Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (Italian:[dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and in 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 ...

Personal Information

Born: 1958-04-26
Copenhagen, Denmark
Popularity: 1.3

Acting Roles

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991
7.5
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

2024
5.3
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989
7.7
Mylène Farmer: California

Mylène Farmer: California

1996
6.0
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983
5.2
Smoke

Smoke

1995
7.2
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995
8.2
The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

1984
6.7
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992
7.5
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992
6.5
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991
6.3
Taps

Taps

1981
6.8
For NYC

For NYC

2020
N/A
A Killer Within

A Killer Within

2004
5.0
Gospel Hill

Gospel Hill

2008
4.8
Feel The Noise

Feel The Noise

2007
4.5
Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

1995
6.5
Bonnie

Bonnie

2022
3.0
Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000
7.0
Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

1997
6.6
Monkeybone

Monkeybone

2001
5.1
Ali

Ali

2001
6.8
Derailed

Derailed

2005
6.4
Twilight

Twilight

1998
6.1
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005
4.7
Chupacabra Terror

Chupacabra Terror

2005
5.2
Hate Crime

Hate Crime

2005
5.9
King of New York

King of New York

1990
6.7
Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby

2006
6.1
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010
6.7
Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2005
5.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023
7.2
Phoenix

Phoenix

1998
5.4
Fresh

Fresh

1994
7.2
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990
6.5
School Daze

School Daze

1988
5.8
MaXXXine

MaXXXine

2024
6.4
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006
7.2
Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1997
4.7
Noise

Noise

2004
7.0
Klash

Klash

1995
6.2
The Keeper

The Keeper

1995
5.0
The Box

The Box

2007
4.9
S.W.A.T.: Firefight

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011
5.7
Piñero

Piñero

2001
6.2
Alex Cross

Alex Cross

2012
5.2
Abigail

Abigail

2024
6.8
The Maze

The Maze

1997
5.0
Trouble on the Corner

Trouble on the Corner

1997
2.0
Et Salammbo?

Et Salammbo?

1970
N/A
Benders

Benders

1994
N/A
The People

The People

1997
N/A
Mano

Mano

2007
N/A
Dreaming American

Dreaming American

2011
N/A
I Did Not Forget You

I Did Not Forget You

2015
N/A
I Will Avenge You, Iago!

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

2005
1.0
Xenophobia

Xenophobia

2008
N/A
Certainty

Certainty

2011
N/A
Beauty

Beauty

2022
5.4
They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2013
3.5
Rain

Rain

2006
5.6
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013
10.0
Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1985
5.0
Over/Under

Over/Under

2013
4.7
Son of Batman

Son of Batman

2014
7.0
Thirst

Thirst

1998
4.4
Ash Tuesday

Ash Tuesday

2003
5.8
Batman: Assault on Arkham

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014
7.3
Five Desperate Hours

Five Desperate Hours

1997
5.2
Sweet Lorraine

Sweet Lorraine

1987
N/A
Please Don't Feed the Children

Please Don't Feed the Children

2024
4.0
Brother Nature

Brother Nature

2016
5.2
Poker Night

Poker Night

2014
5.9
Stardust

Stardust

1998
4.0
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015
6.7
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998
3.7
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016
6.9
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984
6.5
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1987
10.0
Maximum Overdrive

Maximum Overdrive

1986
5.8
The Electric State

The Electric State

2025
7.2
Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

1993
N/A
Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018
7.1
Money Monster

Money Monster

2016
6.4
Euphoria

Euphoria

2022
N/A
Roanoak

Roanoak

1986
N/A
Timms Valley

Timms Valley

2013
6.2
The Gentleman Bandit

The Gentleman Bandit

1981
6.0
The Show

The Show

2017
5.7
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare

The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare

2016
5.7
The Long Home

The Long Home

N/A
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

2025
6.2
The Prince

The Prince

2025
N/A
Okja

Okja

2017
7.4
Where's Marlowe?

Where's Marlowe?

