Giancarlo Esposito

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Born: 26th of April 1958 (67 years old)

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).

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Giancarlo Esposito's Filmography

The Residence

The Residence

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
A.B. Wynter
The Electric State

The Electric State

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Sidewinder
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Mayor Cicero
MaXXXine

MaXXXine

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Teddy Knight, Esq.
Abigail

Abigail

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Lambert
Parish

Parish

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Gracián 'Gray' Parish
The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)
Gen V

Gen V

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Stan Edgar
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Granite (voice)
Poker Face

Poker Face

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Fred Finch
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Leo Pap
Beauty

Beauty

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Beauty's Father
The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Stan Edgar (voice)
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

  •   TV Show
  • 2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
Unpregnant

Unpregnant

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Bob
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Self - Moff Gideon
Stargirl

Stargirl

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Archie Brubaker
Line of Duty

Line of Duty

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Tom Volk
Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Lex Luthor (voice)
The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Moff Gideon
Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Creepshow

Creepshow

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Doc
Game Changer

Game Changer

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Self - Guest
The Boys

The Boys

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Stanford 'Stan' Edgar
Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Jorge
DuckTales

DuckTales

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Phantom Blot (voice)
Okja

Okja

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Frank Dawson
Unacknowledged

Unacknowledged

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Narrator
Dear White People

Dear White People

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Narrator
Westworld

Westworld

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
El Lazo
Brother Nature

Brother Nature

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Congressman Frank McClaren
Money Monster

Money Monster

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Captain Powell
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Akela (voice)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Jorge
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Gus Fring
Poker Night

Poker Night

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Bernard
Batman: Assault on Arkham

Batman: Assault on Arkham

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Son of Batman

Son of Batman

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
The Haunting Of...

The Haunting Of...

  •   TV Show
  • 2012
Self
Alex Cross

Alex Cross

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Daramus Holiday
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

  •   TV Show
  • 2011
Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
S.W.A.T.: Firefight

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Inspector Hollander
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Auggie
Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

  •   TV Show
  • 2009
Self
Community

Community

  •   TV Show
  • 2009
Gilbert Lawson
Leverage

Leverage

  •   TV Show
  • 2008
Alexander Moto
Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

  •   TV Show
  • 2008
Gus Fring
Feel The Noise

Feel The Noise

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Roberto Vega
Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Parole Officer Hernandez
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Senator Dillings
Derailed

Derailed

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Detective Church
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Little Jeff
Bones

Bones

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Richard Benoit
Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Captain Pierce
Blind Horizon

Blind Horizon

  •   Movie
  • 2003
J.C. Reynolds
Las Vegas

Las Vegas

  •   TV Show
  • 2003
Reggie Archibald
Ali

Ali

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Piñero

Piñero

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Miguel Algarin
Phoenix

Phoenix

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Louie
Twilight

Twilight

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Reuben Escobar
Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Charlie Dunt
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

  •   Movie
  • 1995
David Matthews (uncredited)
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Jack Baer
Smoke

Smoke

  •   Movie
  • 1995
1st OTB Man / Tommy
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

  •   TV Show
  • 1994
Adolfo Guzman
Fresh

Fresh

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Esteban
Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

  •   Movie
  • 1993
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Thomas Hayer
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Bugs Raplin
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Jimmy Jiles
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Homeless Man
Law & Order

Law & Order

  •   TV Show
  • 1990
Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
King of New York

King of New York

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Lance
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Buggin Out
School Daze

School Daze

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Maximum Overdrive

Maximum Overdrive

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Videoplayer
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Street Vendor
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Bumpy Hood
The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Trading Places

Trading Places

  •   Movie
  • 1983
Cellmate #2
Taps

Taps

  •   Movie
  • 1981
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Parish

Parish

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Executive Producer
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Director
The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

Movie
5th Nov 2026
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