Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chillum Heights, Maryland, while attending Indiana University Bloomington Banks did theatre. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles where he began playing supporting roles in films and television. His breakthrough came with the role of FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990). For his role, at the Emmy Awards he was nominated for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series".

From there on, Banks continued acting in films and television. In 2009 Banks received critical acclaim for his role as hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series Breaking Bad (2009–2012), its spin-off series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), and its sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). 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.

Banks' film projects include Sidney Poitier's Stir Crazy (1980), Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's Airplane! (1980), Walter Hill's 48 Hrs. (1982), Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Geoff Murphy's Freejack (1991), Simon Wincer's Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001), Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007), Dee Rees's Mudbound (2017), and Jaume Collet-Serra's The Commuter (2018). He also had appearances on television in The Gangster Chronicles (1981), Otherworld (1985), Highlander: The Series (1994), Walker, Texas Ranger (1994), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004), Without a Trace (2006), Community (2014), etc. He has also been a voice actor, including in video games.