Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Date of Birth:

Apr 26, 1958

Place of Birth:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021.

He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).

filmography:

Roanoak Roanoak

1986

Timms Valley Timms Valley

2013

The Gentleman Bandit The Gentleman Bandit

1981

Euphoria Euphoria

2022

Money Monster Money Monster

2016

The Electric State The Electric State

2025

Maze Runner: The Death Cure Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018

The Show The Show

2017

The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare

2016

Where's Marlowe? Where's Marlowe?

1998

Making 'Do the Right Thing' Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

Okja Okja

2017

The Prince The Prince

2025

The Long Home The Long Home

1970

Captain America: Brave New World Captain America: Brave New World

2025

Mood Indigo Mood Indigo

1993

Maximum Overdrive Maximum Overdrive

1986

Sweet Lorraine Sweet Lorraine

1987

Please Don’t Feed the Children Please Don’t Feed the Children

2024

Five Desperate Hours Five Desperate Hours

1997

Batman: Assault on Arkham Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

Thirst Thirst

1998

Ash Tuesday Ash Tuesday

2003

Brother Nature Brother Nature

2016

Poker Night Poker Night

2014

The Cotton Club The Cotton Club

1984

Heartbeat Heartbeat

1987

The Jungle Book The Jungle Book

2016

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

Stardust Stardust

1998

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

On Meditation On Meditation

2016

Running Running

1979

Unpregnant Unpregnant

2020

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

Chelsea on the Rocks Chelsea on the Rocks

2008

The Nagano Tapes The Nagano Tapes

2018

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

Line of Duty Line of Duty

2019

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

1994

PAYDAY THE MOVIE PAYDAY THE MOVIE

2016

Rockabye Rockabye

1986

Blood River Crossing Blood River Crossing

2013

NYPD 2069 NYPD 2069

2004

Miracle on 42nd Street Miracle on 42nd Street

2017

PoliWood PoliWood

2009

Doing Hard Time Doing Hard Time

2004

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021

Stargirl Stargirl

2020

Waiting to Exhale Waiting to Exhale

1995

Blind Horizon Blind Horizon

2003

Seven Songs for Malcolm X Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993

Trading Places Trading Places

1983

The Tomorrow Man The Tomorrow Man

1996

Desperately Seeking Susan Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Unacknowledged Unacknowledged

2017

Amos & Andrew Amos & Andrew

1993

Josephine Josephine

2000

Tutti a squola Tutti a squola

1979

Reckless Reckless

1995

Coda Coda

2020

Finnegan Begin Again Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Requiem for the Big East Requiem for the Big East

2014

Stuck Stuck

2019

Son of Batman Son of Batman

2014

Over/Under Over/Under

2013

Ali Ali

2001

Derailed Derailed

2005

Twilight Twilight

1998

Monkeybone Monkeybone

2001

Nothing to Lose Nothing to Lose

1997

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie

2000

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005

Chupacabra Terror Chupacabra Terror

2005

Back in the Day Back in the Day

2005

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023

Rabbit Hole Rabbit Hole

2010

Sherrybaby Sherrybaby

2006

Hate Crime Hate Crime

2005

King of New York King of New York

1990

Blue in the Face Blue in the Face

1995

Feel The Noise Feel The Noise

2007

Smoke Smoke

1995

The Usual Suspects The Usual Suspects

1995

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Mylène Farmer: California Mylène Farmer: California

1996

Megalopolis Megalopolis

2024

Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing

1989

The Brother from Another Planet The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Malcolm X Malcolm X

1992

A Killer Within A Killer Within

2004

Gospel Hill Gospel Hill

2008

For NYC For NYC

2020

Taps Taps

1981

Bob Roberts Bob Roberts

1992

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

Phoenix Phoenix

1998

Fresh Fresh

1994

The People The People

1997

Mano Mano

2007

I Will Avenge You, Iago! I Will Avenge You, Iago!

2005

I Did Not Forget You I Did Not Forget You

2015

Benders Benders

1994

Dreaming American Dreaming American

2011

Et Salammbo? Et Salammbo?

1970

Xenophobia Xenophobia

2008

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

Rain Rain

2006

They Die by Dawn They Die by Dawn

2013

Certainty Certainty

2011

Beauty Beauty

2022

Trouble on the Corner Trouble on the Corner

1997

The Maze The Maze

1997

Big City Blues Big City Blues

1997

Noise Noise

2004

Last Holiday Last Holiday

2006

MaXXXine MaXXXine

2024

Mo' Better Blues Mo' Better Blues

1990

School Daze School Daze

1988

Klash Klash

1995

The Keeper The Keeper

1995

Alex Cross Alex Cross

2012

Abigail Abigail

2024

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

Piñero Piñero

2001

The Box The Box

2007

S.W.A.T.: Firefight S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011

Night on Earth Night on Earth

1991

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