[PAR] [TLE] Wagner Moura [SEP] Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (] ; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian film, television and stage actor.  Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, he has achieved widespread international fame for his portrayal of Captain (later Colonel) Roberto Nascimento, protagonist of the highly successful film "Elite Squad" (2007) and its sequel, "" (2010).  He also gained recognition globally playing "Spider" in the sci-fi film "Elysium" (2013).  He played the lead role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series "Narcos" from 2015 to 2016, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. [PAR] [TLE] Elite Squad [SEP] Elite Squad (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite , ] lit. " "Elite Troop"") is a 2007 Brazilian crime film directed by José Padilha.  The film is a semi-fictional account of the "Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais" (BOPE), the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, analogous to the American SWAT teams.  It is the second feature film and first fiction film of Padilha, who had previously directed the documentary "Bus 174".  The script was written by Bráulio Mantovani ("City of God") and Padilha, based on the book "Elite da Tropa" by sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares and two former BOPE captains, André Batista and Rodrigo Pimentel.
[PAR] [TLE] Wagner Moura [ SEP ] Wagner Maniçoba de Moura ( ] ; born 27 June 1976 ) is a Brazilian film , television and stage actor . Besides being a well - established and acclaimed actor in Brazil , he has achieved widespread international fame for his portrayal of Captain ( later Colonel ) Roberto Nascimento , protagonist of the highly successful film " Elite Squad " ( 2007 ) and its sequel , " " ( 2010 ) . He also gained recognition globally playing " Spider " in the sci - fi film " Elysium " ( 2013 ) . He played the lead role of Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series " Narcos " from 2015 to 2016 , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination . [PAR] [TLE] Elite Squad [ SEP ] Elite Squad ( Portuguese : Tropa de Elite , ] lit . " " Elite Troop " " ) is a 2007 Brazilian crime film directed by José Padilha . The film is a semi - fictional account of the " Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais " ( BOPE ) , the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police , analogous to the American SWAT teams . It is the second feature film and first fiction film of Padilha , who had previously directed the documentary " Bus 174 " . The script was written by Bráulio Mantovani ( " City of God " ) and Padilha , based on the book " Elite da Tropa " by sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares and two former BOPE captains , André Batista and Rodrigo Pimentel .
The the protagonist in the first fictional film directed by José Padilha was played by who?
The the protagonist in the first fictional film directed by José Padilha was played by who ?
Wagner Maniçoba
Wagner Maniçoba