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.
2006 • TV
2008 • TV
2000 • TV
2009 • TV
1980 • Movie
1984 • Movie
as Gunderson
as Zack
as Aaron
as Trevor Keegan
as Mark Michelette
as Carlito Kane
as Detective Hatcher
as Algren
as Iceman
as Price
as Paul
as Joseph Shay
as Hitchhiker
as Max Waxman
as Clyde Klepper
as Doc
as Dirk Moran
as Jack Graham
as PIN (voice)
as Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner
as Max Adams
2 episodes
as Mike Ehrmantraut
36 episodes
as Bobby Jensen
2 episodes
as Donnie Pritchett
1 episodes
as Sid
1 episodes
as Bruce Kirby
1 episodes
as Mike Ehrmantraut
63 episodes
as Lyle Chase
1 episodes
as Robert Truman
1 episodes
as Filbrick Pines (voice)
1 episodes
as Jed
1 episodes
as Frank Kolinski
8 episodes
as Sal Marcello
1 episodes
as Bruce Locatelli
1 episodes
as Max Jupe
1 episodes
as Professor Buzz Hickey
13 episodes
1 episodes
as Bitcher
1 episodes
as Jack Starling
1 episodes
2 episodes
