Jonathan Banks | |
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Born | Jonathan Ray Banks January 31, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1974–present |
Spouses |
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Children | 3 |
Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) [1] is an American actor. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Chillum Heights, Maryland, Banks did theater while attending Indiana University Bloomington. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles where he began playing supporting roles in films and television. 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 prominence 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 Breaking Bad 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.
Banks' film projects include Stir Crazy (1980), Airplane! (1980), 48 Hrs. (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Freejack (1991), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), Reign Over Me (2007), Mudbound (2017), and The Commuter (2018). He also had appearances on television in The Gangster Chronicles (1981), Otherworld (1985), Highlander: The Series (1994), Walker, Texas Ranger (1994), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004), Without a Trace (2006), and Community (2014). He has also been a voice actor, including in video games.
Jonathan Ray Banks was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington, D.C., [2] and grew up in Chillum Heights, Maryland.[ citation needed ] His father was a civil servant and his mother a professor at Indiana State University. [3] Banks said his late mother was a secretary in various federal government offices, including the CIA, and that she was also a private secretary to several top Naval officers, including Admiral Chester Nimitz. [4]
Banks graduated from Northwood High School in Silver Spring, [5] and attended Indiana University Bloomington, [6] where he was a classmate of actor Kevin Kline. During that time, they participated in a production of The Threepenny Opera together. [2] After graduating, he joined a touring company of Hair as a stage manager, and traveled to Australia and New Zealand. [7]
In 1974, Banks moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in theater before picking up bit parts. [7] Also in 1974, Banks acted in the public service announcement (PSA) Linda's Film on Menstruation. [8] Banks' early film appearances include supporting roles in films such as the crime film Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), [9] the murder-mystery The Cheap Detective (1978), [10] the war film Coming Home (1978), [11] and the musical drama The Rose (1979). [12] During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he appeared in television films such as The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977), [13] Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn , [14] The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979), [15] She's Dressed to Kill (1979), [16] Rage (1980), [17] Desperate Voyage (1980). [18]
Banks acted in the films such as the Sidney Poitier prison buddy comedy Stir Crazy (1980) starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder [19] and the comedy films Airplane! (1980) [20] and 48 Hrs. (1982). [21] Banks also acted in numerous films such as Frances (1982), [22] Beverly Hills Cop (1984), [23] Gremlins (1984), [24] Buckaroo Banzai (1984), [25] Armed and Dangerous (1986), [26] Cold Steel (1987), [27] and Honeymoon Academy (1990). [28] His television-roles of the 1980s include the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles (1981), where he played Dutch Schultz, [29] and the short-lived science fiction series Otherworld (1985), where he portrayed the main antagonist. [30]
Banks achieved a career breakthrough with the role of Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy , which he starred in from 1987 to 1990. His performance led to a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series". [31] Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor and superior officer, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. [32] [33]
Banks' films in the 1990s include Freejack (1991), [34] Boiling Point (1993), [35] Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), [36] Flipper (1996), [37] Dark Breed (1996), [38] Last Man Standing (1996), [39] A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997), [40] Melanie Darrow (1997), [41] Harvey (1999), [42] Millennium Man (1999), [43] Foolish (1999), [44] Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), [45] Thrash (1999), [46] and Outlaw Justice (1999). [47]
He also acted in television films such as Body Shot (1993) [48] and Shadow of Obsession (1995). [49] In 1994, Banks had guest appearances in the television shows Matlock, [50] Highlander: The Series , [51] Walker, Texas Ranger, [52] and Tales from the Crypt. [53] In 1996, Banks reprised the role of Frank McPike in the television film Wiseguy. [54] His films in the 2000s include Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), [55] Face to Face (2001), [56] Downward Angel (2001), [57] Dark Blue (2003), [58] Jam (2007), [59] Reign Over Me (2007), [60] and Proud American (2008). [61] In 2004, he acted in one episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . [62] In 2006, he acted in an episode of Without a Trace . [63] According to voice actor Nolan North, Banks was originally considered to play the role of Zoran Lazaravić in the 2009 video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , but the role went to Graham McTavish. [64]
In 2009, Banks gained acclaim for his portrayal of Mike Ehrmantraut in the AMC crime series second season of Breaking Bad starring Bryan Cranston. He became a series regular for the third, fourth, and fifth seasons. For his performance, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2013 ceremony. [65]
His films in the 2010s include Identity Thief (2013), [66] Bullet (2014), [67] and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), [68] Banks had a recurring role as Buzz Hickey in the fifth season of the NBC sitcom Community . [69] [70]
In 2015, he reprised the role of Mike Ehrmantraut as a member of the main cast in the Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul . [71] Set several years before the events of Breaking Bad, the show greatly expanded Ehrmantraut's character and backstory, and Banks ultimately appeared in 61 of the series' 63 episodes. At the Emmy Awards, he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at their 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 ceremonies. [72] For this role, he has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2013, 2015–2017, 2019) for his work on all three series, making him the only actor with nominations as a main cast member for three shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character. [73]
In 2015, he voiced James Gordon in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight, [74] and was a guest on the MythBusters episode "Supernatural Shooters". [75] During this time Banks acted in the films Term Life (2016), [76] The Commuter (2018), [77] and Incredibles 2 (2018). [78]
Banks portrayed the main antagonist in the 2017 film Mudbound. [79] [80] With his costars, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. [81] In 2020, Banks joined the cast of the Netflix animated series F Is for Family in its fourth season as Bill Murphy, father of the main character. [82]
Banks married his first wife, Marnie Fausch, in 1968. They had one daughter before divorcing in 1970. [83] Banks married his second wife, Gennera Gonzalez Cebian, in 1990. They had fraternal twins, and Banks has a stepdaughter from this marriage. [2] [3]
Banks was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Indiana University in April 2016. [84]
Banks' home was destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey Fire. [85] [86]
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