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Jonathan Banks
American actor (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947)[1] is an American actor. His breakthrough came with the role of FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990). For his role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Banks gained renewed recognition for his role as hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2013). He reprised the role as a lead character in the spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For playing Ehrmantraut, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
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Born | Jonathan Ray Banks (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–present |
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Children | 3 |
Banks' film projects include Stir Crazy (1980), Airplane! (1980), 48 Hrs. (1982), Gremlins (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Freejack (1991), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), Reign Over Me (2007), Mudbound (2017) and The Commuter (2018). He also appeared prominently in the fifth season of Community (2014) and provided the voice of Commissioner Jim Gordon in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight (2015).