10.0
10.0
Borboletas
1995
Wagner Moura
Also known as: Mansini, Wagner Maniçoba de Moura
Acting
Born:June 27, 1976(age 50)
Birthplace:Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil
Nationality:Brazil
Education:Federal University of Bahia
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Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born 27 June 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 (52 movies)
8.5
8.5
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024
as Self
8.2
8.2
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
as Wolf (voice)
8.1
8.1
Elite Squad
2007
as Capitão Nascimento
8.0
8.0
The Magnificent 8
2017
as Self
8.0
8.0
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme
2015
as Pedrinho
7.8
7.8
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010
as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
7.8
7.8
Into the Amazon
2018
as Cândido Rondon (voice)
7.6
7.6
Carandiru
2003
as Zico
7.6
7.6
Marighella
2021
Producer
7.5
7.5
Romance
2008
as Pedro
7.3
7.3
Behind the Sun
2001
as Matheus
7.2
7.2
The Man from the Future
2011
as Zero
7.2
7.2
The Machine
2006
as Apresentador da TV
7.2
7.2
VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso
2010
as Self
7.2
7.2
The Secret Agent
2025
as Marcelo Alves / Armando Solimões / Fernando Solimões
7.1
7.1
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
2007
as Joaquim
7.1
7.1
Trash
2014
as José Angelo
7.0
7.0
Ópera do Mallandro
2007
7.0
7.0
My Uncle José
2021
as José Sebastião (voice)
7.0
7.0
Father’s Chair
2012
as Theo Gadelha
7.0
7.0
Life in Gray
2017
as Himself
7.0
7.0
Bald Mountain
2013
as Lindo Rico
7.0
7.0
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
2007
as Boca
6.9
6.9
The Gray Man
2022
as Laszlo Sosa
6.9
6.9
The Last House
2026
as Jason
6.8
6.8
Civil War
2024
as Joel
6.7
6.7
The Man of the Year
2003
as Suel
6.6
6.6
The Middle of the World
2003
as Romão
6.6
6.6
Sergio
2020
Producer
6.5
6.5
Futuro Beach
2014
as Donato
6.5
6.5
Elysium
2013
as Spider
6.4
6.4
Lower City
2005
as Naldinho
6.4
6.4
VIPs
2011
as Marcelo
6.2
6.2
God Is Brazilian
2003
as Edvaltécio "Taoca"
6.2
6.2
Fall Risk
2024
as David
6.2
6.2
There's a Monster in My Kitchen
2020
as Narrator
6.1
6.1
Woman on Top
2000
as Rafi
6.0
6.0
Wasp Network
2020
as Roque
5.6
5.6
Nina
2004
as Cego
4.8
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014
as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
4.5
4.5
The Three Marias
2002
as Jesuíno Cruz
Angicos
TBA
as Paulo Freire
Blackout
2008
as Marcelo
Last Night at the Lobster
TBA
Director
Miguel's Destiny
2004
as Jupará
Rádio Gogó
1998
The Last Day
TBA
The Outsider
TBA
Executive Producer
Desejo
2005
as Atanásio
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
2016
as narrador
Say Her Name
TBA
Executive Producer
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