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