Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Acting
Born 1958-04-26Copenhagen, Denmark

Biography

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.

Movies (141)

Captain America: Brave New World
6.0

Captain America: Brave New World

2025Movie6.0
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
7.5

LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2026Movie7.5
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
7.1

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

2018Movie7.1
The Usual Suspects
8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995Movie8.2
The Jungle Book
6.9

The Jungle Book

2016Movie6.9
Trading Places
7.2

Trading Places

1983Movie7.2
By Any Means
9.0

By Any Means

2026Movie9.0
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.7

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015Movie6.7
Megalopolis
5.2

Megalopolis

2024Movie5.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
7.2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023Movie7.2
Abigail
6.6

Abigail

2024Movie6.6
The Electric State
6.5

The Electric State

2025Movie6.5
MaXXXine
6.3

MaXXXine

2024Movie6.3
Fresh
7.2

Fresh

1994Movie7.2
Do the Right Thing
7.8

Do the Right Thing

1989Movie7.8
Alex Cross
5.1

Alex Cross

2012Movie5.1
Last Holiday
7.3

Last Holiday

2006Movie7.3
Ali
6.7

Ali

2001Movie6.7
King of New York
6.8

King of New York

1990Movie6.8
The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2026Movie
Nothing to Lose
6.6

Nothing to Lose

1997Movie6.6
Rabbit Hole
6.6

Rabbit Hole

2010Movie6.6
Okja
7.3

Okja

2017Movie7.3
Money Monster
6.4

Money Monster

2016Movie6.4
Batman: Assault on Arkham
7.3

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014Movie7.3
7 Dogs
6.1

7 Dogs

2026Movie6.1
Derailed
6.4

Derailed

2005Movie6.4
Malcolm X
7.6

Malcolm X

1992Movie7.6
Line of Duty
5.9

Line of Duty

2019Movie5.9
The Show
5.7

The Show

2017Movie5.7
Taps
6.7

Taps

1981Movie6.7
The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984Movie6.5
Night on Earth
7.5

Night on Earth

1991Movie7.5
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
6.3

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991Movie6.3
Maximum Overdrive
5.8

Maximum Overdrive

1986Movie5.8
Jungle Fever
6.4

Jungle Fever

1991Movie6.4
Smoke
7.2

Smoke

1995Movie7.2
Bonnie
5.3

Bonnie

2022Movie5.3
Amos & Andrew
5.5

Amos & Andrew

1993Movie5.5
Monkeybone
5.3

Monkeybone

2001Movie5.3
Son of Batman
7.1

Son of Batman

2014Movie7.1
Desperately Seeking Susan
6.1

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985Movie6.1
Mo' Better Blues
6.5

Mo' Better Blues

1990Movie6.5
Poker Night
5.9

Poker Night

2014Movie5.9
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
4.8

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005Movie4.8
Doing Hard Time
5.0

Doing Hard Time

2004Movie5.0
Coda
6.0

Coda

2020Movie6.0
Twilight
6.1

Twilight

1998Movie6.1
Please Don't Feed the Children
6.2

Please Don't Feed the Children

2025Movie6.2
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2026Movie
Kill Me
7.3

Kill Me

2026Movie7.3
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
5.7

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011Movie5.7
Stargirl
7.4

Stargirl

2020Movie7.4
A Killer Within
5.0

A Killer Within

2004Movie5.0
Waiting to Exhale
6.2

Waiting to Exhale

1995Movie6.2
School Daze
5.7

School Daze

1988Movie5.7
Blue in the Face
6.5

Blue in the Face

1995Movie6.5
Homicide: The Movie
6.9

Homicide: The Movie

2000Movie6.9
Phoenix
5.5

Phoenix

1998Movie5.5
The Long Home

The Long Home

Movie
PoliWood
6.5

PoliWood

2009Movie6.5
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

2026Movie
Rain
6.0

Rain

2006Movie6.0
Blind Horizon
5.9

Blind Horizon

2003Movie5.9
Et Salammbo?
8.0

Et Salammbo?

