Acting
Giancarlo Esposito
EN, AR, DE, IT cinema · 142 credits
Born
26 April 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known as Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito
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
Filmography
The Long Home
The Long Home
as William Tell Oliver
Kill Me
as Dr. Singer, Executive Producer
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
as Abdul Malik
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
as Detective Warren
The Cat in the Hat
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
By Any Means
as Vernon Dahmer
7 Dogs
as Roman Marks
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Moff Gideon (voice)
The Electric State
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sidewinder
Megadoc
as Self
Megalopolis
as Mayor Cicero
MaXXXine
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Abigail
as Lambert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
Bonnie
as Self
Beauty
as Beauty's Father
Euphoria
as Taxi Driver
Coda
as Paul
Stargirl
as Archie Brubaker
Unpregnant
as Bob
Stuck
as Lloyd
Line of Duty
as Tom Volk
The Nagano Tapes
as Narrator
The Show
as Mason Washington, Director, Producer
Okja
as Frank Dawson
Unacknowledged
as Narrator
Brother Nature
as Congressman Frank McClaren
The Jungle Book
as Akela (voice)
Money Monster
as Captain Powell
On Meditation
as Self
I Did Not Forget You
as Dr. Sabian
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
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
They Die by Dawn
as Rufus Buck
Over/Under
as Oliver Ohrt
Timms Valley
as Pruit Normings
Blood River Crossing
as Narrator
Alex Cross
as Daramus Holiday
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Inspector Hollander
Dreaming American
2011
Dreaming American
as Daytona LeMans
Certainty
as Father Heery
Rabbit Hole
as Auggie
PoliWood
as Self
Gospel Hill
as Dr. Palmer, Director
Feel The Noise
as Roberto Vega
The Box
as Dwayne Burkhalter
Mano
as Nino
Racing Daylight
as Fred
Sherrybaby
as Parole Officer Hernandez
Last Holiday
as Senator Dillings
Rain
as Ken Arnold
Derailed
as Detective Church
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Little Jeff
Chupacabra Terror
as Dr. Peña
Hate Crime
as Detective Esposito
Back in the Day
as Benson Cooper
A Killer Within
as Vargas
Noise
as Hank
Doing Hard Time
as Captain Pierce
NYPD 2069
2004
NYPD 2069
as Lt. Garner
Ash Tuesday
as Karl
Blind Horizon
as J.C. Reynolds
Monkeybone
as Hypnos
Ali
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Piñero
as Miguel Algarin
Homicide: The Movie
as Mike Giardello
Josephine
as Spike
Twilight
as Reuben Escobar
Phoenix
as Louie
Thirst
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
Stardust
as Mr. Peavey
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Chaz Villanueva
Where's Marlowe?
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Nothing to Lose
as Charlie Dunt
Big City Blues
as Georgie
The Maze
as Henry Kunitz
Trouble on the Corner
as Darryl
Five Desperate Hours
as Joseph Grange
Loose Women
as Stylist #2
The Tomorrow Man
as Jonathan Driscoll
Smoke
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
The Usual Suspects
as Jack Baer
Blue in the Face
as Tommy Finelli
Kla$h
as Stoney
The Keeper
as Paul Lamont
Reckless
as Host Tim Timko
Waiting to Exhale
as David Matthews (uncredited)
Fresh
as Esteban
Peace and Quiet
1994
Peace and Quiet
as Richard Jones
Mood Indigo
as Arthur Sistrunk
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Amos & Andrew
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Malcolm X
as Thomas Hayer
Bob Roberts
as Bugs Raplin
Night on Earth
as YoYo
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Jimmy Jiles
Jungle Fever
as Homeless Man
King of New York
as Lance
Mo' Better Blues
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Do the Right Thing
as Buggin Out
School Daze
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Sweet Lorraine
as Howie
Heartbeat
as Gang Member #1
Maximum Overdrive
as Videoplayer
Rockabye
as Marcus
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Street Vendor
Finnegan Begin Again
as Intruder
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Hood
Trading Places
as Cellmate #2
Taps
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
The Gentleman Bandit
as Jamie
Running
as Puerto Rican Teenager