Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

1958-04-26

Biography

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).

Also appears in

Megalopolis

Megalopolis

5.5

Abigail

Abigail

6.8

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

7.1

MaXXXine

MaXXXine

6.4

Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

Not yet rated

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

6.7

Trading Places

Trading Places

7.2

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

6.9

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

7.2

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

7.2

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

8.2

The Electric State

The Electric State

Not yet rated

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

8.4

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

7.5

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

5.7

King of New York

King of New York

6.7

Okja

Okja

7.4

Money Monster

Money Monster

6.4

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

7.8

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

6.3