Giancarlo Esposito
April 26, 1958 (66 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Prince as
- 2025 · The Electric State as Colonel Bradbury
- 2025 · Captain America: Brave New World as Seth Voelker / Sidewinder
- 2022 · Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- 2022 · Beauty as Beauty's Father
- 2021 · Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Unpregnant as Bob
- 2020 · Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys as Self
- 2020 · Coda as Paul
- 2018 · Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- 2018 · The Nagano Tapes as Self - Narrator
- 2017 · The Show as Mason Washington
- 2017 · Unacknowledged as Narrator
- 2017 · Rebel as Charles
- 2016 · Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- 2016 · The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare as Il Boss
- 2014 · Poker Night as Bernard
- 2014 · The Game Awards as Self
- 2013 · They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- 2013 · Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- 2012 · The Haunting Of... as Self
- 2011 · Certainty as Father Heery
- 2008 · Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- 2007 · Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- 2007 · The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- 2006 · Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- 2006 · South Beach as Robert Fuentes
- 2005 · Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Little Jeff
- 2005 · Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
- 2004 · A Killer Within as Vargas
- 2004 · 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- 2003 · Blind Horizon as J.C. Reynolds
- 2002 · Girls Club as
- 2000 · The $treet as Tom Divack
- 2000 · Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- 1998 · Phoenix as Louie
- 1998 · Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- 1998 · Stardust as Mr. Peavey
- 1996 · Swift Justice as
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- 1995 · Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- 1994 · Benders as Jack
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
- 1989 · Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1988 · School Daze as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
- 1985 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Bumpy Hood
- Future · The Residence as A.B. Wynter
- 1987 · Leg Work as Tyson
- Future · The Long Home as
- 2024 · Please Don’t Feed the Children as
- 2024 · Megalopolis as Mayor Cicero
- 2024 · MaXXXine as Teddy Knight, Esq.
- 2024 · Abigail as Lambert
- 2024 · Parish as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)
- 2023 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Granite (voice)
- 2023 · Kaleidoscope as Leo Pap
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Gus Fring"
- 2021 · Ultra City Smiths as Pruit Normings
- 2021 · Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
- 2020 · The Broken and the Bad as Self
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
- 2020 · For NYC as
- 2020 · Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Moff Gideon
- 2020 · Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- 2019 · Line of Duty as Tom Volk
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Lex Luthor (voice)
- 2019 · The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- 2019 · Creepshow as Doc
- 2019 · Game Changer as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Boys as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
- 2019 · The Boys as Stanford 'Stan' Edgar
- 2019 · Jett as Charlie Baudelaire
- 2019 · Stuck as Lloyd
- 2018 · Maze Runner: The Death Cure as Jorge
- 2017 · Miracle on 42nd Street as self
- 2017 · DuckTales as Phantom Blot (voice)
- 2017 · Okja as Frank Dawson
- 2017 · Dear White People as Narrator
- 2017 · Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- 2016 · PAYDAY THE MOVIE as The Dentist
- 2016 · Westworld as El Lazo
- 2016 · The Get Down as Pastor Ramon Cruz
- 2016 · On Meditation as Self
- 2016 · Money Monster as Captain Powell
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Akela (voice)
- 2015 · Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Jorge
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Gus Fring
- 2015 · Allegiance as Oscar Christoph
- 2015 · I Did Not Forget You as Dr. Sabian
- 2014 · Batman: Assault on Arkham as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · Son of Batman as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- 2014 · Requiem for the Big East as Narrator
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · Drunk History as Andrés Pico
- 2013 · Blood River Crossing as Narrator
- 2013 · Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- 2012 · Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- 2012 · Revolution as Major Tom Neville
- 2012 · NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
- 2011 · Dreaming American as Daytona LeMans
- 2011 · S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Inspector Hollander
- 2011 · Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Gordon Ramirez
- 2010 · Rabbit Hole as Auggie
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Community as Gilbert Lawson
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2008 · Leverage as Alexander Moto
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Tip
- 2008 · New Amsterdam as James Lawson
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Gus Fring
- 2008 · Xenophobia as Young
- 2007 · Mano as Nino
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2006 · Rain as Ken Arnold
- 2006 · Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- 2005 · Derailed as Detective Church
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Ely Fisher
- 2005 · Bones as Richard Benoit
- 2005 · I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Orlando Ramirez
- 2004 · Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 2004 · NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
- 2004 · Noise as Hank
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · Ash Tuesday as Karl
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Chief Braga
- 2002 · Half & Half as Darrell Washington
- 2002 · Street Time as
- 2001 · Ali as Cassius Clay, Sr.
- 2001 · Piñero as Miguel Algarin
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Hypnos
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- 2001 · The Division as
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- 2000 · Soul Food as Jules
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 2000 · Josephine as Spike
- 1999 · Third Watch as Father Romero
- 1998 · Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- 1998 · Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- 1998 · Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- 1997 · Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- 1997 · Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Georgie
- 1997 · The Hunger as Vampire
- 1997 · Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · The Maze as Henry Kunitz
- 1997 · The People as Anthony Rivera
- 1996 · The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as
- 1996 · Mylène Farmer: California as
- 1995 · Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- 1995 · The Keeper as Paul Lamont
- 1995 · The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- 1995 · Klash as Stoney
- 1994 · Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool as Self
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Antonio Gaudi
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Adolfo Guzman
- 1994 · Fresh as Esteban
- 1993 · Seven Songs for Malcolm X as Autobiography Reading (voice)
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Detective Paul Gigante
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Paris Minton
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Michael Giardello
- 1993 · Mood Indigo as Arthur Sistrunk
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Thomas Hayer
- 1991 · Night on Earth as YoYo
- 1991 · Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
- 1990 · Law & Order as Attorney Baylor
- 1990 · Mo' Better Blues as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
- 1990 · King of New York as Lance
- 1989 · Do the Right Thing as Buggin Out
- 1987 · Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
- 1987 · Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- 1986 · Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- 1986 · Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- 1986 · Rockabye as Marcus
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Jumpin' Jack
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Street Vendor
- 1985 · Finnegan Begin Again as Intruder
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Luther
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Ricky
- 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
- 1983 · Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- 1983 · Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
- 1981 · Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- 1981 · The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
- 1979 · Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- 1979 · Tutti a squola as
- 1970 · Et Salammbo? as