Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Date of Birth:

Apr 26, 1958

Place of Birth:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021.

He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).

filmography:

Reckless Reckless

1995

Waiting to Exhale Waiting to Exhale

1995

Tutti a squola Tutti a squola

1979

Coda Coda

2020

Finnegan Begin Again Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Requiem for the Big East Requiem for the Big East

2014

Stargirl Stargirl

2020

Line of Duty Line of Duty

2019

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

Chelsea on the Rocks Chelsea on the Rocks

2008

Unpregnant Unpregnant

2020

The Nagano Tapes The Nagano Tapes

2018

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

1994

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014

Stuck Stuck

2019

Josephine Josephine

2000

Son of Batman Son of Batman

2014

Making 'Do the Right Thing' Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

Brother Nature Brother Nature

2016

Okja Okja

2017

The Long Home The Long Home

2021

The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare

2016

On Meditation On Meditation

2016

Running Running

1979

Seven Songs for Malcolm X Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993

Amos & Andrew Amos & Andrew

1993

Blind Horizon Blind Horizon

2003

Trading Places Trading Places

1983

Desperately Seeking Susan Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

The Tomorrow Man The Tomorrow Man

1996

PAYDAY THE MOVIE PAYDAY THE MOVIE

2016

Rockabye Rockabye

1986

Et Salammbo? Et Salammbo?

1970

Benders Benders

1994

The Maze The Maze

1997

Abigail Abigail

2024

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023

MaXXXine MaXXXine

2024

The People The People

1997

Mano Mano

2007

Please Don’t Feed the Children Please Don’t Feed the Children

1970

The Gentlemen The Gentlemen

2024

Xenophobia Xenophobia

2008

I Will Avenge You, Iago! I Will Avenge You, Iago!

2005

Dreaming American Dreaming American

2011

I Did Not Forget You I Did Not Forget You

2015

Megalopolis Megalopolis

2024

The Gentleman Bandit The Gentleman Bandit

1981

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

The Brother from Another Planet The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Mylène Farmer: California Mylène Farmer: California

1996

PoliWood PoliWood

2009

Doing Hard Time Doing Hard Time

2004

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021

For NYC For NYC

2020

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Mood Indigo Mood Indigo

1993

Euphoria Euphoria

2022

The Electric State The Electric State

1970

Beauty Beauty

2022

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

The Show The Show

2017

Batman: Assault on Arkham Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

King of New York King of New York

1990

Sherrybaby Sherrybaby

2006

Chupacabra Terror Chupacabra Terror

2005

Twilight Twilight

1998

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005

Hate Crime Hate Crime

2005

Rabbit Hole Rabbit Hole

2010

Back in the Day Back in the Day

2005

Last Holiday Last Holiday

2006

Noise Noise

2004

School Daze School Daze

1988

Mo' Better Blues Mo' Better Blues

1990

Phoenix Phoenix

1998

Fresh Fresh

1994

Derailed Derailed

2005

Ali Ali

2001

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

Bob Roberts Bob Roberts

1992

Smoke Smoke

1995

Malcolm X Malcolm X

1992

The Usual Suspects The Usual Suspects

1995

Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing

1989

Taps Taps

1981

A Killer Within A Killer Within

2004

Monkeybone Monkeybone

2001

Nothing to Lose Nothing to Lose

1997

Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie

2000

Blue in the Face Blue in the Face

1995

Gospel Hill Gospel Hill

2008

Feel The Noise Feel The Noise

2007

Klash Klash

1995

The Keeper The Keeper

1995

The Jungle Book The Jungle Book

2016

The Cotton Club The Cotton Club

1984

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

Poker Night Poker Night

2014

Stardust Stardust

1998

Heartbeat Heartbeat

1987

Maximum Overdrive Maximum Overdrive

1986

Roanoak Roanoak

1986

Timms Valley Timms Valley

2013

Big City Blues Big City Blues

1997

Money Monster Money Monster

2016

Unacknowledged Unacknowledged

2017

Maze Runner: The Death Cure Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018

Five Desperate Hours Five Desperate Hours

1997

Sweet Lorraine Sweet Lorraine

1987

Trouble on the Corner Trouble on the Corner

1997

Certainty Certainty

2011

Alex Cross Alex Cross

2012

Piñero Piñero

2001

The Box The Box

2007

S.W.A.T.: Firefight S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011

They Die by Dawn They Die by Dawn

2013

Rain Rain

2006

Thirst Thirst

1998

Ash Tuesday Ash Tuesday

2003

Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985

Over/Under Over/Under

2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

Night on Earth Night on Earth

1991

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