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Giancarlo Esposito

Actor / Film Producer / Film Director | * 04/26/1958 (65) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]; 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, as well as in its prequel series Better Call Saul, from 2017 to 2022. For this role, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012) and 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 ()
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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 (2017–2022). 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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panthe ...

The Jungle Book

PG

2016 | 3.4/5 | 1h 46min
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Bu ...

Do the Right Thing

R

1989 | 3.9/5 | 2h
Drama
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int ...

The Usual Suspects

R

1995 | 4.1/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrele ...

Breaking Bad

TV-MA

2008 | 4.5/5
Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Giancarlo Esposito

Theatre World Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame The Game Awards − Best Performance
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Movies with Giancarlo Esposito as Actor(113)

2024 Abigail
as Marshall2024 The Electric State
2023 The Long Home
2023 MaXXXine
2023 Megalopolis
as Baxter Stockman (voice)2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as himself2022 Bonnie
as Beauty's Father2022 Beauty
as himself2021 Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
as Phantom Blot (voice)2021 DuckTales: The Last Adventure!
as Archie Brubaker2020 Stargirl
as Paul2020 Coda
as Bob2020 Unpregnant
2020 For NYC
as Lloyd2019 Stuck
as Tom Volk2019 Line of Duty
as Jorge2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure
as Self - Narrator2018 The Nagano Tapes
as Narrator2017 Unacknowledged
as Mason Washington2017 The Show
as Frank Dawson2017 Okja
as himself2016 On Meditation
as Captain Powell2016 Money Monster
as Akela (voice)2016 The Jungle Book
as Il Boss2016 The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
as Congressman Frank McClaren2016 Brother Nature
as Jorge2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
as Bernard2014 Poker Night
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)2014 Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Narrator2014 Requiem For The Big East
as himself2014 Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)2014 Son of Batman
2013 Over/Under
2013 They Die by Dawn
as himself2013 Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Pruit Normings2013 Timms Valley
as himself2013 No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Daramus Holiday2012 Alex Cross
as Inspector Hollander2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Father Heery2011 Certainty
as Auggie2010 Rabbit Hole
as himself2009 PoliWood
as Tip2008 Chelsea on the Rocks
as Dr. Palmer2008 Gospel Hill
as Roberto Vega2007 Feel The Noise
as Dwayne Burkhalter2007 The Box
as Senator Dillings2006 Last Holiday
as Parole Officer Hernandez2006 Sherrybaby
as Ken Arnold2006 Rain
as Benson Cooper2005 Back in the Day
as Little Jeff2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Detective Church2005 Derailed
as Dr. Peña2005 Chupacabra Terror
as Detective Esposito2005 Hate Crime
as Captain Pierce2004 Doing Hard Time
as Hank2004 Noise
as Vargas2004 A Killer Within
as J.C. Reynolds2003 Blind Horizon
as Karl2003 Ash Tuesday
as Miguel Algarin2001 Piñero
as Hypnos2001 Monkeybone
as Cassius Clay, Sr.2001 Ali
as Mike Giardello2000 Homicide: The Movie
as Spike2000 Josephine
as Mr. Peavey1998 Stardust
as Louie1998 Phoenix
as Reuben Escobar1998 Twilight
as Dr. Lawrence Carver1998 Thirst
as Chaz Villanueva1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Joseph Grange1997 Five Desperate Hours
as Georgie1997 Big City Blues
as Charlie Dunt1997 Nothing to Lose
as Darryl1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Jonathan Driscoll1996 The Tomorrow Man
1996 Mylène Farmer: California
as Host Tim Timko1995 Reckless
as Paul Lamont1995 The Keeper
as Paris Minton1995 Fearless
as Stoney1995 Klash
as David Matthews (uncredited)1995 Waiting to Exhale
as Tommy1995 Smoke
as FBI Agent Jack Baer1995 The Usual Suspects
as Tommy Finelli1995 Blue in the Face
as Esteban1994 Fresh
as himself1994 Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
as Autobiography Reading (voice)1993 Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as Arthur Sistrunk1993 Mood Indigo
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch1993 Amos & Andrew
as Bugs Raplin1992 Bob Roberts
as Thomas Hayer1992 Malcolm X
as Jimmy Jiles1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as YoYo1991 Night on Earth
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)1990 Mo' Better Blues
as Lance1990 King of New York
as himself1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Buggin Out1989 Do the Right Thing
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves1988 School Daze
as Gang Member #11987 Heartbeat
as Howie1987 Sweet Lorraine
as Marcus1986 Rockabye
as Videoplayer1986 Maximum Overdrive
as Simon Fernandes1986 Roanoak
as Intruder1985 Finnegan Begin Again
as Street Vendor1985 Desperately Seeking Susan
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)1984 The Brother from Another Planet
as Bumpy Hood1984 The Cotton Club
as Elisha1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Julio1983 Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Cellmate #21983 Trading Places
as Jamie1981 The Gentleman Bandit
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce1981 Taps
as Puerto Rican Teenager1979 Running
1979 Tutti a squola

