Giancarlo Esposito
Born: 1958-04-26 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Cat in the Hat as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World as Sidewinder
- The Residence as A.B. Wynter
- The Electric State as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
- Please Don't Feed the Children as Fitz
- Megadoc as Self
2024
- The Gentlemen as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)
- Abigail as Lambert
- MaXXXine as Teddy Knight, Esq.
- Megalopolis as Mayor Cicero
- Parish as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
2023
- Gen V as Stan Edgar
- Poker Face as Fred Finch
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Granite (voice)
- Kaleidoscope as Leo Pap
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Bonnie as Self
- Beauty as Beauty's Father
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
2021
- Show Me More as Self - "Gus Fring"
- The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
- Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
- Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- Unpregnant as Bob
- Coda as Paul
- For NYC
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Moff Gideon
- Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys as Self
- By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem as Self
- The Broken and the Bad as Self
2019
- The Boys as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon
- Godfather of Harlem as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Harley Quinn as Lex Luthor (voice)
- Game Changer as Self - Guest
- Creepshow as Doc
- Stuck as Lloyd
- Jett as Charlie Baudelaire
- Line of Duty as Tom Volk
2018
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure as Jorge
- Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- The Nagano Tapes as Narrator
2017
- DuckTales as Phantom Blot (voice)
- Okja as Frank Dawson
- Dear White People as Narrator
- The Show as Mason Washington
- Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- Rebel as Charles
- Unacknowledged as Narrator
- Miracle on 42nd Street as self
2016
- Westworld as El Lazo
- The Jungle Book as Akela (voice)
- Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- Money Monster as Captain Powell
- The Get Down as Pastor Ramon Cruz
- The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare as Il Boss
- On Meditation as Self
2015
- Better Call Saul as Gus Fring
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials as Jorge
- Allegiance as Oscar Christoph
- I Did Not Forget You as Dr. Sabian
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Son of Batman as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
- Poker Night as Bernard
- Requiem for the Big East as Narrator
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- The Game Awards as Self
2013
- Drunk History as Andrés Pico
- Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- Blood River Crossing as Narrator
2012
- Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- Revolution as Tom Neville
- NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- The Haunting Of... as Self
2011
- Once Upon a Time as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
- Certainty as Father Heery
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Inspector Hollander
- Dreaming American as Daytona LeMans
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Gordon Ramirez
2010
- Conan as Self
- Rabbit Hole as Auggie
2009
- Community as Gilbert Lawson
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- PoliWood as Self
2008
- Breaking Bad as Gus Fring
- Leverage as Alexander Moto
- Xenophobia as Young
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Tip
- Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- New Amsterdam as James Lawson
2007
- Racing Daylight as Fred
- Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- Mano as Nino
2006
- Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- Rain as Ken Arnold
- Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- Kidnapped
- South Beach as Robert Fuentes
2005
- Bones as Richard Benoit
- Ghost Whisperer as Ely Fisher
- Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- Derailed as Detective Church
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Orlando Ramirez
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Little Jeff
- Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
- Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
2004
- Noise as Hank
- Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- A Killer Within as Vargas
- NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
2003
- Las Vegas as Reggie Archibald
- Ash Tuesday as Karl
- Blind Horizon as J.C. Reynolds
2002
- CSI: Miami as Chief Braga
- Half & Half as Darrell Washington
- Street Time as Jesse Haslim
- Girls Club
2001
- The Division as Dr. Pembroke
- Ali as Cassius Clay, Sr.
- Monkeybone as Hypnos
- 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- Piñero as Miguel Algarin
2000
- Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- Josephine as Spike
- Click as Self
- Soul Food as Jules
- Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- The $treet as Tom Divack
1999
- Third Watch as Father Romero
1998
- Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- Phoenix as Louie
- Stardust as Mr. Peavey
- Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
1997
- The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- The Hunger as Vampire
- Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- The Maze as Henry Kunitz
- Big City Blues as Georgie
- Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
1996
- Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- Mylène Farmer: California as Rich Man/Pimp
- The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
- Swift Justice
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- The Keeper as Paul Lamont
- Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- Kla$h as Stoney
- Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
1994
- Chicago Hope
- Touched by an Angel as Antonio Gaudi
- New York Undercover as Adolfo Guzman
- Fresh as Esteban
- Benders as Jack
- Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool as Self
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Michael Giardello
- Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- Fallen Angels as Paris Minton
- Mood Indigo as Arthur Sistrunk
- Bakersfield P.D. as Detective Paul Gigante
- Seven Songs for Malcolm X as Autobiography Reading (voice)
1992
- Malcolm X as Thomas Hayer
- Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
1991
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- Night on Earth as YoYo
- Jungle Fever as Homeless Man
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
- King of New York as Lance
- Mo' Better Blues as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
1989
- Do the Right Thing as Buggin Out
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
1988
- School Daze as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
1987
- Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- Leg Work as Tyson
- Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
1986
- Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- Rockabye as Marcus
- Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
1985
- The Equalizer as Jumpin' Jack
- Desperately Seeking Susan as Street Vendor
- Finnegan Begin Again as Intruder
1984
- Miami Vice as Adonis Jackson
- The Cotton Club as Bumpy Hood
- Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
- The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
1983
- Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
1981
- Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
1979
- Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- Tutti a squola