Giancarlo Esposito
Known for Acting · 230 credits
- Born
- 1958-04-26 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as
- Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito · جانکارلو اسپوزیتو
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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Known For
TV Shows (89)
Westworld
2016
as El Lazo
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon / Attorney Baylor
The Boys
2019
as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Breaking Bad
2008
as Gus Fring
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Bones
2005
as Richard Benoit
Better Call Saul
2015
as Gus Fring
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
CSI: Miami
2002
as Chief Braga
Conan
2010
as Self
Community
2009
as Gilbert Lawson
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Ely Fisher
The Mandalorian
2019
as Moff Gideon
Once Upon a Time
2011
as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
Miami Vice
1984
as Adonis Jackson / Luther / Ricky
The Practice
1997
as Ray McMurphy
Chicago Hope
1994
as Cherchez LaFemme
Click
2000
as Self
Las Vegas
2003
as Reggie Archibald
Strong Medicine
2000
as James 'Junior' Bell
DuckTales
2017
as Phantom Blot (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Elisha / Simon Fernandes
Third Watch
1999
as Father Romero
Lie to Me
2009
as Beau Hackman
Nash Bridges
1996
as Whip Tyrell / Arnold / Gordon Keller
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Antonio Gaudi
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Michael Giardello
The Equalizer
1985
as Jumpin' Jack
Gen V
2023
as Stan Edgar
Harley Quinn
2019
as Lex Luthor (voice)
The Division
2001
as Dr. Pembroke
The Gentlemen
2024
as Uncle Stan
Godfather of Harlem
2019
as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Leverage
2008
as Alexander Moto
Poker Face
2023
as Fred Finch
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Granite (voice)
Drunk History
2013
as Andrés Pico
The Hunger
1997
as Vampire
Fallen Angels
1993
as Paris Minton
Game Changer
2019
as Self - Guest
Revolution
2012
as Tom Neville
New York Undercover
1994
as Adolfo Guzman
The Residence
2025
as A.B. Wynter
Half & Half
2002
as Darrell Washington
Kaleidoscope
2023
as Leo Pap
Parish
2024
as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
Street Time
2002
as Jesse Haslim
Creepshow
2019
as Doc
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Stan Edgar (voice)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Orlando Ramirez
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as The Grandfather
Swift Justice
1996
as Andrew Coffin
Dear White People
2017
as Narrator
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Moff Gideon
Jett
2019
as Charlie Baudelaire
Movies (141)
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Sidewinder
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
The Jungle Book
2016
as Akela (voice)
The Usual Suspects
1995
as Jack Baer
Trading Places
1983
as Cellmate #2
7 Dogs
2026
The Electric State
2025
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
MaXXXine
2024
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Jorge
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018
as Jorge
Megalopolis
2024
as Mayor Cicero
Okja
2017
as Frank Dawson
Abigail
2024
as Lambert
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Buggin Out
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Alex Cross
2012
as Daramus Holiday
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
2011
as Inspector Hollander
Son of Batman
2014
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Nothing to Lose
1997
as Charlie Dunt
Malcolm X
1992
as Thomas Hayer
The Cat in the Hat
2026
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Last Holiday
2006
as Senator Dillings
King of New York
1990
as Lance
Kill Me
2026
as Dr. Singer
Derailed
2005
as Detective Church
Please Don't Feed the Children
2025
as Fitz
Maximum Overdrive
1986
as Videoplayer
Stargirl
2020
as Archie Brubaker
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Jimmy Jiles
Money Monster
2016
as Captain Powell
By Any Means
2026
as Vernon Dahmer
Taps
1981
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Ali
2001
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Rabbit Hole
2010
as Auggie
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Rufus Buck
Fresh
1994
as Esteban
Monkeybone
2001
as Hypnos
Trouble on the Corner
1997
as Darryl
Night on Earth
1991
as YoYo
Thirst
1998
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as David Matthews (uncredited)
Bonnie
2022
as Self
Line of Duty
2019
as Tom Volk
The Cotton Club
1984
as Bumpy Hood
Five Desperate Hours
1997
as Joseph Grange
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Street Vendor
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as Intruder
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026
as Detective Warren
Jungle Fever
1991
as Homeless Man
...And Out Comes the Wolf
Phoenix
1998
as Louie
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Tip
The Long Home
Noise
2004
as Hank
Karoshi
2027
Unacknowledged
2017
as Narrator
Poker Night
2014
as Bernard
Smoke
1995
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
Blue in the Face
1995
as Tommy Finelli
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
as Elisha
Peace and Quiet
1994
as Richard Jones
Twilight
1998
as Reuben Escobar
The Gentleman Bandit
1981
as Jamie
Where's Marlowe?
1998
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Euphoria
2022
as Taxi Driver
Coda
2020
as Paul
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
as Little Jeff
Blind Horizon
2003
as J.C. Reynolds
Doing Hard Time
2004
as Captain Pierce
The Tomorrow Man
1996
as Jonathan Driscoll
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
Beauty
2022
as Beauty's Father
The Show
2017
as Mason Washington
Mano
2007
as Nino
The Prince
Unpregnant
2020
as Bob
Reckless
1995
as Host Tim Timko
A Killer Within
2004
as Vargas
Roanoak
1986
as Simon Fernandes
The Box
2007
as Dwayne Burkhalter
Amos & Andrew
1993
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Mike Giardello
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as Self
Stuck
2019
as Lloyd
PoliWood
2009
as Self
NYPD 2069
2004
as Lt. Garner
Megadoc
2025
as Self
Rain
2006
as Ken Arnold
Over/Under
2013
as Oliver Ohrt
The Making of 'Ali'
2001
as Self
Back in the Day
2005
as Benson Cooper
School Daze
1988
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Running
1979
as Puerto Rican Teenager
Sweet Lorraine
1987
as Howie
Bob Roberts
1992
as Bugs Raplin
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
2026
Tutti a squola
1979
Brother Nature
2016
as Congressman Frank McClaren
Feel The Noise
2007
as Roberto Vega
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Julio
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998
as Chaz Villanueva
Chupacabra Terror
2005
as Dr. Peña
I Did Not Forget You
2015
as Dr. Sabian
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Et Salammbo?
1970
Racing Daylight
2007
as Fred
Piñero
2001
as Miguel Algarin
Ash Tuesday
2003
as Karl
The Keeper
1995
as Paul Lamont
Kla$h
1995
as Stoney
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
2005
as Director
On Meditation
2016
as Self
Timms Valley
2013
as Pruit Normings
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self
Blood River Crossing
2013
as Narrator
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
2016
as Il Boss
Sherrybaby
2006
as Parole Officer Hernandez
Hate Crime
2005
as Detective Esposito
About Giancarlo Esposito
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:… With 230 credits spanning from 1970 to 2027, Giancarlo Esposito has appeared in 141 films and 89 TV shows.
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Most Popular Giancarlo Esposito Movies
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — as Sidewinder
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) — as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- The Jungle Book (2016) — as Akela (voice)
- The Usual Suspects (1995) — as Jack Baer
- Trading Places (1983) — as Cellmate #2
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