Steven Bauer (born Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson; December 2, 1956) is a Cuban-American actor.
Bauer began his career on PBS, portraying Joe Peña, the son of Cuban immigrants on the situation comedy ¿Qué Pasa, USA? (1977–1979). He played Manolo "Manny" Ribera, the best friend and right-hand man of Cuban drug lord Tony Montana, in the 1983 crime drama Scarface, and his performance earned him widespread critical acclaim and drew a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
He received further recognition in 2000 as part of the multi-narrative ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh's crime drama Traffic, sharing in the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He later played Don Eladio Vuente in the crime dramas Breaking Bad (2011) and Better Call Saul (2017–2022), and the retired Mossad agent Avi Rudin in the crime drama Ray Donovan (2013–2017).
