Jonathan Banks profile
Actor profile

Jonathan Banks

31st January 1947 Washington, D.C., USA Acting

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.

86 Movies 80 TV Shows 166 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Mudbound poster
Mudbound 16th November 2017 as Pappy McAllan
Bullet poster
Bullet 25th February 2014 as Carlito Kane
R.S.V.P. poster
R.S.V.P. 15th January 2002 as Walter Franklin
Trash poster
Trash 24th June 1999 as Judge Callum
Harvey poster
Harvey 19th October 1996 as C.J. Lofgren
Body Shot poster
Body Shot 9th March 1994 as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
Freejack poster
Freejack 17th January 1992 as Mark Michelette
Pin poster
Pin 25th November 1988 as PIN (voice)
Nadia poster
Nadia 11th June 1984 as Gheorge Comaneci
Frances poster
Frances 3rd December 1982 as Hitchhiker
Rage! poster
Rage! 25th September 1980 as Resident #2
The Rose poster
The Rose 7th November 1979 as Television Promoter
Ike poster
Ike 3rd May 1979 as 1st Sergeant
Shut Eye poster
Shut Eye 7th December 2016 as Linda's Father
Ringer poster
Ringer 13th September 2011 as Remy Osterman
Community poster
Community 17th September 2009 as Professor Buzz Hickey
Castle poster
Castle 9th March 2009 as Bruce Kirby
Lie to Me poster
Lie to Me 21st January 2009 as Agent Richard Squire
Eli Stone poster
Eli Stone 31st January 2008 as Agent Jonathan Maine
Life poster
Life 26th September 2007 as Nathan Gray
Day Break poster
Day Break 15th November 2006 as Conrad Detweiler
Dexter poster
Dexter 1st October 2006 as Max Adams
Shark poster
Shark 21st September 2006 as Jason Normandy
Cold Case poster
Cold Case 28th September 2003 as John 'Shameless' Clark (2009)
Alias poster
Alias 30th September 2001 as Frederick Brandon
Harvey poster
Harvey 18th July 1999 as C.J. Lofgren, Cab Driver
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Robert Truman
Wiseguy poster
Wiseguy 16th September 1987 as Frank McPike
Matlock poster
Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Jack Starling
Hunter poster
Hunter 18th September 1984 as Det. Gary Krewson
Ike poster
Ike 3rd May 1979 as Sergeant
The Word poster
The Word 12th November 1978 as Young LeBrun