Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Acting

Birthday

1958/04/26 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Also know as

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito, 吉安卡罗·埃斯波西托, 지안카를로 에스포지토

Biography

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 (2017–2022). 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 Agen...Read more

Acting
Night on Earth
7.5

(1991) Night on Earth

as YoYo

Megalopolis
5.4

(2024) Megalopolis

as Mayor Cicero

Do the Right Thing
7.7

(1989) Do the Right Thing

as Buggin Out

Mylène Farmer: California
6.0

(1996) Mylène Farmer: California

as ---

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
5.2

(1983) Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as Julio

Smoke
7.2

(1995) Smoke

as 1st OTB Man / Tommy

The Usual Suspects
8.2

(1995) The Usual Suspects

as Jack Baer

The Brother from Another Planet
6.6

(1984) The Brother from Another Planet

as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)

Malcolm X
7.5

(1992) Malcolm X

as Thomas Hayer

Bob Roberts
6.5

(1992) Bob Roberts

as Bugs Raplin

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
6.3

(1991) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

as Jimmy Jiles

Taps
6.8

(1981) Taps

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

For NYC
0.0

(2020) For NYC

as ---

A Killer Within
5.0

(2004) A Killer Within

as Vargas

Gospel Hill
4.7

(2008) Gospel Hill

as Dr. Palmer

Feel The Noise
4.5

(2007) Feel The Noise

as Roberto Vega

Blue in the Face
6.6

(1995) Blue in the Face

as Tommy Finelli

Bonnie
3.0

(2022) Bonnie

as Self

Homicide: The Movie
6.9

(2000) Homicide: The Movie

as Mike Giardello

Nothing to Lose
6.5

(1997) Nothing to Lose

as Charlie Dunt

Monkeybone
5.1

(2001) Monkeybone

as Hypnos

Ali
6.8

(2001) Ali

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Derailed
6.3

(2005) Derailed

as Detective Church

Twilight
6.0

(1998) Twilight

as Reuben Escobar

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
4.6

(2005) Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

as Little Jeff

Chupacabra Terror
5.2

(2005) Chupacabra Terror

as Dr. Peña

Hate Crime
5.9

(2005) Hate Crime

as Detective Esposito

King of New York
6.7

(1990) King of New York

as Lance

Sherrybaby
6.1

(2006) Sherrybaby

as Parole Officer Hernandez

Rabbit Hole
6.7

(2010) Rabbit Hole

as Auggie

Back in the Day
5.1

(2005) Back in the Day

as Benson Cooper

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
7.2

(2023) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

as Baxter Stockman (voice)

Phoenix
5.3

(1998) Phoenix

as Louie

Fresh
7.2

(1994) Fresh

as Esteban

Mo' Better Blues
6.5

(1990) Mo' Better Blues

as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

School Daze
5.9

(1988) School Daze

as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves

MaXXXine
6.4

(2024) MaXXXine

as Teddy Knight, Esq.

Last Holiday
7.2

(2006) Last Holiday

as Senator Dillings

Big City Blues
4.7

(1997) Big City Blues

as Georgie

Noise
7.0

(2004) Noise

as Hank

Klash
6.3

(1995) Klash

as Stoney

The Keeper
5.0

(1995) The Keeper

as Paul Lamont

The Box
4.9

(2007) The Box

as Dwayne Burkhalter

S.W.A.T.: Firefight
5.7

(2011) S.W.A.T.: Firefight

as Inspector Hollander

Piñero
6.2

(2001) Piñero

as Miguel Algarin

Alex Cross
5.2

(2012) Alex Cross

as Daramus Holiday

Abigail
6.8

(2024) Abigail

as Lambert

The Maze
5.0

(1997) The Maze

as Henry Kunitz

Trouble on the Corner
2.0

(1997) Trouble on the Corner

as Darryl

0.0

(1970) Et Salammbo?

as ---

0.0

(1994) Benders

as Jack

0.0

(1997) The People

as Anthony Rivera

Mano
0.0

(2007) Mano

as Nino

0.0

(2011) Dreaming American

as Daytona LeMans

I Did Not Forget You
0.0

(2015) I Did Not Forget You

as Dr. Sabian

1.0

(2005) I Will Avenge You, Iago!

as Director

0.0

(2008) Xenophobia

as Young

Certainty
0.0

(2011) Certainty

as Father Heery

Beauty
5.4

(2022) Beauty

as Beauty's Father

They Die by Dawn
3.5

(2013) They Die by Dawn

as Rufus Buck

Rain
5.6

(2006) Rain

as Ken Arnold

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
10.0

(2013) Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

as Self

Go Tell It on the Mountain
5.0

(1985) Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Elisha

Over/Under
4.7

(2013) Over/Under

as Oliver Ohrt

Son of Batman
7.0

(2014) Son of Batman

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Thirst
4.4

(1998) Thirst

as Dr. Lawrence Carver

Ash Tuesday
5.8

(2003) Ash Tuesday

as Karl

Batman: Assault on Arkham
7.3

(2014) Batman: Assault on Arkham

as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)

