Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura
Moura in 2012
Born	Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Alma mater	Federal University of Bahia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Sandra Delgado
Children	4

Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaɡneɾ ˈmo-ɾa]; born 27 June, 1976)^[1] is a Brazilian film, television and stage actor. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, he has achieved widespread international fame for his portrayal of Captain (later Colonel) Roberto Nascimento, protagonist of the highly successful 2007 film Elite Squad and its sequel, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. He also gained recognition globally playing "Spider" in the 2013 sci-fi film Elysium. He is currently playing the lead role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series Narcos, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.

Early life and education

Moura was born in Salvador, a city located in Northeast Region of Brazil, but grew up in the small town of Rodelas, Bahia. His mother, Alderiva, was a housewife, and his father, José Moura, was a Sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Salvador, Bahia.

He graduated in journalism at Federal University of Bahia but decided to become an actor.^[2]

Career

In 1997 he appeared in the film Woman on Top starring Penélope Cruz.

In 2007 he played Captain Nascimento, protagonist of the Golden Bear winner in the 2008 Berlin Film Festival, Elite Squad.

During the preparation for the first Elite Squad film, Wagner and part of the cast were subject to realistic special forces training conducted by Paulo Storani, a former captain of BOPE, the elite squad portrayed in the movie.^[3] During training, Storani was asked by the cast director to help "develop" Wagner's aggression for the role, which he attempted to do through repeated sessions of moral abuse.^[4] After several days, Storani finally got the reaction he was looking for, and a little more. He reportedly made a fictional threat to Wagner's family, particularly mentioning Wagner's newborn to which the actor responded with a punch that fractured Storani's nose. "That's when Captain Nascimento was born", said Storani.^[5]

In 2010, he starred in the sequel to Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. In 2013, he played "Spider" in the sci-fi film Elysium. He is currently starring in the Netflix original series Narcos.

Music

Surviving members of Legião Urbana performing a 2012 tribute show with Moura as lead vocalist. From left to right: Marcelo Bonfá, Moura and Dado Villa-Lobos. To their right and partially cut out of the picture is touring bassist Rodrigo Favaro.

Besides his acting career, Moura is a lyricist and the vocalist of a band named Sua Mãe ("Your Mum").^[6] In 2012, he guest performed as lead vocalist for some Legião Urbana tribute shows, featuring surviving members Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Villa-Lobos.

Personal life

Since 2001, Moura has been married to journalist and photographer Sandra Delgado, with whom he has three sons: Bem, Salvador and José. He practices Transcendental Meditation.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Pop Killer		Short film
1999	Rádio Gogó	Replay	Short film
2000	Woman on Top	Rafi
2001	Behind the Sun	Matheus
2002	The Three Marias	Jesuíno Cruz
2003	God Is Brazilian	Taoca
2003	The Man of the Year	Suel
2003	Carandiru	Zico
2003	The Middle of the World	Romão
2004	Nina	Blind Man
2005	Lower City	Naldinho
2005	A Máquina	TV Host
2007	Ó Paí, Ó	Boca
2007	Saneamento Básico	Joaquim
2007	Elite Squad	Captain Roberto Nascimento
2008	Romance	Pedro
2008	Blackout	Marcelo
2009	They Killed Sister Dorothy	Narrator (Brazilian version)
2010	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Nascimento
2010	VIPs	Marcelo da Rocha
2011	O Homem do Futuro	João (Zero)
2013	Father's Chair	Theo
2013	Elysium	Spider
2013	Serra Pelada	Lindo Rico
2013	Futuro Beach	Donato
2014	Rio, I Love You	Gui	Segment "Inútil Paisagem"
2014	Trash	José Angelo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Carga Pesada	Pedrinho	TV-series
2005	A Lua Me Disse	Gustavo Bogari	Soap opera
2006	JK	Juscelino Kubitschek (ages 18–43)	Mini-series
2007	Sexo Frágil	Edu/Magali	TV-series
2007	Paraíso Tropical	Olavo Novaes	Soap opera
2013	A Menina Sem Qualidades	Alex's Father	Mini-series
2015–present	Narcos	Pablo Escobar	Netflix series

Theater

Year	Title	Role
1996	Cuida bem de mim
1996	A Casa de Eros
1999	Abismos de Rosas
2000	A Máquina	Antônio
2002	Os Solitários
2005	Dilúvio em Tempos de Secas
2005	O Que diz Molero?
2008	Hamlet	Hamlet

Awards and nominations

Television

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Outcome
2005	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actor	A Lua Me Disse	Nominated
2006	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Actor	A Lua Me Disse	Nominated
2006	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actor	JK	Nominated
2007	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Actor	JK	Nominated
	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Actor	Paraíso Tropical	Won
	Troféu APCA	Best Actor of Television		Won
	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Actor		Won
	Melhores do Ano	Best Actor		Won
2008	Troféu Imprensa	Best Actor		Won
	Troféu Internet	Best Actor		Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Actor		Won
2016	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Narcos	Nominated

