Jonathan Banks
Acteur·rice
31 janvier 1947 · 79 years old
Washington, D.C., USA
Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American character actor in film and television. Banks dropped out of Indiana University to join a touring company as a stage manager. He went to Australia with the company and stayed on working in theatre there. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage before picking up bit parts on television. Probably his best-known movie roles are in two films starring Eddie Murphy: 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop. In 48 Hrs. he plays a character who is a friend of the lead and is killed by the villain, beginning the lead characters' story. In Beverly Hills Cop, he plays a villain who kills the lead characters' friend and begins his story. Other movie roles include appearances in Armed and Dangerous, Freejack, Flipper, Airplane!, Gremlins, Murder Me, Murder You, and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. His biggest break on television, came with the series Wiseguy, in which he played Frank McPike for four years, a role which led to an Emmy award nomination. Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero. In 1981 he appeared as Dutch Schultz on the NBC series the Gangster Chronicles. He also starred on the short-lived science fiction TV series Otherworld, as Kommander Neveen Kroll and in the sitcom Fired Up. Banks has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Alias, CSI, Day Break, Highlander: The Series, Matlock, SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Women of the House and Walker Texas Ranger. Most recently, Banks appeared in the final Season Two episodes of Dexter, and in episodes of ER, Cold Case, and Shark, Modern Family. In the second season finale of Breaking Bad, Banks appeared as a mysterious character named Mike. Banks was made a series regular for the third season.
Known for
As an actor
Words from the Oven
Saul Goodman America’s 250th
2026 · Mike Ehrmantraut
The Beast in Me
2025 · Martin Jarvis
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 · Noonan (voice)
Constellation
2024 · Henry Caldera / Bud Caldera
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · Silvermane (voice)
Catwoman: Hunted
2022 · Roman Sionis / Black Mask (voice)
Show Me More
2021 · Self - "Mike Ehrmantraut"
A Tale Dark & Grimm
2021 · Johannes (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Brit (voice)
The Comey Rule
2020 · James Clapper
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 · Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 · Mike
The Commuter
2018 · Walt
Redbad
2018 · Pepijn
Incredibles 2
2018 · Rick Dicker (voice)
The Wolf: True Alpha
2018 · The Fixer
Mudbound
2017 · Pappy McAllan
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017 · Quirin (voice)
Better Call Saul Employee Training
2017 · Mike Ehrmantraut
Term Life
2016 · Harper
Talking Saul
2016 · Self - Guest
The Yard
2016 · Narrator
Skylanders Academy
2016 · Eruptor (voice)
Shut Eye
2016 · Linda's Father
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015 · Composite Superman (voice)
I'm Brave!
2015 · Fire Engine
Better Call Saul
2015 · Mike Ehrmantraut
Dr. Ken
2015 · Dr. Erwin
The Expanse
2015 · Executive Officer
Major Lazer
2015 · The Law (voice)
Bullet
2014 · Carlito Kane
Authors Anonymous
2014 · David Kelleher
Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · Detective Hatcher
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014 · Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
Identity Thief
2013 · Paul
Watercolor Postcards
2013 · Ledball
Talking Bad
2013 · Self
Gravity Falls
2012 · Filbrick Pines (voice)
Ringer
2011 · Remy Osterman
Castle
2009 · Bruce Kirby
Modern Family
2009 · Donnie Pritchett
Community
2009 · Professor Buzz Hickey
Lie to Me
2009 · Agent Richard Squire
Parks and Recreation
2009 · Steve Wyatt
Proud American
2008 · Mr. Moretti
Eli Stone
2008 · Agent Jonathan Maine
Breaking Bad
2008 · Mike Ehrmantraut
Reign Over Me
2007 · Stelter
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
2007 · Det. Frank Chambers
Life
2007 · Nathan Gray
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · Driving Instructor (voice)
Puff, Puff, Pass
2006 · Lance
Shark
2006 · Jason Normandy
Dexter
2006 · Max Adams
Day Break
2006 · Shadow Man, Conrad Detweiler
Circadian Rhythm
2005 · Trejo
E-Ring
2005
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Lyle Chase
Joan of Arcadia
2003 · Sheriff Mike Rakowski
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Sid
MythBusters
2003 · Self
Cold Case
2003 · John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)
Dark Blue
2002 · James Barcomb
R.S.V.P.
