Acting
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.
Filmography
Karoshi
Film · 2027
...And Out Comes the Wolf
Film · 2026
Kill Me
Film · 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Film · 2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Film · 2026
The Cat in the Hat
Film · 2026
By Any Means
Film · 2026
7 Dogs
Film · 2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Film · 2026
Please Don't Feed the Children
Film · 2025
The Electric State
Film · 2025
Captain America: Brave New World
Film · 2025
Megadoc
Film · 2025
The Residence
Series · 2025
Megalopolis
Film · 2024
MaXXXine
Film · 2024
Abigail
Film · 2024
Parish
Series · 2024
The Gentlemen
Series · 2024
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Film · 2023
Disney 100: Remember That
Film · 2023
Kaleidoscope
Series · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Poker Face
Series · 2023
Gen V
Series · 2023
Bonnie
Film · 2022
Beauty
Film · 2022
Euphoria
Film · 2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Film · 2021
The Eisen Hour
Series · 2021
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Series · 2021
Show Me More
Series · 2021
For NYC
Film · 2020
Coda
Film · 2020
Stargirl
Film · 2020
Unpregnant
Film · 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Series · 2020
The Broken and the Bad
Series · 2020
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Series · 2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Series · 2020
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Series · 2020
Stuck
Film · 2019
Line of Duty
Film · 2019
Game Changer
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
The Boys
Series · 2019
Godfather of Harlem
Series · 2019
Jett
Series · 2019
Creepshow
Series · 2019
Harley Quinn
Series · 2019
The Boys
Series · 2019
The Mandalorian
Series · 2019
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Film · 2018
The Nagano Tapes
Film · 2018
Dallas & Robo
Series · 2018
The Show
Film · 2017
Okja
Film · 2017
Unacknowledged
Film · 2017
Miracle on 42nd Street
Film · 2017
DuckTales
Series · 2017
Rebel
Series · 2017
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Series · 2017
Dear White People
Series · 2017
Brother Nature
Film · 2016
The Jungle Book
Film · 2016
Money Monster
Film · 2016
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
Film · 2016
On Meditation
Film · 2016
The Get Down
Series · 2016
Westworld
Series · 2016
I Did Not Forget You
Film · 2015
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Film · 2015
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Film · 2015
Allegiance
Series · 2015
Better Call Saul
Series · 2015
Son of Batman
Film · 2014
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Film · 2014
Poker Night
Film · 2014
Requiem for the Big East
Film · 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Game Awards
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
They Die by Dawn
Film · 2013
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Film · 2013
Over/Under
Film · 2013
Timms Valley
Film · 2013
Blood River Crossing
Film · 2013
Drunk History
Series · 2013
Talking Bad
Series · 2013
Alex Cross
Film · 2012
Revolution
Series · 2012
The Haunting Of...
Series · 2012
NYC 22
Series · 2012
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Film · 2011
Dreaming American
Film · 2011
Certainty
Film · 2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Series · 2011
Once Upon a Time
Series · 2011
Rabbit Hole
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
PoliWood
Film · 2009
Community
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
Gospel Hill
Film · 2008
Xenophobia
Film · 2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
Film · 2008
New Amsterdam
Series · 2008
Breaking Bad
Series · 2008
Leverage
Series · 2008
Feel The Noise
Film · 2007
The Box
Film · 2007
Mano
Film · 2007
Racing Daylight
Film · 2007
Sherrybaby
Film · 2006
Last Holiday
Film · 2006
Rain
Film · 2006
Kidnapped
Series · 2006
South Beach
Series · 2006
Derailed
Film · 2005
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Film · 2005
Chupacabra Terror
Film · 2005
Hate Crime
Film · 2005
Back in the Day
Film · 2005
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
Film · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Bones
Series · 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Series · 2005
A Killer Within
Film · 2004
Noise
Film · 2004
Doing Hard Time
Film · 2004
NYPD 2069
Film · 2004
5ive Days to Midnight
Series · 2004
Ash Tuesday
Film · 2003
Blind Horizon
Film · 2003
Las Vegas
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Half & Half
Series · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Girls Club
Series · 2002
Street Time
Series · 2002
Monkeybone
Film · 2001
Ali
Film · 2001
Piñero
Film · 2001
The Making of 'Ali'
Film · 2001
The Division
Series · 2001
100 Centre Street
Series · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
Homicide: The Movie
Film · 2000
Josephine
Film · 2000
The $treet
Series · 2000
Soul Food
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Click
Series · 2000
Third Watch
Series · 1999
Twilight
Film · 1998
Phoenix
Film · 1998
Thirst
Film · 1998
Stardust
Film · 1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Film · 1998
Where's Marlowe?
Film · 1998
Creature
Series · 1998
Nothing to Lose
Film · 1997
Big City Blues
Film · 1997
The Maze
Film · 1997
Trouble on the Corner
Film · 1997
Five Desperate Hours
Film · 1997
Loose Women
Film · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
The Hunger
Series · 1997
The Tomorrow Man
Film · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
Swift Justice
Series · 1996
Smoke
Film · 1995
The Usual Suspects
Film · 1995
Blue in the Face
Film · 1995
Kla$h
Film · 1995
The Keeper
Film · 1995
Reckless
Film · 1995
Waiting to Exhale
Film · 1995
Fresh
Film · 1994
Benders
Film · 1994
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Film · 1994
Peace and Quiet
Film · 1994
New York Undercover
Series · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Mood Indigo
Film · 1993
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Film · 1993
Amos & Andrew
Film · 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Series · 1993
Bakersfield P.D.
Series · 1993
Fallen Angels
Series · 1993
Malcolm X
Film · 1992
Bob Roberts
Film · 1992
Night on Earth
Film · 1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Film · 1991
Jungle Fever
Film · 1991
King of New York
Film · 1990
Mo' Better Blues
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Do the Right Thing
Film · 1989
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Film · 1989
School Daze
Film · 1988
Sweet Lorraine
Film · 1987
Heartbeat
Film · 1987
Leg Work
Series · 1987
Maximum Overdrive
Film · 1986
Rockabye
Film · 1986
Roanoak
Series · 1986
Desperately Seeking Susan
Film · 1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Film · 1985
The Equalizer
Series · 1985
The Brother from Another Planet
Film · 1984
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Film · 1984
The Cotton Club
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Film · 1983
Trading Places
Film · 1983
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Taps
Film · 1981
The Gentleman Bandit
Film · 1981
Running
Film · 1979
Tutti a squola
Film · 1979
Et Salammbo?
Film · 1970
The Long Home
Film
The Prince
Film
Weird Party
Film
The Official Mistress
Film