Giancarlo Esposito
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-04-26 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Giancarlo Esposito
Biography
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).
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Known For
Acting
By Any Means
as Vernon Dahmer
(2026)
The Cat in the Hat
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
(2025)
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sidewinder
(2025)
The Electric State
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
(2025)
(2025)
Megadoc
as Self
(2024)
Abigail
as Lambert
(2024)
MaXXXine
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
(2024)
Megalopolis
as Mayor Cicero
(2023)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
(2022)
Bonnie
as Self
(2022)
Euphoria
as Taxi Driver
(2022)
Beauty
as Beauty's Father
(2021)
(2020)
Stargirl
as Archie Brubaker
(2020)
Unpregnant
as Bob
(2020)
Coda
as Paul
(2020)
(2019)
Line of Duty
as Tom Volk
(2019)
Stuck
as Lloyd
(2018)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
as Jorge
(2018)
The Nagano Tapes
as Narrator
(2017)
Okja
as Frank Dawson
(2017)
The Show
as Mason Washington
(2017)
Miracle on 42nd Street
as self
(2017)
Unacknowledged
as Narrator
(2016)
The Jungle Book
as Akela (voice)
(2016)
Money Monster
as Captain Powell
(2016)
Brother Nature
as Congressman Frank McClaren
(2016)
On Meditation
as Self
(2016)
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
as Il Boss
(2015)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
as Jorge
(2015)
I Did Not Forget You
as Dr. Sabian
(2015)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Son of Batman
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
(2014)
Requiem for the Big East
as Narrator
(2014)
Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
(2014)
Poker Night
as Bernard
(2014)
(2013)
They Die by Dawn
as Rufus Buck
(2013)
Over/Under
as Oliver Ohrt
(2013)
Timms Valley
as Pruit Normings
(2013)
(2013)
Blood River Crossing
as Narrator
(2012)
Alex Cross
as Daramus Holiday
(2011)
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Inspector Hollander
(2011)
Dreaming American
as Daytona LeMans
(2011)
Certainty
as Father Heery
(2010)
Rabbit Hole
as Auggie
(2009)
PoliWood
as Self
(2008)
Xenophobia
as Young
(2008)
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Tip
(2008)
Gospel Hill
as Dr. Palmer
(2007)
Feel The Noise
as Roberto Vega
(2007)
Racing Daylight
as Fred
(2007)
Mano
as Nino
(2007)
The Box
as Dwayne Burkhalter
(2006)
Last Holiday
as Senator Dillings
(2006)
Sherrybaby
as Parole Officer Hernandez
(2006)
Rain
as Ken Arnold
(2005)
Derailed
as Detective Church
(2005)
Chupacabra Terror
as Dr. Peña
(2005)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Little Jeff
(2005)
Hate Crime
as Detective Esposito
(2005)
Back in the Day
as Benson Cooper
(2005)
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as Director
(2004)
Doing Hard Time
as Captain Pierce
(2004)
Noise
as Hank
(2004)
A Killer Within
as Vargas
(2004)
NYPD 2069
as Lt. Garner
(2003)
Blind Horizon
as J.C. Reynolds
(2003)
Ash Tuesday
as Karl
(2001)
Ali
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
(2001)
Monkeybone
as Hypnos
(2001)
Piñero
as Miguel Algarin
(2000)
Homicide: The Movie
as Mike Giardello
(2000)
Josephine
as Spike
(1998)
Thirst
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
(1998)
Twilight
as Reuben Escobar
(1998)
Stardust
as Mr. Peavey
(1998)
Phoenix
as Louie
(1998)
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Chaz Villanueva
(1998)
Where's Marlowe?
as Blind Man (uncredited)
(1997)
Nothing to Lose
as Charlie Dunt
(1997)
Trouble on the Corner
as Darryl
(1997)
Five Desperate Hours
as Joseph Grange
(1997)
Big City Blues
as Georgie
(1997)
The Maze
as Henry Kunitz
(1996)
Mylène Farmer: California
as Rich Man/Pimp
(1996)
The Tomorrow Man
as Jonathan Driscoll
(1995)
The Usual Suspects
as Jack Baer
(1995)
Waiting to Exhale
as David Matthews (uncredited)
(1995)
Smoke
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
(1995)
The Keeper
as Paul Lamont
(1995)
Reckless
as Host Tim Timko
(1995)
Kla$h
as Stoney
(1995)
Blue in the Face
as Tommy Finelli
(1994)
Fresh
as Esteban
(1994)
Benders
as Jack
(1994)
(1993)
Amos & Andrew
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
(1993)
Mood Indigo
as Arthur Sistrunk
(1993)
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
(1992)
Malcolm X
as Thomas Hayer
(1992)
Bob Roberts
as Bugs Raplin
(1991)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Jimmy Jiles
(1991)
Jungle Fever
as Homeless Man
(1991)
Night on Earth
as YoYo
(1990)
King of New York
as Lance
(1990)
Mo' Better Blues
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
(1989)
Do the Right Thing
as Buggin Out
(1989)
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
(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)
Rockabye
as Marcus
(1986)
Roanoak
as Simon Fernandes
(1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Street Vendor
(1985)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Elisha
(1985)
Finnegan Begin Again
as Intruder
(1984)
The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Hood
(1984)
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
(1983)
Trading Places
as Cellmate #2
(1983)
(1981)
The Gentleman Bandit
as Jamie
(1981)
Taps
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
(1979)
Running
as Puerto Rican Teenager
(1979)
(1970)
Crew
Kill Me
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Show
Director, Producer
(2008)
Gospel Hill
Director