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Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

ActingBorn April 26, 1958 (age 68)Copenhagen, Denmark

Biography

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and its prequel series Better Call Saul from 2017 to 2022. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice for this role. He earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His other television roles include federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series Dear White People (2017–2021), Stan Edgar in the Amazon series The Boys (2019–present) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present), acted in the HBO drama series Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023), The Gentlemen (2024), and The Residence (2025). He is also known for his collaboration with Spike Lee, acting in several of his films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). His other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Monkeybone (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010), Okja (2017), Megalopolis (2024), MaXXXine (2024), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He voiced Akela in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2027Movie
2026
The Cat in the Hat

as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)

Movie
2026Movie
2026
By Any Means

as Vernon Dahmer

Movie
2026Movie
2026
Kill Me

as Dr. Singer

Movie
2025
Megadoc

as Self

Movie
2025
The Residence

as A.B. Wynter

TV
2025
The Electric State

as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall

Movie
2025Movie
2024
Megalopolis

as Mayor Cicero

Movie
2024TV
2024
MaXXXine

as Teddy Knight, Esq.

Movie
2024
Abigail

as Lambert

Movie
2024
Parish

as Gracián 'Gray' Parish

TV
2024
The Gentlemen

as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)

TV
2023
Gen V

as Stan Edgar

TV
2023Movie
2023
Poker Face

as Fred Finch

TV
2023
Kaleidoscope

as Leo Pap

TV
2022
Euphoria

as Taxi Driver

Movie
2022
Bonnie

as Self

Movie
2022
Beauty

as Beauty's Father

Movie
2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Stan Edgar (voice)

TV
2021
Show Me More

as Self - "Gus Fring"

TV
2021TV
2021
The Eisen Hour

as Self - Guest

TV
2020Movie
2020TV
2020Movie
2020
Stargirl

as Archie Brubaker

Movie
2020
Coda

as Paul

Movie
2019
Line of Duty

as Tom Volk

Movie
2019
Harley Quinn

as Lex Luthor (voice)

TV
2019
The Mandalorian

as Moff Gideon

TV
2019
Godfather of Harlem

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

TV
2019
Creepshow

as Doc

TV
2019
Game Changer

as Self - Guest

TV
2019
The Boys

as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)

TV
2019
The Boys

as Stan Edgar

TV
2019
Jett

as Charlie Baudelaire

TV
2019
Stuck

as Lloyd

Movie
2018
Dallas & Robo

as Victor Goldsmith

TV
2018
The Nagano Tapes

as Narrator

Movie
2017Movie
2017
The Show

as Mason Washington

Movie
2017
DuckTales

as Phantom Blot (voice)

TV
2017
Okja

as Frank Dawson

Movie
2017
Unacknowledged

as Narrator

Movie
2017TV
2017
Rebel

as Charles

TV
2016
Westworld

as El Lazo

TV
2016
Brother Nature

as Congressman Frank McClaren

Movie
2016
The Get Down

as Pastor Ramon Cruz

TV
2016Movie
2016
Money Monster

as Captain Powell

Movie
2016
The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

Movie
2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Better Call Saul

as Gus Fring

TV
2015
Allegiance

as Oscar Christoph

TV
2015Movie
2014
Poker Night

as Bernard

Movie
2014TV
2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham

as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)

Movie
2014
Son of Batman

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Movie
2014Movie
2014TV
2013
Timms Valley

