Age
68
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Birthday
1958-04-26
Birth place
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.
Fitz
Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Sidewinder
Taxi Driver
Paul
Lloyd
Jorge
Mason Washington
Frank Dawson
Narrator
Self
Captain Powell
Akela (voice)
Il Boss
Narrator
Pruit Normings
J.C. Reynolds
Spike
Chaz Villanueva
Blind Man (uncredited)
Jonathan Driscoll
Host Tim Timko
Autobiography Reading (voice)
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Arthur Sistrunk
Self
Gang Member #1
Videoplayer
Street Vendor
Bumpy Hood
Jamie
William Tell Oliver
Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Detective Warren
Abdul Malik
Vernon Dahmer
Moff Gideon (voice)
Roman Marks
Dr. Singer
Self
Mayor Cicero
Teddy Knight, Esq.
Lambert
Self
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Self
Beauty's Father
Self
Bob
Archie Brubaker
Tom Volk
Narrator
Self
Congressman Frank McClaren
Self (archive footage)
Jorge
Dr. Sabian
Bernard
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Self
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Rufus Buck
Narrator
Self
Oliver Ohrt
Daramus Holiday
Father Heery
Daytona LeMans
Inspector Hollander
Auggie
Self
Tip
Dr. Palmer
Young
Nino
Roberto Vega
Fred
Dwayne Burkhalter
Parole Officer Hernandez
Ken Arnold
Senator Dillings
Detective Church
Little Jeff
Benson Cooper
Director
Dr. Peña
Detective Esposito
Captain Pierce
Vargas
Lt. Garner
Hank
Karl
Self
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Miguel Algarin
Hypnos
Mike Giardello
Dr. Lawrence Carver
Louie
Reuben Escobar
Mr. Peavey
Darryl
Joseph Grange
Georgie
Charlie Dunt
Henry Kunitz
David Matthews (uncredited)
Tommy Finelli
Paul Lamont
Jack Baer
1st OTB Man / Tommy
Stoney
Self
Esteban
Richard Jones
Jack
Thomas Hayer
Bugs Raplin
YoYo
Jimmy Jiles
Homeless Man
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Lance
Buggin Out
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Howie
Marcus
Intruder
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Elisha
Cellmate #2
Julio
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Puerto Rican Teenager