Five Desperate Hours
5.2

(1997) Five Desperate Hours

as Joseph Grange

Sweet Lorraine
0.0

(1987) Sweet Lorraine

as Howie

Please Don’t Feed the Children
4.0

(2024) Please Don’t Feed the Children

as ---

Brother Nature
5.2

(2016) Brother Nature

as Congressman Frank McClaren

Poker Night
5.9

(2014) Poker Night

as Bernard

Stardust
4.0

(1998) Stardust

as Mr. Peavey

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
6.7

(2015) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

as Jorge

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
3.7

(1998) Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

as Chaz Villanueva

The Jungle Book
6.9

(2016) The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

The Cotton Club
6.5

(1984) The Cotton Club

as Bumpy Hood

Heartbeat
10.0

(1987) Heartbeat

as Gang Member #1

Maximum Overdrive
5.8

(1986) Maximum Overdrive

as Videoplayer

The Electric State
0.0

(2025) The Electric State

as Colonel Bradbury

Mood Indigo
0.0

(1993) Mood Indigo

as Arthur Sistrunk

Maze Runner: The Death Cure
7.1

(2018) Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as Jorge

Money Monster
6.4

(2016) Money Monster

as Captain Powell

Euphoria
0.0

(2022) Euphoria

as Taxi Driver

Roanoak
0.0

(1986) Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

6.2

(2013) Timms Valley

as Pruit Normings

The Gentleman Bandit
6.0

(1981) The Gentleman Bandit

as Jamie

The Show
5.7

(2017) The Show

as Mason Washington

The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
5.7

(2016) The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare

as Il Boss

0.0

The Long Home

as ---

Captain America: Brave New World
0.0

(2025) Captain America: Brave New World

as Seth Voelker / Sidewinder

0.0

(2025) The Prince

as ---

Okja
7.4

(2017) Okja

as Frank Dawson

Where's Marlowe?
5.7

(1998) Where's Marlowe?

as Blind Man (uncredited)

6.7

(1989) Making 'Do the Right Thing'

as Self

On Meditation
7.0

(2016) On Meditation

as Self

Running
6.8

(1979) Running

as Puerto Rican Teenager

Desperately Seeking Susan
6.1

(1985) Desperately Seeking Susan

as Street Vendor

Unacknowledged
6.2

(2017) Unacknowledged

as Narrator

The Tomorrow Man
4.6

(1996) The Tomorrow Man

as Jonathan Driscoll

Trading Places
7.2

(1983) Trading Places

as Cellmate #2

Blind Horizon
5.7

(2003) Blind Horizon

as J.C. Reynolds

Seven Songs for Malcolm X
0.0

(1993) Seven Songs for Malcolm X

as Autobiography Reading (voice)

Amos & Andrew
5.4

(1993) Amos & Andrew

as The Reverend Fenton Brunch

Josephine
0.0

(2000) Josephine

as Spike

Requiem for the Big East
7.0

(2014) Requiem for the Big East

as Narrator

Stuck
7.1

(2019) Stuck

as Lloyd

Finnegan Begin Again
6.3

(1985) Finnegan Begin Again

as Intruder

Coda
6.0

(2020) Coda

as Paul

Tutti a squola
4.1

(1979) Tutti a squola

as ---

Reckless
6.4

(1995) Reckless

as Host Tim Timko

Waiting to Exhale
6.2

(1995) Waiting to Exhale

as David Matthews (uncredited)

Stargirl
7.4

(2020) Stargirl

as Archie Brubaker

Line of Duty
5.9

(2019) Line of Duty

as Tom Volk

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
0.0

(1994) Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

as Self

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
1.5

(2014) Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

The Nagano Tapes
8.6

(2018) The Nagano Tapes

as Self - Narrator

Unpregnant
7.0

(2020) Unpregnant

as Bob

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
0.0

(2015) Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

as Self (archive footage)

Chelsea on the Rocks
5.7

(2008) Chelsea on the Rocks

as Tip

PAYDAY THE MOVIE
4.0

(2016) PAYDAY THE MOVIE

as The Dentist

Rockabye
7.8

(1986) Rockabye

as Marcus

Doing Hard Time
5.2

(2004) Doing Hard Time

as Captain Pierce

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
0.0

(2021) Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

as Self

PoliWood
6.5

(2009) PoliWood

as Self

Miracle on 42nd Street
0.0

(2017) Miracle on 42nd Street

as self

Blood River Crossing
0.0

(2013) Blood River Crossing

as Narrator

0.0

(2004) NYPD 2069

as Lt. Garner

0.0

Out Come the Wolves

as ---

Nash Bridges
6.6

(1996) Nash Bridges

as ---

Third Watch
7.9

(1999) Third Watch

as Father Romero

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon

Revolution
6.4

(2012) Revolution

as Major Tom Neville

Half & Half
8.3

(2002) Half & Half

as Darrell Washington

Kidnapped
7.0

(2006) Kidnapped

as ---

New Amsterdam
7.3

(2008) New Amsterdam

as James Lawson

Ghost Whisperer
8.1

(2005) Ghost Whisperer

as Ely Fisher

The $treet
5.7

(2000) The $treet

as Tom Divack

CSI: Miami
7.7

(2002) CSI: Miami

as Chief Braga

The Division
7.0

(2001) The Division

as ---

Miami Vice
7.5

(1984) Miami Vice

as ---

Bones
8.2

(2005) Bones

as Richard Benoit

Las Vegas
7.0

(2003) Las Vegas

as ---

The Eisen Hour
5.0

(2021) The Eisen Hour

as Self - Guest

Soul Food
6.2

(2000) Soul Food

as Jules

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
7.4

(2021) Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

as Self - Narrator (voice)

