Age: 49
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Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (born June 27, 1976) is a Brazilian stage and screen actor, voice actor, and filmmaker. His accolades include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Secret Agent (2025), as well as a Golden Globe nomination for portraying Pablo Escobar in Narcos, and an Annie Award nomination for his voice performance as Death in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). Widely renowned in Brazil for his performances in popular films and TV shows, he is also one of the most reputable Brazilian actors internationally. He has starred in multiple feature films in Brazil and Hollywood, including Brazilian box office hits like Elite Squad, which won the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin Internacional Film Festival. Elite Squad overseas success boosted Moura’s international recognition. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, Moura has achieved international success as a part of the movement that seeks positive representation for South Americans in Hollywood. In 2013 he debuted in Hollywood in the science fiction feature film Elysium, directed by Neill Blomkamp. In 2024, Moura starred alongside Kirsten Dunst in Civil War, directed by Alex Garland, marking his first leading role in a major Hollywood film. For his performance in The Secret Agent (2025), Moura became the first South American actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Wagner Moura
Deathborn
for Deathborn in F-Zero (2024) Live Action Adaptation
Suggested by demurelyhydrated
A new, over-the-top, high octane, neon-coated cyberpunk, action comedy racing story to help flesh out F-Zero's rather weak and nonsensical backstory, focusing more on the racing with an underground illegal sports gambling subplot. Story centers around Rick Wheeler, an undercover police officer placed in with an F-Zero racing team, Team Apex; comprised of Jody Summer, Dr. Stewart, Tanaka, and Baba, replacing retired racer Silver Neelsen, by his superior, Commander McCloud, tasked with uncovering an underground gambling ring run by mafia boss Don Genie. Wheeler initially struggles to gain the trust of his racing team, but grows to earn their respect thru a series of race victories for the team over rival teams Team Samurai; comprising of Goroh, Guster, Brilliant, Blitz, and Buster. Team Nebula; comprising of Pico, Octoman, Draq, Gomar and Shioh. Team Beast; comprising of Beastman, Leon, Billy, Chain, and Dr. Clash. Team Arrow; comprising of Super Arrow, Mrs. Arrow, Lucy Liberty, Kate Alen, and Jack Levin. Team Shadow; comprising of Black Shadow, Rex, Gazelle, Skull, and Zoda, and the mysterious Team Falcon; comprised of a single pilot, the GOAT racer Captain Falcon, and his engineer, Mr. EAD. over the course of the story Wheeler unravels a deeper conspiracy surrounding the gambling ring involving the kidnapping and replacing of Captain Falcon with a clone known as Blood Falcon by the true kingpin, Deathborn.
