Jonathan Banks[1] (born January 31, 1947)[2] is an American actor. His first notable film roles were in the films Airplane! (1980), 48 Hrs. (1982), and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). He has received critical acclaim for his role as Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2012), its spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). He is also known for his breakthrough role as Frank McPike in Wiseguy (1987–1990).[3]
He has received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1989, 2013, 2015–2017, 2019) for his work on all three series, making him the only actor with nominations as a main cast member for all three shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Coming Home | Marine At Party | |
| The Cheap Detective | Cabbie | ||
| Who'll Stop the Rain | Marine | ||
| 1979 | The Rose | Television Promoter | |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Gunderson | |
| Stir Crazy | Jack Graham | ||
| 1981 | Gangster Wars | Dutch Schultz | |
| 1982 | Frances | The Hitchhiker | |
| 48 Hrs. | Detective Algren | ||
| 1984 | Gremlins | Deputy Brent Frye | |
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Lizardo Hospital Guard | ||
| Beverly Hills Cop | Zack | ||
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Clyde Klepper | |
| 1987 | Cold Steel | Isaac "Iceman" | |
| 1988 | Pin | Pin | Voice |
| 1990 | Honeymoon Academy | Pitt | |
| 1992 | Freejack | Mark Michelette | |
| There Goes the Neighborhood | Harry "Handsome Harry" | ||
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Max Waxman | |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Scotty | |
| 1996 | Flipper | Dirk Moran | |
| Dark Breed | Commander Joe Shay | ||
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Satch | |
| Foolish | "Numbers" | ||
| Trash | Judge Callum | ||
| 2001 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Milos Drubnik | |
| Proximity | Price | ||
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Deputy Chief Jimmy Barcomb | |
| R.S.V.P. | Walter Franklin | ||
| 2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Lance | |
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Dr. Stelter | |
| 2008 | Proud American | Mr. Moretti | |
| 2012 | Watercolor Postcards | Ledball | |
| 2013 | Identity Thief | Paolo Gordon | |
| Roar | Bernie Warren | Short film | |
| 2014 | Bullet | Carlito Kane | |
| Authors Anonymous | David Kelleher | ||
| Horrible Bosses 2 | Detective Hatcher | ||
| 2016 | Term Life | Harper | |
| Alibi | Billy | Short film | |
| 2017 | Mudbound | "Pappy" McAllan | |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Walt | |
| Incredibles 2 | Rick Dicker | Voice[5] | |
| Redbad | Pepin of Herstal | ||
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mike Ehrmantraut | |
| 2022 | Catwoman: Hunted | Black Mask | Voice[5] |
Television films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Macahans | Woodward | |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Michael | |
| The Night They Took Miss Beautiful | Buck | ||
| 1979 | She's Dressed to Kill | Rudy Striker | |
| 1980 | Desperate Voyage | Louis | |
| 1983 | The Invisible Woman | Darren | |
| Murder Me, Murder You | Janos Saracen | ||
| 1984 | Nadia | Gheorge Comaneci | |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missile | Ray Olson | |
| Assassin | Earl Dickman | ||
| Who Is Julia | Jack Bodine | ||
| 1991 | Don't Touch My Daughter | Ryter | |
| 1993 | Blind Side | Aaron | |
| 1997 | Melanie Darrow | Arthur Abbott | |
| A Thousand Men and a Baby | Father Edward O'Reilly | ||
| 1998 | Dollar for the Dead | Colonel Skinner |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Barnaby Jones | Vince Gentry | Episode: "Dead Heat" |
| 1977 | Family | Attendant | Episode: "Taking Chances: Part I" |
| Barnaby Jones | Car Salesman | Episode: "Duet for Dying" | |
| Carter Country | Bob Phillips | Episode: "The Fireside Burnside Budget Chat" | |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Clay Starkes | Episode: "Kidnap" |
| The Waltons | Jeb Sanders | Episode: "The Wager" | |
| Lou Grant | Cyrus | Episode: "Sweep" | |
| 1980 | Little House on the Prairie | Jed | Episode: "Darkness Is My Friend" |
| 1981 | Lou Grant | The Intruder | Episode: "Rape" |
| Sanford | Al | Episode: "Cal the Coward" | |
| The Gangster Chronicles | Dutch Schultz | 13 episodes | |
| Best of the West | Hombre | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | Report to Murphy | Vinny | Episode: "Papillon" |
| 1982–1983 | T. J. Hooker | Danny Scott / Freddy Baker | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Reggie | 2 episodes |
| Whiz Kids | Unknown | Episode: "Programmed For Murder" | |
| 1984 | Jessie | Ernie Ross | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Cagney & Lacey | Keith Edsin | Episode: "Old Debts" | |
| 1985 | Otherworld | Commander Nuveen Kroll | 8 episodes |
| Hunter | Detective Gary Krewson | Episode: "The Big Fall" | |
| 1987 | Falcon Crest | Kolinksi | 8 episodes |
| Designing Women | Eldon Ashcroft IV | Episode: "101 Ways to Decorate a Gas Station" | |
| 1987–1990 | Wiseguy | Frank McPike | 74 episodes |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Shel-La | Episode: "Battle Lines" |
| 1994 | Highlander: The Series | Mako | Episode: "Under Colour of Authority" |
