Giancarlo Esposito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

4/26/1958

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Espositoجانکارلو اسپوزیتو

Giancarlo Esposito

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 / Ma...

Known For

Career Timeline

2026

The Cat in the Hat

as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)

2025

Megadoc

as Self

Please Don't Feed the Children

as Fitz

The Residence

as A.B. Wynter

The Electric State

as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall

Captain America: Brave New World

as Sidewinder

2024

Megalopolis

as Mayor Cicero

MaXXXine

as Teddy Knight, Esq.

Abigail

as Lambert

Parish

as Gracián 'Gray' Parish

The Gentlemen

as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)

2023

Gen V

as Stan Edgar

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

as Baxter Stockman (voice)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Granite (voice)

Poker Face

as Fred Finch

Kaleidoscope

as Leo Pap

2022

Euphoria

as Taxi Driver

Bonnie

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

as Self

Beauty

as Beauty's Father

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Stan Edgar (voice)

2021

Show Me More

as Self - "Gus Fring"

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

as Self

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Eisen Hour

as Self - Guest

2020

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

as Self

Unpregnant

as Bob

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

as Self

The Broken and the Bad

as Self

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as The Grandfather

For NYC

Role unknown

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

as Self - Moff Gideon

Stargirl

as Archie Brubaker

Coda

as Paul

2019

Line of Duty

as Tom Volk

Harley Quinn

as Lex Luthor (voice)

The Mandalorian

as Moff Gideon

Godfather of Harlem

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Creepshow

as Doc

Game Changer

as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Boys

as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)

The Boys

as Stanford 'Stan' Edgar

Jett

as Charlie Baudelaire

Stuck

as Lloyd

2018

Dallas & Robo

as Victor Goldsmith

The Nagano Tapes

as Narrator

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as Jorge

2017

Miracle on 42nd Street

as self

The Show

as Mason Washington

DuckTales

as Phantom Blot (voice)

Okja

as Frank Dawson

Unacknowledged

as Narrator

Dear White People

as Narrator

Better Call Saul Employee Training

as Gustavo Fring

Rebel

as Charles

2016

Westworld

as El Lazo

Brother Nature

as Congressman Frank McClaren

The Get Down

as Pastor Ramon Cruz

On Meditation

as Self

Money Monster

as Captain Powell

The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare

as Il Boss

2015

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

as Jorge

Better Call Saul

as Gus Fring

Allegiance

as Oscar Christoph

I Did Not Forget You

as Dr. Sabian

2014

Poker Night

as Bernard

The Game Awards

as Self

Batman: Assault on Arkham

as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

Son of Batman

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Requiem for the Big East

as Narrator

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2013

Timms Valley

as Pruit Normings

They Die by Dawn

as Rufus Buck

Drunk History

as Andrés Pico

Blood River Crossing

as Narrator

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

as Self

Over/Under

as Oliver Ohrt

2012

The Haunting Of...

