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