Presento a Laura as Guadalupe
- 2010 · Los heroes del norte as Don Hassan
- 2010 · El Infierno as El Cochiloco
- 2010 · Segurança Nacional as Hector Gasca
- 2009 · Kdabra as Blas
- 2009 · Backyard as Peralta
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Hector
- 2008 · Rudo & Cursi as Arnulfo
- 2008 · Quantum of Solace as General Medrano
- 2008 · Teo's Journey as
- 2008 · Tear This Heart Out as Juan
- 2007 · The Wall as Miguel
- 2006 · A Wonderful World as Vagabundo
- 2005 · Los Plateados as Kamal Bashur
- 2002 · Una de dos as
- Future · Infatuacion as Det. Fernández
- 2025 · Maricota y el tiempo as
- 2024 · Switched Up as Chuy
- 2024 · El precio de educarlos as Contador
- 2023 · Cassandro as Lorenzo
- 2023 · Elevator as
- 2023 · Bendita Suegra as Lucio
- 2022 · Lecciones para canallas as
- 2021 · Monstruosamente Solo as Moncho (voice)
- 2019 · Powder as Don Manuel
- 2019 · Don't Jump, Magdalena as
- 2018 · Waiting For Gordo as
- 2017 · Me gusta, pero me asusta as Don Gumaro
- 2017 · Cinderello as Damián
- 2017 · Zhai as Sergio
- 2016 · Sundown as Pedro Alazanas
- 2016 · Compadres as Gaspar
- 2016 · Las Aparicio as Camilo Gutiérrez
- 2016 · Thoroughbred as Carmona
- 2015 · Vidas violentas as
- 2015 · The Thin Yellow Line as Gabriel
- 2014 · Sombras as
- 2014 · A Shred Of Mist as Vega
- 2014 · Familia Gang as
- 2014 · Heriberto y Demetrio as
- 2014 · Caminos as Samaritano
- 2012 · The Walls Talk as Carlín
- 2012 · El vampiro de la ortografía as Narrador
- 2012 · Marcelo as
- 2011 · Pastorela as Agente Jesús "Chucho" Juárez
- 2011 · La Revolución De Juan Escopeta as Juan Escopeta (voice)
- 2011 · El Diez as
- 2011 · Asalto al cine as Papá Chale
- 2011 · Saving Private Pérez as Rosalío
- 2010 · Sucedió en un día as
- 2009 · Estrella de Plata as Estrella de Plata
- 2009 · Me importas tú... y tú as
- 2009 · Good Will as
- 2008 · Enlightened Blood as
- 2008 · Love, Pain and Vice Versa as Agente
- 2007 · Karma as Agustín / Yadhira
- 2006 · Infierno Grande as
- 2006 · Personal Effects as Conductor
- 2005 · Tin Man as Mendigo / Verdugo
- 2005 · The Other José as José
- 2004 · Killing Cabos as Ruben "Mascarita"
- 2003 · Without Rhyme or Reason as
- 2002 · The Tiger of Santa Julia as Contrabandista
- 2002 · The Blue Room as Maestro de Obras