Jonathan Banks

Known for ActingBorn 1947-01-31 (age 79)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Shadow of Obsession

Breaking Bad

Wiseguy: Pilot

Better Call Saul

INVINCIBLE

Gravity Falls

Fired Up

Dexter

The Expanse

Ghost Whisperer

Gangster Wars

Community

Parks and Recreation

Castle

E-Ring

Modern Family

Millennium Man

Lie to Me

Better Call Saul Employee Training

Phineas and Ferb

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Tales from the Crypt

MythBusters

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Cold Case

Rage!

Life

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

ER

CSI: Miami

Little House on the Prairie

Incredibles 2

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Mudbound

Due South

Two and a Half Men

Day Break

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Strong Medicine

Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair

Hill Street Blues

Joan of Arcadia

The Beast in Me

The Invisible Woman

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Highlander: The Series

Reign Over Me