Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor. His first notable film roles were in the films Airplane! (1980), 48 Hrs. (1982), and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). He has received critical acclaim for his role as former police officer turned hitman Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2012) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–present). Earlier he was well-reviewed as Frank McPike in Wiseguy (1987–1990).
Birth Name
Jonathan Ray Banks
Born
Friday, 31 January 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Comey Rule | James Clapper | 2020 |
| The Casagrandes | Coach Crawford | 2019 |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mike Ehrmantraut / Mike | 2019 |
| Redbad | Pepijn of Herstal / Pepijn | 2018 |
| Incredibles 2 | Rick Dicker | 2018 |
| The Commuter | Walt | 2018 |
| Mudbound | Pappy McAllan | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2017 |
| Tangled: The Series | Quirin (voice) | 2017 |
| Shut Eye | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Comey Rule | James Clapper | 2020 |
| The Casagrandes | Coach Crawford | 2019 |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Mike Ehrmantraut / Mike | 2019 |
| Redbad | Pepijn of Herstal / Pepijn | 2018 |
| Incredibles 2 | Rick Dicker | 2018 |
| The Commuter | Walt | 2018 |
| Mudbound | Pappy McAllan | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2017 |
| Tangled: The Series | Quirin (voice) | 2017 |
| Shut Eye | 2016 |
| Skylanders Academy | Eruptor (voice), Eruptor | 2016 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2016 |
| Term Life | Harper | 2016 |
| Talking Saul | Himself - Guest | 2016 |
| F Is for Family | William Murphy | 2015 |
| The Expanse | Executive Officer | 2015 |
| Dr. Ken | Dr. Erwin | 2015 |
| No Sleep TV3 | Lizardo Hospital Guard | 2015 |
| This Week in Hollywood | Himself | 2015 |
| Major Lazer | The Law | 2015 |
| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Mr. Flowers | 2015 |
| Better Call Saul | Mike Ehrmantraut | 2015 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 | Detective Hatcher | 2014 |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | The Wizard | 2014 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | 2014 |
| Authors Anonymous | David Kelleher | 2014 |
| Bullet | Carlito Kane | 2014 |
| All at Sea | Jamie Stipe | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Talking Bad | Himself - Guest | 2013 |
| Identity Thief | Paul | 2013 |
| Watercolor Postcards | Ledball | 2013 |
| Axe Cop | (voice), Book Cop, Radio DJ | 2012 |
| Vegas | Angelo LaFlatta | 2012 |
| Gravity Falls | Filbrick Pines | 2012 |
| Ringer | Remy Osterman | 2011 |
| Midway USA's Gun Stories | Self | 2011 |
| Body of Proof | Det. Glenn Fitz | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Modern Family | Donnie Pritchett | 2009 |
| Community | Professor Buzz Hickey, Professor Hickey, Professor Buzz Hickey / Major Dick | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Steve Wyatt | 2009 |
| Castle | Bruce Kirby | 2009 |
| Lie to Me | Bitcher | 2009 |
| Proud American | Mr. Moretti | 2008 |
| Eli Stone | Agent Jonathan Maine | 2008 |
| Breaking Bad | Mike Ehrmantraut, Mike Ehrmantraut / Mike Ehrmantraut (credit only) | 2008 |
| Life | Nathan Gray | 2007 |
| Reign Over Me | Stelter | 2007 |
| Murder 101: College Can be Murder | Detective Frank Chambers | 2007 |
| Day Break | Shadow Man, Conrad Detweiler | 2006 |
| Dexter | FBI Deputy Director Max Adams | 2006 |
| Shark | Jason Normandy | 2006 |
| Puff, Puff, Pass | Lance | 2006 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Lyle Chase | 2005 |
| E-Ring | Adm. Cooper - Dir. of Joint Staff | 2005 |
| Cold Case | John 'Shameless' Clark '09 | 2003 |
| Joan of Arcadia | Sheriff Mike Rakowski | 2003 |
| Two and a Half Men | Pawn Broker | 2003 |
| MythBusters | Mike Ehrmantraut | 2003 |
| Dark Blue | James Barcomb | 2003 |
| Without a Trace | Sal Marcello | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Oscar Duarte | 2002 |
| R.S.V.P. | Walter Franklin | 2002 |
| Alias | Frederick Brandon | 2001 |
| Proximity | Price | 2001 |
| Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Milos Drubnik | 2001 |
| Downward Angel | Herod | 2001 |
