Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
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).
Known For
Actor
as Colonel Bradbury
as Seth Voelker / Sidewinder
as A.B. Wynter
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
as Lambert
as Mayor Cicero
as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
as Granite (voice)
as Leo Pap
as Taxi Driver
as Self
as Beauty's Father
as Self
as Stan Edgar (voice)
as Self - "Gus Fring"
as Pruit Normings
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Bob
as Archie Brubaker
as Paul
as Self
as Self
as The Grandfather
as Self - Moff Gideon
as Tom Volk
as Lloyd
as Lex Luthor (voice)
as Moff Gideon
as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
as Doc
as Self - Guest
as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
as Stanford 'Stan' Edgar
as Charlie Baudelaire
as Self - Narrator
as Jorge
as Victor Goldsmith
as self
as Mason Washington
as Frank Dawson
as Narrator
as Phantom Blot (voice)
as Narrator
as Gustavo Fring
as Charles
as The Dentist
as Congressman Frank McClaren
as Self
as Captain Powell
as Akela (voice)
as Il Boss
as El Lazo
as Pastor Ramon Cruz
as Self (archive footage)
as Jorge
as Dr. Sabian
as Gus Fring
as Oscar Christoph
as Bernard
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
as Self
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Pruit Normings
as Rufus Buck
as Narrator
as Oliver Ohrt
as Andrés Pico
as Daramus Holiday
as Self
as Major Tom Neville
as Harvey Williams
as Father Heery
as Daytona LeMans
as Inspector Hollander
as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
as Gordon Ramirez
as Auggie
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Gilbert Lawson
as Tip
as Dr. Palmer
as Young
as Alexander Moto
as James Lawson
as Gus Fring
as Nino
as Roberto Vega
as Dwayne Burkhalter
as Parole Officer Hernandez
as Ken Arnold
as Senator Dillings
as Robert Fuentes
as Detective Church
as Little Jeff
as Benson Cooper
as Director
as Dr. Peña
as Detective Esposito
as Ely Fisher
as Richard Benoit
as Orlando Ramirez
as Captain Pierce
as Vargas
as Lt. Garner
as Hank
as Tim Sanders
as J.C. Reynolds
as Karl
as Darrell Washington
as Chief Braga
as Jesse Haslim
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
as Miguel Algarin
as Hypnos
as Jacob Lenz
as Mike Giardello
as Spike
as Tom Divack
as James 'Junior' Bell
as Jules
as Self
as Father Romero
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
as Chaz Villanueva
as Blind Man (uncredited)
as Louie
as Reuben Escobar
as Mr. Peavey
as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
as Darryl
as Joseph Grange
as Georgie
as Charlie Dunt
as Henry Kunitz
as Anthony Rivera
as Vampire
as Jonathan Driscoll
as David Matthews (uncredited)
as Host Tim Timko
as Tommy Finelli
as Paul Lamont
as Jack Baer
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
as Stoney
as Self
as Esteban
as Jack
as Antonio Gaudi
as Adolfo Guzman
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
as Arthur Sistrunk
as Detective Paul Gigante
as Paris Minton
as Michael Giardello
as Thomas Hayer
as Bugs Raplin
as YoYo
as Jimmy Jiles
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
as Lance
as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
as Attorney Baylor
as Self
as Buggin Out
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
as Gang Member #1
as Howie
as Tyson
as Videoplayer
as Simon Fernandes
as Marcus
as Street Vendor
as Intruder
as Elisha
as Jumpin' Jack
as Bumpy Hood
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
as Luther
as Ricky
as Cellmate #2
as Julio
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
as Jamie
as Puerto Rican Teenager
Director
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer