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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Actor · Born 1958-04-26 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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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 Netfl…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Breaking Bad (2008) — Gus Fring
  2. The Boys (2019) — Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
  3. The Usual Suspects (1995) — Jack Baer
  4. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) — Jorge
  5. The Mandalorian (2019) — Moff Gideon
  6. The Jungle Book (2016) — Akela (voice)
  7. Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) — Jorge
  8. Better Call Saul (2015) — Gus Fring
  9. Westworld (2016) — El Lazo
  10. Okja (2017) — Frank Dawson
  11. Trading Places (1983) — Cellmate #2
  12. Bones (2005) — Richard Benoit
  13. Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — Sidewinder
  14. Money Monster (2016) — Captain Powell
  15. Once Upon a Time (2011) — Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
  16. Abigail (2024) — Lambert
  17. Community (2009) — Gilbert Lawson
  18. Do the Right Thing (1989) — Buggin Out
  19. Malcolm X (1992) — Thomas Hayer
  20. Ali (2001) — Cassius Clay, Sr.
  21. Ghost Whisperer (2005) — Ely Fisher
  22. CSI: Miami (2002) — Chief Braga
  23. The Electric State (2025) — Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
  24. Lie to Me (2009) — Beau Hackman
  25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) — Baxter Stockman (voice)
  26. Gen V (2023) — Stan Edgar
  27. MaXXXine (2024) — Teddy Knight, Esq.
  28. Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) — Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
  29. Harley Quinn (2019) — Lex Luthor (voice)
  30. Son of Batman (2014) — Ra's al Ghul (voice)
  31. Derailed (2005) — Detective Church
  32. Night on Earth (1991) — YoYo
  33. Megalopolis (2024) — Mayor Cicero
  34. Last Holiday (2006) — Senator Dillings
  35. Maximum Overdrive (1986) — Videoplayer
  36. The Gentlemen (2024) — Uncle Stan
  37. King of New York (1990) — Lance
  38. Alex Cross (2012) — Daramus Holiday
  39. Godfather of Harlem (2019) — Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
  40. Nothing to Lose (1997) — Charlie Dunt

Directed

  1. Better Call Saul (2015) — Director
  2. The Show (2017) — Director
  3. Gospel Hill (2008) — Director