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Narcos
''Narcos'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are about Colombian narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellín Cartel and billionaire through cocaine production and distribution. The series also focuses on Escobar's interactions with drug lords, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, and various opposition entities. Season 3 picks up after the fall of Escobar and continues to follow the DEA as they try to shut down the rise of the infamous Cali Cartel. Season 1, comprising 10 episodes, originally aired on August 28, 2015, as a Netflix exclusive. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 2, 2016, with 10 episodes. On September 6, 2016, Netflix renewed the series for its third and fourth seasons. Season 3 premiered on September 1, 2017, but on July 18, 2018, the directors announced that season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagner Moura
Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, voice-actor and filmmaker. His accolades include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''The Secret Agent'' (2025), as well as a Golden Globe nomination for portraying Pablo Escobar in '' Narcos'', and an Annie Awards nomination for his voice-acting performance as Death in '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2022). Widely renowned in Brazil for his performances in popular films and TV shows, he is also one of the most reputable Brazilian actors internationally. He has starred in multiple feature films in Brazil and Hollywood, including Brazilian box office hits like ''Elite Squad,'' which won the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin Internacional Film Festival. ''Elite Squad'' overseas success boosted Moura’s international recognition. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, Moura has achieved international success as a part of the movement that seeks positive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Whelan
Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. Whelan is known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme ''Go Girls''. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Original series '' American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story''. Whelan played DEA agent Van Ness in the third season of Netflix original series ''Narcos''. Early life Whelan was born to a primary school teacher mother and a high school teacher father. He was raised with his three siblings in Christchurch, Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. He attended Lincoln High School.Matt Whelan on the ultimate actor’s choice ''The Press''. 22 September 2024 He took up an offer to study at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pascal
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thrones (season 4), fourth season of the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal of Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series ''Narcos'' (2015–2017). He went on to appear in the films ''The Great Wall (film), The Great Wall'' (2016), ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), ''The Equalizer 2'' (2018), and ''Triple Frontier (film), Triple Frontier'' (2019). Pascal's leading roles as The Mandalorian (character), Din Djarin in the Disney+ science fiction series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2023) and Joel (The Last of Us), Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series ''The Last of Us (TV series), The Last of Us'' (2023–present) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Holbrook
Robert Boyd Holbrook (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He has starred in the Netflix series ''Narcos'' (2015–2016) as DEA agent Steve Murphy and '' The Sandman'' (2022–) as the Corinthian, as well as in the History miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys'' as "Cap" Hatfield. He starred as Billy in '' The Skeleton Twins'' (2014), Peter Kristo in '' A Walk Among the Tombstones'' (2014), Donald Pierce in '' Logan'' (2017), Quinn McKenna in '' The Predator'' (2018), Pinkins in '' O.G.'' (2019), Thomas Lockhart in '' In the Shadow of the Moon'' (2019), Ty Shaw in ''Vengeance'' (2022), Klaber in ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' (2023) and Clement Mansell in '' Justified: City Primeval'' (2023). Early life Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook. Holbrook has a sister, Delora Holbrook, who is 3 years older. Career Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Londo
Andrea Londo is an American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in ''Narcos (season 3), Narcos'' Season 3. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londo, Andrea Living people 1992 births American actresses of Mexican descent American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Ammann
José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in '' Cell 211'' (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other film works include performances in '' Lope: The Outlaw'' (2010), '' Eva'' (2011), ''Invader'' (2012), '' Thesis on a Homicide'' (2013), '' Betibú'' (2014), '' The Year of Fury'' (2020), '' Presencias'' (2022), and '' Upon Entry'' (2022). He is also known for playing Colombian drug trafficker Pacho Herrera in crime television series ''Narcos'' and '' Narcos: Mexico''. Biography Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Yazpik
