Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).
Night on Earth
(YoYo)
Megalopolis
(Mayor Cicero)
Do the Right Thing
(Buggin Out)
Mylène Farmer: California
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(Julio)
Smoke
(1st OTB Man / Tommy)
The Usual Suspects
(Jack Baer)
The Brother from Another Planet
(Man Being Arrested (uncredited))
Malcolm X
(Thomas Hayer)
Bob Roberts
(Bugs Raplin)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
(Jimmy Jiles)
Taps
(Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce)
For NYC
A Killer Within
(Vargas)
Gospel Hill
(Dr. Palmer)
Feel The Noise
(Roberto Vega)
Blue in the Face
(Tommy Finelli)
Bonnie
(Self)
Homicide: The Movie
(Mike Giardello)
Nothing to Lose
(Charlie Dunt)
Monkeybone
(Hypnos)
Ali
(Cassius Clay, Sr.)
Derailed
(Detective Church)
Twilight
(Reuben Escobar)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
(Little Jeff)
Chupacabra Terror
(Dr. Peña)
Hate Crime
(Detective Esposito)
King of New York
(Lance)
Sherrybaby
(Parole Officer Hernandez)
Rabbit Hole
(Auggie)
Back in the Day
(Benson Cooper)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(Baxter Stockman (voice))
Phoenix
(Louie)
Fresh
(Esteban)
Mo' Better Blues
(Left Hand Lacey (Piano))
School Daze
(Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves)
MaXXXine
(Teddy Knight, Esq.)
Last Holiday
(Senator Dillings)
Big City Blues
(Georgie)
Noise
(Hank)
Klash
(Stoney)
The Keeper
(Paul Lamont)
The Box
(Dwayne Burkhalter)
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(Inspector Hollander)
Piñero
(Miguel Algarin)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(Self)
Alex Cross
(Daramus Holiday)
Abigail
(Lambert)
The Maze
(Henry Kunitz)
Trouble on the Corner
(Darryl)
Benders
(Jack)
Dreaming American
(Daytona LeMans)
I Did Not Forget You
(Dr. Sabian)
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
(Director)
The People
(Anthony Rivera)
Mano
(Nino)
Et Salammbo?
Xenophobia
(Young)
Certainty
(Father Heery)
Beauty
(Beauty's Father)
They Die by Dawn
(Rufus Buck)
Rain
(Ken Arnold)
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
(Self)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(Elisha)
Over/Under
(Oliver Ohrt)
Son of Batman
(Ra's al Ghul (voice))
Thirst
(Dr. Lawrence Carver)
Ash Tuesday
(Karl)
Batman: Assault on Arkham
(Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice))
Five Desperate Hours
(Joseph Grange)
Sweet Lorraine
(Howie)
Please Don’t Feed the Children
Brother Nature
(Congressman Frank McClaren)
Poker Night
(Bernard)
Stardust
(Mr. Peavey)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(Jorge)
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
(Chaz Villanueva)
The Jungle Book
(Akela (voice))
The Cotton Club
(Bumpy Hood)
Heartbeat
(Gang Member #1)
Maximum Overdrive
(Videoplayer)
Mood Indigo
(Arthur Sistrunk)
The Electric State
(Colonel Bradbury)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(Jorge)
Money Monster
(Captain Powell)
Euphoria
(Taxi Driver)
Roanoak
(Simon Fernandes)
Timms Valley
(Pruit Normings)
The Gentleman Bandit
(Jamie)
The Show
(Mason Washington)
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
(Il Boss)
The Long Home
Captain America: Brave New World
(Seth Voelker / Sidewinder)
The Prince
Okja
(Frank Dawson)
Where's Marlowe?