2002 · Walter Franklin
Without a Trace
2002 · Sal Marcello
CSI: Miami
2002 · Oscar Duarte
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
2001 · Milos Drubnik
Proximity
2001 · Price
Downward Angel
2001 · Herod
Alias
2001 · Frederick Brandon
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Bobby Jensen
The District
2000 · Monya Pastov
Strong Medicine
2000 · Frank Hardwhyck
Foolish
1999 · Numbers
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999 · Satch
Trash
1999 · Judge Callum
Outlaw Justice
1999 · Sheriff Conklin
Millennium Man
1999
Harvey
1999 · C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver
Dollar for the Dead
1998 · Col. Skinner
Dark Breed
1997 · Joseph Shay
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997 · Father O'Riley
Fired Up
1997 · Guy Mann
Flipper
1996 · Dirk Moran
Harvey
1996 · C.J. Lofgren
Wiseguy
1996 · Frank McPike
Last Man Standing
1995 · Doc
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · Scotty
Women of the House
1995 · Jim Sugarbaker
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994 · Shelby Valentine
Body Shot
1994 · Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Shadow of Obsession
1994 · Trevor Keegan
Due South
1994 · Garret
ER
1994 · Robert Truman
Boiling Point
1993 · Max Waxman
Blind Side
1993 · Aaron
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
1993 · Joe Scoman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993 · Dr. William Shell
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Maximillian Scully
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Shelby Valentine
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Bruce Locatelli, Max Jupe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Shel-la
Freejack
1992 · Mark Michelette
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 · Handsome Harry
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Mako
Don't Touch My Daughter
1991 · Charles Ryter
For Better or for Worse
1989 · Pitt
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · William
Pin : A Plastic Nightmare
1988 · PIN (voice)
Cold Steel
1987 · Iceman
Downpayment on Murder
1987 · Det. McKenzie
Wiseguy: Pilot
1987 · Frank McPike
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
1987 · Luke Dickson
Wiseguy
1987 · Frank McPike
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Clyde Klepper
The Fifth Missile
1986 · Ray Olson
Who Is Julia?
1986 · Jack Bodine
Assassin
1986 · Earl Dickman
Matlock
1986 · Jack Starling
Designing Women
1986
Otherworld
1985 · Kroll
Hollywood Beat
1985
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Zack
Nadia
1984 · Gheorge Comaneci
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Lizardo Hospital Guard
Gremlins
1984 · Deputy Brent
Hunter
1984 · Det. Gary Krewson
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · Vice Squad Captain Hawkins
Murder Me, Murder You
1983 · Janos Saracen
The Invisible Woman
1983 · Darren
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
48 Hrs.
1982 · Algren
Frances
1982 · Hitchhiker
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Freddy Baker
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Gangster Wars
1981 · Dutch Schultz
Falcon Crest
1981 · Frank Kolinski
Simon & Simon
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Gangster Chronicles
1981 · Dutch Schultz
Best of the West
1981
Airplane!
1980 · Gunderson
Stir Crazy
1980 · Jack Graham
Desperate Voyage
1980 · Louis
Rage!
1980 · Resident #2
Sanford
1980
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
1979 · Pato
Ike
1979 · 1st Sergeant
She's Dressed to Kill
1979 · Rudy Striker
The Rose
1979 · Television Promoter
Ike
1979 · Sergeant
Coming Home
1978 · Marine At Party
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978 · Marine
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Cabbie
The Word
1978 · Young LeBrun
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977 · Courtland Gates
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977 · Michael
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977 · Buck
Lou Grant
1977 · Cyrus
Carter Country
1977
The Macahans
1976 · Woodward
Linda's Film on Menstruation
1974 · Johnny Stanton
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Jed
The Waltons
1972