Wagner Moura
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Wagner Moura Net Worth

Brazilian actor of Narcos and Elite Squad
Estimated net worth
$10M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, December 5, 2024. Updated November 8, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated December 5, 2024). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Wagner Moura’s net worth over time

$10M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Dec 2024. page last updated December 5, 2024$10MDec 2024

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DateEstimateSource
Dec 2024$10 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated December 5, 2024

Where the money comes from

Film rolesStreaming seriesDirectingProducing

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Wagner Moura’s fortune in real-life terms

153 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
46×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.00%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Wagner Moura has an estimated net worth of $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Wagner Moura net worth page (figures as of December 5, 2024).

Wagner Moura is a Brazilian and American actor and filmmaker who was born on June 27, 1976, in Salvador and raised in Rodelas. He began working in professional theater in 1996, graduated in journalism from the Federal University of Bahia, and worked as a reporter for TV Bahia in the early 2000s while auditioning. The stage hit A Máquina boosted his career, and film roles followed in Behind the Sun, God Is Brazilian and Carandiru before his telenovela debut in A Lua Me Disse in 2005.

He became a star in Brazil as Captain Nascimento in Elite Squad in 2007 and its 2010 sequel, which became the highest-grossing film of all time in Brazil. He made his Hollywood debut in Elysium in 2013 and won international acclaim as Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos in 2015. Later work includes Sergio, The Gray Man, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Civil War and The Secret Agent, which made him the first South American actor to win the Cannes Best Actor award and the first Brazilian actor to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

How Wagner Moura makes his money

Film acting is the foundation. The Elite Squad films made him one of Brazil's most recognized stars, and he has since added Hollywood and international titles such as Elysium, Wasp Network, The Gray Man and Civil War.

Streaming series lifted his global profile. Playing Escobar in Narcos earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and he followed with Shining Girls on Apple TV+, a recurring role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith and the miniseries Dope Thief.

Directing and producing add more. His feature directorial debut Marighella premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won eight awards at the 2022 Brazilian Film Grand Prix, he directed two episodes of Narcos: Mexico, and he produced and starred in Netflix's Sergio.

Awards recognition for The Secret Agent, including a Golden Globe and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, strengthens his standing for future roles, with representation from WME since 2020.

His estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Wagner Moura's net worth at $10 million, on its page last updated December 5, 2024. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

His figure reflects Brazilian film stardom, international streaming roles and a growing directing career. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1996

    Begins working in professional theater.

  2. 2007

    Stars as Captain Nascimento in Elite Squad.

  3. 2010

    Returns in Elite Squad: The Enemy Within.

  4. 2013

    Makes his Hollywood debut in Elysium.

  5. 2015

    Plays Pablo Escobar in Narcos.

  6. 2019

    Premieres his directorial debut Marighella in Berlin.

  7. 2025

    Stars in The Secret Agent and wins Best Actor at Cannes.

Wagner Moura net worth FAQ

What is Wagner Moura's net worth?

Wagner Moura's net worth is an estimated $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Wagner Moura net worth page (December 5, 2024). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Wagner Moura get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film roles, Streaming series, Directing, Producing.

Is Wagner Moura a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Wagner Moura is estimated at $10 million.

What role made Wagner Moura famous internationally?

He gained international attention playing Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos, after starring as Captain Nascimento in Brazil's Elite Squad films.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Wagner Moura net worth page (December 5, 2024)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Wagner Moura (accessed November 8, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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