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) | 2026-11-06 |
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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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MegaDoc | Self | 2025-09-19 |
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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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Beauty | Beauty's Father | 2022-06-11 |
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Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
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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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For NYC | 2020-06-01 | |
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Stargirl | Archie Brubaker | 2020-03-10 |
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Coda | Paul | 2020-01-31 |
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Unpregnant | Bob | 2020-09-10 |
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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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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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The Show | Mason Washington | 2017-09-21 |
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On Meditation | Self | 2016-07-27 |
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The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare | Il Boss | 2016-01-21 |
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Money Monster | Captain Powell | 2016-05-12 |
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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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I Did Not Forget You | Dr. Sabian | 2015-01-01 |
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Enzian: When the Lights Go Up | Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-17 |
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Jorge | 2015-09-09 |
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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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Poker Night | Bernard | 2014-12-20 |
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Batman: Assault on Arkham | Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | 2014-08-12 |
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Requiem for the Big East | Narrator | 2014-03-16 |
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They Die by Dawn | Rufus Buck | 2013-09-20 |
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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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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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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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Gospel Hill | Dr. Palmer | 2008-02-09 |
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Xenophobia | Young | 2008-01-01 |
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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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Rain | Ken Arnold | 2006-04-20 |
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Last Holiday | Senator Dillings | 2006-01-13 |
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Sherrybaby | Parole Officer Hernandez | 2006-09-08 |
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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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Back in the Day | Benson Cooper | 2005-05-24 |
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Derailed | Detective Church | 2005-11-11 |
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Hate Crime | Detective Esposito | 2005-01-14 |
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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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NYPD 2069 | Lt. Garner | 2004-05-02 |
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Doing Hard Time | Captain Pierce | 2004-11-23 |
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A Killer Within | Vargas | 2004-11-06 |
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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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Ali | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 2001-12-10 |
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Monkeybone | Hypnos | 2001-02-23 |
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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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Phoenix | Louie | 1998-09-04 |
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Thirst | Dr. Lawrence Carver | 1998-10-24 |
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Twilight | Reuben Escobar | 1998-03-06 |
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Stardust | Mr. Peavey | 1998-01-01 |
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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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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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Trouble on the Corner | Darryl | 1997-10-09 |
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Five Desperate Hours | Joseph Grange | 1997-10-05 |
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The Tomorrow Man | Jonathan Driscoll | 1996-09-01 |
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Mylène Farmer: California | Rich Man/Pimp | 1996-03-26 |
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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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Smoke | 1st OTB Man / Tommy | 1995-06-09 |
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Waiting to Exhale | David Matthews (uncredited) | 1995-12-22 |
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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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The Keeper | Paul Lamont | 1995-09-15 |
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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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Fresh | Esteban | 1994-06-15 |
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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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Mood Indigo | Arthur Sistrunk | 1993-01-11 |
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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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Jungle Fever | Homeless Man | 1991-06-07 |
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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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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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Heartbeat | Gang Member #1 | 1987-05-10 |
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Sweet Lorraine | Howie | 1987-01-01 |
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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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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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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 Long Home | ||
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The Daily Bugle: Breaking Bad - NGL Chat, We Spent The Whole Show's Entire Animation Budget On This Episode | Gus "Ringaling Ding" Fring | |
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The Prince | ||
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By Any Means | Vernon Dahmer | |
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And Out Comes The Wolf | ||
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Kill Me | ||
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | ||
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | ||
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