Giancarlo Esposito
Birthday
1958/04/26 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also know as
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito, جانکارلو اسپوزیتو
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 federa...Read more
Acting
(1991) Night on Earth
as YoYo
(2024) Megalopolis
as Mayor Cicero
(1989) Do the Right Thing
as Buggin Out
(1983) Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Julio
(1995) Smoke
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
(1995) The Usual Suspects
as Jack Baer
(1984) The Brother from Another Planet
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
(1992) Malcolm X
as Thomas Hayer
(1992) Bob Roberts
as Bugs Raplin
(1991) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Jimmy Jiles
(1981) Taps
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
(2020) For NYC
as ---
(2004) A Killer Within
as Vargas
(2008) Gospel Hill
as Dr. Palmer
(2007) Feel The Noise
as Roberto Vega
(1995) Blue in the Face
as Tommy Finelli
(2022) Bonnie
as Self
(2000) Homicide: The Movie
as Mike Giardello
(1997) Nothing to Lose
as Charlie Dunt
(2001) Monkeybone
as Hypnos
(2001) Ali
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
(2005) Derailed
as Detective Church
(1998) Twilight
as Reuben Escobar
(2005) Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Little Jeff
(2005) Chupacabra Terror
as Dr. Peña
(2005) Hate Crime
as Detective Esposito
(1990) King of New York
as Lance
(2006) Sherrybaby
as Parole Officer Hernandez
(2010) Rabbit Hole
as Auggie
(2005) Back in the Day
as Benson Cooper
(2023) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
(1998) Phoenix
as Louie
(1994) Fresh
as Esteban
(1990) Mo' Better Blues
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
(1988) School Daze
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
(2024) MaXXXine
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
(2006) Last Holiday
as Senator Dillings
(1997) Big City Blues
as Georgie
(2004) Noise
as Hank
(1995) Kla$h
as Stoney
(1995) The Keeper
as Paul Lamont
(2007) The Box
as Dwayne Burkhalter
(2011) S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Inspector Hollander
(2001) Piñero
as Miguel Algarin
(2012) Alex Cross
as Daramus Holiday
(2024) Abigail
as Lambert
(1997) The Maze
as Henry Kunitz
(1997) Trouble on the Corner
as Darryl
(1994) Benders
as Jack
(2011) Dreaming American
as Daytona LeMans
(2015) I Did Not Forget You
as Dr. Sabian
(2005) I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as Director
(2007) Mano
as Nino
(1970) Et Salammbo?
as ---
(2008) Xenophobia
as Young
(2011) Certainty
as Father Heery
(2022) Beauty
as Beauty's Father
(2013) They Die by Dawn
as Rufus Buck
(2013) Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
(1984) Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Elisha
(2013) Over/Under
as Oliver Ohrt
(2014) Son of Batman
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
(1998) Thirst
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
(2003) Ash Tuesday
as Karl
(2014) Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
(1997) Five Desperate Hours
as Joseph Grange
(1987) Sweet Lorraine
as Howie
(2025) Please Don't Feed the Children
as Fitz
(2016) Brother Nature
as Congressman Frank McClaren
(2014) Poker Night
as Bernard
(1998) Stardust
as Mr. Peavey
(2015) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
as Jorge
(1998) Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Chaz Villanueva
(2016) The Jungle Book
as Akela (voice)
(1984) The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Hood
(1987) Heartbeat
as Gang Member #1
(1986) Maximum Overdrive
as Videoplayer
(1993) Mood Indigo
as Arthur Sistrunk
(2025) The Electric State
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
(2018) Maze Runner: The Death Cure
as Jorge
(2016) Money Monster
as Captain Powell
(2022) Euphoria
as Taxi Driver
(1986) Roanoak
as Simon Fernandes
(2013) Timms Valley
as Pruit Normings
(1981) The Gentleman Bandit
as Jamie
(2017) The Show
as Mason Washington
(2016) The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
as Il Boss
The Long Home
as ---
(2025) Captain America: Brave New World
as Sidewinder
The Prince
as ---
(2017) Okja
as Frank Dawson
(1998) Where's Marlowe?
