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Joaquín Cosio

Joaquín Cosio

Actor · Born January 1, 1962 (64) · Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

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.

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Born
January 1, 1962 (64)
From
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 on Motif · 104 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Joaquín Cosio's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Power
19%
Morality
12%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 17 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 23 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 23
Mentor
5 of 23
Ally
3 of 23
Hero
3 of 23
Threshold guardian
3 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Warm
11
Absurd
8
Melancholic
10
Dread
8
Other
32

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joaquín Cosio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 48 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joaquín Cosio's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

104 credits, 48 with a Motif page.

  • Rock Bottom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Alex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Maricota y el tiempo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Dead Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Captain Bedoya

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Pérdida total (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Bonilla

  • Midnight Family(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ramón Tamayo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Caras Vemos(2024)

    as Chuy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • El precio de educarlos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Contador

  • V for Victor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Jorge

  • Cassandro(2023)

    as Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Great Seduction(2023)

    as Doctor Peña

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Elevator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Bendita Suegra(2023)

    as Lucio

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • ¡Que viva México!(2023)

    as Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lecciones para canallas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Natural Born Narco(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Taladro

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Maya and the Three(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Camazotz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mighty Victoria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jacinto

  • Killing Cabos 2: The Mask of El Máscara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mascarita

  • Monstruosamente Solo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Moncho (voice)

  • The Suicide Squad(2021)

    as Mayor General Mateo Suarez

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • El Candidato(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rafael Bautista

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Gentefied(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Pop Morales

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Powder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Don Manuel

  • Rambo: Last Blood(2019)

    as Don Manuel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Don't Jump, Magdalena (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Sonora: The Devil’s Highway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Emeterio

  • Belzebuth(2017)

    as Emmanuel Ritter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)

    as Scorpion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Las Buchonas de tierra blanca(2017)

    Show 81 episodes · as Baltazar

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Don Neto · as Ernesto 'Don Neto' Fonseca Carrillo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Waiting For Gordo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Me gusta, pero me asusta(2017)

    as Don Gumaro

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cinderello (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Damián

  • Zhai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sergio

  • Blue Demon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 65 episodes · as Ignacio Vera

  • Sundown(2016)

    as Pedro Alazanas

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Compadres(2016)

    as Gaspar

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Las Aparicio(2015)

    as Camilo Gutiérrez

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Thoroughbred (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Carmona

  • Vidas Violentas(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hot Pursuit(2015)

    as Vicente Cortez

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • One for the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as José Alfredo Jiménez voz

  • The Thin Yellow Line(2015)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)

    as Agustín Morales

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cantinflas(2014)

    as "El Indio" Fernández

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Angel Guzman Hurtado

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Sombras (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • A Shred Of Mist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vega

  • Familia Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Caminos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Samaritano

  • Heriberto y Demetrio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • El mar muerto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • A Night in Old Mexico(2013)

    as Cholo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Amorous Pancho Villa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Abraham Gonzalez

  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    as Jesus

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bless Me, Ultima(2012)

    as Narciso

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Between Night and Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Con los Muertos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Walls Talk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Carlín

  • El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza(2012)

    as El Jefe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Arrival of Conrado Sierra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Don Chalio

  • The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas(2012)

    as Burrona

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El vampiro de la ortografía (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrador

  • Savages(2012)

    as El Azul

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Marcelo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Pastorela(2011)

    as Agente Jesús "Chucho" Juárez

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • La Revolución De Juan Escopeta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Juan Escopeta (voice)

  • El Diez (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • A Better Life(2011)

    as Blasco Martinez

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Cinema Hold Up(2011)

    as Papá Chale

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Private Pérez(2011)

    as Rosalío

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Te presento a Laura(2010)

    as Guadalupe

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Los heroes del norte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Hassan

  • Hell(2010)

    as El Cochiloco

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Segurança Nacional (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hector Gasca

  • Sucedió en un día (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Kdabra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 33 episodes · as Blas

  • Estrella de Plata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Estrella de Plata

  • Me importas tú... y tú (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Backyard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Peralta

  • Eastbound & Down(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hector

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Good Will (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Rudo y Cursi(2008)

    as Arnulfo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    as General Medrano

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Teo's Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tear This Heart Out(2008)

    as Juan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Enlightened Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Violanchelo(2008)

    as Agente

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Karma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Agustín / Yadhira

  • The Wall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Miguel

  • Infierno Grande (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Secondary Effects(2006)

    as Conductor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Un mundo maravilloso(2006)

    as Vagabundo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Los Plateados (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 148 episodes · as Kamal Bashur

  • The Other José (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as José

  • Tin Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mendigo / Verdugo

  • Killing Cabos(2004)

    as Ruben "Mascarita"

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Without Rhyme or Reason (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Tiger of Santa Julia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Contrabandista

  • The Blue Room(2002)

    as Maestro de Obras

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Una de dos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Infatuacion (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Det. Fernández

  • Un gurú en el paraíso (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 102 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

$91M worldwide

Highest rated

Hell (2010)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 16 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· The Blue Room
  • 2011First top-billed film· Pastorela
  • 2019Career best· Belzebuth
  • 2024Best so far· Midnight Family

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting104 of 104: 104 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2000s25 · acting2010s54 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 40 roles
02121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joaquín Cosio's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Las Buchonas de tierra blanca (2017)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joaquín Cosio's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles50–80 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joaquín Cosio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joaquín Cosio's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandra Solares shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles