Maximino Arciniega Jr. is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Domingo Gallardo "Krazy-8" Molina in the crime drama television series Breaking Bad and its prequel spin-off Better Call Saul.
A native of the Northwest side of Chicago, Arciniega graduated from the Columbia College Chicago. In 2020, he opened an acting school in Chicago.
Early life and career According to official data, Arciniega was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Mexican immigrants. He grew up in the Hermosa neighborhood in the northwest side of Chicago, and attended Steinmetz High School. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in theater. Arciniega gained fame after playing drug dealer Krazy-8 in the first season of AMC crime drama Breaking Bad, a role he reprised in the spinoff/prequel series Better Call Saul. He has also made appearances in The Barber (2014), Hard Luck Love Song (2020), and Old Henry (2021). In 2020, Arciniega opened the MA School of Acting in Chicago.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessCustomer2004BoricuaHumboldt Park2011Valley of the SunYounger Cop2011HaywireGomez2014The BarberLuis Ramirez2020Hard Luck Love SongMedina2021Love and BaseballWill Reyes2021Old HenryStilwell2024A Journey to the Heart, the WingwalkerRambo
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2005SurfaceLulaEpisode #1.92006E-RingAir Traffic ControllerEpisode: "Fallen Angels"2006Veronica MarsCervando EsparzaEpisode: "I Am God"20063 lbsJose2 episodes2007Private PracticePaul GonzalesEpisode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else"2008Without a TraceKeithEpisode: "4G"2008Breaking BadKrazy-83 episodes2008Lincoln HeightsBladeEpisode: "Number One with a Bullet"2008The UnitOctavio Jr.Episode: "The Conduit"2009ERNick VasquezEpisode: "Dream Runner"2009Lie to MeMiguelEpisode: "Control Factor"2010Blue BloodsEsteban TorresEpisode: "Brothers"2011Off the MapDavidEpisode: "It's a Leaf"2012FringeAntonio DawesEpisode: "Everything in Its Right Place"2012CastleBilly BashEpisode: "Swan Song"2014GrimmDiego HoyosEpisode: "Chupacabra"2015Blood & OilStar Pavon4 episodes2016NCIS: New OrleansVictor OrtegaEpisode: "Undocumented"2016Full CircleAlex Hidell3 episodes2016–2020Better Call SaulDomingo Molina7 episodes2017ColonyEdison5 episodes2017BoschXavi7 episodes2017ChanceCesarEpisode: "A Madness of Two"2019UnbelievableJason Alvarez4 episodes2023SnowfallMiguel FloresEpisode: "The Struggle"2023Power Book IV: ForceNaci2 episodes
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