Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks
Banks at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con.
Born	Jonathan Ray Banks (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present
Spouses	Marnie Fausch ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1970)​ Gennera Cebian ​ (m. 1990)​
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 done voice acting, including in video games.