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