Wagner Moura
Born: 1976-06-27 in Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born 27 June 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.
Filmography
2025
- The Secret Agent as Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando
- Dope Thief as Manny Carvalho
2024
- Civil War as Joel
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other John
- Fall Risk as David
- Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War as Self
2023
- Marighella ... (Director)
2022
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as Wolf (voice)
- The Gray Man as Laszlo Sosa
- De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? as Self
- Shining Girls as Dan Velazquez
2021
- Marighella as (voice)
- My Uncle José as José Sebastião (voice)
2020
- Wasp Network as Roque
- Sergio as Sérgio Vieira de Mello
- There's a Monster in My Kitchen as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
- Narcos: Mexico as Pablo Escobar
- Into the Amazon as Cândido Rondon (voice)
2017
- Life in Gray as Himself
- The Magnificent 8 as Self
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing as narrador
2015
- Narcos as Pablo Escobar
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme as Pedrinho
2014
- Trash as José Angelo
- Rio, I Love You as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
- Futuro Beach as Donato
- Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro as Lindo Rico
2013
- Elysium as Spider
- Bald Mountain as Lindo Rico
- A Menina Sem Qualidades as Alex's Father
2012
- Father’s Chair as Theo Gadelha
2011
- The Man from the Future as Zero
- VIPs as Marcelo
2010
- Elite Squad: The Enemy Within as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
- VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso as Self
2009
- Sound & Fury as Self
2007
- Elite Squad as Capitão Nascimento
- Paraíso Tropical as Olavo Novaes
- Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This as Boca
- Basic Sanitation, the Movie as Joaquim
- Ópera do Mallandro
2006
- The Machine as Apresentador da TV
- JK as Young Juscelino
2005
- Lower City as Naldinho
- A Lua Me Disse as Gustavo Bogari Prado
- Desejo as Atanásio
2004
- Nina as Cego
- Miguel's Destiny as Jupará
2003
- Carandiru as Zico
- The Middle of the World as Romão
- God Is Brazilian as Edvaltécio "Taoca"
- Carga Pesada as Pedrinho
- The Man of the Year as Suel
- Sexo Frágil as Edu / Magali
2002
- The Three Marias as Jesuíno Cruz
2001
- A Grande Família as Chicão
- Behind the Sun as Matheus
2000
- Woman on Top as Rafi