Biography
Wagner Moura is a Brazilian actor. Born on 27 June 1976 in Rodelas, Bahia, he first gained prominence in Brazil with leading roles as Capitão Nascimento in the films Elite Squad (2007) and its 2010 sequel.
He achieved international recognition for portraying Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series Narcos (2015). Moura has since appeared in films including Elysium (2013), Civil War (2024) as Joel, and The Secret Agent (2025), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He also starred as Manny Carvalho in the 2025 series Dope Thief.