1998
5.7
Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989
6.7
On Meditation

On Meditation

2016
7.0
Running

Running

1979
6.9
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985
6.1
Unacknowledged

Unacknowledged

2017
6.2
The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

1996
4.6
Trading Places

Trading Places

1983
7.2
Blind Horizon

Blind Horizon

2003
5.7
Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993
N/A
Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

1993
5.4
Josephine

Josephine

2000
N/A
Requiem for the Big East

Requiem for the Big East

2014
7.0
Stuck

Stuck

2019
7.1
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985
6.3
Coda

Coda

2020
6.0
Tutti a squola

Tutti a squola

1979
4.1
Reckless

Reckless

1995
6.4
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995
6.3
Stargirl

Stargirl

2020
7.4
Line of Duty

Line of Duty

2019
5.9
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

1994
N/A
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014
1.5
The Nagano Tapes

The Nagano Tapes

2018
8.6
Unpregnant

Unpregnant

2020
7.0
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015
N/A
Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008
5.7
PAYDAY THE MOVIE

PAYDAY THE MOVIE

2016
4.0
Rockabye

Rockabye

1986
7.8
Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

2004
5.2
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021
N/A
PoliWood

PoliWood

2009
6.5
Miracle on 42nd Street

Miracle on 42nd Street

2017
N/A
Blood River Crossing

Blood River Crossing

2013
N/A
NYPD 2069

NYPD 2069

2004
N/A
Out Come the Wolves

Out Come the Wolves

N/A
Kill Me

Kill Me

N/A
Racing Daylight

Racing Daylight

2007
3.3
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

1996
6.6
Third Watch

Third Watch

1999
7.9
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
7.4
Revolution

Revolution

2012
6.4
Half & Half

Half & Half

2002
8.3
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

2006
7.1
New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

2008
7.3
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005
8.1
The $treet

The $treet

2000
5.7
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002
7.7
The Division

The Division

2001
7.0
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
7.4
Bones

Bones

2005
8.2
Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003
7.0
The Eisen Hour

The Eisen Hour

2021
5.0
Soul Food

Soul Food

2000
7.0
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

2021
7.4
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994
7.1
The Practice

The Practice

1997
7.7
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985
7.1
South Beach

South Beach

2006
5.7
DuckTales

DuckTales

2017
7.8
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
8.0
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994
7.2
Girls Club

Girls Club

2002
7.5
Bakersfield P.D.

Bakersfield P.D.

1993
8.0
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011
7.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005
8.0
5ive Days to Midnight

5ive Days to Midnight

2004
6.5
Street Time

Street Time

2002
2.5
Swift Justice

Swift Justice

1996
7.0
The Haunting Of...

The Haunting Of...

2012
7.2
Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008
8.9
Community

Community

2009
8.0
Show Me More

Show Me More

2021
N/A
Allegiance

Allegiance

2015
6.9
Drunk History

Drunk History

2013
6.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.4
The Get Down

The Get Down

2016
7.3
Game Changer

Game Changer

2019
8.9
Rebel

Rebel

2017
6.9
Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

2023
6.9
The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

2022
7.2
Parish

Parish

2024
6.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020
7.5
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

2015
8.7
Creature

Creature

1998
4.8
The Game Awards

The Game Awards

2014
6.7
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
7.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019
6.3
Westworld

Westworld

2016
8.0
The Boys

The Boys

2019
8.5
Dallas & Robo

Dallas & Robo

2018
6.8
Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem

2019
8.1
Jett

Jett

2019
6.9
The Hunger

The Hunger

1997
5.7
The Residence

The Residence

2025
N/A
Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009
7.3
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

1993
5.5
The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

2024
7.9
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
7.7
Ultra City Smiths

Ultra City Smiths

2021
6.4
Better Call Saul Employee Training

Better Call Saul Employee Training

2017
7.7
Dear White People

Dear White People

2017
6.1
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022
6.8
Creepshow

Creepshow

2019
7.5
Leverage

Leverage

2008
7.6
Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

2019
8.3
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

2000
7.1
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

2011
7.4
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
7.4
The Broken and the Bad

The Broken and the Bad

2020
N/A
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
7.4
NYC 22

NYC 22

2012
6.2
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994
7.2
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

2020
6.1
The Boys

The Boys

2019
8.5
100 Centre Street

100 Centre Street

2001
7.7
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020
7.5
Conan

Conan

2010
7.0
The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

2019
8.4
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
5.8
Leg Work

Leg Work

1987
5.0
Click

Click

2000
6.1
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

2020
8.0