Jonathan Banks

American actor (born 1947)

Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor. 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 renewed recognition 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 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.

Jonathan Ray Banks was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Chillum Heights, Maryland. His father was a civil servant and his mother a professor at Indiana State University. Banks said his late mother was a secretary in various federal government offices, including the CIA, and that she was also a private secretary to several top Naval officers, including Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Banks graduated from Northwood High School in Silver Spring, and attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he was a classmate of actor Kevin Kline. During that time, they participated in a production of The Threepenny Opera together. He also played Anthony Anderson in The Devil's Disciple (play), which he credits as changing his life. After graduating, he joined a touring company of Hair as a stage manager, and traveled to Australia and New Zealand.

Date of Birth	31st January 1947
Age	77 Years
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Country	United States of America
Current City	Washington, D.C.
Birth Place	Washington, D.C.
Nationality	United States of America
Citizenship	United States of America
Language	English
Reference	IMDB