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JONATHAN RAY BANKS
He is an American actor.
He was born on January 31, 1947 in Washington (USA) in the family of a secretary.
Since childhood he was interested in theater and cinema and dreamed of acting career. After graduating from high school in 1966, he went to Indiana University in Bloomington, but soon abandoned his studies and went on tour as part of the troupe of the musical Hair.
In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles, where he served in the theater and starred in episodic roles on television.
He made his acting debut as Woodward in How the West Was Conquered (1976-1979). In 1989, he made his first Emmy Award nomination for his role as Frank McPike on the series Smarty Pants (1987-2009).
He is known to many viewers as the performer of the role of Mike Ehrmantraut on the popular series "Breaking Bad" (2008-2013) and "Better Call Saul" (2015 - 2020), which earned Banks five Emmy nominations.