New York Undercover
7.2

(1994) New York Undercover

as Adolfo Guzman

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as ---

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Jumpin' Jack

South Beach
5.7

(2006) South Beach

as Robert Fuentes

DuckTales
7.8

(2017) DuckTales

as Phantom Blot (voice)

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.0

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as Michael Giardello

Chicago Hope
7.2

(1994) Chicago Hope

as ---

Girls Club
7.5

(2002) Girls Club

as ---

Bakersfield P.D.
8.0

(1993) Bakersfield P.D.

as Detective Paul Gigante

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
7.1

(2011) Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

as Gordon Ramirez

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.0

(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Orlando Ramirez

5ive Days to Midnight
6.5

(2004) 5ive Days to Midnight

as Tim Sanders

Street Time
2.5

(2002) Street Time

as Jesse Haslim

Swift Justice
7.0

(1996) Swift Justice

as ---

The Haunting Of...
7.2

(2012) The Haunting Of...

as Self

Breaking Bad
8.9

(2008) Breaking Bad

as Gus Fring

Community
8.0

(2009) Community

as Gilbert Lawson

Show Me More
0.0

(2021) Show Me More

as Self - "Gus Fring"

Allegiance
7.0

(2015) Allegiance

as Oscar Christoph

Drunk History
6.8

(2013) Drunk History

as Andrés Pico

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.5

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Get Down
7.2

(2016) The Get Down

as Pastor Ramon Cruz

Game Changer
8.8

(2019) Game Changer

as Self - Guest

Rebel
6.6

(2017) Rebel

as Charles

Kaleidoscope
6.9

(2023) Kaleidoscope

as Leo Pap

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
7.2

(2022) The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Stan Edgar (voice)

Parish
6.7

(2024) Parish

as Gracián 'Gray' Parish

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
7.7

(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as The Grandfather

Better Call Saul
8.7

(2015) Better Call Saul

as Gus Fring

Creature
4.8

(1998) Creature

as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf

The Game Awards
5.0

(2014) The Game Awards

as Self

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Attorney Baylor

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as ---

Westworld
8.0

(2016) Westworld

as El Lazo

The Boys
8.5

(2019) The Boys

as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)

Dallas & Robo
7.2

(2018) Dallas & Robo

as Victor Goldsmith

Godfather of Harlem
8.1

(2019) Godfather of Harlem

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Jett
6.9

(2019) Jett

as Charlie Baudelaire

The Hunger
5.7

(1997) The Hunger

as Vampire

0.0

(2025) The Residence

as A.B. Wynter

Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Fallen Angels
5.5

(1993) Fallen Angels

as Paris Minton

The Gentlemen
7.9

(2024) The Gentlemen

as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7.6

(2023) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Granite (voice)

Ultra City Smiths
6.4

(2021) Ultra City Smiths

as Pruit Normings

Better Call Saul Employee Training
7.7

(2017) Better Call Saul Employee Training

as Gustavo Fring

Dear White People
6.1

(2017) Dear White People

as Narrator

The Jennifer Hudson Show
6.4

(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Creepshow
7.5

(2019) Creepshow

as Doc

Leverage
7.6

(2008) Leverage

as Alexander Moto

Harley Quinn
8.4

(2019) Harley Quinn

as Lex Luthor (voice)

Strong Medicine
7.1

(2000) Strong Medicine

as James 'Junior' Bell

Once Upon a Time
7.4

(2011) Once Upon a Time

as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror

Miami Vice
7.5

(1984) Miami Vice

as Luther

The Broken and the Bad
0.0

(2020) The Broken and the Bad

as Self

Miami Vice
7.5

(1984) Miami Vice

as Ricky

NYC 22
6.2

(2012) NYC 22

as Harvey Williams

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Antonio Gaudi

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
6.1

(2020) Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

as Self

The Boys
8.5

(2019) The Boys

as Stanford 'Stan' Edgar

100 Centre Street
7.7

(2001) 100 Centre Street

as Jacob Lenz

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
7.5

(2020) Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

as Self - Moff Gideon

Conan
7.0

(2010) Conan

as Self

The Mandalorian
8.4

(2019) The Mandalorian

as Moff Gideon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Leg Work
5.0

(1987) Leg Work

as Tyson

Click
6.0

(2000) Click

as Self