Giancarlo Esposito

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.

Cast

Night on Earth

(YoYo)

Megalopolis

(Mayor Cicero)

Do the Right Thing

(Buggin Out)

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)

Kla$h

(Stoney)

The Keeper

(Paul Lamont)

The Box

(Dwayne Burkhalter)

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

(Inspector Hollander)

Piñero

(Miguel Algarin)

Alex Cross

(Daramus Holiday)

Abigail

(Lambert)

The Maze

(Henry Kunitz)

Trouble on the Corner

(Darryl)

Benders

(Jack)

Et Salammbo?

Mano

(Nino)

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

(Director)

I Did Not Forget You

(Dr. Sabian)

Dreaming American

(Daytona LeMans)

Xenophobia

(Young)

Certainty

(Father Heery)

Beauty

(Beauty's Father)

They Die by Dawn

(Rufus Buck)

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

(Fitz)

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 / The Marshall)

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

(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

(Narrator)

Unpregnant

(Bob)

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

(Self (archive footage))

Chelsea on the Rocks

(Tip)

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)

...And Out Comes the Wolf

Kill Me

Racing Daylight

(Fred)

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

By Any Means

(Vernon Dahmer)

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Karoshi

The Cat in the Hat

(Mr. Hoogeboom (voice))

Rain

(Ken Arnold)

Mylène Farmer: California

(Rich Man/Pimp)

Megadoc

(Self)

Jungle Fever

(Homeless Man)

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

(Self)

Nash Bridges

(Whip Tyrell)

Third Watch

(Father Romero)

Law & Order

(Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon)

Revolution

(Tom Neville)

Half & Half

(Darrell Washington)

Kidnapped

New Amsterdam

(James Lawson)

The $treet

(Tom Divack)

Ghost Whisperer

(Ely Fisher)

CSI: Miami

(Chief Braga)

The Division

(Dr. Pembroke)

Miami Vice

(Adonis Jackson)

Bones

(Richard Benoit)

Las Vegas

(Reggie Archibald)

The Eisen Hour

(Self - Guest)

Soul Food

(Jules)

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

(Self - Narrator (voice))

New York Undercover

(Adolfo Guzman)

The Practice

(Ray McMurphy)

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)

Law & Order

(Attorney Baylor)

The Game Awards

(Self)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(Self)

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))

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)

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

(Self)

Poker Face

(Fred Finch)

Gen V

(Stan Edgar)

Nash Bridges

(Arnold / Gordon Keller)