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Giancarlo Esposito
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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.
- 219 titles
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Acting (198)
Gustavo Fring
Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice) / Stan Edgar
Jack Baer
Moff Gideon
Jorge
Akela (voice)
Jorge
Gus Fring
El Lazo
Frank Dawson
Cellmate #2
Richard Benoit
Sidewinder
Captain Powell
Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
Lambert
Gilbert Lawson
Buggin Out
Thomas Hayer
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Ely Fisher
Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Chief Braga
Beau Hackman
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Baxter Stockman (voice)
Teddy Knight, Esq.
Stan Edgar
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Lex Luthor (voice)
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Detective Church
YoYo
Mayor Cicero
Uncle Stan
Senator Dillings
Videoplayer
Lance
Daramus Holiday
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Charlie Dunt
Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon / Attorney Baylor
Auggie
Tom Neville
Archie Brubaker
Fred Finch
1st OTB Man / Tommy
Adonis Jackson / Luther / Ricky
Street Vendor
Leo Pap
Jimmy Jiles
Alexander Moto
Bumpy Hood
Stan Edgar (voice)
Inspector Hollander
Hypnos
Tom Volk
A.B. Wynter
Doc
Homeless Man
Phantom Blot (voice)
Bob
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Reggie Archibald
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Esteban
Father Romero
Bernard
Reuben Escobar
Mason Washington
David Matthews (uncredited)
Narrator
Pastor Ramon Cruz
Tommy Finelli
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Antonio Gaudi
Bugs Raplin
Parole Officer Hernandez
Michael Giardello
Narrator
Fitz
J.C. Reynolds
Charlie Baudelaire
Gordon Ramirez
Il Boss
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Ray McMurphy
Whip Tyrell / Arnold / Gordon Keller
Vernon Dahmer
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Paul
Cherchez LaFemme
Louie
Little Jeff
James Lawson
Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
Gracián 'Gray' Parish
Tim Sanders
Jumpin' Jack
Captain Pierce
Roberto Vega
Abdul Malik
Congressman Frank McClaren
Oscar Christoph
Vampire
Granite (voice)
Moff Gideon (voice)
Dr. Peña
Adolfo Guzman
Beauty's Father
Detective Esposito
Lloyd
Mike Giardello
Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
Dr. Palmer
Darrell Washington
Orlando Ramirez
Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
The Grandfather
Vargas
Gustavo Fring
Puerto Rican Teenager
Benson Cooper
Dwayne Burkhalter
Detective Warren
Harvey Williams
James 'Junior' Bell
Paris Minton
Roman Marks
Jules
Dr. Pembroke
Tip
Intruder
Miguel Algarin
Georgie
Victor Goldsmith
Jonathan Driscoll
Blind Man (uncredited)
Dr. Lawrence Carver
Elisha
Host Tim Timko
Elisha / Simon Fernandes
Stoney
Charles
Narrator
Tom Divack
Narrator
Rufus Buck
Ken Arnold
Marcus
Robert Fuentes
Jamie
Paul Lamont
Karl
Joseph Grange
Stylist #2
Chaz Villanueva
Jacob Lenz
Julio
Nicholas Hahn
Dr. Singer
Hank
Oliver Ohrt
Andrew Coffin
Pruit Normings
Darryl
Detective Paul Gigante
Gang Member #1
Fred
Spike
Tyson
Mr. Peavey
Henry Kunitz
Narrator
Arthur Sistrunk
Autobiography Reading (voice)
Jesse Haslim
Howie
Father Heery
Taxi Driver
Dr. Sabian
Nino
Simon Fernandes
Production (4)
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Executive production
Executive production
Directing (3)
Appearances (21)
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