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
(2025)
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sidewinder
(2025)
The Electric State
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
(2025)
(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)
Euphoria
as Taxi Driver
(2022)
Bonnie
as Self
(2022)
Beauty
as Beauty's Father
(2021)
(2020)
Unpregnant
as Bob
(2020)
Stargirl
as Archie Brubaker
(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 Self - Narrator
(2017)
Okja
as Frank Dawson
(2017)
The Show
as Mason Washington
(2017)
Unacknowledged
as Narrator
(2017)
Miracle on 42nd Street
as self
(2016)
The Jungle Book
as Akela (voice)
(2016)
Money Monster
as Captain Powell
(2016)
Brother Nature
as Congressman Frank McClaren
(2016)
PAYDAY THE MOVIE
as The Dentist
(2016)
On Meditation
as Self
(2016)
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
as Il Boss
(2015)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
as Jorge
(2015)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
I Did Not Forget You
as Dr. Sabian
(2014)
Son of Batman
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
(2014)
Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
(2014)
Poker Night
as Bernard
(2014)
(2014)
Requiem for the Big East
as Narrator
(2013)
They Die by Dawn
as Rufus Buck
(2013)
(2013)
Timms Valley
as Pruit Normings
(2013)
Over/Under
as Oliver Ohrt
(2013)
Blood River Crossing
as Narrator
(2012)
Alex Cross
as Daramus Holiday
(2011)
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Inspector Hollander
(2011)
Certainty
as Father Heery
(2011)
Dreaming American
as Daytona LeMans
(2010)
Rabbit Hole
as Auggie
(2009)
PoliWood
as Self
(2008)
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Tip
(2008)
Gospel Hill
as Dr. Palmer
(2008)
Xenophobia
as Young
(2007)
Feel The Noise
as Roberto Vega
(2007)
The Box
as Dwayne Burkhalter
(2007)
Mano
as Nino
(2007)
Racing Daylight
as Fred
(2006)
Last Holiday
as Senator Dillings
(2006)
Sherrybaby
as Parole Officer Hernandez
(2006)
Rain
as Ken Arnold
(2005)
Derailed
as Detective Church
(2005)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Little Jeff
(2005)
Hate Crime
as Detective Esposito
(2005)
Chupacabra Terror
as Dr. Peña
(2005)
Back in the Day
as Benson Cooper
(2005)
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as Director
(2004)
Doing Hard Time
as Captain Pierce
(2004)
A Killer Within
as Vargas
(2004)
Noise
as Hank
(2004)
NYPD 2069
as Lt. Garner
(2003)
Blind Horizon
as J.C. Reynolds
(2003)
Ash Tuesday
as Karl
(2001)
Monkeybone
as Hypnos
(2001)
Ali
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
(2001)
Piñero
as Miguel Algarin
(2000)
Homicide: The Movie
as Mike Giardello
(2000)
Josephine
as Spike
(1998)
Twilight
as Reuben Escobar
(1998)
Phoenix
as Louie
(1998)
Thirst
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
(1998)
Where's Marlowe?
as Blind Man (uncredited)
(1998)
Stardust
as Mr. Peavey
(1998)
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Chaz Villanueva
(1997)
Nothing to Lose
as Charlie Dunt
(1997)
The Maze
as Henry Kunitz
(1997)
Big City Blues
as Georgie
(1997)
The People
as Anthony Rivera
(1997)
Trouble on the Corner
as Darryl
(1997)
Five Desperate Hours
as Joseph Grange
(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)
Blue in the Face
as Tommy Finelli
(1995)
Kla$h
as Stoney
(1995)
Reckless
as Host Tim Timko
(1995)
The Keeper
as Paul Lamont
(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)
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)
Roanoak
as Simon Fernandes
(1986)
Rockabye
as Marcus
(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)
Taps
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
(1981)
The Gentleman Bandit
as Jamie
(1979)
Running
as Puerto Rican Teenager
(1979)
(1970)
Crew
Kill Me
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Show
Director, Producer
(2008)
Gospel Hill
Director