| Matlock | Jack Starling | Episode: "The P.I." | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Shelby Valentine | Episode: "Deadly Reunion" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | William | Episode: "The Assassin" | |
| 1995 | Due South | Garret | Episode: "Heaven and Earth" |
| Women of the House | Jim Sugarbaker | 2 episodes | |
| 1994–1995 | SeaQuest 2032 | Maximillian Scully | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Max Jupe | Episode: "Murder by Friendly Fire" |
| 1997–1998 | Fired Up | Guy Mann | 28 episodes |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Bruce Locatelli | Episode: "Murder by Remote" |
| 2000–2001 | The Trouble With Normal | Dr. Lowell | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The District | Monya Pastov | Episode: "Fools Russian: Part I" |
| 2003 | Alias | Frederick Brandon | 2 episodes |
| Strong Medicine | Frank Hardwyck | Episode: "Skin" | |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Sheriff Mike Rakowski | Episode: "Jump" |
| 2004–2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bobby Jensen | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | E-Ring | Admiral Cooper | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Lyle Chase | Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost" |
| Without a Trace | Sal Marcello | Episode: "Check Your Head" | |
| 2006–2007 | Day Break | Shadow Man | 7 episodes |
| 2007 | Dexter | FBI Deputy Director Max Adams | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | ER | Robert Truman | Episode: "Atonement" |
| Shark | Jason Normandy | 2 episodes | |
| Life | Nathan Gray | Episode: "Crushed" | |
| Eli Stone | Agent Johnathan Maine | Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Ex-FBI Agent Bitcher | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
| Cold Case | John Clark | Episode: "Jackals" | |
| Castle | Bruce Kirby | Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" | |
| 2009–2012 | Breaking Bad | Mike Ehrmantraut | 25 episodes |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Donnie Pritchett | Episode: "The Musical Man" |
| Two and a Half Men | Pawn Broker | Episode: "A Fishbowl Full of Glass Eyes" | |
| CSI: Miami | Oscar Duarte | Episode: "Long Gone" | |
| 2012 | Ringer | Remy Osterman | 2 episodes |
| Parks and Recreation | Steve Wyatt | Episode: "Ben's Parents" | |
| Vegas | Angelo LaFlatta | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Bloodline | Leo Killpriest | Pilot |
| Body of Proof | Glenn Fitz | Episode: "Daddy Issue" | |
| 2013–2015 | Axe Cop | Various Voices | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Community | Professor Buzz Hickey | 11 episodes |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | The Wizard | Voice, episode: "Is Magic Real?"[5] | |
| 2015–2022 | Better Call Saul | Mike Ehrmantraut | 59 episodes |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Mr. Flowers | 3 episodes |
| Major Lazer | The Law | Voice, episode: "Escape from Rave Island" | |
| Gravity Falls | Filbrick Pines | Voice, episode: "A Tale of Two Stans"[5] | |
| Robot Chicken | Composite Superman | Voice, episode: "Magical Friendship" | |
| The Expanse | Executive Officer | Episode: "Dulcinea" | |
| MythBusters | Mike Ehrmantraut | Episode: "Supernatural Shooters" | |
| Last Week Tonight | Himself | Episode: "Sex Education"[6] | |
| 2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Eruptor | Voice, 38 episodes |
| 2017 | Dr. Ken | Dr. Erwin | Episode: "Ken's Professor" |
| 2017–2020 | Tangled: The Series | Quirin | Voice, 8 episodes[5] |
| 2020–2021 | F Is for Family | William Murphy | Voice, 12 episodes |
| 2020 | The Casagrandes | Coach Crawford | Voice, episode: "Team Effort" |
| The Comey Rule | James Clapper | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | A Tale Dark & Grimm | Johannes | Voice, 7 episodes[5] |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Sean Noonan | Voice[7] |
| 2024 | Constellation | Henry/Bud Caldera | 8 episodes[8] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Commissioner James Gordon | Grouped under "Voiceover & Mocap Talent" |
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Rick Dicker | Grouped under 'Featuring the Voice Talents of:" |
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan Banks". TV Guide. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan Banks". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "'Breaking Bad' vet Jonathan Banks joins 'Community'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Eng, Joyce (May 25, 2020). "'Better Call Saul's' Jonathan Banks could set a solo Emmy record that nobody wants". Gold Derby. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jonathan Banks (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 15, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ LastWeekTonight (2024-05-26). S2 E24: Sex Education, GOP debate & Whole Foods: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Retrieved 2024-09-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 14, 2023). "'Harley Quinn' Spin-Off 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' Ready to Soar with New Teaser". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Spry, Jeff (February 28, 2024). "Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks on making Apple TV+'s twisty space thriller, 'Constellation' (exclusive)". Space.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.