as Self

Alex Cross

as Daramus Holiday

Revolution

as Tom Neville

NYC 22

as Harvey Williams

2011

Once Upon a Time

as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror

Certainty

as Father Heery

Dreaming American

as Daytona LeMans

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

as Inspector Hollander

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

as Gordon Ramirez

2010

Rabbit Hole

as Auggie

Conan

as Self

2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Community

as Gilbert Lawson

PoliWood

as Self

2008

Leverage

as Alexander Moto

Chelsea on the Rocks

as Tip

New Amsterdam

as James Lawson

Gospel Hill

as Dr. Palmer

Breaking Bad

as Gus Fring

Xenophobia

as Young

2007

Mano

as Nino

Feel The Noise

as Roberto Vega

Racing Daylight

as Fred

The Box

as Dwayne Burkhalter

2006

Kidnapped

Role unknown

Sherrybaby

as Parole Officer Hernandez

Rain

as Ken Arnold

Last Holiday

as Senator Dillings

South Beach

as Robert Fuentes

2005

Derailed

as Detective Church

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

as Little Jeff

Ghost Whisperer

as Ely Fisher

Bones

as Richard Benoit

Back in the Day

as Benson Cooper

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

as Director

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Orlando Ramirez

Chupacabra Terror

as Dr. Peña

Hate Crime

as Detective Esposito

2004

Doing Hard Time

as Captain Pierce

A Killer Within

as Vargas

5ive Days to Midnight

as Tim Sanders

NYPD 2069

as Lt. Garner

Noise

as Hank

2003

Blind Horizon

as J.C. Reynolds

Las Vegas

as Reggie Archibald

Ash Tuesday

as Karl

2002

Girls Club

Role unknown

Half & Half

as Darrell Washington

CSI: Miami

as Chief Braga

Street Time

as Jesse Haslim

2001

Ali

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Piñero

as Miguel Algarin

Monkeybone

as Hypnos

100 Centre Street

as Jacob Lenz

The Division

as Dr. Pembroke

2000

The $treet

as Tom Divack

Strong Medicine

as James 'Junior' Bell

Soul Food

as Jules

Click

as Self

Homicide: The Movie

as Mike Giardello

Josephine

as Spike

1999

Third Watch

as Father Romero

1998

Thirst

as Dr. Lawrence Carver

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

as Chaz Villanueva

Where's Marlowe?

as Blind Man (uncredited)

Phoenix

as Louie

Creature

as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf

Twilight

as Reuben Escobar

Stardust

as Mr. Peavey

1997

Trouble on the Corner

as Darryl

Five Desperate Hours

as Joseph Grange

Big City Blues

as Georgie

The Hunger

as Vampire

Nothing to Lose

as Charlie Dunt

The Practice

as Ray McMurphy

The Maze

as Henry Kunitz

1996

The Tomorrow Man

as Jonathan Driscoll

Nash Bridges

as Whip Tyrell

Nash Bridges

as Arnold / Gordon Keller

Mylène Farmer: California

as Rich Man/Pimp

Swift Justice

Role unknown

1995

Waiting to Exhale

as David Matthews (uncredited)

Reckless

as Host Tim Timko

Blue in the Face

as Tommy Finelli

The Keeper

as Paul Lamont

The Usual Suspects

as Jack Baer

Smoke

as 1st OTB Man / Tommy

Kla$h

as Stoney

1994

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

as Self

Touched by an Angel

as Antonio Gaudi

Chicago Hope

Role unknown

New York Undercover

as Adolfo Guzman

Fresh

as Esteban

Benders

as Jack

1993

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

as Autobiography Reading (voice)

Bakersfield P.D.

as Detective Paul Gigante

Fallen Angels

as Paris Minton

Amos & Andrew

as The Reverend Fenton Brunch

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Michael Giardello

Mood Indigo

as Arthur Sistrunk

1992

Malcolm X

as Thomas Hayer

Bob Roberts

as Bugs Raplin

1991

Night on Earth

as YoYo

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

as Jimmy Jiles

Jungle Fever

as Homeless Man

1990

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon

Law & Order

as Attorney Baylor

Mo' Better Blues

as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

King of New York

as Lance

1989

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

as Self

Do the Right Thing

as Buggin Out

1988

School Daze

as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves

1987

Leg Work

as Tyson

Heartbeat

as Gang Member #1

Sweet Lorraine

as Howie

1986

Maximum Overdrive

as Videoplayer

Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

Rockabye

as Marcus

1985

The Equalizer

as Jumpin' Jack

Desperately Seeking Susan

as Street Vendor

Finnegan Begin Again

as Intruder

1984

The Cotton Club

as Bumpy Hood

Miami Vice

as Adonis Jackson

Miami Vice

as Luther

Miami Vice

as Ricky

The Brother from Another Planet

as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)

Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Elisha

1983

Trading Places

as Cellmate #2

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as Julio

1981

Taps

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

The Gentleman Bandit

as Jamie

1979

Running

as Puerto Rican Teenager

Tutti a squola

Role unknown

1970

Et Salammbo?

Role unknown