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Wagner Moura
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn June 27, 1976 (49 years)
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian stage and screen actor, voice actor, and filmmaker. His accolades include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Secret Agent (2025), as well as a Golden Globe nomination for portraying Pablo Escobar in Narcos, and an Annie Award nomination for his voice performance as Death in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
Widely renowned in Brazil for his performances in popular films and TV shows, he is also one of the most reputable Brazilian actors internationally. He has starred in multiple feature films in Brazil and Hollywood, including Brazilian box office hits like Elite Squad, which won the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin Internacional Film Festival. Elite Squad overseas success boosted Moura’s international recognition. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, Moura has achieved international success as a part of the movement that seeks positive representation for South Americans in Hollywood. In 2013 he debuted in Hollywood in the science fiction feature film Elysium, directed by Neill Blomkamp. In 2024, Moura starred alongside Kirsten Dunst in Civil War, directed by Alex Garland, marking his first leading role in a major Hollywood film. For his performance in The Secret Agent (2025), Moura became the first South American actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Widely renowned in Brazil for his performances in popular films and TV shows, he is also one of the most reputable Brazilian actors internationally. He has starred in multiple feature films in Brazil and Hollywood, including Brazilian box office hits like Elite Squad, which won the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin Internacional Film Festival. Elite Squad overseas success boosted Moura’s international recognition. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, Moura has achieved international success as a part of the movement that seeks positive representation for South Americans in Hollywood. In 2013 he debuted in Hollywood in the science fiction feature film Elysium, directed by Neill Blomkamp. In 2024, Moura starred alongside Kirsten Dunst in Civil War, directed by Alex Garland, marking his first leading role in a major Hollywood film. For his performance in The Secret Agent (2025), Moura became the first South American actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
| 2026 | Untitled Taste of Cherry Remake · as Cast |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (TV Series) · as Brander Lawson (voice) |
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | The Secret Agent · as Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Adult Fernando Solimões |
| 2025 | Dope Thief (TV Series) · as Manny Carvalho |
| 2024 | Civil War · as Joel |
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (TV Series) · as Other John |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · as Wolf (voice) |
| 2022 | The Gray Man · as Laszlo Sosa |
| 2022 | Shining Girls (TV Series) · as Dan Velazquez |
| 2021 | É Tudo Novela! (TV Series) · as Olavo |
| 2021 | My Uncle José · as José Sebastião (voice) |
| 2020 | Greenpeace: There's a Monster in My Kitchen · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Sergio · as Sérgio Vieira De Mello |
| 2019 | Wasp Network · as Roque |
| 2019 | Marighella · as (voice) |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico (TV Series) · as Pablo Escobar |
| 2018 | Into the Amazon · as Cândido Rondon (voice) |
| 2017 | Exodus · as Narrador |
| 2015 | Narcos (TV Series) · as Pablo Escobar |
| 2014 | Trash · as José Angelo |
| 2014 | Rio, I Love You · as Gui (segment "inútil Paisagem") |
| 2014 | Futuro Beach · as Donato |
| 2014 | Serra Pelada - A Saga do Ouro (TV Series) · as Lindo Rico |
| 2013 | Bald Mountain · as Lindo Rico |
| 2013 | Elysium · as Spider |
| 2013 | A Menina Sem Qualidades (TV Series) · as Alex's Father |
| 2012 | Father's Chair · as Theo Gadelha |
| 2011 | The Man from the Future · as Zero |
| 2010 | VIPs · as Marcelo |
| 2010 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within · as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento |
| 2008 | Romance · as Pedro |
| 2008 | They Killed Sister Dorothy · as (narrator) |
| 2007 | Elite Squad · as Capitão Nascimento |
| 2007 | Basic Sanitation, the Movie · as Joaquim |
| 2007 | Ó Pai, Ó: Look at This · as Boca |
| 2007 | Tropical Paradise (TV Series) · as Olavo Novaes |
| 2006 | JK (TV Series) · as Juscelino Kubitschek (jovem) |
| 2005 | The Machine · as Apresentador Da Tv |
| 2005 | Lower City · as Naldinho |
| 2005 | Desejo · as Atanásio |
| 2005 | A Lua Me Disse (TV Series) · as Gustavo Bogari Prado |
| 2004 | Nina · as Cego |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Fragile Sex (TV Series) · as Edu / Magali |
| 2003 | The Middle of the World · as Romão |
| 2003 | The Man of the Year · as Suel |
| 2003 | Carga Pesada (2003) (TV Series) · as Pedrinho |
| 2003 | Carandiru · as Zico |
| 2003 | God Is Brazilian · as Edvaltécio "taoca" |
| 2002 | The Three Marias · as Jesuíno Cruz |
| 2001 | Behind the Sun · as Matheus |
| 2001 | Big Family (TV Series) · as Chicão |
| 2000 | Woman on Top · as Rafi |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Cândido Rondon |