Max Arciniega | |
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Born | Maximino Arciniega Jr. |
Education | Columbia College Chicago |
Maximino Arciniega Jr. is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of [[List of characters in the Breaking Ba
franchise#Krazy-8|Domingo Gallardo "Krazy-8" Molina]] in the crime drama television series Breaking Bad and its spin-off/prequel Better Call Saul .
A native of the Northwest side of Chicago, Arciniega graduated from the Columbia College Chicago. In 2020, he opened an acting school in Chicago.
Arciniega was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Mexican immigrants. He grew up in the Hermosa neighborhood in the northwest side of Chicago, and attended Steinmetz High School. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in theater. [1] Arciniega gained fame after playing drug dealer Krazy-8 in the first season of AMC crime drama Breaking Bad , [2] a role he reprised in the spinoff/prequel series Better Call Saul . [3] He has also made appearances in The Barber (2014), Hard Luck Love Song (2020), and Old Henry (2021). [4] In 2020, Arciniega opened the MA School of Acting in Chicago. [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Customer | |
2004 | Boricua | Humboldt Park | |
2011 | Valley of the Sun | Younger Cop | |
2011 | Haywire | Gomez | |
2014 | The Barber | Luis Ramirez | |
2020 | Hard Luck Love Song | Medina | |
2021 | Love and Baseball | Will Reyes | |
2021 | Old Henry | Stilwell |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Surface | Lula | Episode #1.9 |
2006 | E-Ring | Air Traffic Controller | Episode: "Fallen Angels" |
2006 | Veronica Mars | Cervando Esparza | Episode: "I Am God" |
2006 | 3 lbs | Jose | 2 episodes |
2007 | Private Practice | Paul Gonzales | Episode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else" |
2008 | Without a Trace | Keith | Episode: "4G" |
2008 | Breaking Bad | Krazy-8 | 3 episodes |
2008 | Lincoln Heights | Blade | Episode: "Number One with a Bullet" |
2008 | The Unit | Octavio Jr. | Episode: "The Conduit" |
2009 | ER | Nick Vasquez | Episode: "Dream Runner" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Miguel | Episode: "Control Factor" |
2010 | Blue Bloods | Esteban Torres | Episode: "Brothers" |
2011 | Off the Map | David | Episode: "It's a Leaf" |
2012 | Fringe | Antonio Dawes | Episode: "Everything in Its Right Place" |
2012 | Castle | Billy Bash | Episode: "Swan Song" |
2014 | Grimm | Diego Hoyos | Episode: "Chupacabra" |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Star Pavon | 4 episodes |
2016 | NCIS: New Orleans | Victor Ortega | Episode: "Undocumented" |
2016 | Full Circle | Alex Hidell | 3 episodes |
2016–2020 | Better Call Saul | Domingo Molina | 7 episodes |
2017 | Colony | Edison | 5 episodes |
2017 | Bosch | Xavi | 7 episodes |
2017 | Chance | Cesar | Episode: "A Madness of Two" |
2019 | Unbelievable | Jason Alvarez | 4 episodes |
2023 | Snowfall | Miguel Flores | Episode: "The Struggle" |
2023 | Power Book 4: Force | Naci | 2 episodes |
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