
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).
Movie | Cast | Year |
---|---|---|
The Keeper | Paul Lamont | 1995 |
Unacknowledged | Narrator | 2017 |
Stuck | Lloyd | 2019 |
Requiem for the Big East | Narrator | 2014 |
Line of Duty | Tom Volk | 2019 |
For NYC | 2020 | |
Euphoria | Taxi Driver | 2022 |
The Maze | Henry Kunitz | 1997 |
Et Salammbo? | 1970 | |
I Did Not Forget You | Dr. Sabian | 2015 |
I Will Avenge You, Iago! | Director | 2005 |
Fearless | Paris Minton | 1995 |
Bob Roberts | Bugs Raplin | 1992 |
Fresh | Esteban | 1994 |
School Daze | Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves | 1988 |
Klash | Stoney | 1995 |
Piñero | Miguel Algarin | 2001 |
Trouble on the Corner | Darryl | 1997 |
Five Desperate Hours | Joseph Grange | 1997 |
Stardust | Mr. Peavey | 1998 |
On Meditation | Self | 2016 |
The Tomorrow Man | Jonathan Driscoll | 1996 |
Josephine | Spike | 2000 |
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
PAYDAY THE MOVIE | The Dentist | 2016 |
Mylène Farmer: California | 1996 | |
Benders | Jack | 1994 |
The People | Anthony Rivera | 1997 |
Dreaming American | Daytona LeMans | 2011 |
Night on Earth | YoYo | 1991 |
They Die by Dawn | 2013 | |
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013 |
Thirst | Dr. Lawrence Carver | 1998 |
Ash Tuesday | Karl | 2003 |
Poker Night | Bernard | 2014 |
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Chaz Villanueva | 1998 |
Heartbeat | Gang Member #1 | 1987 |
Big City Blues | Georgie | 1997 |
The Show | Mason Washington | 2017 |
Coda | Paul | 2020 |
The Nagano Tapes | Self - Narrator | 2018 |
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood | Self | 2021 |
Mood Indigo | Arthur Sistrunk | 1993 |
MaXXXine | 1970 | |
Xenophobia | Young | 2008 |
Gospel Hill | Dr. Palmer | 2008 |
Feel The Noise | Roberto Vega | 2007 |
Nothing to Lose | Charlie Dunt | 1997 |
Chupacabra Terror | Dr. Peña | 2005 |
Sherrybaby | Parole Officer Hernandez | 2006 |
Mo' Better Blues | Left Hand Lacey (Piano) | 1990 |
The Box | Dwayne Burkhalter | 2007 |
S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Inspector Hollander | 2011 |
Certainty | Father Heery | 2011 |
Rain | Ken Arnold | 2006 |
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare | Il Boss | 2016 |
Unpregnant | Bob | 2020 |
Doing Hard Time | Captain Pierce | 2004 |
Beauty | Beauty's Father | 2022 |
Mano | Nino | 2007 |
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jimmy Jiles | 1991 |
A Killer Within | Vargas | 2004 |
Monkeybone | Hypnos | 2001 |
Derailed | Detective Church | 2005 |
Last Holiday | Senator Dillings | 2006 |
Over/Under | 2013 | |
Sweet Lorraine | Howie | 1987 |
Son of Batman | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 2014 |
Megalopolis | 1970 | |
Smoke | 1st OTB Man / Tommy | 1995 |
Blue in the Face | Tommy Finelli | 1995 |
Homicide: The Movie | Mike Giardello | 2000 |
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Little Jeff | 2005 |
Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005 |
Noise | Hank | 2004 |
Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Jorge | 2018 |
Money Monster | Captain Powell | 2016 |
Timms Valley | Pruit Normings | 2013 |
Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989 |
Stargirl | Archie Brubaker | 2020 |
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014 |
Twilight | Reuben Escobar | 1998 |
Rabbit Hole | Auggie | 2010 |
Phoenix | Louie | 1998 |
The Long Home | 1970 | |
Okja | Frank Dawson | 2017 |
Blind Horizon | J.C. Reynolds | 2003 |
Finnegan Begin Again | Intruder | 1985 |
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool | Self | 1994 |
Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
The Usual Suspects | FBI Agent Jack Baer | 1995 |
Do the Right Thing | Buggin Out | 1989 |
King of New York | Lance | 1990 |
Alex Cross | Daramus Holiday | 2012 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain | Elisha | 1985 |
The Jungle Book | Akela (voice) | 2016 |
The Electric State | Marshall | 1970 |
Untitled Radio Silence Monster Project | 2024 | |
Hate Crime | Detective Esposito | 2005 |
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Jorge | 2015 |
Seven Songs for Malcolm X | Autobiography Reading (voice) | 1993 |
Taps | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | 1981 |
Batman: Assault on Arkham | Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | 2014 |
Brother Nature | Congressman Frank McClaren | 2016 |
Desperately Seeking Susan | Street Vendor | 1985 |
Chelsea on the Rocks | Tip | 2008 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Baxter Stockman (voice) | 2023 |
Roanoak | Simon Fernandes | 1986 |
Reckless | Host Tim Timko | 1995 |
Rockabye | Marcus | 1986 |
PoliWood | Self | 2009 |
Running | Puerto Rican Teenager | 1979 |
Tutti a squola | 1979 | |
Ali | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 2001 |
Amos & Andrew | The Reverend Fenton Brunch | 1993 |
Maximum Overdrive | Videoplayer | 1986 |
The Gentleman Bandit | Jamie | 1981 |
Malcolm X | Thomas Hayer | 1992 |
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Julio | 1983 |
Waiting to Exhale | David Matthews (uncredited) | 1995 |
The Cotton Club | Bumpy Hood | 1984 |
The Brother from Another Planet | Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | 1984 |
Trading Places | Cellmate #2 | 1983 |
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013 | Series | Cast | Year |
CSI: Miami | Chief Braga | 2002 |
Miami Vice | 1984 | |
Soul Food | Jules | 2000 |
The Practice | 1997 | |
South Beach | Robert Fuentes | 2006 |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Michael Giardello | 1993 |
Chicago Hope | 1994 | |
Girls Club | 2002 | |
Nash Bridges | 1996 | |
Third Watch | 1999 | |
Law & Order | Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon | 1990 |
Half & Half | 2002 | |
New Amsterdam | 2008 | |
Kidnapped | 2006 | |
Ghost Whisperer | Ely Fisher | 2005 |
The $treet | Tom Divack | 2000 |
Bones | Richard Benoit | 2005 |
The Division | 2001 | |
Las Vegas | 2003 | |
New York Undercover | 1994 | |
The Equalizer | Jumpin' Jack | 1985 |
Bakersfield P.D. | Detective Paul Gigante | 1993 |
5ive Days to Midnight | Tim Sanders | 2004 |
Swift Justice | 1996 | |
Street Time | 2002 | |
Breaking Bad | Gustavo 'Gus' Fring | 2008 |
Revolution | Major Tom Neville | 2012 |
Community | Gilbert Lawson | 2009 |
Allegiance | Oscar Christoph | 2015 |
Drunk History | Andrés Pico | 2013 |
The Get Down | Pastor Ramon Cruz | 2016 |
Rebel | Charles | 2017 |
Creature | Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf | 1998 |
Westworld | El Lazo | 2016 |
Dallas & Robo | Victor Goldsmith | 2018 |
Godfather of Harlem | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | 2019 |
Jett | Charlie Baudelaire | 2019 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 2009 |
Ultra City Smiths | Pruit Normings | 2021 |
Dear White People | Narrator | 2017 |
Better Call Saul Employee Training | Gustavo Fring | 2017 |
Creepshow | Doc | 2019 |
Leverage | Alexander Moto | 2008 |
Harley Quinn | Lex Luthor (voice) | 2019 |
Once Upon a Time | Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror | 2011 |
Miami Vice | Luther | 1984 |
Miami Vice | Ricky | 1984 |
The Broken and the Bad | 2020 | |
The Boys | Stan Edgar | 2019 |
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys | Self | 2020 |
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Self - Moff Gideon | 2020 |
Conan | Self | 2010 |
The Mandalorian | Moff Gideon | 2019 |
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine | Narrator | 2021 |
The Eisen Hour | Himself - Guest | 2021 |
DuckTales | Phantom Blot (voice) | 2017 |
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Gordon Ramirez | 2011 |
Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Orlando Ramirez | 2005 |
The Haunting Of... | Self | 2012 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
Game Changer | Self | 2019 |
Kaleidoscope | Leo Pap | 2023 |
The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Stan Edgar (voice) | 2022 |
Parish | Gray Parish | 1970 |
Home Movie: The Princess Bride | The Grandfather | 2020 |
Better Call Saul | Gustavo Fring | 2015 |
The Game Awards | Self | 2014 |
Law & Order | Attorney Baylor | 1990 |
The Boys | Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) | 2019 |
Show Me More | Self - "Gus Fring" | 2021 |
The Gentlemen | 1970 |