Giancarlo Esposito

Acting

Born Apr 26, 1958 (age 68) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Usual Suspects1995
as ⁨Jack Baer⁩
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015
as ⁨Jorge⁩
The Jungle Book2016
as ⁨Akela (voice)⁩
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018
as ⁨Jorge⁩
Okja2017
as ⁨Frank Dawson⁩
Trading Places1983
as ⁨Cellmate #2⁩
Captain America: Brave New World2025
as ⁨Sidewinder⁩
as ⁨Captain Powell⁩
as ⁨Lambert⁩
as ⁨Buggin Out⁩
as ⁨Thomas Hayer⁩
as ⁨Cassius Clay, Sr.⁩
as ⁨Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall⁩
as ⁨Baxter Stockman (voice)⁩
as ⁨Teddy Knight, Esq.⁩
as ⁨Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)⁩
as ⁨Ra's al Ghul (voice)⁩
as ⁨Detective Church⁩
as ⁨YoYo⁩
as ⁨Mayor Cicero⁩
as ⁨Senator Dillings⁩
as ⁨Videoplayer⁩
as ⁨Lance⁩
as ⁨Daramus Holiday⁩
as ⁨Charlie Dunt⁩
as ⁨Auggie⁩
as ⁨Archie Brubaker⁩
as ⁨1st OTB Man / Tommy⁩
as ⁨Street Vendor⁩
as ⁨Jimmy Jiles⁩
as ⁨Bumpy Hood⁩
as ⁨Inspector Hollander⁩
as ⁨Hypnos⁩
as ⁨Tom Volk⁩
as ⁨Homeless Man⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce⁩
as ⁨Left Hand Lacey (Piano)⁩
as ⁨Esteban⁩
as ⁨Bernard⁩
as ⁨Reuben Escobar⁩
as ⁨Mason Washington⁩ · Director · Producer
as ⁨David Matthews (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Tommy Finelli⁩
as ⁨The Reverend Fenton Brunch⁩
as ⁨Bugs Raplin⁩
as ⁨Parole Officer Hernandez⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨J.C. Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Fitz⁩
as ⁨Il Boss⁩
as ⁨Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves⁩
as ⁨Man Being Arrested (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Little Jeff⁩
as ⁨Louie⁩
as ⁨Vernon Dahmer⁩
as ⁨Captain Pierce⁩
as ⁨Roberto Vega⁩
as ⁨Congressman Frank McClaren⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)⁩
Out Wed, Nov 4

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Usual Suspects1995
as ⁨Jack Baer⁩
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015
as ⁨Jorge⁩
The Jungle Book2016
as ⁨Akela (voice)⁩
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018
as ⁨Jorge⁩
Okja2017
as ⁨Frank Dawson⁩
Trading Places1983
as ⁨Cellmate #2⁩
Captain America: Brave New World2025
as ⁨Sidewinder⁩
as ⁨Captain Powell⁩
as ⁨Lambert⁩
as ⁨Buggin Out⁩
as ⁨Thomas Hayer⁩
as ⁨Cassius Clay, Sr.⁩
as ⁨Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall⁩
as ⁨Baxter Stockman (voice)⁩
as ⁨Teddy Knight, Esq.⁩
as ⁨Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)⁩
as ⁨Ra's al Ghul (voice)⁩
as ⁨Detective Church⁩
as ⁨YoYo⁩
as ⁨Mayor Cicero⁩
as ⁨Senator Dillings⁩
as ⁨Videoplayer⁩
as ⁨Lance⁩
as ⁨Daramus Holiday⁩
as ⁨Charlie Dunt⁩
as ⁨Auggie⁩
as ⁨Archie Brubaker⁩
as ⁨1st OTB Man / Tommy⁩
as ⁨Street Vendor⁩
as ⁨Jimmy Jiles⁩
as ⁨Bumpy Hood⁩
as ⁨Inspector Hollander⁩
as ⁨Hypnos⁩
as ⁨Tom Volk⁩
as ⁨Homeless Man⁩
as ⁨Bob⁩
as ⁨Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce⁩
as ⁨Left Hand Lacey (Piano)⁩
as ⁨Esteban⁩
as ⁨Bernard⁩
as ⁨Reuben Escobar⁩
as ⁨Mason Washington⁩ · Director · Producer
as ⁨David Matthews (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Tommy Finelli⁩
as ⁨The Reverend Fenton Brunch⁩
as ⁨Bugs Raplin⁩
as ⁨Parole Officer Hernandez⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨J.C. Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Fitz⁩
as ⁨Il Boss⁩
as ⁨Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves⁩
as ⁨Man Being Arrested (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Little Jeff⁩
as ⁨Louie⁩
as ⁨Vernon Dahmer⁩
as ⁨Captain Pierce⁩
as ⁨Roberto Vega⁩
as ⁨Congressman Frank McClaren⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)⁩
Out Wed, Nov 4