Film

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Outcome
2002	Cine Ceará	Best Actor	The Three Marias	Won
2003	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actor	The Middle of the World	Nominated
2004	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Actor	The Middle of the World	Won
	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Supporting Cast	Carandiru	Won
	Troféu APCA	Best Actor	God Is Brazilian	Won
2005	Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva	Best Actor	Lower City	Won
2006	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional	Best Actor	Lower City	Nominated
2006	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actor	A Máquina	Nominated
2007	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor	Lower City	Nominated
2007	Prêmio Qualidade Brasil	Best Actor	Elite Squad	Won^[8]
2008	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional	Best Actor		Nominated
2008	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor		Won
2009	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor	Romance	Nominated
2010	Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival	Best Actor	VIPs	Won
2011	Brazilian Film Festival of Miami	Best Actor	VIPs	Won
	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional	Best Actor	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Nominated^[9]
	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional	Best Actor (public's choice)		Won
	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor		Won
	Troféu APCA	Best Actor		Won
	CinePort	Best Actor		Won
2012	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor	VIPs	Nominated
	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor	O Homem do Futuro	Nominated
	Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional	Best Actor	O Homem do Futuro	Nominated
2013	Gramado Film Festival	Troféu Cidade de Gramado	—	Won
2013	Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival	Best Actor	Father's Chair	Won
2014	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Actor	Father's Chair	Nominated
2014	Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	Best Supporting Actor	Serra Pelada	Won

References

↑ "Biography of Wagner Moura at "Gente Babado"" (in Portuguese). IG. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
↑ Biography for Wagner Moura at the Internet Movie Database
↑ http://veja.abril.com.br/211107/p_124.shtml
↑ http://veja.abril.com.br/211107/p_124.shtml
↑ http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/impresso,ex-capitao-teve-nariz-quebrado-por-ator,55880,0.htm
↑ "Article about Wagner Moura in Hamlet and as vocalist of Sua Mãe (in Portuguese)". O Dia. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ De Campos Mello, Raphaela (July 9, 2012). "Meditação transcendental: a técnica de David Lynch e Wagner Moura". Casa.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014. Assim como Lynch, praticante há 40 anos, diversos artistas aderiram ao treinamento mental, entre eles Oprah Winfrey, Clint Eastwood, Paul McCartney e o brasileiro Wagner Moura.
↑ "Confira os INDICADOS e GANHADORES do PRÊMIO QUALIDADE BRASIL 2007". Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil.
↑ "Veja a lista dos vencedores do 6º Prêmio Contigo! de Cinema Nacional". G1. 12 September 2011.

External links

Wagner Moura at the Internet Movie Database
Official blog

APCA Award for Best Actor in Television

1972 — 1988	Paulo Gracindo (1972) Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1973) Paulo Goulart (1974) Rolando Boldrin / Tarcísio Meira (1975) Lima Duarte / Mário Lago (1976) Antônio Fagundes / Carlos Augusto Strazzer / Lima Duarte (1977) Lauro Corona (1978) Paulo Autran / Roberto Bonfim (1979) Jardel Filho / Stênio Garcia (1980) Rubens de Falco / Tony Ramos (1981) Luis Gustavo / Reginaldo Faria (1982) Paulo Autran (1983) Ney Latorraca (1984) Lima Duarte (1985) Carlos Vereza (1987) José Mayer (1988)

1990 — 2009	Cláudio Marzo (1990) Otávio Augusto (1991) Armando Bógus (1992) Antônio Fagundes (1993) José Wilker (1994) Edson Celulari (1995) Raul Cortez (1996) Ary Fontoura (1997) Tony Ramos (1998) Matheus Nachtergaele (1999) Tarcísio Meira (2000) Tony Ramos (2001) Marco Nanini (2002) Dan Stulbach (2003) Tony Ramos (2004) Fúlvio Stefanini (2005) Lázaro Ramos (2006) Marcelo Serrado / Wagner Moura (2007) Guilherme Weber (2008) Felipe Camargo (2009)

2010 — present	Murilo Benício (2010) Gabriel Braga Nunes (2011) José de Abreu (2012) Mateus Solano (2013) Irandhir Santos (2014) Alexandre Nero (2015)

There was no award in 1974, 1986, 1989.

Troféu Imprensa for Best Actor

1961–1977	Lima Duarte (1961) Leonardo Villar (1962) Percy Aires (1963) Lima Duarte (1964) Armando Bógus (1965) Sérgio Cardoso (1966) Francisco Cuoco (1967) Francisco Cuoco (1968) Stênio Garcia (1969) Juca de Oliveira (1970) Jardel Filho (1971) Francisco Cuoco (1972) Francisco Cuoco (1973) Paulo Gracindo (1974) Milton Moraes (1975) Paulo Gracindo (1976) Lima Duarte/Paulo Gracindo (1977)

1981–2000	Jardel Filho (1981) Tony Ramos (1982) Luis Gustavo (1983) Paulo Autran (1984) Ney Latorraca (1985) Lima Duarte (1986) Tarcísio Meira (1987) Paulo Autran (1988) Tony Ramos (1989) José Mayer/Lima Duarte (1990) Cláudio Marzo (1991) Antônio Fagundes (1992) Lima Duarte (1993) Antônio Fagundes (1994) Tarcísio Meira (1995) Osmar Prado (1996) Raul Cortez (1997) Ary Fontoura (1998) Tony Ramos (1999) Raul Cortez (2000)

2001–present	Tony Ramos (2001) Tony Ramos (2002) Tarcísio Meira (2003) Dan Stulbach (2004) José Wilker (2005) Marcos Caruso (2007) Wagner Moura (2008) Cauã Reymond / Murilo Benício (2009) Tony Ramos (2010) Tony Ramos (2011) Gabriel Braga Nunes (2012) Murilo Benício (2013) Mateus Solano (2014) Alexandre Nero (2015)

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