Wagner Moura

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

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Narcos

Pablo Escobar

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Wolf (voice)

Chelsea

Self

Narcos: Mexico

Pablo Escobar

The Secret Agent

Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando

Civil War

Joel

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	The Secret Agent	Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando
2024	Fall Risk	David
2024	Civil War	Joel
2024	Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War	Self
2022	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Wolf (voice)
2022	De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?	Self
2022	The Gray Man	Laszlo Sosa
2021	My Uncle José	José Sebastião (voice)
2021	Marighella	(voice)
2020	There's a Monster in My Kitchen	Narrator
2020	Wasp Network	Roque
2020	Sergio	Sérgio Vieira de Mello
2018	Into the Amazon	Cândido Rondon (voice)
2017	The Magnificent 8	Self
2017	Life in Gray	Himself
2016	Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing	narrador
2015	Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme	Pedrinho
2014	Trash	José Angelo
2014	Futuro Beach	Donato
2014	Rio, I Love You	Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
2013	Elysium	Spider
2013	Bald Mountain	Lindo Rico
2012	Father’s Chair	Theo Gadelha
2011	VIPs	Marcelo
2011	The Man from the Future	Zero
2010	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
2010	VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso	Self
2008	Romance	Pedro
2008	Blackout	Marcelo
2007	Elite Squad	Capitão Nascimento
2007	Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This	Boca
2007	Basic Sanitation, the Movie	Joaquim
2007	Ópera do Mallandro
2006	The Machine	Apresentador da TV
2005	Lower City	Naldinho
2005	Desejo	Atanásio
2004	Nina	Cego
2004	Miguel's Destiny	Jupará
2003	Carandiru	Zico
2003	The Man of the Year	Suel
2003	God Is Brazilian	Edvaltécio "Taoca"
2003	The Middle of the World	Romão
2002	The Three Marias	Jesuíno Cruz
2001	Behind the Sun	Matheus
2000	Woman on Top	Rafi
1998	Rádio Gogó
1995	Borboletas
	Angicos	Paulo Freire
	Last Night at the Lobster
	Say Her Name
	The Last Day
	11817
	The Outsider

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Dope Thief	Manny Carvalho
2024	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Other John
2022	Shining Girls	Dan Velazquez
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2018	Narcos: Mexico	Pablo Escobar
2016	Chelsea	Self
2015	Narcos	Pablo Escobar
2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self
2014	Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro	Lindo Rico
2013	A Menina Sem Qualidades	Alex's Father
2009	Sound & Fury	Self
2007	Paraíso Tropical	Olavo Novaes
2006	JK	Young Juscelino
2005	A Lua Me Disse	Gustavo Bogari Prado
2003	Carga Pesada	Pedrinho
2003	Sexo Frágil	Edu / Magali
2001	A Grande Família	Chicão