(Blind Man (uncredited))
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
(Self)
On Meditation
(Self)
Running
(Puerto Rican Teenager)
Desperately Seeking Susan
(Street Vendor)
Unacknowledged
(Narrator)
The Tomorrow Man
(Jonathan Driscoll)
Trading Places
(Cellmate #2)
Blind Horizon
(J.C. Reynolds)
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
(Autobiography Reading (voice))
Amos & Andrew
(The Reverend Fenton Brunch)
Josephine
(Spike)
Requiem for the Big East
(Narrator)
Stuck
(Lloyd)
Finnegan Begin Again
(Intruder)
Coda
(Paul)
Tutti a squola
Reckless
(Host Tim Timko)
Waiting to Exhale
(David Matthews (uncredited))
Stargirl
(Archie Brubaker)
Line of Duty
(Tom Volk)
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
(Self)
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
(Self)
The Nagano Tapes
(Self - Narrator)
Unpregnant
(Bob)
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
(Self (archive footage))
Chelsea on the Rocks
(Tip)
PAYDAY THE MOVIE
(The Dentist)
Rockabye
(Marcus)
Doing Hard Time
(Captain Pierce)
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
(Self)
PoliWood
(Self)
Miracle on 42nd Street
(self)
Blood River Crossing
(Narrator)
NYPD 2069
(Lt. Garner)
Out Come the Wolves
Nash Bridges
Third Watch
(Father Romero)
Law & Order
(Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon)
Revolution
(Major Tom Neville)
Half & Half
(Darrell Washington)
Kidnapped
New Amsterdam
(James Lawson)
Ghost Whisperer
(Ely Fisher)
The $treet
(Tom Divack)
CSI: Miami
(Chief Braga)
The Division
Miami Vice
Bones
(Richard Benoit)
Las Vegas
The Eisen Hour
(Self - Guest)
Soul Food
(Jules)
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
(Self - Narrator (voice))
New York Undercover
(Adolfo Guzman)
The Practice
The Equalizer
(Jumpin' Jack)
South Beach
(Robert Fuentes)
DuckTales
(Phantom Blot (voice))
Homicide: Life on the Street
(Michael Giardello)
Chicago Hope
Girls Club
Bakersfield P.D.
(Detective Paul Gigante)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
(Gordon Ramirez)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
(Orlando Ramirez)
5ive Days to Midnight
(Tim Sanders)
Street Time
(Jesse Haslim)
Swift Justice
The Haunting Of...
(Self)
Breaking Bad
(Gus Fring)
Community
(Gilbert Lawson)
Show Me More
(Self - "Gus Fring")
Allegiance
(Oscar Christoph)
Drunk History
(Andrés Pico)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Get Down
(Pastor Ramon Cruz)
Game Changer
(Self - Guest)
Rebel
(Charles)
Kaleidoscope
(Leo Pap)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
(Stan Edgar (voice))
Parish
(Gracián 'Gray' Parish)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(The Grandfather)
Better Call Saul
(Gus Fring)
Creature
(Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf)
The Game Awards
(Self)
Law & Order
(Attorney Baylor)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Westworld
(El Lazo)
The Boys
(Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice))
Dallas & Robo
(Victor Goldsmith)
Godfather of Harlem
(Adam Clayton Powell Jr.)
Jett
(Charlie Baudelaire)
The Hunger
(Vampire)
The Residence
(A.B. Wynter)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
(Self)
Fallen Angels
(Paris Minton)
The Gentlemen
(Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan))
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(Granite (voice))
Ultra City Smiths
(Pruit Normings)
Better Call Saul Employee Training
(Gustavo Fring)
Dear White People
(Narrator)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(Self)
Creepshow
(Doc)
Leverage
(Alexander Moto)
Harley Quinn
(Lex Luthor (voice))
Strong Medicine
(James 'Junior' Bell)
Once Upon a Time
(Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror)
Miami Vice
(Luther)
The Broken and the Bad
(Self)
Miami Vice
(Ricky)
NYC 22
(Harvey Williams)
Touched by an Angel
(Antonio Gaudi)
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
(Self)
The Boys
(Stanford 'Stan' Edgar)
100 Centre Street
(Jacob Lenz)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Self - Moff Gideon)
Conan
(Self)
The Mandalorian
(Moff Gideon)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Leg Work
(Tyson)
Click
(Self)