TV Shows/Series with Giancarlo Esposito as Actor(67)

as Gray Parish2024 Parish
as Leo Pap2023 Kaleidoscope
as Stan Edgar (voice)2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Pruit Normings2021 Ultra City Smiths
as Himself - Guest2021 The Eisen Hour
as Narrator2021 Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
as himself2020 Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
as Self - Moff Gideon2020 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as The Grandfather2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 The Broken and the Bad
as Doc2019 Creepshow
as Moff Gideon2019 The Mandalorian
as Stan Edgar2019 The Boys
as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)2019 The Boys
as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.2019 Godfather of Harlem
as himself2019 Game Changer
as Charlie Baudelaire2019 Jett
as Lex Luthor (voice)2019 Harley Quinn
as Victor Goldsmith2018 Dallas & Robo
as Charles2017 Rebel
as Phantom Blot (voice)2017 DuckTales
as Narrator2017 Dear White People
as Gustavo Fring2017 Better Call Saul Employee Training
as El Lazo2016 Westworld
as Pastor Ramon Cruz2016 The Get Down
as Oscar Christoph2015 Allegiance
as Gustavo Fring2015 Better Call Saul
as himself2014 The Game Awards
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Andrés Pico2013 Drunk History
as himself2012 The Haunting Of...
as Major Tom Neville2012 Revolution
as Gordon Ramirez2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror2011 Once Upon a Time
as himself2010 Conan
as Gilbert Lawson2009 Community
as himself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring2008 Breaking Bad
2008 New Amsterdam
as Alexander Moto2008 Leverage
2006 Kidnapped
as Robert Fuentes2006 South Beach
as Orlando Ramirez2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Ely Fisher2005 Ghost Whisperer
as Richard Benoit2005 Bones
as Tim Sanders2004 5ive Days to Midnight
2003 Las Vegas
as Chief Braga2002 CSI: Miami
2002 Girls Club
2002 Half & Half
2001 The Division
as Jules2000 Soul Food
as Tom Divack2000 The $treet
1999 Third Watch
1997 The Practice
1996 Nash Bridges
1996 Swift Justice
1994 Chicago Hope
1994 New York Undercover
as Michael Giardello1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
as Detective Paul Gigante1993 Bakersfield P.D.
as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon1990 Law & Order
as Attorney Baylor1990 Law & Order
as Jumpin' Jack1985 The Equalizer
1984 Miami Vice
as Luther1984 Miami Vice
as Ricky1984 Miami Vice

Movies with Giancarlo Esposito as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2017 The Show
Production/Producer2017 The Show
Directing/Director2008 Gospel Hill

TV Shows/Series with Giancarlo Esposito as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Parish
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Broken and the Bad
Directing/Director2015 Better Call Saul

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Born: Saturday, 04/26 1958 (April) in Copenhagen (Denmark) (current age: 65 years + 359 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT)
Educated at: The Harlem School of the Arts, Elizabeth Seton College
Other names for Giancarlo Esposito (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito"
"吉安卡罗·埃斯波西托"
"지안카를로 에스포지토"
Giancarlo Esposito frequently works together with these people:
Keith Ferguson (27x, Actor)
Spike Lee (20x, Crew)
Jim Rash (17x, Actor)
Eric Bauza (17x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (15x, Crew)
Chris Diamantopoulos (14x, Actor)
Jon Favreau (12x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (12x, Actor)
Tony Hale (12x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (11x, Actor)
Eric Kripke (11x, Crew)
José Zúñiga (11x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1963, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024