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
2027
2026
- By Any Means as Vernon Dahmer
- LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon (voice)
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as Abdul Malik
- The Cat in the Hat as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
- 7 Dogs as Roman Marks
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as Detective Warren
- Kill Me as Dr. Singer
- ...And Out Comes the Wolf
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 Uncle Stan
- Abigail as Lambert
- MaXXXine as Teddy Knight, Esq.
- Parish as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
- Hollywood Black as Self
- Megalopolis as Mayor Cicero
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Granite (voice)
- Gen V as Stan Edgar
- Poker Face as Fred Finch
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- Kaleidoscope as Leo Pap
- Disney 100: Remember That as Self
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- Bonnie as Self
- Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- Beauty as Beauty's Father
2021
- Show Me More as Self - "Gus Fring"
- The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Moff Gideon
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
- 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
- Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- Unpregnant as Bob
- Coda as Paul
- For NYC
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Boys as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
- The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon
- Harley Quinn as Lex Luthor (voice)
- Godfather of Harlem as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Game Changer as Self - Guest
- Creepshow as Doc
- Jett as Charlie Baudelaire
- Line of Duty as Tom Volk
- Stuck as Lloyd
2018
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure as Jorge
- Dallas & Robo as Victor Goldsmith
- The Nagano Tapes as Narrator
2017
- DuckTales as Phantom Blot (voice)
- Dear White People as Narrator
- Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- Okja as Frank Dawson
- Rebel as Charles
- The Show as Mason Washington
- Miracle on 42nd Street as Self
- Unacknowledged as Narrator
2016
- Westworld as El Lazo
- The Jungle Book as Akela (voice)
- Money Monster as Captain Powell
- The Get Down as Pastor Ramon Cruz
- Brother Nature as Congressman Frank McClaren
- 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 - Guest
- Batman: Assault on Arkham as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
- Son of Batman as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- The Game Awards as Self
- Poker Night as Bernard
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- Requiem for the Big East as Narrator
2013
- Drunk History as Andrés Pico
- Talking Bad as Self
- They Die by Dawn as Rufus Buck
- Timms Valley as Pruit Normings
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- Blood River Crossing as Narrator
2012
- Revolution as Tom Neville
- NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- The Haunting Of... as Self
2011
- Once Upon a Time as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Gordon Ramirez
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Inspector Hollander
- Certainty as Father Heery
- Dreaming American as Daytona LeMans
2010
- Conan as Self
- Rabbit Hole as Auggie
2009
- Community as Gilbert Lawson
- Lie to Me as Beau Hackman
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- PoliWood as Self
2008
- Breaking Bad as Gustavo Fring
- Leverage as Alexander Moto
- New Amsterdam as James Lawson
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Tip
- Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- Xenophobia as Young
2007
- Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- Mano as Nino
- The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- Racing Daylight as Fred
2006
- Kidnapped
- Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- South Beach as Robert Fuentes
- Sherrybaby as Parole Officer Hernandez
- Rain as Ken Arnold
2005
- Bones as Richard Benoit
- Ghost Whisperer as Ely Fisher
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Orlando Ramirez
- Derailed as Detective Church
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Little Jeff
- Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
- Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
2004
- 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- A Killer Within as Vargas
- Noise as Hank
- NYPD 2069 as Lt. Garner
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Las Vegas as Reggie Archibald
- Blind Horizon as J.C. Reynolds
- Ash Tuesday as Karl
2002
- CSI: Miami as Chief Braga
- Half & Half as Darrell Washington
- Street Time as Jesse Haslim
- Girls Club as Nicholas Hahn
2001
- The Division as Dr. Pembroke
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
- 100 Centre Street as Jacob Lenz
- Ali as Cassius Clay, Sr.
- Monkeybone as Hypnos
- The Making of 'Ali' as Self
- Piñero as Miguel Algarin
2000
- Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- Click as Self
- The $treet as Tom Divack
- Soul Food as Jules
- Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- Josephine as Spike
1999
- Third Watch as Father Romero
1998
- Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- Phoenix as Louie
- Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- Stardust as Mr. Peavey
1997
- The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- The Hunger as Vampire
- Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- Big City Blues as Georgie
- Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- The Maze as Henry Kunitz
1996
- Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- Swift Justice as Andrew Coffin
- The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- Kla$h as Stoney
- The Keeper as Paul Lamont
1994
- Chicago Hope as Cherchez LaFemme
- Touched by an Angel as Antonio Gaudi
- New York Undercover as Adolfo Guzman
- Fresh as Esteban
- Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool as Self
- Benders as Jack
- Peace and Quiet as Richard Jones
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Michael Giardello
- Fallen Angels as Paris Minton
- Bakersfield P.D. as Detective Paul Gigante
- Amos & Andrew as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
- Seven Songs for Malcolm X as Autobiography Reading (voice)
- Mood Indigo as Arthur Sistrunk
1992
- Malcolm X as Thomas Hayer
- Bob Roberts as Bugs Raplin
1991
- Jungle Fever as Homeless Man
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- Night on Earth as YoYo
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
- Leg Work as Tyson
- Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
1986
- Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- Rockabye as Marcus
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
- The Brother from Another Planet as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elisha
1983
- Trading Places as Cellmate #2
- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Julio
1982
- American Playhouse as Elisha
1981
- Taps as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
- The Gentleman Bandit as Jamie
1979
- Running as Puerto Rican Teenager
- Tutti a squola