Wagner Moura

Wagner Maniçoba de Moura is a Brazilian actor born on June 27, 1976 in Salvador. Moura, who has been involved with the stage since 1996, achieved the biggest breakthrough in his career with his role as Pablo Escobar in Netflix's series "Narcos".

His family comes from a background where his mother was a housewife and his father served as a sergeant in the air force; Moura describes this environment as “a poor family”. Moura, who has been interested in the stage since her childhood, started acting at the age of 15 and saw this profession as a childhood dream.

When he started university, he wanted to study theater, but upon his father's reluctance, he chose the journalism department. In the same period, he established a music group and continued to express himself in different branches of art.

While portraying Escobar in "Narcos", he stated that the main reason why he was given the role was his good communication with the director and his ability to fully transform into the character. Moura, who was surprised by the information that the series would be shot in Spanish, went to Medellín and enrolled in a university course to learn this language and gained 30 kilos by working intensively for four or five months.

He also shares his personal views on drug policies, arguing that drugs should be legalized in a controlled manner, like alcohol and cigarettes.

In addition to acting, Moura also performed as the vocalist and songwriter of the band “Sua Mãe”, and the band gave concerts in various countries. In the field of theater, he has appeared in eight different plays since 1996, most recently in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

Wagner Moura was born on June 27, 1976 in Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 86 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
• The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
• A Grande Família (2001) — Chicão
• Democracy Now! (2001)
• Narcos (2015) — Pablo Escobar
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
• The Oscars (1953)
• Chelsea (2016)
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) — Wolf (voice)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.