Joel Torre is a Filipino actor. He began performing on stage at age seven and rose to fame in the 1980s for his roles in period and historical drama, including Oro, Plata, Mata (1982), Karnal (1983), and José Rizal (1998). His accolades include a Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Award, three Gawad Urian, and a FAMAS Award.

Filmography

• 20262nd Miracle in Cell No.7 — Boss Sol
• A Secret in Prague — Norberto Ruiz
• 2026A Special Memory
• kiDnap GAME — Miguel
• 2025And the Breadwinner Is... — Popsie
• 2025Everyone Knows Every Juan — Roel
• Incognito — Philip Rivera
• 2025Isolated — Peter
• 2025Near Death
• Roja — Emil "Uno" Padua
• 2025Sinner's Club — Danny
• 2025Visitor — Amir
• 2024Bullet Day
• 2024Lolo and the Kid — Lolo
• 2024Outside — Arturo
• Sagrado — Ernesto Malonzo / Estong
• 2024The Hearing — Fiscal Mariano
• 2024Under a Piaya Moon — Lolo Poldo
• Dirty Linen — Rolando Sinag / Abe Matias
• 2023Moro — Bapa Hamid
• 2022Ikaw Lang Ang Mahal — Butch Alipato
• One Good Day — Eddie Rodrigo
• 2021Barumbadings
• 2021Circle of Bones — Realtor
• On the Job — Tatang
• 2021The Brokers
• 2019Miracle in Cell No. 7 — Boss Sol
• Starla — Mang Greggy
• 2018Jacqueline Comes Home: The Chiong Story — Dionisio Chiong
• 2018Pang MMK
• 2017Northern Lights: A Journey to Love — Kado
• 2016Die Beautiful — Trisha's Father
• 2016Just the 3 of Us — Arturo Manalo
• 2016Padre de Familia
• 2016The Woman in the Septic Tank 2: #ForeverIsNotEnough
• 2016Tisay — Brando
• 2015Felix Manalo — Teofilo Ramos
• On the Wings of Love — Soliman "Mang Sol" Olivar
• 2014Ibong Adarna: The Pinoy Adventure — Sultan Mabait
• Honesto — Hugo Layer
• Juan dela Cruz — Jose "Pepe" Guerrero
• 2013Juana C. The Movie
• 2013Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel — Curtis
• 2013On the Job — Mario "Tatang" Maghari
• 2013The Diplomat Hotel
• 2013The Patriarch — Andres
• 2012A Secret Affair — Jimmy
• 2012Captive
• 2012Huling Biyahe — Kasamahan 2 / Direk Joe
• 2012Just One Summer — Daniel 'Sir Dan' Cuaresma, Sr.
• 2012Kamera Obskura
• Lorenzo's Time — Badong Gamboa
• 2012Mariposa: Sa Hawla ng Gabi
• 2012Pridyider — Mr. Benitez
• 2012The Bourne Legacy — Citrus Samaritan
• 2012The Healing — Melchor
• 2012The Kidnappers of Ronnie Lazaro — Joel Torre
• 100 Days to Heaven — Andres Delgado
• 2011Amigo — Rafael, Co-Producer
• 2011Century of Birthing — Amang Tiburcio
• 2011Flight of an Angel
• 2011Subject: I Love You — Marlon
• 2011The Marquis — Le commandant du SWAT
• Grazilda — Fernando
• 2010In Your Eyes — Dr. Samuel Olfindo
• 2009Surviving Evil — Joey Valencia
• 2009The Beerhouse — Bossing
• Zorro — Roberto Pelaez / Rosso
• 2008Affliction — Dulpo
• 2008Baler — Commandante Teodorico Luna Novicio
• Iisa Pa Lamang — Rolando Ramirez
• 2008Namets! — Caveman
• 2008Ploning — Old Siloy
• Saan Darating Ang Umaga? — Ruben Rodrigo
• 2007Ataul: For Rent — Guidote Alejo
• 2007Baliw
• 2007Green Paradise — Ronaldo
• Pangarap na Bituin — Cocoy Mendoza
• 2007The Promise — Gustin
• Gulong ng Palad — Tomas Santos
• 2006Rigodon — Dante
• 2006Umaaraw, Umuulan — Paolo's Dad
• 2005Beneath the Cogon — Dr. Karl Augusto
• 2005Boso
• 2005Hari ng Sablay — Rodel
• 2005Last Take, Last Shot
• Mukha — Guido