1970Movie8.0
Brother Nature
5.1

Brother Nature

2016Movie5.1
Sweet Lorraine
10.0

Sweet Lorraine

1987Movie10.0
Five Desperate Hours
6.0

Five Desperate Hours

1997Movie6.0
Bob Roberts
6.6

Bob Roberts

1992Movie6.6
Running
6.7

Running

1979Movie6.7
Feel The Noise
4.7

Feel The Noise

2007Movie4.7
Megadoc
6.5

Megadoc

2025Movie6.5
Disney 100: Remember That
10.0

Disney 100: Remember That

2023Movie10.0
Chupacabra Terror
5.1

Chupacabra Terror

2005Movie5.1
Euphoria

Euphoria

2022Movie
The Brother from Another Planet
6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

1984Movie6.7
Unpregnant
6.8

Unpregnant

2020Movie6.8
Mood Indigo
9.0

Mood Indigo

1993Movie9.0
They Die by Dawn
2.7

They Die by Dawn

2013Movie2.7
Sherrybaby
6.1

Sherrybaby

2006Movie6.1
Gospel Hill
4.8

Gospel Hill

2008Movie4.8
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.3

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984Movie6.3
Heartbeat
7.0

Heartbeat

1987Movie7.0
The Maze
7.5

The Maze

1997Movie7.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014Movie1.5
Miracle on 42nd Street

Miracle on 42nd Street

2017Movie
Finnegan Begin Again
6.5

Finnegan Begin Again

1985Movie6.5
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
4.6

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983Movie4.6
Beauty
4.8

Beauty

2022Movie4.8
The Making of 'Ali'

The Making of 'Ali'

2001Movie
Hate Crime
5.7

Hate Crime

2005Movie5.7
NYPD 2069
7.0

NYPD 2069

2004Movie7.0
Where's Marlowe?
5.5

Where's Marlowe?

1998Movie5.5
Back in the Day
5.2

Back in the Day

2005Movie5.2
Unacknowledged
6.3

Unacknowledged

2017Movie6.3
Tutti a squola
4.1

Tutti a squola

1979Movie4.1
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.9

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989Movie6.9
Mano

Mano

2007Movie
Timms Valley
6.2

Timms Valley

2013Movie6.2
The Prince

The Prince

Movie
Racing Daylight
3.3

Racing Daylight

2007Movie3.3
The Box
5.3

The Box

2007Movie5.3
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
4.2

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998Movie4.2
For NYC

For NYC

2020Movie
Stuck
7.0

Stuck

2019Movie7.0
Ash Tuesday
6.2

Ash Tuesday

2003Movie6.2
Trouble on the Corner
3.3

Trouble on the Corner

1997Movie3.3
Karoshi

Karoshi

2027Movie
The Nagano Tapes
8.6

The Nagano Tapes

2018Movie8.6
Chelsea on the Rocks
5.7

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008Movie5.7
Piñero
6.1

Piñero

2001Movie6.1
Noise
7.2

Noise

2004Movie7.2
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
6.0

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021Movie6.0
The Tomorrow Man
5.2

The Tomorrow Man

1996Movie5.2
The Gentleman Bandit
5.7

The Gentleman Bandit

1981Movie5.7
On Meditation
7.0

On Meditation

2016Movie7.0
Over/Under
3.8

Over/Under

2013Movie3.8
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
3.3

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

2005Movie3.3
Certainty

Certainty

2011Movie
I Did Not Forget You

I Did Not Forget You

2015Movie
The Keeper
5.7

The Keeper

1995Movie5.7
Reckless
6.6

Reckless

1995Movie6.6
Big City Blues
4.2

Big City Blues

1997Movie4.2
Requiem for the Big East
7.0

Requiem for the Big East

2014Movie7.0
Thirst
4.8

Thirst

1998Movie4.8
Rockabye
8.2

Rockabye

1986Movie8.2
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015Movie
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
5.7

The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare

2016Movie5.7
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
10.0

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993Movie10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
10.0

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013Movie10.0
Benders
9.0

Benders

1994Movie9.0
Peace and Quiet

Peace and Quiet

1994Movie
Dreaming American

Dreaming American

2011Movie
Kla$h
6.7

Kla$h

1995Movie6.7
...And Out Comes the Wolf

...And Out Comes the Wolf

Movie
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
9.0

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

1994Movie9.0
Stardust
6.0

Stardust

1998Movie6.0
Josephine
8.5

Josephine

2000Movie8.5
Xenophobia
8.0

Xenophobia

2008Movie8.0
Blood River Crossing
7.0

Blood River Crossing

2013Movie7.0
Better call Saul
10.0

Better call Saul

Movie10.0

TV Shows (89)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Breaking Bad
9.0

