Who Is Jonathan Banks? Know About His Age, Height, Net Worth, Measurements, Personal Life, & Relationship

Jonathan Ray Banks, also professionally known as Jonathan Banks is an American actor best known for his role as a former cop that turned hitman, Mike Ehrmantraut in the AMC series Breaking Bad and the spin-off Better Call Saul. In addition, he won a Saturn Award and Critics’ Choice Television Award.

Jonathan Banks’ Early Life, Family, and Education

The American actor was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington D.C., United States. He was born to mother Elena Adams Banks, while the information about his father is not available.

Banks belongs to American nationality and white by ethnicity. His birth sign is Aquarius. As for his academic qualifications, he is the graduate of Northwood High School in Silver Spring, MD in 1966. Later, he enrolled in Indiana University Bloomington where he was friend with actor Kevin Kline.

During his time at Indiana University, he worked in the production of the play, The Threepenny Opera. He did not complete his study and left in the middle to work for the touring company of Hair, a musical group, as a stage manager.

Age, Height, and Body Statistics

• Age: As of 2019, the American actor has reached the age of 72-year-old.
• Height: He stands at a tall height of 5 feet 8 inches or 173 cms.
• Body Measurements: He has a straight and huge build.
• Weight: Banks has a healthy body but the actual weight is unknown.
• Eye Color: He has hazel eyes.
• Hair Color: Likewise, he had naturally brown hair but currently bald.

Personal Life: Wife and Children

The American actor married twice in his life. Currently, he is in a marital relationship with Gennera Banks. The couple tied their knot in December 1990. They are together ever since.

Gennera gave birth to fraternal twins Claudio Jon Henry Banks and Rebecca Elena Banks. Moreover, Jonathan has a step-daughter from his wife, Joanna Rae Banks Morgan.

Jonathan and Gennera are living together for 27 years and satisfied with the current relationship.

Net Worth, Salary and Career

According to Celebrity Net Worth, the American actor has accumulated an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2019, which is similar to Kirk Acevedo, Sunshine Kiki and Justin Chambers. Most of his earnings are from films and TV series. He has appeared in many hit films and some of his films earned millions of dollars.

According to some sources, Jonathan Banks has a huge salary of $100,000 per episode of AMC’s series Better Call Saul. With the hefty salary and astounding net worth, he has enough to live a luxurious life.

Moreover, he bought a house in Malibu, California for $1.185 million in 1990. The house covers the area of 4,708 sq ft with four bedrooms and five bathrooms.

Career

The American actor moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a stage actor in 1974. Later, he made an on-screen debut in the 1974 sex PSA Linda’s Fim on Menstruation, which was made for sex education.

Later, he debuted in the TV film, The Macahans where he played the role of Woodward in 1976. Following then, he appeared in many TV films including, Murder Me, Murder You (1983), Nadia (1984), The Fifth Missile (1986), Blind Side (1993), Dollar for the Dead (1998) and many more.

Banks made a feature film debut in 1977 with the movie, The Night They Took Miss Beautiful as Buck. Some of his movies are Coming Home (1978), Pin (1988), Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), Proud American (2008), Red Bad (2018) and so on.

Furthermore, he started his TV series career with Barnaby Jones as Vince Gentry in 1976. Since then, he starred in many series such as Lou Grant (1979), Wiseguy (1987-1990), Fired Up (1997-1998), Life (2008), Skylanders (2016-2018) and others.

One of his most successful TV series is Breaking Bad which aired from 2009 to 2012. He played the role of Mike Ehrmantraut alongside other actors such as Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, and Kevin Rankin.

Notable Highlights of Jonathan Banks

• Saturn Award Winner
• Critics’ Choice Award Winner
• Six-time Primetime Emmy Award Nominee
• Two-time Screen Actors Guild Award Nominee

Quick Facts About Jonathan Banks

Who is Jonathan Banks?

Jonathan Banks is an American actor best known for his role as Mike Ehrmantraut in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

How old is Jonathan Banks?

Jonathan Banks is 72 years old as of 2019.

How tall is Jonathan Banks?

Jonathan Banks is 5 feet 8 inches or 173 cms.

How much is Jonathan Banks worth?

Jonathan Banks has a net worth of $4 million as of 2019.