Giancarlo Esposito
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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
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
7 Dogs (2026)
Actor
Trading Places (1983)
as Cellmate #2
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
as Sidewinder
The Usual Suspects (1995)
as Jack Baer
The Jungle Book (2016)
as Akela (voice)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
as Jorge
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
as Jorge
Abigail (2024)
as Lambert
The Electric State (2025)
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
MaXXXine (2024)
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
Last Holiday (2006)
as Senator Dillings
King of New York (1990)
as Lance
Malcolm X (1992)
as Thomas Hayer
Okja (2017)
as Frank Dawson
Do the Right Thing (1989)
as Buggin Out
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as David Matthews (uncredited)
Nothing to Lose (1997)
as Charlie Dunt
Megalopolis (2024)
as Mayor Cicero
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)
Actor
S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)
as Inspector Hollander
Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)
as Fitz
Son of Batman (2014)
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Money Monster (2016)
as Captain Powell
Ali (2001)
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
as Jimmy Jiles
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
as Videoplayer
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Bumpy Hood
Rabbit Hole (2010)
as Auggie
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Homeless Man
Alex Cross (2012)
as Daramus Holiday
Line of Duty (2019)
as Tom Volk
Taps (1981)
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Night on Earth (1991)
as YoYo
Smoke (1995)
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
Fresh (1994)
as Esteban
Derailed (2005)
as Detective Church
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
as Street Vendor
Poker Night (2014)
as Bernard
Monkeybone (2001)
as Hypnos
Kill Me (2026)
as Dr. Singer
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Bugs Raplin
Doing Hard Time (2004)
as Captain Pierce
By Any Means (2026)
as Vernon Dahmer
Stargirl (2020)
as Archie Brubaker
Twilight (1998)
as Reuben Escobar
School Daze (1988)
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Megadoc (2025)
as Self
Amos & Andrew (1993)
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
The Show (2017)
as Mason Washington
Blind Horizon (2003)
as J.C. Reynolds
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)
as Detective Warren
Unacknowledged (2017)
as Narrator
Bonnie (2022)
as Self
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
as Little Jeff
Unpregnant (2020)
as Bob
The Long Home (—)
Actor
Feel The Noise (2007)
as Roberto Vega
Chupacabra Terror (2005)
as Dr. Peña
Gospel Hill (2008)
as Dr. Palmer
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as Mike Giardello
Hate Crime (2005)
as Detective Esposito
Disney 100: Remember That (2023)
as Self
The Prince (—)
Actor
Phoenix (1998)
as Louie
The Box (2007)
as Dwayne Burkhalter
NYPD 2069 (2004)
as Lt. Garner
A Killer Within (2004)
as Vargas
Over/Under (2013)
as Oliver Ohrt
Blue in the Face (1995)
as Tommy Finelli
Back in the Day (2005)
as Benson Cooper
Karoshi (2027)
Actor
Timms Valley (2013)
as Pruit Normings
Coda (2020)
as Paul
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Big City Blues (1997)
as Georgie
Mood Indigo (1993)
as Arthur Sistrunk
The Maze (1997)
as Henry Kunitz
Ash Tuesday (2003)
as Karl
Brother Nature (2016)
as Congressman Frank McClaren
Piñero (2001)
as Miguel Algarin
The Keeper (1995)
as Paul Lamont
Euphoria (2022)
as Taxi Driver
Sherrybaby (2006)
as Parole Officer Hernandez
Running (1979)
as Puerto Rican Teenager
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Chaz Villanueva
They Die by Dawn (2013)
as Rufus Buck
Kla$h (1995)
as Stoney
Reckless (1995)
as Host Tim Timko
Heartbeat (1987)
as Gang Member #1
Noise (2004)
as Hank
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
Trouble on the Corner (1997)
as Darryl
Where's Marlowe? (1998)
as Blind Man (uncredited)
The Tomorrow Man (1996)
as Jonathan Driscoll
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
as Tip
Et Salammbo? (1970)
Actor
Beauty (2022)
as Beauty's Father
Miracle on 42nd Street (2017)
as Self
...And Out Comes the Wolf (—)
Actor
On Meditation (2016)
as Self
Sweet Lorraine (1987)
as Howie
For NYC (2020)
Actor
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
as Self
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
as Elisha
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
as Julio
Roanoak (1986)
as Simon Fernandes
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021)
as Self
Rain (2006)
as Ken Arnold
Stuck (2019)
as Lloyd
Xenophobia (2008)
as Young
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Racing Daylight (2007)
as Fred
The Making of 'Ali' (2001)
as Self
Certainty (2011)
as Father Heery
Benders (1994)
as Jack
Mano (2007)
as Nino
I Did Not Forget You (2015)
as Dr. Sabian
Tutti a squola (1979)
Actor
Finnegan Begin Again (1985)
as Intruder
Mylène Farmer: California (1996)
as Rich Man/Pimp
Stardust (1998)
as Mr. Peavey
The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
as Jamie
Five Desperate Hours (1997)
as Joseph Grange
Rockabye (1986)
as Marcus
Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Thirst (1998)
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
The Nagano Tapes (2018)
as Narrator
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013)
as Self
Requiem for the Big East (2014)
as Narrator
I Will Avenge You, Iago! (2005)
as Director
Josephine (2000)
as Spike
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (1994)
as Self
Blood River Crossing (2013)
as Narrator
Dreaming American (2011)
as Daytona LeMans
Peace and Quiet (1994)
as Richard Jones
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016)
as Il Boss
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015)
as Self (archive footage)