Breaking Bad

2008Series9.0
Bones
8.2

Bones

2005Series8.2
The Gentlemen
7.8

The Gentlemen

2024Series7.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Boys
8.4

The Boys

2019Series8.4
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
Better Call Saul
8.7

Better Call Saul

2015Series8.7
Conan
7.2

Conan

2010Series7.2
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022Series5.6
Once Upon a Time
7.4

Once Upon a Time

2011Series7.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Ghost Whisperer
8.1

Ghost Whisperer

2005Series8.1
Miami Vice
7.4

Miami Vice

1984Series7.4
Westworld
8.0

Westworld

2016Series8.0
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
The Mandalorian
8.4

The Mandalorian

2019Series8.4
Community
8.0

Community

2009Series8.0
Third Watch
7.9

Third Watch

1999Series7.9
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Las Vegas
7.0

Las Vegas

2003Series7.0
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993Series8.1
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Strong Medicine
7.4

Strong Medicine

2000Series7.4
Lie to Me
7.9

Lie to Me

2009Series7.9
Click
6.1

Click

2000Series6.1
Nash Bridges
6.6

Nash Bridges

1996Series6.6
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
Harley Quinn
8.3

Harley Quinn

2019Series8.3
Gen V
7.6

Gen V

2023Series7.6
DuckTales
7.8

DuckTales

2017Series7.8
New York Undercover
7.3

New York Undercover

1994Series7.3
The Division
7.1

The Division

2001Series7.1
Godfather of Harlem
8.1

Godfather of Harlem

2019Series8.1
Game Changer
8.4

Game Changer

2019Series8.4
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023Series7.5
Poker Face
7.4

Poker Face

2023Series7.4
Leverage
7.6

Leverage

2008Series7.6
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Hunger
6.1

The Hunger

1997Series6.1
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
7.1

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

2022Series7.1
Drunk History
6.8

Drunk History

2013Series6.8
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009Series7.3
The Residence
7.5

The Residence

2025Series7.5
Creepshow
7.4

Creepshow

2019Series7.4
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005Series8.1
Fallen Angels
6.6

Fallen Angels

1993Series6.6
Dear White People
5.9

Dear White People

2017Series5.9
Half & Half
8.3

Half & Half

2002Series8.3
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
7.4

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020Series7.4
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
8.0

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2001Series8.0
Revolution
6.4

Revolution

2012Series6.4
Kaleidoscope
6.9

Kaleidoscope

2023Series6.9
Parish
6.3

Parish

2024Series6.3
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
7.2

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011Series7.2
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
7.7

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020Series7.7
Jett
6.8

Jett

2019Series6.8
Street Time
2.5

Street Time

2002Series2.5
Better Call Saul Employee Training
7.8

Better Call Saul Employee Training

2017Series7.8
Hollywood Black
3.0

Hollywood Black

2024Series3.0
100 Centre Street
8.2

100 Centre Street

2001Series8.2
Swift Justice
7.0

Swift Justice

1996Series7.0
Kidnapped
7.1

Kidnapped

2006Series7.1
Bakersfield P.D.
7.7

Bakersfield P.D.

1993Series7.7
New Amsterdam
7.1

New Amsterdam

2008Series7.1
The Get Down
7.3

The Get Down

2016Series7.3
The $treet
5.8

The $treet

2000Series5.8
Soul Food
7.2

Soul Food

2000Series7.2
Allegiance
6.7

Allegiance

2015Series6.7
South Beach
6.4

South Beach

2006Series6.4
5ive Days to Midnight
6.4

5ive Days to Midnight

2004Series6.4
Talking Bad
6.5

Talking Bad

2013Series6.5
Show Me More

Show Me More

2021Series
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
6.8

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

2020Series6.8
The Game Awards
6.8

The Game Awards

2014Series6.8
NYC 22
6.2

NYC 22

2012Series6.2
Rebel
6.9

Rebel

2017Series6.9
Creature
4.8

Creature

1998Series4.8
Leg Work
6.5

Leg Work

1987Series6.5
Dallas & Robo
6.0

Dallas & Robo

2018Series6.0
Roanoak

Roanoak

1986Series
The Haunting Of...
7.3

The Haunting Of...

2012Series7.3
The Eisen Hour
5.0

The Eisen Hour

2021Series5.0
The Broken and the Bad
6.0

The Broken and the Bad

2020Series6.0
Girls Club
6.8

Girls Club

2002Series6.8
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
3.3

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

2020Series3.3
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
6.8

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

2021Series6.8