Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura

Birthday: 1976-06-27

Place of birth: Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil

Also known as: 瓦格纳·莫拉, واگنر مورا, 바그너 모우라

imdb_id: nm0609944

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Borboletas

Score: 10.0

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

Score: 8.5

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Score: 8.2

The Secret Agent

Score: 8.2

Elite Squad

Score: 8.1

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme

Score: 8.0

The Magnificent 8

Score: 8.0

Into the Amazon

Score: 7.8

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Score: 7.8

Marighella

Score: 7.6

Carandiru

Score: 7.6

Romance

Score: 7.5

Behind the Sun

Score: 7.3

The Man from the Future

Score: 7.2

VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso

Score: 7.2

The Machine

Score: 7.2

Basic Sanitation, the Movie

Score: 7.1

Trash

Score: 7.1

Life in Gray

Score: 7.0

Ópera do Mallandro

Score: 7.0

Bald Mountain

Score: 7.0

Father’s Chair

Score: 7.0

My Uncle José

Score: 7.0

Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

Score: 7.0

The Gray Man

Score: 6.9

Civil War

Score: 6.9

The Man of the Year

Score: 6.7

The Middle of the World

Score: 6.6

Sergio

Score: 6.6

Elysium

Score: 6.5

Futuro Beach

Score: 6.5

VIPs

Score: 6.4

Lower City

Score: 6.4

God Is Brazilian

Score: 6.2

Fall Risk

Score: 6.2

There's a Monster in My Kitchen

Score: 6.2

Woman on Top

Score: 6.1

Wasp Network

Score: 6.0

Nina

Score: 5.6

Rio, I Love You

Score: 4.8

The Three Marias

Score: 4.5

The Outsider

Score: 0.0

11817

Score: 0.0

The Last Day

Score: 0.0

Miguel's Destiny

Score: 0.0

Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing

Score: 0.0

Blackout

Score: 0.0

Desejo

Score: 0.0

Say Her Name

Score: 0.0

Last Night at the Lobster

Score: 0.0

De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

Score: 0.0

Rádio Gogó

Score: 0.0

Angicos

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

A Grande Família

Score: 8.4

JK

Score: 8.2

Narcos

Score: 8.1

Paraíso Tropical

Score: 8.0

Narcos: Mexico

Score: 7.9

Sexo Frágil

Score: 7.6

Shining Girls

Score: 7.5

Sound & Fury

Score: 7.3

Carga Pesada

Score: 7.1

Dope Thief

Score: 6.6

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Score: 6.5

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Score: 6.3

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Score: 6.2

A Menina Sem Qualidades

Score: 5.4

Chelsea

Score: 5.1

A Lua Me Disse

Score: 5.0

Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro

Score: 0.0