1958-04-26 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–present). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Beauty | Beauty's Father | 2022-06-11 |
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Bonnie | Self | 2022-08-31 |
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Euphoria | Taxi Driver | 2022-11-29 |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood | Self | 2021-08-02 |
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DuckTales: The Last Adventure! | Phantom Blot (voice) | 2021-03-15 |
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For NYC | 2020-06-01 | |
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Stargirl | Archie Brubaker | 2020-03-10 |
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Unpregnant | Bob | 2020-09-10 |
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Coda | Paul | 2020-01-31 |
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Line of Duty | Tom Volk | 2019-12-25 |
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Stuck | Lloyd | 2019-04-19 |
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The Nagano Tapes | Self - Narrator | 2018-02-22 |
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Jorge | 2018-01-10 |
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Unacknowledged | Narrator | 2017-05-23 |
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Okja | Frank Dawson | 2017-06-28 |
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The Show | Mason Washington | 2017-09-21 |
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Money Monster | Captain Powell | 2016-05-12 |
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PAYDAY THE MOVIE | The Dentist | 2016-10-21 |
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Brother Nature | Congressman Frank McClaren | 2016-09-09 |
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The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare | Il Boss | 2016-01-21 |
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The Jungle Book | Akela (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
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On Meditation | Himself | 2016-07-27 |
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Jorge | 2015-09-09 |
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Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Himself (Archival Footage) | 2015-12-17 |
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Poker Night | Bernard | 2014-12-20 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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Requiem For The Big East | Narrator | 2014-03-16 |
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Son of Batman | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 2014-05-13 |
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Batman: Assault on Arkham | Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | 2014-08-12 |
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Timms Valley | Pruit Normings | 2013-12-31 |
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
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Over/Under | 2013-01-04 | |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013-02-01 |
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They Die by Dawn | 2013-09-20 | |
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Alex Cross | Daramus Holiday | 2012-10-18 |
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S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Inspector Hollander | 2011-03-01 |
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Certainty | Father Heery | 2011-09-16 |
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Rabbit Hole | Auggie | 2010-12-16 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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Gospel Hill | Dr. Palmer | 2008-02-09 |
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Chelsea on the Rocks | Tip | 2008-05-23 |
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Feel The Noise | Roberto Vega | 2007-10-05 |
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The Box | Dwayne Burkhalter | 2007-01-01 |
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Last Holiday | Senator Dillings | 2006-01-13 |
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Rain | Ken Arnold | 2006-04-20 |
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Sherrybaby | Parole Officer Hernandez | 2006-09-08 |
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Hate Crime | Detective Esposito | 2005-01-14 |
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Derailed | Detective Church | 2005-11-11 |
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Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Little Jeff | 2005-09-27 |
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Chupacabra Terror | Dr. Peña | 2005-01-29 |
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A Killer Within | Vargas | 2004-11-06 |
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Doing Hard Time | Captain Pierce | 2004-11-23 |
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Noise | Hank | 2004-01-31 |
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Blind Horizon | J.C. Reynolds | 2003-12-14 |
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Ash Tuesday | Karl | 2003-05-09 |
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Piñero | Miguel Algarin | 2001-01-01 |
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Monkeybone | Hypnos | 2001-02-23 |
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Ali | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 2001-12-10 |
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Homicide: The Movie | Mike Giardello | 2000-02-13 |
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Josephine | Spike | 2000-01-01 |
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Twilight | Reuben Escobar | 1998-03-06 |
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Stardust | Mr. Peavey | 1998-01-01 |
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Thirst | Dr. Lawrence Carver | 1998-10-24 |
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Phoenix | Louie | 1998-09-04 |
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Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Chaz Villanueva | 1998-10-04 |
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Big City Blues | Georgie | 1997-01-01 |
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Trouble on the Corner | Darryl | 1997-10-09 |
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Five Desperate Hours | Joseph Grange | 1997-10-05 |
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Nothing to Lose | Charlie Dunt | 1997-07-18 |
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The Tomorrow Man | Jonathan Driscoll | 1996-01-01 |
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Mylène Farmer: California | 1996-01-01 | |
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The Usual Suspects | FBI Agent Jack Baer | 1995-07-19 |
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Smoke | Tommy | 1995-06-09 |
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The Keeper | Paul Lamont | 1995-09-15 |
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Blue in the Face | Tommy Finelli | 1995-09-15 |
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Reckless | Host Tim Timko | 1995-11-17 |
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Klash | Stoney | 1995-01-01 |
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Waiting to Exhale | David Matthews | 1995-12-22 |
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Fresh | Esteban | 1994-06-15 |
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Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool | Self | 1994-10-31 |
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Mood Indigo | Arthur Sistrunk | 1993-01-11 |
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Amos & Andrew | The Reverend Fenton Brunch | 1993-03-05 |
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Seven Songs for Malcolm X | Autobiography Reading (voice) | 1993-10-01 |
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Bob Roberts | Bugs Raplin | 1992-09-04 |
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Malcolm X | Thomas Hayer | 1992-11-18 |
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Night on Earth | YoYo | 1991-12-12 |
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jimmy Jiles | 1991-08-23 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Left Hand Lacey (Piano) | 1990-08-03 |
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King of New York | Lance | 1990-07-18 |
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Do the Right Thing | Buggin Out | 1989-06-14 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989-11-03 |
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School Daze | Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves | 1988-02-12 |
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Heartbeat | Gang Member #1 | 1987-05-10 |
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Sweet Lorraine | Howie | 1987-01-01 |
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Roanoak | Simon Fernandes | 1986-05-26 |
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Maximum Overdrive | Videoplayer | 1986-07-25 |
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Rockabye | Marcus | 1986-01-11 |
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Finnegan Begin Again | Intruder | 1985-02-24 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Street Vendor | 1985-03-29 |
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The Brother from Another Planet | Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | 1984-09-07 |
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The Cotton Club | Bumpy Hood | 1984-12-14 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Elisha | 1984-01-01 |
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Julio | 1983-01-01 |
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Trading Places | Cellmate #2 | 1983-06-07 |
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Taps | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | 1981-12-20 |
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Running | Puerto Rican Teenager | 1979-10-30 |
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Tutti a squola | 1979-09-01 | |
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The Long Home | ||
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The Electric State | Marshall |
