Giancarlo Esposito
April 26, 1958 (67 years old) in Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · The Cat in the Hat as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
- 2025 · The Residence as A.B. Wynter
- 2025 · The Electric State as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
- 2025 · Captain America: Brave New World as Sidewinder
- 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 · Gen V as Stan Edgar
- 2023 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Granite (voice)
- 2023 · Poker Face as Fred Finch
- 2023 · Kaleidoscope as Leo Pap
- 2022 · Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Beauty as Beauty's Father
- 2022 · The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- 2020 · Unpregnant as Bob
- 2020 · Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys as Self
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
- 2020 · Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Moff Gideon
- 2020 · Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- 2020 · Coda as Paul
- 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 Self
- 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 · The Nagano Tapes as Narrator
- 2018 · Maze Runner: The Death Cure as Jorge
- 2017 · The Show as Mason Washington
- 2017 · DuckTales as Phantom Blot (voice)
- 2017 · Okja as Frank Dawson
- 2017 · Unacknowledged as Narrator
- 2017 · Dear White People as Narrator
- 2017 · Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- 2016 · Westworld as El Lazo
- 2016 · Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- 2016 · The Get Down as Pastor Ramon Cruz
- 2016 · Money Monster as Captain Powell
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Akela (voice)
- 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 · Poker Night as Bernard
- 2014 · Batman: Assault on Arkham as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
- 2014 · Son of Batman as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- 2013 · They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- 2013 · Drunk History as Andrés Pico
- 2013 · Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- 2012 · Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- 2012 · Revolution as Major Tom Neville
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
- 2011 · Certainty as Father Heery
- 2011 · Dreaming American as Daytona LeMans
- 2011 · S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Inspector Hollander
- 2011 · Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Gordon Ramirez
- 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 · Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Gus Fring
- 2007 · Mano as Nino
- 2007 · Racing Daylight as Fred
- 2007 · The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- 2006 · Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- 2006 · Rain as Ken Arnold
- 2006 · Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- 2005 · Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Little Jeff
- 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
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
- 2004 · Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Reggie Archibald
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Chief Braga
- 2002 · Half & Half as Darrell Washington
- 2002 · Street Time as Jesse Haslim
- 2001 · Ali as Cassius Clay, Sr.
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Hypnos
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- 2001 · The Division as Dr. Pembroke
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- 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 · Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- 1998 · Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- 1997 · Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Georgie
- 1997 · The Hunger as Vampire
- 1997 · Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- 1997 · The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- 1997 · The Maze as Henry Kunitz
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Arnold / Gordon Keller
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- 1995 · The Keeper as Paul Lamont
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- 1995 · The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Antonio Gaudi
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Adolfo Guzman
- 1994 · Benders as Jack
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Paris Minton
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Michael Giardello
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Thomas Hayer
- 1991 · Night on Earth as YoYo
- 1991 · Jungle Fever as Homeless Man
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
- 1990 · Law & Order as Attorney Baylor
- 1990 · King of New York as Lance
- 1987 · Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Jumpin' Jack
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Adonis Jackson
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Luther
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Ricky
- 1983 · Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- Future · ...And Out Comes the Wolf as
- 1986 · Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- 1986 · Rockabye as Marcus
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Bumpy Hood
- 1983 · Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
- Future · Kill Me as
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2005 · Derailed as Detective Church
- 2003 · Ash Tuesday as Karl
- 2000 · The $treet as Tom Divack
- 2000 · Soul Food as Jules
- 1998 · Stardust as Mr. Peavey
- 1996 · The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
- 1995 · Kla$h as Stoney
- 1994 · Fresh as Esteban
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Detective Paul Gigante
- 1990 · Mo' Better Blues as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
- 1988 · School Daze as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Street Vendor
- Future · The Prince as
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
- 1991 · Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- 1989 · Do the Right Thing as Buggin Out
- 1987 · Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- 1986 · Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
- 1981 · Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- 1979 · Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- 1979 · Tutti a squola as
- Future · The Long Home as
- 2025 · Megadoc as Self
- 2025 · Please Don't Feed the Children as Fitz
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Gus Fring"
- 2021 · Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
- 2021 · Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- 2020 · By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem as Self
- 2020 · The Broken and the Bad as Self
- 2020 · For NYC as
- 2018 · Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- 2017 · Miracle on 42nd Street as self
- 2017 · Rebel as Charles
- 2016 · On Meditation as Self
- 2016 · The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare as Il Boss
- 2015 · Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Game Awards as Self
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · Requiem for the Big East as Narrator
- 2013 · Blood River Crossing as Narrator
- 2013 · Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- 2012 · The Haunting Of... as Self
- 2012 · NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- 2010 · Rabbit Hole as Auggie
- 2008 · Xenophobia as Young
- 2007 · Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- 2006 · South Beach as Robert Fuentes
- 2005 · Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- 2004 · A Killer Within as Vargas
- 2004 · 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- 2004 · NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
- 2004 · Noise as Hank
- 2003 · Blind Horizon as J.C. Reynolds
- 2002 · Girls Club as
- 2001 · Piñero as Miguel Algarin
- 2000 · Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- 1998 · Phoenix as Louie
- 1997 · Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- 1996 · Mylène Farmer: California as Rich Man/Pimp
- 1996 · Swift Justice as
- 1995 · Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- 1995 · Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- 1994 · Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool as Self
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- 1993 · Mood Indigo as Arthur Sistrunk
- 1989 · Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1987 · Leg Work as Tyson
- Future · Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as
- 1984 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
- Future · Karoshi as
- 1993 · Seven Songs for Malcolm X as Autobiography Reading (voice)
- 1985 · Finnegan Begin Again as Intruder
- 1981 · The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
- 1970 · Et Salammbo? as
- Future · The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as
- Future · By Any Means as Vernon Dahmer