Giancarlo Esposito
Age: N/A | From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito , 吉安卡罗·埃斯波西托 , 지안카를로 에스포지토 , Джанкарло Еспозіто
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 96
TV Involvements: 47
Most Famous Work
Biography
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).
Most Famous Work
CSI: Miami
(2002) Chief Braga
The Boys
(2019) Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
Bones
(2005) Richard Benoit
Law & Order
(1990) Attorney Baylor
Breaking Bad
(2008) Gus Fring
Westworld
(2016) El Lazo
Ghost Whisperer
(2005) Ely Fisher
Abigail
(2024) LambertActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/A | |
| 2024 | Teddy Knight | |
| Mayor Franklyn Cicero | ||
| Lambert | ||
| Gracián 'Gray' Parish | ||
| Uncle Stan | ||
| Stanley Johnston | ||
| 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) | ||
| Himself - Guest | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2020 | 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 | ||
| Stanford 'Stan' Edgar | ||
| Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) | ||
| Charlie Baudelaire | ||
| Lloyd | ||
| 2018 | Victor Goldsmith | |
| Self - Narrator | ||
| Jorge | ||
| 2017 | 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 | ||
| Gustavo Fring | ||
| Oscar Christoph | ||
| Dr. Sabian | ||
| 2014 | Bernard | |
| Self | ||
| Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Ra's al Ghul (voice) | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Pruit Normings | |
| Self | ||
| Rufus Buck | ||
| Andrés Pico | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Daramus Holiday | ||
| Major Tom Neville | ||
| 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 | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Palmer | ||
| Gus Fring | ||
| Young | ||
| 2007 | Nino | |
| Roberto Vega | ||
| 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 | ||
| Hank | ||
| 2003 | J.C. Reynolds | |
| N/A | ||
| Karl | ||
| 2002 | N/A | |
| Chief Braga | ||
| Darrell Washington | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | Cassius Clay, Sr. | |
| Miguel Algarin | ||
| Hypnos | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Tom Divack | |
| James 'Junior' Bell | ||
| Jules | ||
| Mike Giardello | ||
| Spike | ||
| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Dr. Lawrence Carver | |
| Chaz Villanueva | ||
| Louie | ||
| Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf | ||
| Reuben Escobar | ||
| Mr. Peavey | ||
| 1997 | Darryl | |
| Joseph Grange | ||
| Vampire | ||
| Charlie Dunt | ||
| N/A | ||
| Georgie | ||
| Henry Kunitz | ||
| Anthony Rivera | ||
| 1996 | Jonathan Driscoll | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | David Matthews (uncredited) | |
| Host Tim Timko | ||
| Tommy Finelli | ||
| Paul Lamont | ||
| FBI Agent Jack Baer | ||
| 1st OTB Man / Tommy | ||
| Stoney | ||
| 1994 | Self | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Marshall | ||
| A.B. Wynter | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Director | |
| 2015 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
