Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito , جانکارلو اسپوزیتو
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 103
TV Involvements: 55
Most Famous Work
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Electric State
(2025) Colonel Bradbury / The MarshallLaw & Order
(1990) Attorney BaylorBreaking Bad
(2008) Gus FringCaptain America: Brave New World
(2025) SidewinderClick
(2000) SelfGodfather of Harlem
(2019) Adam Clayton Powell Jr.The Boys
(2019) Stanford 'Stan' EdgarThe Usual Suspects
(1995) Jack BaerActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2025 | N/A | |
A.B. Wynter | ||
Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall | ||
Sidewinder | ||
2024 | N/A | |
Mayor Cicero | ||
Teddy Knight, Esq. | ||
Lambert | ||
Gracián 'Gray' Parish | ||
Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan) | ||
2023 | Baxter Stockman (voice) | |
Granite (voice) | ||
Leo Pap | ||
2022 | Taxi Driver | |
Self | ||
Self | ||
Beauty's Father | ||
Stan Edgar (voice) | ||
2021 | Self - "Gus Fring" | |
Pruit Normings | ||
Self | ||
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
Self - Guest | ||
2020 | Himself | |
Bob | ||
Self | ||
Self | ||
The Grandfather | ||
N/A | ||
Self - Moff Gideon | ||
Archie Brubaker | ||
Paul | ||
2019 | Tom Volk | |
Lex Luthor (voice) | ||
Moff Gideon | ||
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | ||
Doc | ||
Self - Guest | ||
N/A | ||
Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) | ||
Stanford 'Stan' Edgar | ||
Charlie Baudelaire | ||
Lloyd | ||
2018 | Victor Goldsmith | |
Self - Narrator | ||
Jorge | ||
2017 | self | |
Mason Washington | ||
Phantom Blot (voice) | ||
Frank Dawson | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
Gustavo Fring | ||
Charles | ||
2016 | The Dentist | |
El Lazo | ||
Congressman Frank McClaren | ||
Pastor Ramon Cruz | ||
Self | ||
Captain Powell | ||
Akela (voice) | ||
Il Boss | ||
2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
Jorge | ||
Gus Fring | ||
Oscar Christoph | ||
Dr. Sabian | ||
2014 | Bernard | |
Self | ||
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | ||
Self | ||
Ra's al Ghul (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Self | ||
Self | ||
2013 | Pruit Normings | |
Rufus Buck | ||
Andrés Pico | ||
Narrator | ||
Self | ||
Oliver Ohrt | ||
2012 | Self | |
Daramus Holiday | ||
Major Tom Neville | ||
Harvey Williams | ||
2011 | Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror | |
Father Heery | ||
Daytona LeMans | ||
Inspector Hollander | ||
Gordon Ramirez | ||
2010 | Auggie | |
Self | ||
2009 | Self | |
Gilbert Lawson | ||
Self | ||
2008 | Alexander Moto | |
Tip | ||
James Lawson | ||
Dr. Palmer | ||
Gus Fring | ||
Young | ||
2007 | Nino | |
Roberto Vega | ||
Fred | ||
Dwayne Burkhalter | ||
2006 | N/A | |
Parole Officer Hernandez | ||
Ken Arnold | ||
Senator Dillings | ||
Robert Fuentes | ||
2005 | Detective Church | |
Little Jeff | ||
Ely Fisher | ||
Richard Benoit | ||
Benson Cooper | ||
Director | ||
Orlando Ramirez | ||
Dr. Peña | ||
Detective Esposito | ||
2004 | Captain Pierce | |
Vargas | ||
Tim Sanders | ||
Lt. Garner | ||
Hank | ||
2003 | J.C. Reynolds | |
N/A | ||
Karl | ||
2002 | N/A | |
Darrell Washington | ||
Chief Braga | ||
Jesse Haslim | ||
2001 | Cassius Clay, Sr. | |
Miguel Algarin | ||
Hypnos | ||
Jacob Lenz | ||
N/A | ||
2000 | Tom Divack | |
James 'Junior' Bell | ||
Jules | ||
Self | ||
Mike Giardello | ||
Spike | ||
1999 | Father Romero | |
1998 | Dr. Lawrence Carver | |
Chaz Villanueva | ||
Blind Man (uncredited) | ||
Louie | ||
Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf | ||
Reuben Escobar | ||
Mr. Peavey | ||
1997 | Darryl | |
Joseph Grange | ||
Georgie | ||
Vampire | ||
Charlie Dunt | ||
N/A | ||
Henry Kunitz | ||
Anthony Rivera | ||
1996 | Jonathan Driscoll | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Self | ||
1995 | David Matthews (uncredited) | |
Host Tim Timko | ||
Tommy Finelli | ||
Paul Lamont | ||
Jack Baer | ||
1st OTB Man / Tommy | ||
Stoney | ||
1994 | Self | |
Antonio Gaudi | ||
N/A | ||
Adolfo Guzman | ||
Esteban | ||
Jack | ||
1993 | Autobiography Reading (voice) | |
Detective Paul Gigante | ||
Paris Minton | ||
The Reverend Fenton Brunch | ||
Michael Giardello | ||
Arthur Sistrunk | ||
1992 | Thomas Hayer | |
Bugs Raplin | ||
1991 | YoYo | |
Jimmy Jiles | ||
1990 | Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon | |
Attorney Baylor | ||
Left Hand Lacey (Piano) | ||
Lance | ||
1989 | Self | |
Buggin Out | ||
1988 | Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves | |
1987 | Tyson | |
Gang Member #1 | ||
Howie | ||
1986 | Videoplayer | |
Simon Fernandes | ||
Marcus | ||
1985 | Jumpin' Jack | |
Street Vendor | ||
Intruder | ||
Elisha | ||
1984 | Bumpy Hood | |
N/A | ||
Luther | ||
Ricky | ||
Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | ||
1983 | Cellmate #2 | |
Julio | ||
1981 | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | |
Jamie | ||
1979 | Puerto Rican Teenager | |
N/A | ||
1970 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2024 | Executive Producer | |
2020 | Executive Producer | |
2017 | Producer | |
Executive Producer | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2017 | Director | |
2015 | Director | |
2008 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |