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Giancarlo Esposito

Actor, Director, ProducerBorn April 26, 1958 (67 years)
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).

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Derailed
  • King of New York
  • The Changeling
  • Maximum Overdrive
  • The Cotton Club
  • Creepshow
  • Poker Night
  • Unacknowledged
  • Nash Bridges
  • The Brother from Another Planet
  • Phoenix
  • Lulu on the Bridge
  • Hate Crime
  • Chupacabra Terror
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain
  • Klash

Known For

  • Breaking Bad
  • Better Call Saul
  • The Usual Suspects
  • The Mandalorian
  • Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
  • Kaleidoscope (2023)
  • The Boys
  • The Jungle Book
  • Maze Runner: The Death Cure
  • Revolution
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Night on Earth
  • The Residence
  • Captain America: Brave New World
  • Megalopolis
  • Money Monster
  • Derailed
  • Nothing to Lose
  • Abigail
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
  • Last Holiday
  • Fresh
  • Unacknowledged
  • Bob Roberts

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2026
    The Cat in the Hat · as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
    2025
    2025
    The Residence (TV Series) · as A.b. Wynter
    2025
    The Electric State · as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
    2025
    2024
    2024
    Megalopolis · as Mayor Cicero
    2024
    MaXXXine · as Teddy Knight, Esq.
    2024
    Abigail · as Lambert
    2024
    Parish (TV Series) · as Gracián 'gray' Parish
    2024
    The Gentlemen (TV Series) · as Stanley Johnston (uncle Stan)
    2023
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · as Baxter Stockman (voice)
    2023
    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Granite (voice)
    2023
    Poker Face (TV Series) · as Fred Finch
    2023
    Kaleidoscope (2023) (TV Series) · as Leo Pap
    2022
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (TV Series) · as Faraday
    2022
    Beauty · as Beauty's Father
    2022
    The Boys Presents: Diabolical (TV Series) · as Stan Edgar (voice)
    2021
    The Boys: VNN (Seven on 7) (TV Series) · as Stan Edgar
    2021
    2020
    Unpregnant · as Bob
    2020
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as The Grandfather
    2020
    Stargirl · as Archie Brubaker
    2019
    Coda · as Paul
    2019
    Line of Duty · as Tom Volk
    2019
    The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Moff Gideon
    2019
    Godfather of Harlem (TV Series) · as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    2019
    Creepshow (TV Series) · as Doc
    2019
    2019
    Harley Quinn (TV Series) · as Lex Luthor (voice)
    2019
    The Boys (TV Series) · as Stanford 'stan' Edgar
    2019
    Jett (TV Series) · as Charlie Baudelaire
    2018
    Dallas & Robo (TV Series) · as Victor Goldsmith
    2018
    2018
    2017
    MFKZ · as Mr. K
    2017
    This Is Your Death · as Mason Washington
    2017
    DuckTales (2017) (TV Series) · as Phantom Blot (voice)
    2017
    Okja · as Frank Dawson
    2017
    2017
    Dear White People (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2017
    Stuck · as Lloyd
    2017
    Better Call Saul: Employee Training (TV Series) · as Gustavo Fring
    2017
    Rebel (2017) (TV Series) · as Charles
    2016
    Westworld (TV Series) · as El Lazo
    2016
    Brother Nature · as Congressman Frank Mcclaren
    2016
    The Get Down (TV Series) · as Pastor Ramon Cruz
    2016
    Money Monster · as Captain Powell
    2016
    The Jungle Book · as Akela (voice)
    2016
    Talking Saul (TV Series) · as Gus Fring
    2016
    2015
    2015
    Better Call Saul (TV Series) · as Gus Fring
    2015
    Allegiance (TV Series) · as Oscar Christoph
    2015
    I Did Not Forget You · as Dr. Sabian
    2014
    Poker Night · as Bernard
    2014
    Batman: Assault on Arkham · as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
    2014
    Son of Batman · as Ra's Al Ghul (voice)
    2014
    2013
    They Die by Dawn · as Rufus Buck
    2013
    Talking Bad (TV Series) · as Gus Fring
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as Andrés Pico
    2013
    Blood River Crossing · as Narrator
    2013
    Over/Under · as Oliver Ohrt
    2012
    Axe Cop (TV Series) · as Army Chihuahua
    2012
    Alex Cross · as Daramus Holiday
    2012
    Revolution (TV Series) · as Major Tom Neville
    2012
    NYC 22 (TV Series) · as Harvey Williams
    2011
    Once Upon a Time (2011) (TV Series) · as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
    2011
    Certainty · as Father Heery
    2011
    S.W.A.T.: Firefight · as Inspector Hollander
    2011
    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) · as Gordon Ramirez
    2010
    Rabbit Hole · as Auggie
    2010
    Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series) · as Eddie Henderson
    2009
    Community (TV Series) · as Gilbert Lawson
    2009
    Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Beau Hackman
    2008
    Leverage (TV Series) · as Alexander Moto
    2008
    2008
    New Amsterdam (TV Series) · as James Lawson
    2008
    Gospel Hill · as Dr. Palmer
    2008
    Breaking Bad (TV Series) · as Gus Fring
    2007
    Feel the Noise · as Roberto Vega
    2007
    Racing Daylight · as Fred
    2007
    The Box · as Dwayne Burkhalter
    2006
    Kidnapped (TV Series)
    2006
    Sherrybaby · as Parole Officer Hernandez
    2006
    Rain · as Ken Arnold
    2006
    Last Holiday · as Senator Dillings
    2006
    South Beach (TV Series) · as Robert Fuentes
    2005
    2005
    Derailed · as Detective Church
    2005
    Back in the Day · as Benson Cooper
    2005
    Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) · as Ely Fisher
    2005
    Bones (TV Series) · as Richard Benoit
    2005
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Orlando Ramirez
    2005
    2005
    Hate Crime · as Detective Esposito
    2004
    Doing Hard Time · as Captain Pierce
    2004
    Retrosexual: The '80s (TV Series) · as Cast
    2004
    A Killer Within · as Vargas
    2004
    Dr. Vegas (TV Series) · as Cast
    2004
    5ive Days to Midnight (TV Series) · as Tim Sanders
    2004
    NYPD 2069 · as Lt. Garner
    2004
    Noise · as Hank
    2003
    Blind Horizon · as J.c. Reynolds
    2003
    Las Vegas (TV Series) · as Reggie Archibald
    2003
    Ash Tuesday · as Karl
    2003
    Lucky (TV Series) · as Lord Marion
    2002
    Girls Club (TV Series)
    2002
    Half & Half (TV Series) · as Darrell Washington
    2002
    CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Chief Braga
    2002
    Street Time (TV Series) · as Jesse Haslim
    2001
    Ali · as Cassius Clay, Sr.
    2001
    Piñero · as Miguel Algarin
    2001
    Nero Wolfe (2001) (TV Series) · as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
    2001
    Monkeybone · as Hypnos
    2001
    100 Centre Street (TV Series) · as Jacob Lenz
    2001
    The Division (TV Series) · as Dr. Pembroke
    2000
    The $treet (TV Series) · as Tom Divack
    2000
    2000
    Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as James 'junior' Bell
    2000
    Soul Food (TV Series) · as Jules
    2000
    Homicide: The Movie · as Mike Giardello
    2000
    Josephine · as Spike
    1999
    Third Watch (TV Series) · as Father Romero
    1998
    Thirst · as Dr. Lawrence Carver
    1998
    Naked City: Justice with a Bullet · as Chaz Villanueva
    1998
    Where's Marlowe? · as Blind Man (uncredited)
    1998
    Lulu on the Bridge · as Black (dvd Deleted Scene)
    1998
    Phoenix · as Louie
    1998
    Peter Benchley's Creature (TV Series) · as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
    1998
    Twilight · as Reuben Escobar
    1998
    Stardust · as Mr. Peavey
    1998
    Big City Blues · as Georgie
    1997
    1997
    Five Desperate Hours · as Joseph Grange
    1997
    The Hunger (TV Series) · as Vampire
    1997
    Nothing to Lose · as Charlie Dunt
    1997
    Loose Women · as Stylist #2
    1997
    The Practice (TV Series) · as Ray Mcmurphy
    1997
    The Maze · as Henry Kunitz
    1996
    The Tomorrow Man · as Jonathan Driscoll
    1996
    1996
    Swift Justice (TV Series)
    1995
    Waiting to Exhale · as David Matthews (uncredited)
    1995
    Reckless · as Host Tim Timko
    1995
    Blue in the Face · as Tommy Finelli
    1995
    Klash · as Stoney
    1995
    The Keeper · as Paul Lamont
    1995
    The Usual Suspects · as Jack Baer
    1995
    Smoke · as 1st Otb Man / Tommy
    1994
    Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Antonio Gaudi
    1994
    Chicago Hope (TV Series)
    1994
    New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Adolfo Guzman
    1994
    Fresh · as Esteban
    1993
    Seven Songs for Malcolm X · as Autobiography Reading (voice)
    1993
    NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Ferdinand Hollie
    1993
    Bakersfield, P.D. (TV Series) · as Detective Paul Gigante
    1993
    Living Single (TV Series) · as Jackson Turner
    1993
    Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Paris Minton
    1993
    Amos & Andrew · as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
    1993
    Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Michael Giardello
    1993
    Relentless: Mind of a Killer · as Arthur Sistrunk
    1992
    Malcolm X · as Thomas Hayer
    1992
    Bob Roberts · as Bugs Raplin
    1991
    Night on Earth · as Yoyo
    1991
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
    1990
    Mo' Better Blues · as Left Hand Lacey (piano)
    1990
    1989
    Do the Right Thing · as Buggin Out
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as Dr. Kenneth Clark
    1988
    School Daze · as Julian 'dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
    1987
    Leg Work (TV Series) · as Tyson
    1987
    Heartbeat · as Gang Member #1
    1987
    Sweet Lorraine · as Howie
    1986
    Maximum Overdrive · as Videoplayer
    1986
    Rockabye · as Marcus
    1985
    Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Ramos
    1985
    The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Jumpin' Jack
    1985
    Desperately Seeking Susan · as Street Vendor
    1985
    1984
    Finnegan Begin Again · as Intruder
    1984
    The Cotton Club · as Bumpy Hood
    1984
    Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Luther
    1984
    The Brother from Another Planet · as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
    1984
    CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Kyle
    1983
    Trading Places · as Cellmate #2
    1983
    1981
    Taps · as Cadet Captain J.c. Pierce
    1981
    1980
    American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Elisha
    1980
    1979
    Running · as Puerto Rican Teenager
    1979
    1969
    Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Mickey
    1964
    Another World (TV Series) · as Willie Armstrong
    1952
    Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Clay Tynan (1982-1983)

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