---
name: "Michael Mando"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-mando"
fi1m_id: "michael-mando"
imdb_id: "nm3103126"
tmdb_id: 829372
wikidata_id: "Q6832484"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 July 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T15:22:45.347410+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Mando

## Identity

Michael Mando

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-mando
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-mando
- **IMDb ID:** nm3103126
- **TMDB ID:** 829372
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6832484
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mando, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6832484, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3103126/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/829372

Actor. Born 13 July 1981 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 July 1981, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Mikel Mroué
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (4), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Science Fiction 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,289m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mando, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6832484, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3103126/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/829372

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Michael Mando

> Michael Mando is most effective when a dangerous man has little to say and something to lose. His restrained work as Nacho Varga makes us want more roles that give him time to think.

In *Better Call Saul* (2015), Michael Mando makes us pay attention to a man who often has little to say. His Nacho Varga is a criminal whose moral doubts matter, and Mando lets the quiet scenes carry much of that struggle. We found those silences unexpectedly moving, because Mando shows us how troubled Nacho is without a speech asking for our sympathy. There is danger in the performance, but also the sense that being dangerous has not made this man's life easier.

The path to Nacho included voice and motion-capture work as Vaas Montenegro in *Far Cry 3* (2012). A recurring role as Victor 'Vic' Schmidt in *Orphan Black* (2013) helped establish him on television before *Better Call Saul* gave him six seasons as a main character. Criminals and antagonists have supplied much of the work. The casting makes sense, but it risks treating intensity as the only thing he has to offer.

*Better Call Saul* gives that intensity time to develop into something more specific. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's programme is slow to get going, a caveat worth taking seriously, but its attention to performance repays the wait. Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill is funny and aggravating; Mando's quieter work as Nacho gives us another reason to stay. He makes us care about Nacho without pretending that the man's occupation is a misunderstanding.

His return as Mac Gargan in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), after *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), is a less rewarding use of him. The larger digital set pieces give little space to the patient attention that serves him well on television. Gina Sansom, Harry Yoon and Nat Sanders share the editing credit, and scenes are cut away from before they can settle. The film is worth an evening for Spider-Man followers, but it is not where we would send anyone curious about Mando. Start with *Better Call Saul*, and allow for the slow opening.

## Biography

Michael Mando, also credited as Mikel Mroué, is a Canadian actor born on 13 July 1981 in Quebec City, Quebec. He trained at the Dome Theatre Program at Dawson College in Montreal, graduating in 2007.

Mando is known for his role as Nacho Varga in the AMC series *Better Call Saul* (2015–2022), Mac Gargan/Scorpion in the Marvel films *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017) and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), and Vic Schmidt in *Orphan Black* (2013–2014). He has also voiced Vaas Montenegro in the *Far Cry* video game series. He is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Mac Gargan / Scorpion — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Mac Gargan — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, as Nacho Varga — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Orphan Black* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Victor 'Vic' Schmidt — [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md)
- *The Killing* (2011), Fi1m 62, as Vasquez — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2011.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), as Mac Gargan / Scorpion — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *72 HOURS* (2026), as Jaze
- *Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall* (2026), as Bane (voice)
- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as (voice)
- *King Ivory* (2025), as Ramón Garza
- *The Hummingbird Project* (2019), as Mark Vega
- *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), as Mac Gargan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-homecoming.md)
- *Wake Up* (2016), as Johnny H. / Alter Ego · Producer, Director, Editor, Writer
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, as Nacho Varga — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Godmother* (2014), series, as Alvaro Pessoa
- *Make Your Move* (2013), as Raphael
- *The Good Lie* (2013), as Orville
- *The Colony* (2013), as Cooper
- *Orphan Black* (2013), series, as Victor 'Vic' Schmidt — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md)
- *The Far Cry Experience* (2012), as Vaas Montenegro
- *The Far Cry Experience* (2012), series, as Vaas Montenegro
- *The Pregnancy Project* (2012), as Javier Rodriguez
- *King* (2011), series, as Estaban Demarco
- *The Killing* (2011), series, as Vasquez — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2011.md)
- *Territories* (2010), as Jalil Adel-Khalid
- *Lost Girl* (2010), series, as Neville
- *Covert Affairs* (2010), series, as Eduardo
- *Rookie Blue* (2010), series, as Cesar Medina
- *Web of Lies* (2010), as Danny Wilcox
- *The Bridge* (2010), series, as K9
- *Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures* (2010), series, as Dr. Manolas (uncredited), Dr. Manolas
- *The Listener* (2009), series, as Len Gazicki
- *The Last Templar* (2009), series, as Necia First Mate
- *Flashpoint* (2008), series, as Felipe
- *The Border* (2008), series, as Mirza, Marco
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Chuy
- *Gundam*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-bb5cde8cd6c7.jpg) Michael Mando — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Michael_Mando_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Michael_Mando_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando and Giancarlo Epsosito speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul",](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-ad9e184e38ca.jpg) Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando and Giancarlo Epsosito speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul", — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bob_Odenkirk%2C_Rhea_Seehorn%2C_Patrick_Fabian%2C_Michael_Mando_%26_Giancarlo_Epsosito_%2843602600451%29.jpg/1280px-Bob_Odenkirk%2C_Rhea_Seehorn%2C_Patrick_Fabian%2C_Michael_Mando_%26_Giancarlo_Epsosito_%2843602600451%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Mando at the premiere of Hummingbird Project, 2018 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-a1e87ba9508b.jpg) Michael Mando at the premiere of Hummingbird Project, 2018 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hummingbird_Project_02_%2829963183207%29.jpg/1280px-Hummingbird_Project_02_%2829963183207%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Mando from Better Call Saul and Orphan Black (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-97c6fb032916.jpg) Michael Mando from Better Call Saul and Orphan Black (2015) — Original photo by Scott Evanskey
Cropped and fixed by RanZag, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Michael_Mando%2C_March_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-bb7aebecbf65.jpg) Michael Mando — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-d68a335821fc.jpg) Michael Mando — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-dd1fb8deeaf7.jpg) Michael Mando — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Mando speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Pleas](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-74a4fab47d7a.jpg) Michael Mando speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Pleas — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Michael_Mando_%2841794748480%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Mando_%2841794748480%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Mando speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Pleas](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-cc72a2652877.jpg) Michael Mando speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Better Call Saul", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Pleas — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Michael_Mando_%2841794775340%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Mando_%2841794775340%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-b982e27428b1.jpg) Michael Mando — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Mando](https://film.one/media/person/6381/gallery-8b8c0c7175d4.jpg) Michael Mando — Image via TMDB

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