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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 27, 1976
Place of Birth
Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil
Also Known As
- 瓦格纳·莫拉
- واگنر مورا
- 바그너 모우라
Wagner Moura
5.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
8.0
Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando
The Secret Agent
2025
6.6
Manny Carvalho
Dope Thief
2025
7.0
David
Fall Risk
2024
8.5
Self
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024
6.9
Joel
Civil War
2024
6.5
Other John
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
8.2
Wolf (voice)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
0.0
Self
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
2022
6.9
Laszlo Sosa
The Gray Man
2022
7.5
Dan Velazquez
Shining Girls
2022
Credits
The Secret Agent
as Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando
2025
8.0
Dope Thief
as Manny Carvalho
2025
6.6
Fall Risk
as David
2024
7.0
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
as Self
2024
8.5
Civil War
as Joel
2024
6.9
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Other John
2024
6.5
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
as Wolf (voice)
2022
8.2
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
as Self
2022
0.0
The Gray Man
as Laszlo Sosa
2022
6.9
Shining Girls
as Dan Velazquez
2022
7.5
My Uncle José
as José Sebastião (voice)
2021
7.0
Marighella
as (voice)
2021
7.6
There's a Monster in My Kitchen
as Narrator
2020
6.2
Wasp Network
as Roque
2020
6.0
Sergio
as Sérgio Vieira de Mello
2020
6.6
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Narcos: Mexico
as Pablo Escobar
2018
7.9
Into the Amazon
as Cândido Rondon (voice)
2018
7.8
The Magnificent 8
as Self
2017
8.0
Life in Gray
as Himself
2017
7.0
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
as narrador
2016
0.0
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
Narcos
as Pablo Escobar
2015
8.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme
as Pedrinho
2015
8.0
Trash
as José Angelo
2014
7.1
Rio, I Love You
as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
2014
4.8
Futuro Beach
as Donato
2014
6.5
Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro
as Lindo Rico
2014
0.0
Bald Mountain
as Lindo Rico
2013
7.0
Elysium
as Spider
2013
6.5
A Menina Sem Qualidades
as Alex's Father
2013
5.4
Father’s Chair
as Theo Gadelha
2012
7.0
The Man from the Future
as Zero
2011
7.2
VIPs
as Marcelo
2011
6.4
VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso
as Self
2010
7.2
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
2010
7.8
Sound & Fury
as Self
2009
7.3
Romance
as Pedro
2008
7.4
Blackout
as Marcelo
2008
0.0
Elite Squad
as Capitão Nascimento
2007
8.1
🎬
Ópera do Mallandro
2007
7.0
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
as Joaquim
2007
7.1
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
as Boca
2007
7.0
Paraíso Tropical
as Olavo Novaes
2007
8.0
The Machine
as Apresentador da TV
2006
7.2
JK
as Young Juscelino
2006
8.2
Lower City
as Naldinho
2005
6.4
Desejo
as Atanásio
2005
0.0
A Lua Me Disse
as Gustavo Bogari Prado
2005
5.0
Nina
as Cego
2004
5.6
Miguel's Destiny
as Jupará
2004
0.0
Sexo Frágil
as Edu / Magali
2003
7.6
The Middle of the World
as Romão
2003
6.6
The Man of the Year
as Suel
2003
6.7
Carga Pesada
as Pedrinho
2003
7.1
Carandiru
as Zico
2003
7.6
God Is Brazilian
as Edvaltécio "Taoca"
2003
6.2
The Three Marias
as Jesuíno Cruz
2002
4.5
Behind the Sun
as Matheus
2001
7.3
A Grande Família
as Chicão
2001
8.4
Woman on Top
as Rafi
2000
6.1
Rádio Gogó
1998
0.0
🎬
Borboletas
1995
10.0
The Last Day
N/A
0.0
11817
N/A
0.0
🎬
Say Her Name
N/A
0.0
🎬
Last Night at the Lobster
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Outsider
N/A
0.0
🎬
Angicos
as Paulo Freire
N/A
0.0