Originals for Paramount+
Download Search New Upcoming Discover Home
Giancarlo Esposito
2 FOLLOWERS • 95 CREDITS • APR 26, 1958 • 67
Follow
Biography
more
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.
Overview
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Law & Order
Touched by an Angel
CSI: Miami
Once Upon a Time
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Strong Medicine
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Boys
DuckTales
Las Vegas
Poker Face
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Bones
Fallen Angels
Community
Ghost Whisperer
The Mandalorian
Leverage
Allegiance
The Hunger
Miami Vice
Nash Bridges
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Equalizer
Drunk History
Leg Work
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Practice
Third Watch
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Soul Food
Chicago Hope
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
NYC 22
Street Time
Kidnapped
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
The Game Awards
The Gentlemen
Harley Quinn
Westworld
Better Call Saul
Trading Places
Malcolm X
Maximum Overdrive
The Get Down
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Ultra City Smiths
The Cat in the Hat
Godfather of Harlem
The Usual Suspects
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Dear White People
MaXXXine
Abigail
The Jungle Book
Breaking Bad
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Twilight
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Captain America: Brave New World
Money Monster
Stargirl
Smoke
Okja
The Electric State
Do the Right Thing
Derailed
Son of Batman
Last Holiday
Line of Duty
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Revolution
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Night on Earth
Unpregnant
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
NYPD 2069
Homicide: Life on the Street
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Bob Roberts
Megalopolis
The Residence
The Broken and the Bad
Kaleidoscope
Euphoria
Parish
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Production Credits
Better Call Saul
Parish
The Broken and the Bad
Originals for Paramount+
Never miss a Paramount+ Original with the Unofficial app, your go-to source for release dates, updates, and notifications, ensuring you're always in the loop on your favorite shows and actors!
Get