Acting
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Ray 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
The Beast in Me
Series · 2025
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Series · 2024
Constellation
Series · 2024
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Catwoman: Hunted
Film · 2022
Show Me More
Series · 2021
A Tale Dark & Grimm
Series · 2021
INVINCIBLE
Series · 2021
The Comey Rule
Series · 2020
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Film · 2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Film · 2019
The Commuter
Film · 2018
Redbad
Film · 2018
Incredibles 2
Film · 2018
The Wolf: True Alpha
Film · 2018
Mudbound
Film · 2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Series · 2017
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Series · 2017
Term Life
Film · 2016
Talking Saul
Series · 2016
The Yard
Series · 2016
Skylanders Academy
Series · 2016
Shut Eye
Series · 2016
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Film · 2015
I'm Brave!
Film · 2015
Better Call Saul
Series · 2015
Dr. Ken
Series · 2015
The Expanse
Series · 2015
Major Lazer
Series · 2015
Bullet
Film · 2014
Authors Anonymous
Film · 2014
Horrible Bosses 2
Film · 2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
Film · 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Series · 2014
Identity Thief
Film · 2013
Watercolor Postcards
Film · 2013
Talking Bad
Series · 2013
Gravity Falls
Series · 2012
Ringer
Series · 2011
Castle
Series · 2009
Modern Family
Series · 2009
Community
Series · 2009
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
Parks and Recreation
Series · 2009
Proud American
Film · 2008
Eli Stone
Series · 2008
Breaking Bad
Series · 2008
Reign Over Me
Film · 2007
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Film · 2007
Life
Series · 2007
Phineas and Ferb
Series · 2007
Puff, Puff, Pass
Film · 2006
Shark
Series · 2006
Dexter
Series · 2006
Day Break
Series · 2006
Day Break
Series · 2006
Circadian Rhythm
Film · 2005
E-Ring
Series · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Joan of Arcadia
Series · 2003
Two and a Half Men
Series · 2003
MythBusters
Series · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Dark Blue
Film · 2002
R.S.V.P.
Film · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Film · 2001
Proximity
Film · 2001
Downward Angel
Film · 2001
Alias
Series · 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
The District
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Foolish
Film · 1999
Let the Devil Wear Black
Film · 1999
Trash
Film · 1999
Outlaw Justice
Film · 1999
Millennium Man
Film · 1999
Harvey
Series · 1999
Dollar for the Dead
Film · 1998
Dark Breed
Film · 1997
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Film · 1997
Fired Up
Series · 1997
Flipper
Film · 1996
Harvey
Film · 1996
Wiseguy
Film · 1996
Last Man Standing
Film · 1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Film · 1995
Women of the House
Series · 1995
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Film · 1994
Body Shot
Film · 1994
Shadow of Obsession
Film · 1994
Due South
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Boiling Point
Film · 1993
Blind Side
Film · 1993
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
Film · 1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Film · 1993
seaQuest DSV
Series · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series · 1993
Freejack
Film · 1992
There Goes the Neighborhood
Film · 1992
Highlander: The Series
Series · 1992
Don't Touch My Daughter
Film · 1991
For Better or for Worse
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Pin
Film · 1988
Cold Steel
Film · 1987
Downpayment on Murder
Film · 1987
Wiseguy: Pilot
Film · 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
Armed and Dangerous
Film · 1986
The Fifth Missile
Film · 1986
Who Is Julia?
Film · 1986
Assassin
Film · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Designing Women
Series · 1986
Otherworld
Series · 1985
Hollywood Beat
Series · 1985
Beverly Hills Cop
Film · 1984
Nadia
Film · 1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Film · 1984
Gremlins
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
Crazy like a Fox
Series · 1984
Murder Me, Murder You
Film · 1983
The Invisible Woman
Film · 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Series · 1983
48 Hrs.
Film · 1982
Frances
Film · 1982
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
Gangster Wars
Film · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Simon & Simon
Series · 1981
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
The Gangster Chronicles
Series · 1981
Best of the West
Series · 1981
Airplane!
Film · 1980
Stir Crazy
Film · 1980
Desperate Voyage
Film · 1980
Rage!
Film · 1980
Sanford
Series · 1980
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Film · 1979
Ike
Film · 1979
She's Dressed to Kill
Film · 1979
The Rose
Film · 1979
Ike
Series · 1979
Coming Home
Film · 1978
Who'll Stop the Rain
Film · 1978
The Cheap Detective
Film · 1978
The Word
Series · 1978
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Film · 1977
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Film · 1977
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Film · 1977
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
Carter Country
Series · 1977
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
The Macahans
Film · 1976
Linda's Film on Menstruation
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Words from the Oven
Film