Wagner Moura

Born: 1976-06-27

Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director and musician. Critically considered one of the protagonists of current Brazilian cinema. He is internationally recognized for the role of Pablo Escobar in the TV series Narcos and Nationally known for the role of Captain Nascimento in the TV movie Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2: The Enemy Now is Another. He started doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, such as Fernando Guerreiro and Celso Júnior, and soon had some participation in films. In 2003, he starred in Deus é Brasileiro and O Caminho das Nuvens, besides having a prominent role in Carandiru, which propelled him to the main scene of Brazilian cinema. He continued starring in national feature films, including the blockbusters Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2, with the famous character Captain / Colonel Nascimento. In 2007, he was the antagonist of the soap opera Paraíso Tropical, being praised for his performance by both the public and critics.


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Civil War

as Joel
Released: 2024-04-10

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as...

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as Wolf (voice)
Released: 2022-12-07

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through...

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Elysium

as Spider
Released: 2013-08-07

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made...

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as Laszlo Sosa
Released: 2022-07-13

When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a...

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Elite Squad

as Capitão Nascimento
Released: 2007-10-12

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special...

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

as Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
Released: 2010-10-08

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro...

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Wasp Network

as Roque
Released: 2020-01-29

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving...

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Woman on Top

as Rafi
Released: 2000-09-22

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the...

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Trash

as José Angelo
Released: 2014-10-09

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running...

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Sergio

as Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Released: 2020-01-28

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top...

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Rio, I Love You

as Gui (segment "Inútil Paisagem")
Released: 2014-09-12

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by...

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VIPs

as Marcelo
Released: 2011-03-25

Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes...

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The Man from the Future

as Zero
Released: 2011-09-02

Zero is a brilliant scientist, but unfortunate because 20 years ago was publicly humiliated and...

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Carandiru

as Zico
Released: 2003-03-21

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest...

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Futuro Beach

as Donato
Released: 2014-05-01

Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He...

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God Is Brazilian

as Taoca
Released: 2003-01-31

God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while...

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Marighella

as (voice)
Released: 2021-01-29

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the...

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The Man of the Year

as Suel
Released: 2003-08-01

Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a...

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Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

as Boca
Released: 2007-03-30

During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives...

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The Machine

as Apresentador da TV
Released: 2006-04-26

In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an...

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Behind the Sun

as Matheus
Released: 2001-12-12

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older...

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Bald Mountain

as Lindo Rico
Released: 2013-10-18

In 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a...

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Lower City

as Naldinho
Released: 2005-05-16

Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a...

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Romance

as Pedro
Released: 2008-11-14

During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the...

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Father’s Chair

as Theo Gadelha
Released: 2012-01-20

Theo is living the good life in an upscale Brazilian neighborhood. He’s a hardworking doctor,...

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Basic Sanitation, the Movie

as Joaquim
Released: 2007-07-20

When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant...

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Fall Risk

as David
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Set in Los Angeles, a young, gay woman named Dylan is in and out of the hospital with a...

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Nina

as Cego
Released: 2004-01-28

Psychological thriller larded with manga-like animations about the young, poor comic strip...

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The Middle of the World

as Romão
Released: 2003-09-12

Romão, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in...

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De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?

as Ele mesmo
Released: 2022-10-20

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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme

as Pedrinho
Released: 2015-04-24

Bino advises Pedro to get married, but he is reluctant until Rosa calls him and arranges a...

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Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing

as narrador
Released: 2016-10-09

Observational documentary about people as refugees and asylum seekers in many geographical...

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The Magnificent 8

as Self
Released: 2017-10-09

On a Sunday, the actors Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Carolina Dieckmann, Sophie...

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Into the Amazon

as Cândido Rondon (voice)
Released: 2018-01-09

A documentary re-telling of the remarkable and dangerous journey taken by President Theodore...

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VIPs: Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso

as Self
Released: 2010-10-26

The infamous anti-hero Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha is one of the greatest Brazilian con artists...

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Miguel's Destiny

as Jupará
Released: 2004-01-01

This beloved Brazilian parody of Shakespeare in Love tells the story of Miguel's relentless...

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Life in Gray

as Himself
Released: 2017-10-08

A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where...

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My Uncle José

as José (Voice)
Released: 2021-06-14

It begins in 1983 in Salvador city, with the attack against José, an ex-member of a left-wing...

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Desejo

as Atanásio
Released: 2005-09-28

A journey into the psyche of Atanásio, a doorman in Copacabana, confused while attempting to...

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Blackout

as Marcelo
Released: 2008-08-11

At the end of a tough workweek an assistant congressman and his friend go to an abandoned room...

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There's a Monster in My Kitchen

as Narrator
Released: 2020-10-22

A jaguar's forest home is being burned to grow animal feed for the meat industry. If we don't...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Narcos

as Pablo Escobar
First aired: 2015-08-28

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self
First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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Paraíso Tropical

as Olavo Novaes
First aired: 2007-03-05

The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented...

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Other John
First aired: 2024-02-01

Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and...

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A Lua Me Disse

as Gustavo Bogari Prado
First aired: 2005-04-18

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Chelsea

as Self
First aired: 2016-05-11

It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that...

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Narcos: Mexico

as Pablo Escobar
First aired: 2018-11-16

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting...

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Shining Girls

as Dan Velazquez
First aired: 2022-04-28

Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns...

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Carga Pesada

as Pedrinho
First aired: 2003-04-29

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A Menina Sem Qualidades

as Alex's Father
First aired: 2013-05-27

In a middle-class school the story of the relationship between two young students, Ana and Alex,...

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JK

as Young Juscelino
First aired: 2006-01-03

For decades, doctor Juscelino Kubitschek enters politics and becomes president of Brazil.

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Serra Pelada: A Saga do Ouro

as Lindo Rico
First aired: 2014-01-21

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Sexo Frágil

as Edu / Magali
First aired: 2003-10-17

Alex, Edu, Fred and Beto are four friends who live torn between the role of man in society and...

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