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