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
- 7 Dogs as Roman Marks
- The Cat in the Hat as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
- By Any Means as Vernon Dahmer
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as Detective Warren
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
- Kill Me as Dr. Singer
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World as Sidewinder
- The Electric State as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
- The Residence as A.B. Wynter
- Megadoc as Self
- Please Don't Feed the Children as Fitz
2024
- The Gentlemen as Uncle Stan
- Abigail as Lambert
- MaXXXine as Teddy Knight, Esq.
- Megalopolis as Mayor Cicero
- Hollywood Black as Self
- Parish as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
2023
- Gen V as Stan Edgar
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Granite (voice)
- Poker Face as Fred Finch
- Kaleidoscope as Leo Pap
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- Disney 100: Remember That as Self
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Stan Edgar (voice)
- Euphoria as Taxi Driver
- Bonnie as Self
- 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
- Stargirl as Archie Brubaker
- Unpregnant as Bob
- Coda as Paul
- By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem as Self
- The Broken and the Bad as Self
- For NYC
2019
- The Boys as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 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
- Okja as Frank Dawson
- Better Call Saul Employee Training as Gustavo Fring
- Rebel as Charles
- The Show as Mason Washington
- Unacknowledged as Narrator
- Miracle on 42nd Street as Self
2016
- Westworld as El Lazo
- WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- 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
- Enzian: When the Lights Go Up as Self (archive footage)
- I Did Not Forget You as Dr. Sabian
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Son of Batman as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham as Black Spider / Eric Needham (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
- Over/Under as Oliver Ohrt
- Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal as Self
- Blood River Crossing as Narrator
2012
- Revolution as Tom Neville
- Alex Cross as Daramus Holiday
- NYC 22 as Harvey Williams
- 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
- Gospel Hill as Dr. Palmer
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Tip
- Xenophobia as Young
2007
- Feel The Noise as Roberto Vega
- The Box as Dwayne Burkhalter
- Racing Daylight as Fred
- Mano as Nino
2006
- Last Holiday as Senator Dillings
- Kidnapped
- 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
- Chupacabra Terror as Dr. Peña
- Back in the Day as Benson Cooper
- Hate Crime as Detective Esposito
- I Will Avenge You, Iago! as Director
2004
- Doing Hard Time as Captain Pierce
- 5ive Days to Midnight as Tim Sanders
- 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
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
- Piñero as Miguel Algarin
- The Making of 'Ali' as Self
2000
- Strong Medicine as James 'Junior' Bell
- Click as Self
- Soul Food as Jules
- The $treet as Tom Divack
- Homicide: The Movie as Mike Giardello
- Josephine as Spike
1999
- Third Watch as Father Romero
1998
- Creature as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
- Twilight as Reuben Escobar
- Phoenix as Louie
- Where's Marlowe? as Blind Man (uncredited)
- Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Chaz Villanueva
- Thirst as Dr. Lawrence Carver
- Stardust as Mr. Peavey
1997
- The Practice as Ray McMurphy
- The Hunger as Vampire
- Nothing to Lose as Charlie Dunt
- Trouble on the Corner as Darryl
- Five Desperate Hours as Joseph Grange
- Big City Blues as Georgie
- The Maze as Henry Kunitz
1996
- Nash Bridges as Whip Tyrell
- Swift Justice as Andrew Coffin
- The Tomorrow Man as Jonathan Driscoll
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Jack Baer
- Waiting to Exhale as David Matthews (uncredited)
- Smoke as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- Blue in the Face as Tommy Finelli
- Reckless as Host Tim Timko
- Kla$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
- Peace and Quiet as Richard Jones
- Benders as Jack
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
- Night on Earth as YoYo
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Jimmy Jiles
- 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
- Leg Work as Tyson
- Sweet Lorraine as Howie
- Heartbeat as Gang Member #1
1986
- Maximum Overdrive as Videoplayer
- Roanoak as Simon Fernandes
- 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