as Blind Man (uncredited)
(1989) Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
(2016) On Meditation
as Self
(1979) Running
as Puerto Rican Teenager
(1985) Desperately Seeking Susan
as Street Vendor
(2017) Unacknowledged
as Narrator
(1996) The Tomorrow Man
as Jonathan Driscoll
(1983) Trading Places
as Cellmate #2
(2003) Blind Horizon
as J.C. Reynolds
(1993) Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
(1993) Amos & Andrew
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
(2000) Josephine
as Spike
(2014) Requiem for the Big East
as Narrator
(2019) Stuck
as Lloyd
(1985) Finnegan Begin Again
as Intruder
(2020) Coda
as Paul
(1979) Tutti a squola
as ---
(1995) Reckless
as Host Tim Timko
(1995) Waiting to Exhale
as David Matthews (uncredited)
(2020) Stargirl
as Archie Brubaker
(2019) Line of Duty
as Tom Volk
(1994) Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
as Self
(2014) Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
(2018) The Nagano Tapes
as Narrator
(2020) Unpregnant
as Bob
(2015) Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Chelsea on the Rocks
as Tip
(1986) Rockabye
as Marcus
(2004) Doing Hard Time
as Captain Pierce
(2021) Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
as Self
(2009) PoliWood
as Self
(2017) Miracle on 42nd Street
as self
(2013) Blood River Crossing
as Narrator
(2004) NYPD 2069
as Lt. Garner
...And Out Comes the Wolf
as ---
Kill Me
as ---
(2007) Racing Daylight
as Fred
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
as ---
By Any Means
as Vernon Dahmer
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
as ---
Karoshi
as ---
(2026) The Cat in the Hat
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
(2006) Rain
as Ken Arnold
(1996) Mylène Farmer: California
as Rich Man/Pimp
(2025) Megadoc
as Self
(1991) Jungle Fever
as Homeless Man
(2022) Making of Better Call Saul: Finale
as Self
(1996) Nash Bridges
as Whip Tyrell
(1999) Third Watch
as Father Romero
(1990) Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
(2012) Revolution
as Tom Neville
(2002) Half & Half
as Darrell Washington
(2006) Kidnapped
as ---
(2008) New Amsterdam
as James Lawson
(2000) The $treet
as Tom Divack
(2005) Ghost Whisperer
as Ely Fisher
(2002) CSI: Miami
as Chief Braga
(2001) The Division
as Dr. Pembroke
(1984) Miami Vice
as Adonis Jackson
(2005) Bones
as Richard Benoit
(2003) Las Vegas
as Reggie Archibald
(2021) The Eisen Hour
as Self - Guest
(2000) Soul Food
as Jules
(2021) Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1994) New York Undercover
as Adolfo Guzman
(1997) The Practice
as Ray McMurphy
(1985) The Equalizer
as Jumpin' Jack
(2006) South Beach
as Robert Fuentes
(2017) DuckTales
as Phantom Blot (voice)
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as Michael Giardello
(1994) Chicago Hope
as ---
(2002) Girls Club
as ---
(1993) Bakersfield P.D.
as Detective Paul Gigante
(2011) Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Gordon Ramirez
(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Orlando Ramirez
(2004) 5ive Days to Midnight
as Tim Sanders
(2002) Street Time
as Jesse Haslim
(1996) Swift Justice
as ---
(2012) The Haunting Of...
as Self
(2008) Breaking Bad
as Gus Fring
(2009) Community
as Gilbert Lawson
(2021) Show Me More
as Self - "Gus Fring"
(2015) Allegiance
as Oscar Christoph
(2013) Drunk History
as Andrés Pico
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2016) The Get Down
as Pastor Ramon Cruz
(2019) Game Changer
as Self - Guest
(2017) Rebel
as Charles
(2023) Kaleidoscope
as Leo Pap
(2022) The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Stan Edgar (voice)
(2024) Parish
as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather
(2015) Better Call Saul
as Gus Fring
(1998) Creature
as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
(1990) Law & Order
as Attorney Baylor
(2014) The Game Awards
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2016) Westworld
as El Lazo
(2019) The Boys
as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
(2018) Dallas & Robo
as Victor Goldsmith
(2019) Godfather of Harlem
as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
(2019) Jett
as Charlie Baudelaire
(1997) The Hunger
as Vampire
(2025) The Residence
as A.B. Wynter
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1993) Fallen Angels
as Paris Minton
(2024) The Gentlemen
as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)
(2023) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Granite (voice)
(2017) Better Call Saul Employee Training
as Gustavo Fring
(2017) Dear White People
as Narrator
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
(2019) Creepshow
as Doc
(2008) Leverage
as Alexander Moto
(2019) Harley Quinn
as Lex Luthor (voice)
(2000) Strong Medicine
as James 'Junior' Bell
(2011) Once Upon a Time
as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
(1984) Miami Vice
as Luther
(2020) The Broken and the Bad
as Self
(1984) Miami Vice
as Ricky
(2012) NYC 22
as Harvey Williams
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Antonio Gaudi
(2020) Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
as Self
(2019) The Boys
as Stanford 'Stan' Edgar
(2001) 100 Centre Street
as Jacob Lenz
(2020) Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self - Moff Gideon
(2010) Conan
as Self
(2019) The Mandalorian
as Moff Gideon
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1987) Leg Work
as Tyson
(2000) Click
as Self
(2020) By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
as Self
(2023) Poker Face
as Fred Finch
(2023) Gen V
as Stan Edgar
(1996) Nash Bridges
as Arnold / Gordon Keller