• 2005Pepot Superstar — Himself/Taxi Driver
• 2005Pinoy/Blonde
• 2005Say That You Love Me — Gabriel
• 2005The Son of Brocka
• 2004Evolution of a Filipino Family — Mayor
• 2004Kuya — Jill's Pa
• 2004Lastikman: Unang Banat
• Marina — Elias Sto. Domingo
• 2004The Call of the River — Damian
• 20031st Time — Chino Lee
• 2003Ang Kapitbahay — Nicanor
• 2003Chavit — Sotero
• 2003My First Romance — Dante (segment "Two Hearts")
• Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas — Anton Garcia
• 2003Sanib — Armando
• 2002Pakisabi Na Lang... Mahal Ko Siya — Melencio
• 2002Singsing Ni Lola — Fidel
• 2002Utang Ni Tatang — Mike
• 2001Batang West Side — Juan Mijares
• 2001Taxi ni Pilo — Pilo
• 2000A Change of Heart — Francis
• 2000Anak — Rudy
• 2000Spirit Warriors — Roman
• 2000Third World Hero — Jose Rizal
• 1999Esperanza: The Movie — Raul
• 1999Kiss Mo 'Ko — Bart Mallari
• 1999Naked Under the Moon — Lauro Paharon
• 1999Seventeen — Emong
• 1999Still Lives — Cop - Narrator
• 1998Berdugo — Jimmy
• 1998José Rizal — Ibarra / Simoun
• 1998Masikip, Masakit, Mahapdi — Pablo
• 1997DNA — Taka
• 1997Milagros — Junie
• 1997Wala Na Bang Pag-Ibig?
• 1996Mumbaki — Dr. Felix Lorenzo
• 1996Sana Naman — Pilo
• 1996Tirad Pass: The Story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar — Emilio Aguinaldo
• 1995Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy
• 1995Escape — Jorge Cabardo
• 1995High Voltage — Edu's partner
• 1995Nena
• 1995Redeem Her Honor — Daniel
• 1995Rollerboys — Ernest
• 1995The Lilian Velez Story: Till Death Do Us Part — Joe Climaco
• 1994Comfort Women: A Cry for Justice — Fernando
• 1994Lipa 'Arandia' Massacre — Ronald Arandia
• 1994Tunay na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan... Peksman!
• 1993Leonardo Delos Reyes: Alyas Waway — Tasan
• 1993Maricris Sioson - Japayuki — Alvin
• Noli Me Tangere — Crisostomo Ibarra
• 1993Pandoy: Alalay ng Panday — Redentor
• 1993The Myrna Diones Story (Lord, Have Mercy!)
• 1991McBain — Chauffeur
• 1991Shake, Rattle & Roll III — Milton (segment "Ate")
• 1991Sister — Milton Redoblado
• 1991Umiyak Pati Langit
• 1990Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
• 1990Machete: Istatwang Buhay — Eddie Boy
• 1990Mana sa Ina
• 1990Smokey Mountain: Mga Banyaga Sa Sariling Lupa
• 1989Devil's Child — Padre Damian
• 1989First Lessons
• 1988Hiwaga Sa Balete Drive — Peter / Uncle Paul
• 1988Isusumbong Kita sa Diyos
• 1988Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal? — Larry
• 1987Olongapo: The Great American Dream — Joel
• 1987Once Upon a Time — Bakal
• 1986I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa — Gilbert
• 1986Prisoner in the Dark — Lito / Eddie
• 1986The Graduates
• 1986The New King — Rex
• 1986Unfaithful Wife — Fidel
• 1985Beware: Bed Sins
• 1985Bituing Walang Ningning — Garry Diaz
• 1985Isla — Sonny
• 1984Bagets 2 — Special Sabet
• 1984Glass — Johnny/Juanito
• 1984Shake, Rattle & Roll — Johnny / Juanito (segment "Baso")
• 1984You Cannot Trample Me — Rolian Tuazon
• 1983Midnight Passion — Armand Javier
• 1983Of the Flesh — Goryo
• 1982Gold, Silver, Death — Miguel Lorenzo
• 1978Wake Up... Maruja — Joel

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2014Sine, Laging Kasama — Self