Jonathan Ray Banks was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington, D.C.,[2] and grew up in Chillum Heights, Maryland.[3] His father was a civil servant and his mother a professor at Indiana State University.[4] Banks said his late mother was a secretary in various federal government offices, including the CIA, and that she was also a private secretary to several top Naval officers, including Admiral Chester Nimitz.[5]
In 1974, Banks moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in theater before picking up bit parts.[8] Also in 1974, Banks acted in the public service announcement (PSA) Linda's Film on Menstruation.[9] Banks' early film appearances include supporting roles in films such as the crime film Who'll Stop the Rain (1978),[10] the murder-mystery The Cheap Detective (1978),[11] the war film Coming Home (1978),[12] and the musical drama The Rose (1979).[13] During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he appeared in television films such as The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977),[14]Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn,[15]The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979),[16]She's Dressed to Kill (1979),[17]Rage (1980),[18]Desperate Voyage (1980).[19]
Banks achieved a career breakthrough with the role of Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy, which he starred in from 1987 to 1990. His performance led to a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series".[32] Although his character was primarily the hero's mentor and superior officer, stories occasionally featured McPike as hero.[33][34]
His films in the 2010s include Identity Thief (2013),[68]Bullet (2014),[69] and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014),[70] Banks had a recurring role as Buzz Hickey in the fifth season of the NBC sitcom Community.[71][72]
2015–2022: Better Call Saul
In 2015, he reprised the role of Mike Ehrmantraut as a member of the main cast in the Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul.[73] Set several years before the events of Breaking Bad, the show greatly expanded Ehrmantraut's character and backstory, and Banks ultimately appeared in 61 of the series' 63 episodes. At the Emmy Awards, he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at their 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 ceremonies.[74] For this role, he has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2013, 2015–2017, 2019) for his work on all three series, making him the only actor with nominations as a main cast member for three shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character.[75]
Banks married his first wife, Marnie Fausch, in 1968. They had one daughter before divorcing in 1970.[85] Banks married his second wife, Gennera Gonzalez Cebian, in 1990. They had fraternal twins, and Banks has a stepdaughter from this marriage.[2][4]
Banks was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Indiana University in April 2016.[86]
Banks' home was destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.[87][88]
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