as Pruit Normings

Movie
2013
They Die by Dawn

as Rufus Buck

Movie
2013TV
2013
Drunk History

as Andrés Pico

TV
2013Movie
2013
Over/Under

as Oliver Ohrt

Movie
2012TV
2012
Alex Cross

as Daramus Holiday

Movie
2012
Revolution

as Tom Neville

TV
2012
NYC 22

as Harvey Williams

TV
2011
Once Upon a Time

as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror

TV
2011
Certainty

as Father Heery

Movie
2011
Dreaming American

as Daytona LeMans

Movie
2011
S.W.A.T.: Firefight

as Inspector Hollander

Movie
2011TV
2010
Rabbit Hole

as Auggie

Movie
2010
Conan

as Self

TV
2009
Community

as Gilbert Lawson

TV
2009
PoliWood

as Self

Movie
2009
Lie to Me

as Beau Hackman

TV
2008
Leverage

as Alexander Moto

TV
2008Movie
2008
New Amsterdam

as James Lawson

TV
2008
Gospel Hill

as Dr. Palmer

Movie
2008
Breaking Bad

as Gus Fring

TV
2008
Xenophobia

as Young

Movie
2007
Mano

as Nino

Movie
2007
Feel The Noise

as Roberto Vega

Movie
2007Movie
2007
The Box

as Dwayne Burkhalter

Movie
2006TV
2006
Sherrybaby

as Parole Officer Hernandez

Movie
2006
Rain

as Ken Arnold

Movie
2006
Last Holiday

as Senator Dillings

Movie
2006
South Beach

as Robert Fuentes

TV
2005
Derailed

as Detective Church

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Ely Fisher

TV
2005
Bones

as Richard Benoit

TV
2005
Back in the Day

as Benson Cooper

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Orlando Ramirez

TV
2005
Chupacabra Terror

as Dr. Peña

Movie
2005
Hate Crime

as Detective Esposito

Movie
2004
Doing Hard Time

as Captain Pierce

Movie
2004Movie
2004
5ive Days to Midnight

as Tim Sanders

TV
2004
NYPD 2069

as Lt. Garner

Movie
2004
Noise

as Hank

Movie
2003
Blind Horizon

as J.C. Reynolds

Movie
2003
Las Vegas

as Reggie Archibald

TV
2003Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2002
Half & Half

as Darrell Washington

TV
2002
CSI: Miami

as Chief Braga

TV
2002
Street Time

as Jesse Haslim

TV
2001Movie
2001
Ali

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Movie
2001
Piñero

as Miguel Algarin

Movie
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy

TV
2001
Monkeybone

as Hypnos

Movie
2001
100 Centre Street

as Jacob Lenz

TV
2001
The Division

as Dr. Pembroke

TV
2000
The $treet

as Tom Divack

TV
2000
Strong Medicine

as James 'Junior' Bell

TV
2000
Soul Food

as Jules

TV
2000
Click

as Self

TV
2000
Homicide: The Movie

as Mike Giardello

Movie
2000
Josephine

as Spike

Movie
1999
Third Watch

as Father Romero

TV
1998
Thirst

as Dr. Lawrence Carver

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Where's Marlowe?

as Blind Man (uncredited)

Movie
1998
Phoenix

as Louie

Movie
1998
Creature

as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf

TV
1998
Twilight

as Reuben Escobar

Movie
1998
Stardust

as Mr. Peavey

Movie
1997Movie
1997
Five Desperate Hours

as Joseph Grange

Movie
1997
Big City Blues

as Georgie

Movie
1997
The Hunger

as Vampire

TV
1997
Nothing to Lose

as Charlie Dunt

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Ray McMurphy

TV
1997
The Maze

as Henry Kunitz

Movie
1996
The Tomorrow Man

as Jonathan Driscoll

Movie
1996
Nash Bridges

as Whip Tyrell

TV
1996
Nash Bridges

as Arnold / Gordon Keller

TV
1996Movie
1996
Swift Justice

as Andrew Coffin

TV
1995
Waiting to Exhale

as David Matthews (uncredited)

Movie
1995
Reckless

as Host Tim Timko

Movie
1995
Blue in the Face

as Tommy Finelli

Movie
1995
The Keeper

as Paul Lamont

Movie
1995
The Usual Suspects

as Jack Baer

Movie
1995
Smoke

as 1st OTB Man / Tommy

Movie
1995
Kla$h

as Stoney

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Antonio Gaudi

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Cherchez LaFemme

TV
1994
New York Undercover

as Adolfo Guzman

TV
1994
Fresh

as Esteban

Movie
1994
Peace and Quiet

as Richard Jones

Movie
1994
Benders

as Jack

Movie
1993
Seven Songs for Malcolm X

as Autobiography Reading (voice)

Movie
1993
Bakersfield P.D.

as Detective Paul Gigante

TV
1993
Fallen Angels

as Paris Minton

TV
1993
Amos & Andrew

as The Reverend Fenton Brunch

Movie
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street

as Michael Giardello

TV
1993
Mood Indigo

as Arthur Sistrunk

Movie
1992
Malcolm X

as Thomas Hayer

Movie
1992
Bob Roberts

as Bugs Raplin

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Jungle Fever

as Homeless Man

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Attorney Baylor

TV
1990
Mo' Better Blues

as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Do the Right Thing

as Buggin Out

Movie
1988
School Daze

as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves

Movie
1987
Leg Work

as Tyson

TV
1987
Heartbeat

as Gang Member #1

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Maximum Overdrive

as Videoplayer

Movie
1986
Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

Movie
1986
Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

TV
1986
Rockabye

as Marcus

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Jumpin' Jack

TV
1985Movie
1985Movie
1984
The Cotton Club

as Bumpy Hood

Movie
1984
Miami Vice

as Adonis Jackson

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Luther

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Ricky

TV
1984
The Brother from Another Planet

as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)

Movie
1984Movie
1983
Trading Places

as Cellmate #2

Movie
1981
Taps

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

Movie
1981Movie
1979
Running

as Puerto Rican Teenager

Movie
1970Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 26, 1958
Place of BirthCopenhagen, Denmark
Popularity9.1