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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The Cat in the Hat | Mr. Hoogeboom (voice) | 2026-02-25 |
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Please Don't Feed the Children | Fitz | 2025-07-03 |
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Captain America: Brave New World | Sidewinder | 2025-02-12 |
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The Electric State | Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall | 2025-03-07 |
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MaXXXine | Teddy Knight, Esq. | 2024-07-04 |
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Abigail | Lambert | 2024-04-16 |
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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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Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
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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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Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood | Self | 2021-08-02 |
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For NYC | 2020-06-01 | |
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Unpregnant | Bob | 2020-09-10 |
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Coda | Paul | 2020-01-31 |
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Stargirl | Archie Brubaker | 2020-03-10 |
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Stuck | Lloyd | 2019-04-19 |
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Line of Duty | Tom Volk | 2019-12-25 |
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Jorge | 2018-01-10 |
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The Nagano Tapes | Narrator | 2018-02-22 |
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The Show | Mason Washington | 2017-09-21 |
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Miracle on 42nd Street | self | 2017-11-11 |
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Okja | Frank Dawson | 2017-06-28 |
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Unacknowledged | Narrator | 2017-05-23 |
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On Meditation | Self | 2016-07-27 |
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The Jungle Book | Akela (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
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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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Money Monster | Captain Powell | 2016-05-12 |
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The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare | Il Boss | 2016-01-21 |
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Jorge | 2015-09-09 |
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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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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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Batman: Assault on Arkham | Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | 2014-08-12 |
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Son of Batman | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 2014-05-13 |
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Poker Night | Bernard | 2014-12-20 |
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Timms Valley | Pruit Normings | 2013-12-31 |
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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 | Rufus Buck | 2013-09-20 |
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Blood River Crossing | Narrator | 2013-04-05 |
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Over/Under | Oliver Ohrt | 2013-01-04 |
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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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Dreaming American | Daytona LeMans | 2011-06-20 |
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S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Inspector Hollander | 2011-03-01 |
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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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The Box | Dwayne Burkhalter | 2007-01-01 |
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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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Sherrybaby | Parole Officer Hernandez | 2006-09-08 |
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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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Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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Derailed | Detective Church | 2005-11-11 |
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Little Jeff | 2005-09-27 |
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Hate Crime | Detective Esposito | 2005-01-14 |
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Chupacabra Terror | Dr. Peña | 2005-01-29 |
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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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Josephine | Spike | 2000-01-01 |
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Homicide: The Movie | Mike Giardello | 2000-02-13 |
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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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Thirst | Dr. Lawrence Carver | 1998-10-24 |
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Where's Marlowe? | Blind Man (uncredited) | 1998-10-01 |
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Stardust | Mr. Peavey | 1998-01-01 |
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Phoenix | Louie | 1998-09-04 |
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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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Nothing to Lose | Charlie Dunt | 1997-07-18 |
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Five Desperate Hours | Joseph Grange | 1997-10-05 |
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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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The Keeper | Paul Lamont | 1995-09-15 |
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Reckless | Host Tim Timko | 1995-11-17 |
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The Usual Suspects | Jack Baer | 1995-07-19 |
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Blue in the Face | Tommy Finelli | 1995-09-15 |
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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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Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool | Self | 1994-10-31 |
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Benders | Jack | 1994-02-01 |
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Fresh | Esteban | 1994-06-15 |
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Seven Songs for Malcolm X | Autobiography Reading (voice) | 1993-10-01 |
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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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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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Finnegan Begin Again | Intruder | 1985-02-24 |
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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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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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Trading Places | Cellmate #2 | 1983-06-07 |
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Julio | 1983-01-01 |
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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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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | ||
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By Any Means | Vernon Dahmer | |
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Karoshi | ||
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Kill Me | ||
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The Long Home | ||
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The Prince | ||
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Out Come the Wolves | ||
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother |
