Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1947-01-31 (Age: 79)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Jonathan Banks
Biography
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.
Filmography (86)
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
The Wolf: True Alpha
2018
Redbad
2018
Incredibles 2
2018
The Commuter
2018
Mudbound
2017
Term Life
2016
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
Batman: Arkham Knight - The Voices of Arkham (Behind the Scenes)
2015
I'm Brave!
2015
Horrible Bosses 2
2014Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014
