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Wagner Moura

AKA: 瓦格纳·莫拉
Birthday: 1976-06-27
Birthplace: Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil


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

Elite Squad
Character: Capitão Nascimento
Carandiru
Character: Zico
Lower City
Character: Naldinho

The Man of the Year
Character: Suel
My Uncle José
Character: José Sebastião (voice)
Nina
Character: Cego

God Is Brazilian
Character: Edvaltécio "Taoca"
Behind the Sun
Character: Matheus
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Character: Boca

Angicos
Character: Paulo Freire
Marighella
Character: (voice)
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Character: Joaquim

Romance
Character: Pedro
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Character: Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
The Middle of the World
Character: Romão

Elysium
Character: Spider
VIPs
Character: Marcelo
The Man from the Future
Character: Zero

The Machine
Character: Apresentador da TV
Father’s Chair
Character: Theo Gadelha

Trash
Character: José Angelo
Futuro Beach
Character: Donato
Bald Mountain
Character: Lindo Rico

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Character: Wolf (voice)
There's a Monster in My Kitchen
Character: Narrator

The Secret Agent
Character: Armando / Marcelo / Adult Fernando
Fall Risk
Character: David
Civil War
Character: Joel


Rio, I Love You
Character: Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
Desejo
Character: Atanásio

The Three Marias
Character: Jesuíno Cruz
Blackout
Character: Marcelo

The Magnificent 8
Character: Self
Life in Gray
Character: Himself

Into the Amazon
Character: Cândido Rondon (voice)
Wasp Network
Character: Roque
Woman on Top
Character: Rafi

Sergio
Character: Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Miguel's Destiny
Character: Jupará

The Gray Man
Character: Laszlo Sosa


Marighella
Job: Director
Say Her Name
Job: Executive Producer
Bald Mountain
Job: Co-Producer

Marighella
Job: Writer
Marighella
Job: Producer
Sergio
Job: Producer

The Outsider
Job: Executive Producer
The Secret Agent
Job: Co-Producer