04/26/1958
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.
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The Cat in the Hat (2026) as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice) |
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026) as |
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By Any Means (2026) as Vernon Dahmer |
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7 كلاب (2026) as |
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Kill Me (2026) as Dr. Singer |
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) as Detective Warren |
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Megadoc (2025) as Self |
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Please Don't Feed the Children (2025) as Fitz |
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The Electric State (2025) as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall |
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025) as Sidewinder |
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Megalopolis (2024) as Mayor Cicero |
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MaXXXine (2024) as Teddy Knight, Esq. |
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Abigail (2024) as Lambert |
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Disney 100: Remember That (2023) as Self |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Baxter Stockman (voice) |
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Euphoria (2022) as Taxi Driver |
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Bonnie (2022) as Self |
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Beauty (2022) as Beauty's Father |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021) as Self |
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Unpregnant (2020) as Bob |
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For NYC (2020) as |
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Stargirl (2020) as Archie Brubaker |
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Coda (2020) as Paul |
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Line of Duty (2019) as Tom Volk |
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Stuck (2019) as Lloyd |
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The Nagano Tapes (2018) as Narrator |
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) as Jorge |
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Miracle on 42nd Street (2017) as Self |
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The Show (2017) as Mason Washington |
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Okja (2017) as Frank Dawson |
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Unacknowledged (2017) as Narrator |
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Brother Nature (2016) as Congressman Frank McClaren |
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On Meditation (2016) as Self |
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Money Monster (2016) as Captain Powell |
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The Jungle Book (2016) as Akela (voice) |
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The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016) as Il Boss |
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Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015) as Self (archive footage) |
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) as Jorge |
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I Did Not Forget You (2015) as Dr. Sabian |
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Poker Night (2014) as Bernard |
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Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self |
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Son of Batman (2014) as Ra's al Ghul (voice) |
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Requiem for the Big East (2014) as Narrator |
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Timms Valley (2013) as Pruit Normings |
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They Die by Dawn (2013) as Rufus Buck |
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Blood River Crossing (2013) as Narrator |
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Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) as Self |
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Over/Under (2013) as Oliver Ohrt |
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Alex Cross (2012) as Daramus Holiday |
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Certainty (2011) as Father Heery |
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Dreaming American (2011) as Daytona LeMans |
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S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011) as Inspector Hollander |
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Rabbit Hole (2010) as Auggie |
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PoliWood (2009) as Self |
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Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) as Tip |
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Gospel Hill (2008) as Dr. Palmer |
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Xenophobia (2008) as Young |
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Mano (2007) as Nino |
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Feel The Noise (2007) as Roberto Vega |
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Racing Daylight (2007) as Fred |
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The Box (2007) as Dwayne Burkhalter |
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Sherrybaby (2006) as Parole Officer Hernandez |
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Rain (2006) as Ken Arnold |
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Last Holiday (2006) as Senator Dillings |
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Derailed (2005) as Detective Church |
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005) as Little Jeff |
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Back in the Day (2005) as Benson Cooper |
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I Will Avenge You, Iago! (2005) as Director |
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Chupacabra Terror (2005) as Dr. Peña |
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Hate Crime (2005) as Detective Esposito |
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Doing Hard Time (2004) as Captain Pierce |
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A Killer Within (2004) as Vargas |
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NYPD 2069 (2004) as Lt. Garner |
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Noise (2004) as Hank |
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Blind Horizon (2003) as J.C. Reynolds |
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Ash Tuesday (2003) as Karl |
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The Making of 'Ali' (2001) as Self |
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Ali (2001) as Cassius Clay, Sr. |
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Piñero (2001) as Miguel Algarin |
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Monkeybone (2001) as Hypnos |
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Homicide: The Movie (2000) as Mike Giardello |
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Josephine (2000) as Spike |
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Thirst (1998) as Dr. Lawrence Carver |
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Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) as Chaz Villanueva |
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Where's Marlowe? (1998) as Blind Man (uncredited) |
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Phoenix (1998) as Louie |
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Twilight (1998) as Reuben Escobar |
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Stardust (1998) as Mr. Peavey |
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Trouble on the Corner (1997) as Darryl |
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Five Desperate Hours (1997) as Joseph Grange |
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Big City Blues (1997) as Georgie |
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Nothing to Lose (1997) as Charlie Dunt |
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The Maze (1997) as Henry Kunitz |
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The Tomorrow Man (1996) as Jonathan Driscoll |
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Mylène Farmer: California (1996) as Rich Man/Pimp |
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Waiting to Exhale (1995) as David Matthews (uncredited) |
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Reckless (1995) as Host Tim Timko |
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Blue in the Face (1995) as Tommy Finelli |
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The Keeper (1995) as Paul Lamont |
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The Usual Suspects (1995) as Jack Baer |
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Smoke (1995) as 1st OTB Man / Tommy |
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Kla$h (1995) as Stoney |
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Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (1994) as Self |
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Fresh (1994) as Esteban |
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Benders (1994) as Jack |
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Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993) as Autobiography Reading (voice) |
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Amos & Andrew (1993) as The Reverend Fenton Brunch |
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Mood Indigo (1993) as Arthur Sistrunk |
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Malcolm X (1992) as Thomas Hayer |
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Bob Roberts (1992) as Bugs Raplin |
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Night on Earth (1991) as YoYo |
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) as Jimmy Jiles |
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Jungle Fever (1991) as Homeless Man |
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Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Left Hand Lacey (Piano) |
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King of New York (1990) as Lance |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self |
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Do the Right Thing (1989) as Buggin Out |
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School Daze (1988) as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves |
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Heartbeat (1987) as Gang Member #1 |
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Sweet Lorraine (1987) as Howie |
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Maximum Overdrive (1986) as Videoplayer |
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Roanoak (1986) as Simon Fernandes |
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Rockabye (1986) as Marcus |
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as Street Vendor |
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Finnegan Begin Again (1985) as Intruder |
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The Cotton Club (1984) as Bumpy Hood |
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Man Being Arrested (uncredited) |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Elisha |
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Trading Places (1983) as Cellmate #2 |
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) as Julio |
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Taps (1981) as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce |
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The Gentleman Bandit (1981) as Jamie |
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Running (1979) as Puerto Rican Teenager |
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Tutti a squola (1979) as |
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Et Salammbo? (1970) as |
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...And Out Comes the Wolf () as |
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Karoshi () as |
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The Prince () as |
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The Long Home () as |
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Kill Me (2026) Executive Producer |
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The Show (2017) Director |
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The Show (2017) Producer |
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Gospel Hill (2008) Director |