| The District | Monya Pastov | 2000 |
| The Trouble with Normal | Dr. Lowell | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bobby Jensen | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Frank Hardwhyck | 2000 |
| Trash | Judge Callum | 1999 |
| Foolish | Numbers | 1999 |
| The Long Kill | Sheriff Conklin | 1999 |
| Let The Devil Wear Black | Satch | 1999 |
| Dollar for the Dead | Col. Skinner | 1998 |
| A Thousand Men and a Baby | Father O'Riley | 1997 |
| Fired Up | Guy Mann | 1997 |
| Harvey | C.J. Lofgren | 1996 |
| Flipper | Dirk Moran | 1996 |
| Wiseguy | Frank McPike | 1996 |
| Dark Breed | Joseph Shay | 1996 |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Scotty, Mercenary | 1995 |
| Women of the House | Jim Sugarbaker | 1995 |
| Last Man Standing | Det. Frank 'Doc' Kane | 1995 |
| ER | Robert Truman | 1994 |
| Due South | Garret | 1994 |
| Body Shot | Simon Devereaux / Blake Donner | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Bruce Locatelli, Max Jupe | 1993 |
| Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Joe Scoman | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Shelby Valentine | 1993 |
| Boiling Point | Max Waxman | 1993 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Dr. Willam Shell | 1993 |
| Blind Side | Aaron | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Shel-la | 1993 |
| There Goes The Neighborhood | Handsome Harry | 1992 |
| Highlander | Mako | 1992 |
| Freejack | Michelette | 1992 |
| Don't Touch My Daughter | Charles Ryter | 1991 |
| For Better or For Worse | Pitt | 1990 |
| Tales from the Crypt | William | 1989 |
| Pin | PIN (voice) | 1988 |
| Cold Steel | Isaac 'Iceman' / Iceman | 1987 |
| Wiseguy | Frank McPike, Frank McPike (credit only) | 1987 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Luke Dickson | 1987 |
| Designing Women | Eldon Ashcroft IV | 1986 |
| Armed and Dangerous | Clyde Klepper | 1986 |
| Assassin | Earl Dickman | 1986 |
| Matlock | Jack Starling | 1986 |
| The Fifth Missile | Ray Olson | 1986 |
| Hollywood Beat | 1985 |
| Otherworld | Kroll, Kroll (credit only) | 1985 |
| Crazy like a Fox | 1984 |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Zack | 1984 |
| Hunter | Det. Gary Krewson | 1984 |
| The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension | Lizardo Hospital Guard | 1984 |
| Nadia | Gheorge Comaneci | 1984 |
| Gremlins | Deputy Brent | 1984 |
| Legmen | Lt. Vitelli | 1984 |
| Whiz Kids | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Bill Rogers, Taylor Walsh, Weed Randall | 1983 |
| Murder Me, Murder You | Janos Saracen | 1983 |
| Frances | Hitchhiker | 1983 |
| 48 Hrs. | Algren | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | 1982 |
| Report to Murphy | Vinnie | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Danny Scott, Freddy Baker | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Kolinski | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | Alan Wyncoop, Lt. Julian Bogartis, Mr. Lloyd | 1981 |
| Shannon | Sisco | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Keith Edsin | 1981 |
| Best of the West | Hombre | 1981 |
| Gangster Wars | Dutch Schultz | 1981 |
| The Gangster Chronicles | Dutch Schultz | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Reggie | 1981 |
| Stir Crazy | Jack Graham | 1980 |
| Desperate Voyage | Louis | 1980 |
| Airplane! | Gunderson | 1980 |
| Sanford | Al | 1980 |
| She's Dressed To Kill | Rudy Striker | 1979 |
| The Rose | Television Promoter | 1979 |
| Ike: The War Years | 1st Sergeant | 1979 |
| The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Pato | 1979 |
| Who'll Stop The Rain | Marine | 1978 |
| The Cheap Detective | Cabbie | 1978 |
| Coming Home | Marine at Party | 1978 |
| The Girl in the Empty Grave | Courtland Gates | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Clay Starkes, Cyrus, Intruder | 1977 |
| Carter Country | Bob Phillips | 1977 |
| Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Michael (as Jonathan R. Banks) | 1977 |
| Family | Attendant | 1976 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Jed | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Car Salesman, Vince Gentry | 1973 |
| The Waltons | Jeb Sanders | 1971 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
