Giancarlo Esposito
April 26, 1958 (68 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)
- 2026 · The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as Detective Warren
- 2026 · Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as
- 2026 · Kill Me as Dr. Singer
- 2025 · Megadoc as Self
- 2023 · Disney 100: Remember That as Self
- 2022 · Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- 2022 · Bonnie 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 · 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
- 2018 · Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- 2017 · The Show as Mason Washington
- 2017 · Unacknowledged as Narrator
- 2017 · Rebel as Charles
- 2016 · Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- 2014 · Poker Night as Bernard
- 2014 · The Game Awards as Self
- 2013 · Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- 2013 · They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- 2013 · Talking Bad as Self
- 2012 · The Haunting Of... as Self
- 2012 · NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- 2010 · Rabbit Hole as Auggie
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2008 · Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- 2006 · Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- 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 · Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 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
- 2001 · Monkeybone as Hypnos
- 2000 · Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- 1998 · Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- 1998 · Phoenix as Louie
- 1998 · Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- 1995 · Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
- 1991 · Jungle Fever as Homeless Man
- 1988 · School Daze as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
- 1986 · Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Street Vendor
- 1984 · The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
- 1983 · Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
- 1981 · Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- Future · The Long Home as
- 2027 · Karoshi as
- 2026 · By Any Means as Vernon Dahmer
- 2026 · 7 Dogs as Roman Marks
- 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 · Hollywood Black as Self
- 2024 · MaXXXine as Teddy Knight, Esq.
- 2024 · Abigail as Lambert
- 2024 · Parish as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as 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 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Beauty as Beauty's Father
- 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 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 · 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 · 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 · WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- 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 · 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 - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 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
- 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 · Lie to Me as Beau Hackman
- 2008 · Leverage as Alexander Moto
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Tip
- 2008 · New Amsterdam as James Lawson
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Gustavo Fring
- 2008 · Xenophobia as Young
- 2007 · Mano as Nino
- 2007 · Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- 2007 · Racing Daylight as Fred
- 2007 · The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- 2006 · Kidnapped as
- 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 · I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Orlando Ramirez
- 2004 · NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
- 2004 · Noise as Hank
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Reggie Archibald
- 2003 · Ash Tuesday as Karl
- 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 · The Making of 'Ali' as Self
- 2001 · Ali as Cassius Clay, Sr.
- 2001 · Piñero as Miguel Algarin
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- 2001 · The Division as Dr. Pembroke
- 2000 · The $treet as Tom Divack
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- 2000 · Soul Food as Jules
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 2000 · Josephine as Spike
- 1999 · Third Watch as Father Romero
- 1998 · Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- 1998 · Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- 1998 · Stardust as Mr. Peavey
- 1997 · Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- 1997 · Big City Blues as Georgie
- 1987 · Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- Future · The Prince as
- 1997 · Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- 1997 · The Hunger as Vampire
- 1997 · Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- 1997 · The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- 1997 · The Maze as Henry Kunitz
- 1996 · The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Arnold / Gordon Keller
- 1996 · Swift Justice as Andrew Coffin
- 1995 · Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- 1995 · Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- 1995 · The Keeper as Paul Lamont
- 1995 · The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- 1995 · Kla$h as Stoney
- 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
- 1994 · Fresh as Esteban
- 1994 · Peace and Quiet as Richard Jones
- 1994 · Benders as Jack
- 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 · 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 · Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1989 · Do the Right Thing as Buggin Out
- 1987 · Leg Work as Tyson
- 1987 · Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
- 1986 · Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- 1986 · Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- 1986 · Rockabye as Marcus
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Jumpin' Jack
- 1985 · Finnegan Begin Again as Intruder
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Bumpy Hood
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Adonis Jackson
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Luther
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Ricky
- 1984 · Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
- 1983 · Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Elisha
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Simon Fernandes
- 1981 · The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
- 1979 · Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- 1979 · Tutti a squola as
- 1970 · Et Salammbo? as
- Future · ...And Out Comes the Wolf as