José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Amado Carrillo Fuentes in the third season of ''Narcos'' (2017) and in its three-season follow-up series '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–2021). Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, Mexico, into a wealthy family, the son of successful gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. His mother is Lebanese descent. He has two siblings. When Yazpik was a child, his father decided to move the family to San Diego, California, United States, and started a practice in Tijuana. The family settled in La Jolla. After his father's practice failed, the family moved to Tijuana, but Yazpik and his brother continued going to school in San Diego. Yazpik's first acting job came from a friend of his father, who produced the television film '' The Brute With the Angel of Death''. He moved to Mexico City to study at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), run by broadcasting com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brancato
Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer. Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New JerseyProfile of Chris Brancato: Writer / Creator of Sci Fi Channel (United States), Sci Fi Channel's ''First Wave (TV series), First Wave'', accessed January 1, 2007. "Brancato always knew he was going to be a writer – but not for the movies. He grew up in Teaneck, N.J., with school-teacher parents." and graduated in 1980 from Teaneck High School. He subsequently attended and graduated from Brown University. Career Brancato wrote or was story editor for several episodes of the 1992 season of ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. He co-wrote the ''X-Files'' episode ”Eve (The X-Files), Eve“, which first aired on December 10 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Miro
Doug Miro (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Miro studied screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a degree in English from Stanford University. Life and career Miro's screenplays include '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', and the '' Sorcerer's Apprentice'', both which were written with his longtime collaborator, Carlo Bernard. Their credits also include '' The Uninvited'' for DreamWorks and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and '' The Great Raid'' for Miramax. While he was intended to work on ''National Treasure 3,'' it did not come to happen. Miro and Bernard first made their mark with ''Motor City'', an adaptation of the novel ''Edsel'', (Loren Estleman) a film noir set in 1950s Detroit. The team also adapted Dean King's ''Skeletons of the Zahara: A True Story of Survival'', which chronicles the wreck of a Connecticut merchant ship and the crew's subsequent adventures in the Sahara Dese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Denis
Francisco Denis (born 1961) is a Venezuelan actor and director. Denis runs his own theater company in Venezuela, and has acted in about 20 films there. Selected filmography *Takari de Chivo (TBA) Also director and writer *Benigno Cruz (TBA) *Short Film DEMONICA (2021) *Operacion Orion (2021) *'' The Liberator'' as Simón Rodríguez (2013) *3 Bellezas (2014) *La Mula Muerta (2012) (Shortfilm) *De repente, la pelicula Selected television * '' Diario de un gigoló'' (2022) * ''The Revenge of Juanas'' (2021) * ''Jack Ryan'' * '' El Comandante'' as Fernando Brizuela (2017) * '' Narcos'' as Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (2017) References External links * Living people Venezuelan male film actors Venezuelan male television actors 1961 births {{Venezuela-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Lange
Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his extensive work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ''ABC'' series '' Lost'' (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on the FX series '' The Bridge'' (2013). He earned acclaim for starring as Bill Stechner on the crime drama '' Narcos'' (2016), Lyle Mitchell on Showtime's '' Escape at Dannemora'' (2018) which earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Lou Burke on the Netflix original series '' Brand New Cherry Flavor'' (2021), Detective Gene Holcomb on the HBO series '' Perry Mason'' (2020-2022), and Byron Stallings on the Apple TV+ series ''Sugar'' (2024) Lange's film roles include Sam Larson in the ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Castro (Guatemalan Actor)
Arturo Castro (born November 26, 1985) is a Guatemalan actor best known for his portrayal of Jaimé Castro on the Comedy Central series ''Broad City,'' David Rodríguez on the Netflix series '' Narcos'', and Pablo Escobar in The Roku Channel film '' Weird: The Al Yankovic Story''. Career Castro hosted his own show, ''Conexion'', on Guatemala's national network, a year before moving to New York City. In New York, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he met Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and landed the role of Jaimé in ''Broad City''. Castro had one of the leading roles in Ang Lee's war drama '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'', playing Marcellino "Mango" Montoya, a member of Billy Lynn's Bravo Squad. In 2017 Arturo landed a role as David Rodríguez, son of Cali Cartel kingpin Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, in season 3 of the Netflix series '' Narcos''. He also played Jose in '' Bushwick'', a film about 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe depending on eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
