Demián Bichir Nájera, born August, 1963, is a Mexican actor.
After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films.
He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role in A Better Life in 2011; age 58.
Bichir was born in Torreón. His parents are Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera. His paternal family is of Lebanese origin.
His brothers are Odiseo and Bruno. He worked at the National Theater Company, performed Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, and won several awards at the Mexican Association of Theater Critics.
He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and worked at Rosa Mexican Restaurant.
He is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights.
His wife, Stefanie Sherk, committed suicide by drowning in the swimming pool on 12 April 2019.
Bichir has a daughter, Gala.
Bichir played Fidel Castro in Che and an emigrant in A Better Life.
He starred in the crime series The Bridge, and Tarantino’s 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 remake series “Grand Hotel.”
He stars in Angelina Jolie’s adapted film of Alessandro Baricco’s novel Without Blood.
