Max Arciniega

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Max Arciniega
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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

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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.

Early life and career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Customer
2004BoricuaHumboldt Park
2011Valley of the SunYounger Cop
2011 Haywire Gomez
2014 The Barber Luis Ramirez
2020 Hard Luck Love Song Medina
2021Love and BaseballWill Reyes
2021 Old Henry Stilwell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Surface LulaEpisode #1.9
2006 E-Ring Air Traffic ControllerEpisode: "Fallen Angels"
2006 Veronica Mars Cervando EsparzaEpisode: "I Am God"
2006 3 lbs Jose2 episodes
2007 Private Practice Paul GonzalesEpisode: "In Which We Meet Addison,

a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else"

2008 Without a Trace KeithEpisode: "4G"
2008 Breaking Bad Krazy-8 3 episodes
2008 Lincoln Heights BladeEpisode: "Number One with a Bullet"
2008 The Unit Octavio Jr.Episode: "The Conduit"
2009 ER Nick VasquezEpisode: "Dream Runner"
2009 Lie to Me MiguelEpisode: "Control Factor"
2010 Blue Bloods Esteban TorresEpisode: "Brothers"
2011 Off the Map DavidEpisode: "It's a Leaf"
2012 Fringe Antonio DawesEpisode: "Everything in Its Right Place"
2012 Castle Billy BashEpisode: "Swan Song"
2014 Grimm Diego HoyosEpisode: "Chupacabra"
2015 Blood & Oil Star Pavon4 episodes
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Victor OrtegaEpisode: "Undocumented"
2016 Full Circle Alex Hidell3 episodes
2016–2020 Better Call Saul Domingo Molina 7 episodes
2017 Colony Edison5 episodes
2017 Bosch Xavi7 episodes
2017 Chance CesarEpisode: "A Madness of Two"
2019 Unbelievable Jason Alvarez4 episodes
2023 Snowfall Miguel FloresEpisode: "The Struggle"
2023 Power Book 4: Force Naci2 episodes

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References

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