Giancarlo Esposito
Acting
Born: Apr 26, 1958
From: Copenhagen, Denmark
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megalopolis | Mayor Cicero | 2024 | 5.19 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 | 5.3 |
| For NYC | 2020 | — | |
| Rabbit Hole | Auggie | 2010 | 6.651 |
| Gospel Hill | Dr. Palmer | 2008 | 4.7 |
| Feel The Noise | Roberto Vega | 2007 | 4.655 |
| Sherrybaby | Parole Officer Hernandez | 2006 | 6.12 |
| Derailed | Detective Church | 2005 | 6.371 |
| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Little Jeff | 2005 | 4.772 |
| Chupacabra Terror | Dr. Peña | 2005 | 5.125 |
| Hate Crime | Detective Esposito | 2005 | 5.717 |
| Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005 | 5.184 |
| A Killer Within | Vargas | 2004 | 5.025 |
| Monkeybone | Hypnos | 2001 | 5.197 |
| Ali | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 2001 | 6.75 |
| Homicide: The Movie | Mike Giardello | 2000 | 6.887 |
| Twilight | Reuben Escobar | 1998 | 6.132 |
| Nothing to Lose | Charlie Dunt | 1997 | 6.585 |
| Smoke | 1st OTB Man / Tommy | 1995 | 7.203 |
| The Usual Suspects | Jack Baer | 1995 | 8.17 |
| Blue in the Face | Tommy Finelli | 1995 | 6.536 |
| Malcolm X | Thomas Hayer | 1992 | 7.55 |
| Bob Roberts | Bugs Raplin | 1992 | 6.571 |
| Night on Earth | YoYo | 1991 | 7.523 |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jimmy Jiles | 1991 | 6.317 |
| King of New York | Lance | 1990 | 6.752 |
| Do the Right Thing | Buggin Out | 1989 | 7.766 |
| The Brother from Another Planet | Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | 1984 | 6.658 |
| Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Julio | 1983 | 4.625 |
| Taps | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | 1981 | 6.762 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1958 |
| From | Copenhagen, Denmark |