Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (/ˈvɑːɡnər ˈmɔːrə,ˈmoʊrə/ VAHG-nər MOR-ə, MOHR-ə; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaɡneʁ mɐ̃niˈsɔbɐ dʒi ˈmowɾɐ]; born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. His accolades include a Golden Globe, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and five Brazilian Academy Film Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, an Annie Award, and a Critics' Choice Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2026. After establishing himself in Brazil with a leading role as Captain Nascimento in the crime film Elite Squad (2007) and its 2010 sequel, Moura expanded into American cinema with a supporting role in the science fiction film Elysium (2013), finding himself part of the movement that seeks positive representation for South Americans in Hollywood. In 2015, he received international attention and critical acclaim for his portrayal of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in the Netflix crime series Narcos, resulting in his first Golden Globe Award nomination. Moura gained further recognition for his performances in the drama Sergio (2020), the animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), the action thriller Civil War (2024), and the miniseries Dope Thief (2025). For his performance as a former professor in the political thriller film The Secret Agent (2025), Moura became the first South American actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, the first Brazilian actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and the first Brazilian to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Moura has also expanded into directing, making his feature directorial debut with the political thriller Marighella (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wagner Moura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2027Untitled Ocean's Prequel
• Bebel e Olavo de Paraíso Tropical — Olavo
• 2026Forgotten Island — Flaming Aswang Chef (voice)
• Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord — Brander Lawson (voice)
• 2026The Last Day — Peter
• 2026The Last House — Jason
• Dope Thief — Manny Carvalho
• 2025The Secret Agent — Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões, Co-Producer
• 2024Civil War — Joel
• 2024Fall Risk — David
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Other John
• Marighella — Director, Creator
• 2023PABLO IS A POP STAR — Pablo Escobar (Uncredited) (Archivo)
• 2022Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Wolf (voice)
• Shining Girls — Dan Velazquez
• 2022The Gray Man — Laszlo Sosa
• 2021Marighella — (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
• 2021My Uncle José — José Sebastião (voice)
• 2020Sergio — Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Producer
• 2020There's a Monster in My Kitchen — Narrator
• 2020Wasp Network — Roque
• 2018Into the Amazon — Cândido Rondon (voice)
• Narcos: Mexico — Pablo Escobar, Director
• 2016Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing — narrador
• 2015Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme — Pedrinho
• Narcos — Pablo Escobar
• 2014Futuro Beach — Donato
• 2014Rio, I Love You — Gui
• Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro — Lindo Rico
• 2014Trash — José Angelo
• A Menina Sem Qualidades — Alex's Father
• 2013Bald Mountain — Lindo Rico, Co-Producer
• 2013Elysium — Spider
• 2012Father’s Chair — Theo Gadelha
• 2011The Man from the Future — Zero
• 2011VIPs — Marcelo
• 2010Elite Squad: The Enemy Within — Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
• 2008Blackout — Marcelo
• 2008Romance — Pedro
• 2007Basic Sanitation, the Movie — Joaquim
• 2007Elite Squad — Capitão Nascimento
• Tropical Paradise — Olavo Novaes
• 2007Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This — Boca
• 2007Ópera do Mallandro — Professor/voz
• JK — Juscelino Kubitschek (jovem)
• 2006The Machine — Apresentador da TV
• 2005Desejo — Atanásio
• 2005Lower City — Naldinho
• Once in a Blue Moon — Gustavo Bogari Prado
• 2004Miguel's Destiny — Jupará
• 2004Nina — Cego
• 2003Carandiru — Zico
• Carga Pesada — Pedrinho
• Cena Aberta — Olímpico
• 2003God Is Brazilian — Edvaltécio "Taoca"
• Sexo Frágil — Edu / Magali
• 2003The Man of the Year — Suel
• 2003The Middle of the World — Romão
• 2002The Three Marias — Jesuíno Cruz
• A Grande Família — Chicão
• 2001Behind the Sun — Matheus
• 2000Woman on Top — Rafi
• 1998Rádio Gogó
• 1995Borboletas
• Angicos — Paulo Freire
• Art — Serge
• Ascenso
• Flesh of the Gods — Raoul
• Last Night at the Lobster — Director
• Say Her Name — Executive Producer
• Spiritual World
• The Outsider — Executive Producer
• The Scent of the Pitanga

Appearances as themselves (16)

• 2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War — Self
• 2022De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2017Life in Gray — Himself
• 2017The Magnificent 8 — Self
• Chelsea — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Men in Blazers Show — Self
• 2010VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso — Self
• Sound & Fury — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Democracy Now! — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee