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Giancarlo Esposito

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Born: April 26, 1958

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).

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Known For

The Boys
The Boys Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) 2019
The Boys
The Boys Stan Edgar 2019
Law & Order
Law & Order Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon 1990
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad Gus Fring 2008
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami Chief Braga 2002

Jimmy's Seen (5)

Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Sidewinder 2025
King of New York
King of New York Lance 1990
Unpregnant
Unpregnant Bob 2020
MaXXXine
MaXXXine Teddy Knight, Esq. 2024
Abigail
Abigail Lambert 2024

Filmography

Acting Credits (236)

Karoshi
Karoshi 2027
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Mr. Hoogeboom (voice) 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 2026
By Any Means
By Any Means Vernon Dahmer 2026
7 Dogs
7 Dogs 2026
The Boys - The Final
The Boys - The Final Stan Edgar 2026
Kill Me
Kill Me Dr. Singer 2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Detective Warren 2026
Megadoc
Megadoc Self 2025
Please Don't Feed the Children
Please Don't Feed the Children Fitz 2025
The Residence
The Residence A.B. Wynter 2025
The Electric State
The Electric State Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall 2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Sidewinder 2025
Megalopolis
Megalopolis Mayor Cicero 2024
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black Self 2024
MaXXXine
MaXXXine Teddy Knight, Esq. 2024
Abigail
Abigail Lambert 2024
Parish
Parish Gracián 'Gray' Parish 2024
The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan) 2024
Disney 100: Remember That
Disney 100: Remember That Self 2023
Gen V
Gen V Stan Edgar 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Baxter Stockman (voice) 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Granite (voice) 2023
Poker Face
Poker Face Fred Finch 2023
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope Leo Pap 2023
Euphoria
Euphoria Taxi Driver 2022
Bonnie
Bonnie Self 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Beauty
Beauty Beauty's Father 2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Stan Edgar (voice) 2022
Show Me More
Show Me More Self - "Gus Fring" 2021
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood Self 2021
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine Self - Narrator (voice) 2021
The Eisen Hour
The Eisen Hour Self - Guest 2021
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem Self 2020
Unpregnant
Unpregnant Bob 2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys Self 2020
The Broken and the Bad
The Broken and the Bad Self 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride The Grandfather 2020
For NYC
For NYC 2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian Self - Moff Gideon 2020
Stargirl
Stargirl Archie Brubaker 2020
Coda
Coda Paul 2020
Line of Duty
Line of Duty Tom Volk 2019
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn Lex Luthor (voice) 2019
The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian Moff Gideon 2019
Godfather of Harlem
Godfather of Harlem Adam Clayton Powell Jr. 2019
Creepshow
Creepshow Doc 2019
Game Changer
Game Changer Self - Guest 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Boys
The Boys Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) 2019
The Boys
The Boys Stan Edgar 2019
Jett
Jett Charlie Baudelaire 2019
Stuck
Stuck Lloyd 2019
Dallas & Robo
Dallas & Robo Victor Goldsmith 2018
The Nagano Tapes
The Nagano Tapes Narrator 2018
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jorge 2018
Miracle on 42nd Street
Miracle on 42nd Street Self 2017
The Show
The Show Mason Washington 2017
DuckTales
DuckTales Phantom Blot (voice) 2017
Okja
Okja Frank Dawson 2017
Unacknowledged
Unacknowledged Narrator 2017
Dear White People
Dear White People Narrator 2017
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Better Call Saul Employee Training Gustavo Fring 2017
Rebel
Rebel Charles 2017
Westworld
Westworld El Lazo 2016
Brother Nature
Brother Nature Congressman Frank McClaren 2016
The Get Down
The Get Down Pastor Ramon Cruz 2016
On Meditation
On Meditation Self 2016
Money Monster
Money Monster Captain Powell 2016
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book Akela (voice) 2016
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare Il Boss 2016
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up Self (archive footage) 2015
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Jorge 2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul Gus Fring 2015
Allegiance
Allegiance Oscar Christoph 2015
I Did Not Forget You
I Did Not Forget You Dr. Sabian 2015
Poker Night
Poker Night Bernard 2014
The Game Awards
The Game Awards Self 2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Batman: Assault on Arkham Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee Self 2014
Son of Batman
Son of Batman Ra's al Ghul (voice) 2014
Requiem for the Big East
Requiem for the Big East Narrator 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Timms Valley
Timms Valley Pruit Normings 2013
They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn Rufus Buck 2013
Talking Bad
Talking Bad Self 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Andrés Pico 2013
Blood River Crossing
Blood River Crossing Narrator 2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal Self 2013
Over/Under
Over/Under Oliver Ohrt 2013
The Haunting Of...
The Haunting Of... Self 2012
Alex Cross
Alex Cross Daramus Holiday 2012
Revolution
Revolution Tom Neville 2012
NYC 22
NYC 22 Harvey Williams 2012
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror 2011
Certainty
Certainty Father Heery 2011
Dreaming American
Dreaming American Daytona LeMans 2011
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
S.W.A.T.: Firefight Inspector Hollander 2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Gordon Ramirez 2011
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole Auggie 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Community
Community Gilbert Lawson 2009
PoliWood
PoliWood Self 2009
Lie to Me
Lie to Me Beau Hackman 2009
Leverage
Leverage Alexander Moto 2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks Tip 2008
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam James Lawson 2008
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill Dr. Palmer 2008
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad Gus Fring 2008
Xenophobia
Xenophobia Young 2008
Mano
Mano Nino 2007
Feel The Noise
Feel The Noise Roberto Vega 2007
Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight Fred 2007
The Box
The Box Dwayne Burkhalter 2007
Kidnapped
Kidnapped 2006
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby Parole Officer Hernandez 2006
Rain
Rain Ken Arnold 2006
Last Holiday
Last Holiday Senator Dillings 2006
South Beach
South Beach Robert Fuentes 2006
Derailed
Derailed Detective Church 2005
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Little Jeff 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer Ely Fisher 2005
Bones
Bones Richard Benoit 2005
Back in the Day
Back in the Day Benson Cooper 2005
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
I Will Avenge You, Iago! Director 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Orlando Ramirez 2005
Chupacabra Terror
Chupacabra Terror Dr. Peña 2005
Hate Crime
Hate Crime Detective Esposito 2005
Doing Hard Time
Doing Hard Time Captain Pierce 2004
A Killer Within
A Killer Within Vargas 2004
5ive Days to Midnight
5ive Days to Midnight Tim Sanders 2004
NYPD 2069
NYPD 2069 Lt. Garner 2004
Noise
Noise Hank 2004
Blind Horizon
Blind Horizon J.C. Reynolds 2003
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Reggie Archibald 2003
Ash Tuesday
Ash Tuesday Karl 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Girls Club
Girls Club 2002
Half & Half
Half & Half Darrell Washington 2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami Chief Braga 2002
Street Time
Street Time Jesse Haslim 2002
The Making of 'Ali'
The Making of 'Ali' Self 2001
Ali
Ali Cassius Clay, Sr. 2001
Piñero
Piñero Miguel Algarin 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery Ambassador Theodore Kelefy 2001
Monkeybone
Monkeybone Hypnos 2001
100 Centre Street
100 Centre Street Jacob Lenz 2001
The Division
The Division Dr. Pembroke 2001
The $treet
The $treet Tom Divack 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine James 'Junior' Bell 2000
Soul Food
Soul Food Jules 2000
Click
Click Self 2000
Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie Mike Giardello 2000
Josephine
Josephine Spike 2000
Third Watch
Third Watch Father Romero 1999
Thirst
Thirst Dr. Lawrence Carver 1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Chaz Villanueva 1998
Where's Marlowe?
Where's Marlowe? Blind Man (uncredited) 1998
Phoenix
Phoenix Louie 1998
Creature
Creature Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf 1998
Twilight
Twilight Reuben Escobar 1998
Stardust
Stardust Mr. Peavey 1998
Trouble on the Corner
Trouble on the Corner Darryl 1997
Five Desperate Hours
Five Desperate Hours Joseph Grange 1997
Big City Blues
Big City Blues Georgie 1997
The Hunger
The Hunger Vampire 1997
Nothing to Lose
Nothing to Lose Charlie Dunt 1997
The Practice
The Practice Ray McMurphy 1997
The Maze
The Maze Henry Kunitz 1997
The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man Jonathan Driscoll 1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges Whip Tyrell 1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges Arnold / Gordon Keller 1996
Mylène Farmer: California
Mylène Farmer: California Rich Man/Pimp 1996
Swift Justice
Swift Justice Andrew Coffin 1996
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale David Matthews (uncredited) 1995
Reckless
Reckless Host Tim Timko 1995
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face Tommy Finelli 1995
The Keeper
The Keeper Paul Lamont 1995
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects Jack Baer 1995
Smoke
Smoke 1st OTB Man / Tommy 1995
Kla$h
Kla$h Stoney 1995
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool Self 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Antonio Gaudi 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Cherchez LaFemme 1994
New York Undercover
New York Undercover Adolfo Guzman 1994
Fresh
Fresh Esteban 1994
Peace and Quiet
Peace and Quiet Richard Jones 1994
Benders
Benders Jack 1994
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Seven Songs for Malcolm X Autobiography Reading (voice) 1993
Bakersfield P.D.
Bakersfield P.D. Detective Paul Gigante 1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Paris Minton 1993
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew The Reverend Fenton Brunch 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street Michael Giardello 1993
Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo Arthur Sistrunk 1993
Malcolm X
Malcolm X Thomas Hayer 1992
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts Bugs Raplin 1992
Night on Earth
Night on Earth YoYo 1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jimmy Jiles 1991
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever Homeless Man 1991
Law & Order
Law & Order Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Attorney Baylor 1990
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues Left Hand Lacey (Piano) 1990
King of New York
King of New York Lance 1990
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing' Self 1989
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing Buggin Out 1989
School Daze
School Daze Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves 1988
Leg Work
Leg Work Tyson 1987
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Gang Member #1 1987
Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Lorraine Howie 1987
Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive Videoplayer 1986
Roanoak
Roanoak Simon Fernandes 1986
Roanoak
Roanoak Simon Fernandes 1986
Rockabye
Rockabye Marcus 1986
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Jumpin' Jack 1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan Street Vendor 1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again Intruder 1985
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club Bumpy Hood 1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Adonis Jackson 1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Luther 1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Ricky 1984
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet Man Being Arrested (uncredited) 1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain Elisha 1984
Trading Places
Trading Places Cellmate #2 1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Julio 1983
Taps
Taps Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce 1981
The Gentleman Bandit
The Gentleman Bandit Jamie 1981
Running
Running Puerto Rican Teenager 1979
Tutti a squola
Tutti a squola 1979
Et Salammbo?
Et Salammbo? 1970
The Long Home
The Long Home
The Prince
The Prince
...And Out Comes the Wolf
...And Out Comes the Wolf
Scooby-Doo: Origins
Scooby-Doo: Origins Maurice

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