Actor Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito
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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–present). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of birth
26th April 1958
Movies that starred Giancarlo Esposito (19 in total)
Abigail poster

Abigail [2024]

Lambert
Megalopolis poster

Megalopolis [2024]

Mayor Franklyn Cicero
MaXXXine poster

MaXXXine [2024]

Teddy Knight
Stargirl poster

Stargirl [2020]

Archie Brubaker
Maze Runner: The Death Cure poster

Maze Runner: The Death Cure [2018]

Jorge
The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book [2016]

Akela (voice)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials poster

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials [2015]

Jorge
Requiem for the Big East poster

Requiem for the Big East [2014]

Narrator
S.W.A.T.: Firefight poster

S.W.A.T.: Firefight [2011]

Inspector Hollander
Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday [2006]

Senator Dillings
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power poster

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power [2005]

Little Jeff
Derailed poster

Derailed [2005]

Detective Church
Monkeybone poster

Monkeybone [2001]

Hypnos
Homicide: The Movie poster

Homicide: The Movie [2000]

Mike Giardello
Thirst poster

Thirst [1998]

Dr. Lawrence Carver
Nothing to Lose poster

Nothing to Lose [1997]

Charlie Dunt
The Usual Suspects poster

The Usual Suspects [1995]

FBI Agent Jack Baer
Smoke poster

Smoke [1995]

1st OTB Man / Tommy
Blue in the Face poster

Blue in the Face [1995]

Tommy Finelli
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