Wagner Moura
Acting • Born 1976-06-27
Biography
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.
Filmography
77 credits
Elite Squad
Movie • 2007
Capitão Nascimento
Carandiru
Movie • 2003
Zico
The Man of the Year
Movie • 2003
Suel
Lower City
Movie • 2005
Naldinho
My Uncle José
Movie • 2021
José Sebastião (voice)
Nina
Movie • 2004
Cego
God Is Brazilian
Movie • 2003
Edvaltécio "Taoca"
Behind the Sun
Movie • 2001
Matheus
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Movie • 2007
Boca
Angicos
Movie
Paulo Freire
Marighella
Movie • 2021
(voice)
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Movie • 2007
Joaquim
Romance
Movie • 2008
Pedro
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Movie • 2010
Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
The Middle of the World
Movie • 2003
Romão
Elysium
Movie • 2013
Spider
VIPs
Movie • 2011
Marcelo
The Man from the Future
Movie • 2011
Zero
The Machine
Movie • 2006
Apresentador da TV
Father’s Chair
Movie • 2012
Theo Gadelha
Rádio Gogó
Movie • 1998
Trash
Movie • 2014
José Angelo
Futuro Beach
Movie • 2014
Donato
Bald Mountain
Movie • 2013
Lindo Rico
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Movie • 2022
Wolf (voice)
There's a Monster in My Kitchen
Movie • 2020
Narrator
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
Movie • 2022
Self
The Secret Agent
Movie • 2025
Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Adult Fernando Solimões
Fall Risk
Movie • 2024
David
Civil War
Movie • 2024
Joel
Last Night at the Lobster
Movie
Say Her Name
Movie
Borboletas
Movie • 1995
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
Movie • 2024
Self
Rio, I Love You
Movie • 2014
Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
Desejo
Movie • 2005
Atanásio
The Three Marias
Movie • 2002
Jesuíno Cruz
Ópera do Mallandro
Movie • 2007
Professor/voz
Blackout
Movie • 2008
Marcelo
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Movie • 2016
narrador
The Magnificent 8
Movie • 2017
Self
Life in Gray
Movie • 2017
Himself
Into the Amazon
Movie • 2018
Cândido Rondon (voice)
Wasp Network
Movie • 2020
Roque
Woman on Top
Movie • 2000
Rafi
Sergio
Movie • 2020
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso
Movie • 2010
Self
Miguel's Destiny
Movie • 2004
Jupará
The Gray Man
Movie • 2022
Laszlo Sosa
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme
Movie • 2015
Pedrinho
The Last Day
Movie
11817
Movie
The Outsider
Movie
Untitled Taste of Cherry Remake
Movie
Paraíso Tropical
TV • 2007
Olavo Novaes
Shining Girls
TV • 2022
Dan Velazquez
JK
TV • 2006
Juscelino Kubitschek (jovem)
Narcos
TV • 2015
Pablo Escobar
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Carga Pesada
TV • 2003
Pedrinho
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
A Menina Sem Qualidades
TV • 2013
Alex's Father
Narcos: Mexico
TV • 2018
Pablo Escobar
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV • 2024
Other John
Sexo Frágil
TV • 2003
Edu / Magali
Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro
TV • 2014
Lindo Rico
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Dope Thief
TV • 2025
Manny Carvalho
A Lua Me Disse
TV • 2005
Gustavo Bogari Prado
A Grande Família
TV • 2001
Chicão
Sound & Fury
TV • 2009
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
TV • 2026
Brander Lawson (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self