Wagner Moura

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-06-27 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil

Wagner Moura

Biography

Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director and musician. Critically considered one of the protagonists of current Brazilian cinema. He is internationally recognized for the role of Pablo Escobar in the TV series Narcos and Nationally known for the role of Captain Nascimento in the movie Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. He started doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, such as Fernando Guerreiro and Celso Júnior, and soon had some participation in films. In 2003, he starred in Deus é Brasileiro and O Caminho das Nuvens, besides having a prominent role in Carandiru, wh...

Acting

2007

Elite Squad

as Capitão Nascimento

2003

Carandiru

as Zico

2005

Lower City

as Naldinho

2021

My Uncle José

as José Sebastião (voice)

2004

Nina

as Cego

2003

God Is Brazilian

as Edvaltécio "Taoca"

2001

Behind the Sun

as Matheus

-

Angicos

as Paulo Freire

2021

Marighella

as (voice)

2008

Romance

as Pedro

2010

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento

2013

Elysium

as Spider

2011

VIPs

as Marcelo

2006

The Machine

as Apresentador da TV

2012

Father’s Chair

as Theo Gadelha

2014

Trash

as José Angelo

2014

Futuro Beach

as Donato

2013

Bald Mountain

as Lindo Rico

2022

2025

2024

Fall Risk

as David

2024

Civil War

as Joel

2014

Rio, I Love You

as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")

2005

Desejo

as Atanásio

2002

The Three Marias

as Jesuíno Cruz

2008

Blackout

as Marcelo

2017

Life in Gray

as Himself

2018

Into the Amazon

as Cândido Rondon (voice)

2020

Wasp Network

as Roque

2000

2020

Sergio

as Sérgio Vieira de Mello

2004

2022

The Gray Man

as Laszlo Sosa

Production

2021

Marighella

as Director

-

Say Her Name

as Executive Producer

2013

Bald Mountain

as Co-Producer

2025

The Secret Agent

as Producer

2021

Marighella

as Writer

2021

Marighella

as Producer

2020

Sergio

as Producer

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