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Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Birthday: 1947-01-31 | Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television. He tends to play villains. Banks dropped out of Indiana University to join a touring company as a stage manager. He went to Australia with the company and stayed on working in theatre there. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television. Probably his best-known movie roles are in two films starring Eddie Murphy: 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop. In 48 Hrs. he plays a character who is a friend of the lead and is killed by the villain, beginning the lead characters' story. In Beverly Hills Cop, he plays a villain who kills the lead characters' friend and begins his story. Other movie roles include appearances in Armed and Dangerous, Freejack, Flipper, Airplane!, Gremlins, Murder Me, Murder You, and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. His most recent film to date is the 2007 film Reign Over Me. His biggest break on television, came with the series Wiseguy, in which he played Frank McPike for four years, a role which led to an Emmy award nomination. Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. In 1981 he appeared as Dutch Schultz on the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles. He also starred on the short-lived science fiction TV series Otherworld, as Kommander Neveen Kroll and in the sitcom Fired Up. Banks has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Alias, CSI, Day Break, Highlander: The Series, Matlock, SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Women of the House and Walker Texas Ranger. Most recently, Banks appeared in the final Season Two episodes of Dexter, and in episodes of ER, Cold Case, and Shark, Modern Family. In the second season finale of Breaking Bad, Banks appeared as a mysterious character named Mike. Banks was made a series regular for the third season.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Catwoman: Hunted

as    Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)

2021
A Tale Dark & Grimm

as    Johannes (voice)

2019
2018
Incredibles 2

as    Rick Dicker (voice)

2018
The Commuter

as    Walt

2017
Mudbound

as    Pappy McAllan

2016
Term Life

as    Harper

2016
The Yard

as    Narrator

2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

as    Composite Superman (voice)

2015
Better Call Saul

as    Mike Ehrmantraut

2014
Bullet

as    Carlito Kane

2014
Authors Anonymous

as    David Kelleher

2014
Horrible Bosses 2

as    Detective Hatcher

2008
Breaking Bad

as    Mike Ehrmantraut

2007
Murder 101: College Can be Murder

as    Det. Frank Chambers

2006
Puff, Puff, Pass

as    Lance

2003
Dark Blue

as    James Barcomb

2001
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

as    Milos Drubnik

2001
Proximity

as    Price

1999
Foolish

as    Numbers

1999
Let the Devil Wear Black

as    Satch

1999
Outlaw Justice

as    Sheriff Conklin

1998
Dollar for the Dead

as    Col. Skinner

1997
Fired Up

as    Guy Mann

1997
Dark Breed

as    Joseph Shay

1996
Flipper

as    Dirk Moran

1996
Last Man Standing

as    Doc

1993
Blind Side

as    Aaron

1993
Boiling Point

as    Max Waxman