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Wagner Moura

Actor / Film Director / Journalist | * 06/27/1976 (48) | Rodelas, Bahia (Brazil)
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Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaɡneʁ mɐ̃niˈsɔbɐ dʒi ˈmowɾɐ]; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian 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 Awards nomination for his voice-acting 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 int... ()
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Wagner Maniçoba de Moura 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 TV movie Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2: The Enemy Now is Another. 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, which propelled him to the main scene of Brazilian cinema. He continued starring in national feature films, including the blockbusters Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2, with the famous character Captain / Colonel Nascimento. In 2007, he was the antagonist of the soap opera Paraíso Tropical, being praised for his performance by both the public and critics.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command C ...

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Certification unknown

2010 | 3.9/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Action, Crime
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In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum n ...

Elite Squad

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2007 | 4.0/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Action, Crime
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Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist ...

Marighella

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2021 | 4.0/5 | 2h 35min
Drama, History, Thriller, Action
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A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels. ...

Narcos

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2015 | 4.0/5
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Wagner Moura

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best Actor Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Wagner Moura as Actor(41)

as himself2024 Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024 Civil War
as Joel2024 Civil War
as Laszlo Sosa2022 The Gray Man
as Wolf (voice)2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as (voice)2021 Marighella
as José (Voice)2021 My Uncle José
as Narrator2020 Greenpeace: There's a Monster in My Kitchen
as Sérgio Vieira de Mello2020 Sergio
as Roque2020 Wasp Network
as Cândido Rondon (voice)2018 Into the Amazon
as himself2017 Life in Gray
2017 The Magnificent 8
as narrador2016 Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing
as Donato2014 Futuro Beach
as José Angelo2014 Trash
as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")2014 Rio, I Love You
as Lindo Rico2013 Bald Mountain
as Spider2013 Elysium
as Theo Gadelha2012 Father’s Chair
as Marcelo2011 VIPs
as Zero2011 The Man from the Future
as himself2010 VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso
as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento2010 Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2008 Blackout
as Pedro2008 Romance
as Boca2007 Ó Paí Ó: Look at This
as Joaquim2007 Basic Sanitation, the Movie
2007 Ópera do Mallandro
as Capitão Nascimento2007 Elite Squad
as Apresentador da TV2006 The Machine
as Atanásio2005 Desejo
as Naldinho2005 Lower City
as Cego2004 Nina
as Taoca2003 God Is Brazilian
as Romão2003 The Middle of the World
as Zico2003 Carandiru
as Suel2003 The Man of the Year
as Jesuíno Cruz2002 The Three Marias
as Matheus2001 Behind the Sun
as Rafi2000 Woman on Top

TV Shows/Series with Wagner Moura as Actor(14)

as Manny Cespedes2025 Dope Thief
2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dan Velazquez2022 Shining Girls
as Olavo2021 É Tudo Novela!
as Pablo Escobar2018 Narcos: Mexico
as himself2016 Chelsea
as Pablo Escobar2015 Narcos
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Alex's Father2013 A Menina Sem Qualidades
as Olavo Novaes2007 Paraíso Tropical
as Young Juscelino2006 JK
as Gustavo Bogari Prado2005 A Lua Me Disse
as Pedrinho2003 Carga Pesada
as Edu / Magali2003 Sexo Frágil

Movies with Wagner Moura as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2021 Marighella
Production/Producer2021 Marighella
Writing/Writer2021 Marighella
Production/Producer2020 Sergio
Production/Co-Producer2013 Bald Mountain

TV Shows/Series with Wagner Moura as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2023 Marighella
Directing/Director2018 Narcos: Mexico

Full Name: Wagner Moura
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Sunday, 06/27 1976 (June) in Rodelas, Bahia (Brazil) (current age: 48 years + 357 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT), Brazilian Portuguese
Educated at: Federal University of Bahia
Other names for Wagner Moura (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Βάγκνερ Μόουρα"
"Wagner Maniçoba de Moura"
Wagner Moura frequently works together with these people:
Lázaro Ramos (11x, Actor)
José Padilha (8x, Crew)
Doug Miro (7x, Crew)
Carlo Bernard (7x, Crew)
Elisabeth Moss (5x, Actress)
Milhem Cortaz (5x, Actor)
Fernando Meirelles (5x, Crew)
Ashley Lyle (5x, Crew)
Antonio Pinto (5x, Crew)
Heitor Dhalia (5x, Crew)
Bel Berlinck (4x, Crew)
Karim Aïnouz (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3875, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 06/13/2025