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Giancarlo Esposito

26th April 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark Acting

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.

137 Movies 88 TV Shows 2 In Production 227 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

MaXXXine poster
MaXXXine 4th July 2024 as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Bonnie poster
Bonnie 12th November 2022 as Self
Beauty poster
Beauty 29th June 2022 as Beauty's Father
Stargirl poster
Stargirl 10th March 2020 as Archie Brubaker
Coda poster
Coda 31st January 2020 as Paul
Stuck poster
Stuck 19th April 2019 as Lloyd
The Show poster
The Show 21st September 2017 as Mason Washington
Okja poster
Okja 28th June 2017 as Frank Dawson
Mano poster
Mano 22nd October 2007 as Nino
The Box poster
The Box 1st January 2007 as Dwayne Burkhalter
Sherrybaby poster
Sherrybaby 8th September 2006 as Parole Officer Hernandez
Rain poster
Rain 20th April 2006 as Ken Arnold
Derailed poster
Derailed 11th November 2005 as Detective Church
Noise poster
Noise 31st January 2004 as Hank
Ali poster
Ali 10th December 2001 as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Piñero poster
Piñero 5th October 2001 as Miguel Algarin
Thirst poster
Thirst 24th October 1998 as Dr. Lawrence Carver
Reckless poster
Reckless 17th November 1995 as Host Tim Timko
Smoke poster
Smoke 9th June 1995 as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
Kla$h poster
Kla$h 1st January 1995 as Stoney
Fresh poster
Fresh 15th June 1994 as Esteban
School Daze poster
School Daze 12th February 1988 as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Roanoak poster
Roanoak 26th May 1986 as Simon Fernandes
Taps poster
Taps 20th December 1981 as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Running poster
Running 30th October 1979 as Puerto Rican Teenager
Parish poster
Parish 31st March 2024 as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
Gen V poster
Gen V 28th September 2023 as Stan Edgar
Jett poster
Jett 14th June 2019 as Charlie Baudelaire
DuckTales poster
DuckTales 12th August 2017 as Phantom Blot (voice)
Rebel poster
Rebel 28th March 2017 as Charles
NYC 22 poster
NYC 22 15th April 2012 as Harvey Williams
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self
Leverage poster
Leverage 7th December 2008 as Alexander Moto
Bones poster
Bones 13th September 2005 as Richard Benoit
Las Vegas poster
Las Vegas 22nd September 2003 as Reggie Archibald
Click poster
Click 6th April 2000 as Self
Creature poster
Creature 18th May 1998 as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
Roanoak poster
Roanoak 26th May 1986 as Simon Fernandes
The Cat in the Hat poster Coming soon
The Cat in the Hat 5th November 2026 as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
By Any Means poster Coming soon
By Any Means 4th September 2026 as Vernon Dahmer