Wagner Moura
Brazilian actor
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| 2025 | Set to star as Manny Cespedes in the upcoming series Dope Thief |
| 2024 | Set to star in 'Civil War' as Joel |
| 2024 | Played a recurring role as a John Smith Agent in the Amazon Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. |
| 2023 | Wagner Moura was nominated for the Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
| December 2023 | Wagner Moura was promoted to brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Rigan Machado. |
| 2022 | Moura's directorial debut Marighella had a highly successful year, winning multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Directorial Debut, and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, as well as multiple awards at the Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes |
| 2022 | Plays the character Dan Velasquez in the main role of Shining Girls |
| 2022 | Starred in multiple significant projects including the Apple TV+ series Shining Girls, the film Civil War, animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (voicing Death), and Netflix's The Gray Man alongside Ryan Gosling, where he lost twenty kilos for his role as Laszlo Sosa. |
| November 2021 | Directed two episodes of Narcos: Mexico's third season and released his directorial debut Marighella in Brazilian cinemas. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won eight awards at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2022, including Best First Director. |
| 2020 | Wagner Moura won Best Movie Actor at the Imagen Awards for the film Sergio |
| 2020 | Signed with WME and served as an official jury member at the Sundance Film Festival in the international fiction category. Also launched the Netflix drama Sergio, where he was both the protagonist and producer. |
| 2019 | Moura's film Marighella received recognition, winning the Best Picture (audience award) at the Mill Valley Film Festival |
| 2019 | Makes his directorial debut with Marighella, a biopic about Carlos Marighella, which is well-received at the Berlin Film Festival. |
| 2016 | Wagner Moura was nominated for the Imagen Awards in the Best Actor – Television category for his role in Narcos |
| 2016 | Wagner Moura was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards in the Best Actor – Television Series Drama category for his role in Narcos |
| August 2015 | Debuted in Netflix's Narcos as Pablo Escobar, receiving critical acclaim and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a TV series in 2016, becoming the first Brazilian in 14 years to achieve such recognition. |
| 2014 | Wagner Moura won Best Supporting Actor at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for the film Serra Pelada |
| 2014 | Starred in Futuro Beach at the Berlin International Film Festival, playing a lifeguard from Recife who falls in love with a tourist, facing homophobic reactions due to the film's intimate romantic scenes. |
| 2013 | Moura won the Troféu Cidade de Gramado at the Gramado Film Festival and Best Actor at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival for the film Father's Chair |
| 2013 | Moura appeared in multiple films including 'Elysium' as Spider, 'Serra Pelada' as Lindo Rico, and 'Futuro Beach' as Donato |
| 2013 | Honored at the Gramado Festival and elected 'Man of the Year' by GQ Brazil in the cinema category. |
| 2013 | Makes his international film debut in the science fiction movie Elysium, starring opposite Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, and receives critical acclaim. |
| 2012 | Served as guest vocalist for the 'MTV live tribute to Legião Urbana' in São Paulo, showcasing his passion for the band. |
| 2011 | Wagner Moura had a successful year, winning Best Actor awards at multiple festivals including Brazilian Film Festival of Miami, Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional, Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, Troféu APCA, and CinePort for his performances in Elite Squad 2 and VIPs |
| 2011 | Honored at the Braskem Theater Award. |
| 2010 | Wagner Moura won Best Actor at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival for the film VIPs |
| 2010 | Reprised his role as Nascimento in Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, which became the highest-grossing film in Brazil's history for ten years. |
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