Wagner Maniçoba Moura is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian film, television and stage actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. Moura graduated in journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

 at Universidade Federal da Bahia

Universidade Federal da Bahia

The Universidade Federal da Bahia is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. The largest university of the State of Bahia, and one of the most prestigious Brazilian universities.Students can study there without having to pay tuition fees, as it is a public university...

 but decided to become an actor.
Besides his acting career, Wagner Moura is also a lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 and the vocalist of a band

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 named Sua Mãe ("Your Mother").

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 The Elite Squad and its sequel, The Elite Squad 2

The Elite Squad 2

Elite Squad 2 is a 2010 Brazilian film directed and produced by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura. It is a sequel of the 2007 film The Elite Squad...

.

Filmography

• 2013: Elysium
  Elysium (film)
  Elysium is an upcoming 2013 American science fiction film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. The film stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, and Wagner Moura. Elysium is scheduled to be released on , 2013.-Premise:...
  
  
• 2011: O Homem do Futuro
  O Homem do Futuro
  O Homem do Futuro is a 2011 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Cláudio Torres. The movie is starred by Wagner Moura and Alinne Moraes.- Plot :...
  
  - João (Zero)
• 2010: VIPs
  VIPS
  VIPS may stand for:* Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, a group of current and former officials of the United States Intelligence Community* Volunteers in Police Service, a volunteer program that provides volunteer assistance to local police...
  
  - Marcelo Nascimento
• 2010: The Elite Squad 2
  The Elite Squad 2
  Elite Squad 2 is a 2010 Brazilian film directed and produced by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura. It is a sequel of the 2007 film The Elite Squad...
  
  (Tropa de Elite 2) - Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Nascimento
• 2009: They Killed Sister Dorothy
  They Killed Sister Dorothy
  They Killed Sister Dorothy is a 2008 documentary film about American-born Brazilian nun Dorothy Stang, who was murdered on February 12, 2005, in Anapu, a city located in the Amazon Rainforest...
  
  (Mataram Irmã Dorothy) - Narrator (Brazilian version)
• 2008: Blackout - Marcelo
• 2008: Romance - Pedro
• 2007: The Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) - Captain Roberto Nascimento
• 2007: Saneamento Básico
  Saneamento Básico
  Saneamento Básico is a 2007 Brazilian comedy film written and directed by Jorge Furtado. It stars Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia, Lázaro Ramos, Tonico Pereira and Paulo José.-Plot:...
  
  - Joaquim
• 2007: Ó Paí, Ó
  Ó Paí, Ó
  Ó Paí, Ó is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Monique Gardenberg. It tells the story of cortiço residents in Pelourinho, the historical center of Salvador, on the last day of carnaval. Lacking money but not desire for amusement, they get by on creativity, irony, sensuality, and music.The...
  
  - Boca
• 2005: A Máquina - TV Host
• 2005: Lower City (Cidade Baixa) - Naldinho
• 2004: Nina
  Nina (film)
  Nina is a 2004 Brazilian drama film directed by Heitor Dhalia. The plot is loosely based on the 1886 Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment...
  
  - Blind Man
• 2003: Caminho das Nuvens - Romão
• 2003: Carandiru
  Carandiru (film)
  Carandiru is a 2003 Brazilian and Argentine film directed by Hector Babenco. It is based on the book Estação Carandiru by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist, who is portrayed in the film by Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos....
  
  - Zico
• 2003: O Homem do Ano - Suel
• 2003: Deus é Brasileiro
  Deus é Brasileiro
  Deus é Brasileiro is a 2003 Brazilian comedy film directed and co-written by Carlos Diegues and based on a story by João Ubaldo Ribeiro...
  
  - Taoca
• 2002: The Three Marias
  The Three Marias (film)
  As Três Marias is a 2002 Brazilian independent film that tells the story of a woman who takes revenge on her former lover and his family with the help of her three daughters...
  
  (As Três Marias) - Jesuíno Cruz
• 2001: Behind the Sun
  Behind the Sun (film)
  Behind the Sun is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, and starring Rodrigo Santoro...
  
  (Abril Despedaçado) - Matheus
• 2000: Woman on Top
  Woman on Top
  Woman on Top is a 2000 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Fina Torres. It is set in Salvador, Brazil and San Francisco, United States. The film stars Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau Jr. and Mark Feuerstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes...
  
  (Sabor da Paixão) - Rafi
• 1999: Rádio Gogó (short film)
• 1998: Pop Killer (short film)

TV work

Soap Operas

• 2007: Paraíso Tropical - Olavo
• 2005: A Lua me Disse - Gustavo Bogari

Mini-series

• 2006: JK - Juscelino Kubitschek (ages 18–43)

Series

• 2003: Sexo Frágil - Edu/Magali
• 2003: Carga Pesada - Pedrinho

Theater

• 2008: Hamlet
  Hamlet
  The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
  
  - Hamlet
• 2005: Dilúvio em Tempos de Seca
• 2005: O que diz Molero?
• 2002: Os solitários
• 2000: A Máquina
• 1999: Abismo de Rosas
• 1996: A casa de Eros
• 1996: Cuida bem de mim