1958-04-26 Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
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Captain America: Brave New World | Sidewinder | 2025-02-12 |
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The Prince | 2025-05-10 | |
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The Electric State | Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall | 2025-03-07 |
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Please Don't Feed the Children | 2025-07-03 | |
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Abigail | Lambert | 2024-04-16 |
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MaXXXine | Teddy Knight, Esq. | 2024-07-04 |
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Megalopolis | Mayor Cicero | 2024-09-25 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Baxter Stockman (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
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Euphoria | Taxi Driver | 2022-11-29 |
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Beauty | Beauty's Father | 2022-06-11 |
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Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood | Self | 2021-08-02 |
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Stargirl | Archie Brubaker | 2020-03-10 |
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Unpregnant | Bob | 2020-09-10 |
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For NYC | 2020-06-01 | |
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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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The Show | Mason Washington | 2017-09-21 |
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Okja | Frank Dawson | 2017-06-28 |
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Unacknowledged | Narrator | 2017-05-23 |
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Miracle on 42nd Street | self | 2017-11-11 |
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The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare | Il Boss | 2016-01-21 |
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Brother Nature | Congressman Frank McClaren | 2016-09-09 |
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PAYDAY THE MOVIE | The Dentist | 2016-10-21 |
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The Jungle Book | Akela (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
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On Meditation | Self | 2016-07-27 |
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Money Monster | Captain Powell | 2016-05-12 |
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Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-17 |
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I Did Not Forget You | Dr. Sabian | 2015-01-01 |
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Jorge | 2015-09-09 |
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Poker Night | Bernard | 2014-12-20 |
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Requiem for the Big East | Narrator | 2014-03-16 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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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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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013-02-01 |
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Over/Under | Oliver Ohrt | 2013-01-04 |
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Blood River Crossing | Narrator | 2013-04-05 |
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They Die by Dawn | Rufus Buck | 2013-09-20 |
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Timms Valley | Pruit Normings | 2013-12-31 |
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Alex Cross | Daramus Holiday | 2012-10-18 |
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Certainty | Father Heery | 2011-09-16 |
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S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Inspector Hollander | 2011-03-01 |
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Dreaming American | Daytona LeMans | 2011-06-20 |
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Rabbit Hole | Auggie | 2010-12-16 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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Chelsea on the Rocks | Tip | 2008-05-23 |
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Xenophobia | Young | 2008-01-01 |
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Gospel Hill | Dr. Palmer | 2008-02-09 |
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Mano | Nino | 2007-10-22 |
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Feel The Noise | Roberto Vega | 2007-10-05 |
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Racing Daylight | Fred | 2007-07-31 |
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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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Chupacabra Terror | Dr. Peña | 2005-01-29 |
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Little Jeff | 2005-09-27 |
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Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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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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I Will Avenge You, Iago! | Director | 2005-04-19 |
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Noise | Hank | 2004-01-31 |
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A Killer Within | Vargas | 2004-11-06 |
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NYPD 2069 | Lt. Garner | 2004-05-02 |
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Doing Hard Time | Captain Pierce | 2004-11-23 |
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Ash Tuesday | Karl | 2003-05-09 |
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Blind Horizon | J.C. Reynolds | 2003-12-14 |
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Monkeybone | Hypnos | 2001-02-23 |
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Ali | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 2001-12-10 |
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Piñero | Miguel Algarin | 2001-10-05 |
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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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Phoenix | Louie | 1998-09-04 |
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Thirst | Dr. Lawrence Carver | 1998-10-24 |
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Stardust | Mr. Peavey | 1998-01-01 |
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Twilight | Reuben Escobar | 1998-03-06 |
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Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Chaz Villanueva | 1998-10-04 |
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Where's Marlowe? | Blind Man (uncredited) | 1998-10-01 |
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The People | Anthony Rivera | 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 Maze | Henry Kunitz | 1997-01-01 |
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Big City Blues | Georgie | 1997-10-01 |
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The Tomorrow Man | Jonathan Driscoll | 1996-09-01 |
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Waiting to Exhale | David Matthews (uncredited) | 1995-12-22 |
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Kla$h | Stoney | 1995-01-01 |
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Smoke | 1st OTB Man / Tommy | 1995-06-09 |
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The Usual Suspects | Jack Baer | 1995-07-19 |
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Reckless | Host Tim Timko | 1995-11-17 |
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Blue in the Face | Tommy Finelli | 1995-09-15 |
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The Keeper | Paul Lamont | 1995-09-15 |
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Fresh | Esteban | 1994-06-15 |
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Benders | Jack | 1994-02-01 |
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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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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jimmy Jiles | 1991-08-23 |
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Night on Earth | YoYo | 1991-12-12 |
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King of New York | Lance | 1990-07-18 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Left Hand Lacey (Piano) | 1990-08-03 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989-11-03 |
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Do the Right Thing | Buggin Out | 1989-06-14 |
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School Daze | Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves | 1988-02-12 |
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Sweet Lorraine | Howie | 1987-01-01 |
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Heartbeat | Gang Member #1 | 1987-05-10 |
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Rockabye | Marcus | 1986-01-11 |
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Maximum Overdrive | Videoplayer | 1986-07-13 |
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Roanoak | Simon Fernandes | 1986-05-26 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | Elisha | 1985-01-14 |
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Desperately Seeking Susan | Street Vendor | 1985-03-29 |
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Finnegan Begin Again | Intruder | 1985-02-24 |
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The Cotton Club | Bumpy Hood | 1984-12-14 |
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The Brother from Another Planet | Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | 1984-09-07 |
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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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The Gentleman Bandit | Jamie | 1981-05-06 |
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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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Et Salammbo? | 1970-05-01 | |
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By Any Means | Vernon Dahmer | |
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | ||
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | ||
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The Long Home | ||
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Out Come the Wolves | ||
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Kill Me |
