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)
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 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 · By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem as Self
- 2020 · Unpregnant as Bob
- 2020 · The Broken and the Bad as Self
- 2020 · Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- 2020 · Coda as Paul
- 2019 · Line of Duty as Tom Volk
- 2017 · Miracle on 42nd Street as Self
- 2017 · Unacknowledged as Narrator
- 2017 · Rebel as Charles
- 2016 · Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- 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)
- 2012 · The Haunting Of... as Self
- 2011 · S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Inspector Hollander
- 2010 · Rabbit Hole as Auggie
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2007 · Mano as Nino
- 2007 · Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- 2007 · The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- 2005 · Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Little Jeff
- 2005 · Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
- 2004 · Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 2004 · A Killer Within as Vargas
- 2004 · Noise as Hank
- 2003 · Ash Tuesday as Karl
- 2002 · Girls Club as
- 1998 · Phoenix as Louie
- 1998 · Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- 1997 · Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- 1997 · Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- 1995 · Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- 1994 · Fresh as Esteban
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
- 1991 · Night on Earth as YoYo
- 1991 · Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- 1991 · Jungle Fever as Homeless Man
- 1990 · Mo' Better Blues as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
- 1988 · School Daze as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
- 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 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Street Vendor
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Bumpy Hood
- 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
- 1979 · Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- Future · By Any Means as Vernon Dahmer
- Future · The Long Home as
- 2026 · Kill Me as
- 2026 · The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as Detective Warren
- 2025 · Megadoc as Self
- 2025 · Please Don't Feed the Children as Fitz
- 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 · Disney 100: Remember That as Self
- 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 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Gus Fring"
- 2021 · Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
- 2020 · Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys 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
- 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 · Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- 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 · Dear White People as Narrator
- 2017 · Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- 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)
- 2016 · The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare as Il Boss
- 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 · The Game Awards as Self
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · Requiem for the Big East as Narrator
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- 2013 · They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- 2013 · Talking Bad as Self
- 2013 · Drunk History as Andrés Pico
- 2013 · Blood River Crossing as Narrator
- 2013 · Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- 2013 · Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- 2012 · Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- 2012 · Revolution as Tom Neville
- 2012 · NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
- 2011 · Certainty as Father Heery
- 2011 · Dreaming American as Daytona LeMans
- 2011 · Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Gordon Ramirez
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Community as Gilbert Lawson
- 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
- 2008 · Xenophobia as Young
- 2007 · Racing Daylight as Fred
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 2006 · Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- 2006 · Rain as Ken Arnold
- 2006 · Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- 2006 · South Beach as Robert Fuentes
- 2005 · Derailed as Detective Church
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Ely Fisher
- 2005 · Bones as Richard Benoit
- 2005 · Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- 2005 · I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Orlando Ramirez
- 2005 · Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- 2004 · 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- 2004 · NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
- 2003 · Blind Horizon as J.C. Reynolds
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Reggie Archibald
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 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 · Piñero as Miguel Algarin
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Hypnos
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- 2001 · The Division as Dr. Pembroke
- 2000 · The $treet as Tom Divack
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- 2000 · Soul Food as Jules
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 2000 · Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- 2000 · Josephine as Spike
- 1999 · Third Watch as Father Romero
- 1998 · Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- 1998 · Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- 1998 · Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- 1998 · Stardust as Mr. Peavey
- 1997 · Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Georgie
- 1997 · The Hunger as Vampire
- 1997 · The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- 1997 · The Maze as Henry Kunitz
- 1996 · The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Arnold / Gordon Keller
- 1996 · Mylène Farmer: California as Rich Man/Pimp
- 1996 · Swift Justice as
- 1995 · Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- 1995 · The Keeper as Paul Lamont
- 1995 · The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- 1995 · Kla$h as Stoney
- 1994 · Benders as Jack
- 1993 · Seven Songs for Malcolm X as Autobiography Reading (voice)
- 1993 · Mood Indigo as Arthur Sistrunk
- 1989 · Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1984 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
- 1983 · Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
- Future · Karoshi as
- 1979 · Tutti a squola as
- Future · The Prince as
- Future · ...And Out Comes the Wolf as
- Future · Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as
- 1994 · Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool as Self
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Antonio Gaudi
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Cherchez LaFemme
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Adolfo Guzman
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Detective Paul Gigante
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Paris Minton
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Michael Giardello
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Thomas Hayer
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
- 1990 · Law & Order as Attorney Baylor
- 1990 · King of New York as Lance
- 1989 · Do the Right Thing as Buggin Out
- 1987 · Leg Work as Tyson
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Jumpin' Jack
- 1985 · Finnegan Begin Again as Intruder
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Adonis Jackson
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Luther
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Ricky
- 1983 · Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- 1981 · Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- 1981 · The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
- 1970 · Et Salammbo? as