Giancarlo Esposito
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-04-26
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Giancarlo Esposito
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.
Also Known For
Night on Earth
Dec 12, 1991
Megalopolis
Sep 25, 2024
Do the Right Thing
Jun 14, 1989
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Jan 01, 1983
Smoke
Jun 09, 1995
The Usual Suspects
Jul 19, 1995
The Brother from Another Planet
Sep 07, 1984
Malcolm X
Nov 18, 1992
Bob Roberts
Sep 04, 1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Aug 23, 1991
Taps
Dec 20, 1981
For NYC
Jun 01, 2020
A Killer Within
Nov 06, 2004
Gospel Hill
Feb 09, 2008
Feel The Noise
Oct 05, 2007
Blue in the Face
Sep 15, 1995
Bonnie
Nov 12, 2022
Homicide: The Movie
Feb 13, 2000
Nothing to Lose
Jul 18, 1997
Monkeybone
Feb 23, 2001
Ali
Dec 10, 2001
Derailed
Nov 11, 2005
Twilight
Mar 06, 1998
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Sep 27, 2005
Chupacabra Terror
Jan 29, 2005
Hate Crime
Jan 14, 2005
King of New York
Jul 18, 1990
Sherrybaby
Sep 08, 2006
Rabbit Hole
Dec 16, 2010
Back in the Day
May 24, 2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Jul 31, 2023
Phoenix
Sep 04, 1998
Fresh
Jun 15, 1994
Mo' Better Blues
Aug 03, 1990
School Daze
Feb 12, 1988
MaXXXine
Jul 04, 2024
Last Holiday
Jan 13, 2006
Big City Blues
Oct 01, 1997
Noise
Jan 31, 2004
Kla$h
Jan 01, 1995
The Keeper
Sep 15, 1995
The Box
Jan 01, 2007
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Mar 01, 2011
Piñero
Oct 05, 2001
Alex Cross
Oct 18, 2012
Abigail
Apr 16, 2024
The Maze
Jan 01, 1997
Trouble on the Corner
Oct 09, 1997
Benders
Feb 01, 1994
Et Salammbo?
May 01, 1970
The People
Jan 01, 1997
Mano
Oct 22, 2007
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
Apr 19, 2005
I Did Not Forget You
Jan 01, 2015
Dreaming American
Jun 20, 2011
Xenophobia
Jan 01, 2008
Certainty
Sep 16, 2011
Beauty
Jun 11, 2022
They Die by Dawn
Sep 20, 2013
Rain
Apr 20, 2006
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Feb 01, 2013
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Jan 14, 1985
Over/Under
Jan 04, 2013
Son of Batman
May 13, 2014
Thirst
Oct 24, 1998
Ash Tuesday
May 09, 2003
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Aug 12, 2014
Five Desperate Hours
Oct 05, 1997
Sweet Lorraine
Jan 01, 1987
Please Don't Feed the Children
Jul 03, 2025
Brother Nature
Sep 09, 2016
Poker Night
Dec 20, 2014
Stardust
Jan 01, 1998
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Sep 09, 2015
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Oct 04, 1998
The Jungle Book
Apr 07, 2016
The Cotton Club
Dec 14, 1984
Heartbeat
May 10, 1987
Maximum Overdrive
Jul 13, 1986
Mood Indigo
Jan 11, 1993
The Electric State
Mar 07, 2025
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Jan 10, 2018
Money Monster
May 12, 2016
Euphoria
Nov 29, 2022
Roanoak
May 26, 1986
Timms Valley
Dec 31, 2013
The Gentleman Bandit
May 06, 1981
The Show
Sep 21, 2017
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
Jan 21, 2016
The Long Home
Captain America: Brave New World
Feb 12, 2025
The Prince
Okja
Jun 28, 2017
Where's Marlowe?
Oct 01, 1998
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Nov 03, 1989
On Meditation
Jul 27, 2016
Running
Oct 30, 1979
Desperately Seeking Susan
Mar 29, 1985
Unacknowledged
May 23, 2017
The Tomorrow Man
Sep 01, 1996
Trading Places
Jun 07, 1983
Blind Horizon
Dec 14, 2003
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Oct 01, 1993
Amos & Andrew
Mar 05, 1993
Josephine
Jan 01, 2000
Requiem for the Big East
Mar 16, 2014
Stuck
Apr 19, 2019
Finnegan Begin Again
Feb 24, 1985
Coda
Jan 31, 2020
Tutti a squola
Sep 01, 1979
Reckless
Nov 17, 1995
Waiting to Exhale
Dec 22, 1995
Stargirl
Mar 10, 2020
Line of Duty
Dec 25, 2019
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Oct 31, 1994
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Jun 22, 2014
The Nagano Tapes
Feb 22, 2018
Unpregnant
Sep 10, 2020
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Dec 17, 2015
Chelsea on the Rocks
May 23, 2008
PAYDAY THE MOVIE
Oct 21, 2016
Rockabye
Jan 11, 1986
Doing Hard Time
Nov 23, 2004
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Aug 02, 2021
PoliWood
Jul 03, 2009
Miracle on 42nd Street
Nov 11, 2017
Blood River Crossing
Apr 05, 2013
NYPD 2069
May 02, 2004
Out Come the Wolves
Kill Me
Racing Daylight
Jul 31, 2007
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
By Any Means
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Karoshi
The Cat in the Hat
Feb 25, 2026
Nash Bridges
Mar 29, 1996
Third Watch
Sep 23, 1999
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Revolution
Sep 17, 2012
Half & Half
Sep 23, 2002
Kidnapped
Sep 20, 2006
New Amsterdam
Mar 04, 2008
The $treet
Nov 01, 2000
Ghost Whisperer
Sep 23, 2005
CSI: Miami
Sep 23, 2002
The Division
Jan 07, 2001
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
Bones
Sep 13, 2005
Las Vegas
Sep 22, 2003
The Eisen Hour
Jan 23, 2021
Soul Food
Jun 28, 2000
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Feb 21, 2021
New York Undercover
Sep 08, 1994
The Practice
Mar 04, 1997
The Equalizer
Sep 18, 1985
South Beach
Jan 11, 2006
DuckTales
Aug 12, 2017
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jan 31, 1993
Chicago Hope
Sep 18, 1994
Girls Club
Oct 21, 2002
Bakersfield P.D.
Sep 14, 1993
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Feb 16, 2011
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mar 03, 2005
5ive Days to Midnight
Jun 07, 2004
Street Time
Jun 23, 2002
Swift Justice
Mar 13, 1996
The Haunting Of...
Oct 27, 2012
Breaking Bad
Jan 20, 2008
Community
Sep 17, 2009
Show Me More
Oct 20, 2021
Allegiance
Feb 05, 2015
Drunk History
Jul 09, 2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The Get Down
Aug 12, 2016
Game Changer
Sep 20, 2019
Rebel
Mar 28, 2017
Kaleidoscope
Jan 01, 2023
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Mar 03, 2022
Parish
Mar 31, 2024
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Jun 29, 2020
Better Call Saul
Feb 08, 2015
Creature
May 18, 1998
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
The Game Awards
Dec 05, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Westworld
Oct 02, 2016
The Boys
Jul 25, 2019
Dallas & Robo
May 30, 2018
Godfather of Harlem
Sep 29, 2019
Jett
Jun 14, 2019
The Hunger
Jul 20, 1997
The Residence
Mar 20, 2025
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Oct 03, 2009
Fallen Angels
Aug 01, 1993
The Gentlemen
Mar 07, 2024
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Feb 10, 2023
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Apr 10, 2017
Dear White People
Apr 28, 2017
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
Creepshow
Sep 26, 2019
Leverage
Dec 07, 2008
Harley Quinn
Nov 29, 2019
Strong Medicine
Jul 23, 2000
Once Upon a Time
Oct 23, 2011
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
The Broken and the Bad
Jul 09, 2020
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
NYC 22
Apr 15, 2012
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Aug 27, 2020
The Boys
Jul 25, 2019
100 Centre Street
Jan 15, 2001
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
May 04, 2020
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
The Mandalorian
Nov 12, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Leg Work
Oct 03, 1987
Click
Apr 06, 2000
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Nov 08, 2020
