Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. The recorded working language is Spanish and English. The field of work recorded is acting. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles. Distinctions recorded are Awards from the Association of Theater Critics and Journalists.

• Name — Demián Bichir • Birth Name — Demián Bichir Nájera • Born — 1 August 1963 • Birthplace — Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico • Citizenship — * Mexico • United States • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1977–present • Children — 1 • Mother — Maricruz Nájera • Father — Alejandro Bichir • Relatives — * Odiseo Bichir (brother) • Bruno Bichir (brother) • Family — Bichir family

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.

• Illustration — Bichir in 2014 Bichir played Fidel Castro in Che. He starred in the television series The Bridge and Grand Hotel. His directorial debut film A Circus Story & A Love Song premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival. Other films including A Better Life, Alien: Covenant, Chaos Walking, The Hateful Eight, The Nun, and Without Blood.

He is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights. His second wife, Stefanie Sherk, died in a swimming pool on 12 April 2019. Bichir has a daughter, Gala.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977–1978 — Rina — Juanito • 1982–1983 — Vivir enamorada — Nacho • 1983 — Cuando los hijos se van — Ricardo • Choices of the Heart — Armando — Television film • 1984–1985 — Los años felices — Tomas • 1987–1988 — El rincón de los prodigios — Monchito • 1995–1996 — Lazos de Amor — Valente Segura • 1996–1997 — Nada personal — Comandante Alfonso Carbajal • 2001 — In the Time of the Butterflies — Manolo Tavárez — Television film • 2008–2010 — Weeds — Esteban Carlos Reyes — 27 episodes • 2013–2014 — The Bridge — Detective Marco Ruiz — 26 episodes • 2019 — Grand Hotel — Santiago Mendoza — 13 episodes • 2022 — Let the Right One In — Mark Kane — 10 episodes