Giancarlo Esposito

Known For: Acting
Born: April 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Active Years: 1970–2027 (58 Years)
Total Credits: 243 credits in database

Acting Born Apr 26, 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark 243 credits

Biography

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito is an American actor and filmmaker born on April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was born to an Italian father and an African-American mother. Throughout his career, he has established himself as a prominent figure in television and film, recognized for his versatile performances. Esposito has been credited with over 200 roles during his professional tenure. He is widely known for his portrayal of the character Gus Fring, a fast-food restaurateur and drug kingpin, in the television series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. His work has earned him multiple award nominations and wins, including two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

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Career

Career overview

Esposito rose to prominence for his performance as Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, which aired from 2009 to 2011. He reprised this role for the prequel series Better Call Saul, appearing in the show from 2017 to 2022. For his work as Fring, he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Beyond these roles, his television career includes appearances in various other series. He portrayed federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street between 1998 and 1999. Additionally, he played the character Sidney Glass, also known as the Magic Mirror, in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time from 2011 to 2017. He also appeared as Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution. His professional output remains extensive, with credits spanning across multiple decades of television production. In addition to his acting work, he has been involved in projects such as the audio series The Prophecy.

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Frequent co-stars

Laurence Fishburne 5 shared titles

Nathalie Emmanuel 4 shared titles

John Turturro 4 shared titles

Victor Argo 4 shared titles

Samuel L. Jackson 4 shared titles

Bob Odenkirk 3 shared titles

Alan Tudyk 3 shared titles

Forest Whitaker 3 shared titles

Kaya Scodelario 3 shared titles

Jon Voight 3 shared titles

Career timeline

2027

Karoshi

2026

7 DogsThe Cat in the HatKill MeKill Me · Executive ProducerBy Any Means

2025

Captain America: Brave New WorldThe ResidenceThe Electric StatePlease Don't Feed the ChildrenMegadoc

2024

The GentlemenMaXXXineParishParish · Executive ProducerAbigail

2023

Gen VPoker FaceMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurKaleidoscopeTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2022

The Jennifer Hudson ShowThe Boys Presents: DiabolicalBonnieEuphoriaBeauty

2021

Show Me MoreThe Eisen HourSupervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ineArmin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2020

Home Movie: The Princess BrideDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianStargirlPrime Rewind: Inside The BoysCoda

2019

The BoysThe BoysThe Kelly Clarkson ShowThe MandalorianHarley Quinn

2018

Maze Runner: The Death CureDallas & RoboThe Nagano Tapes

2017

DuckTalesDear White PeopleOkjaBetter Call Saul Employee TrainingRebel

2016

WestworldThe Jungle BookMoney MonsterThe Get DownBrother Nature

2015

Better Call SaulBetter Call Saul · DirectorMaze Runner: The Scorch TrialsAllegianceI Did Not Forget You

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersBatman: Assault on ArkhamSon of BatmanThe Game Awards

2013

Drunk HistoryTalking BadThey Die by DawnTimms ValleyBlood River Crossing

2012

RevolutionNYC 22Alex CrossThe Haunting Of...

2011

Once Upon a TimeCriminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorS.W.A.T.: FirefightDreaming AmericanCertainty

2010

ConanRabbit Hole

2009

CommunityLie to MeCelebrity Ghost StoriesPoliWood

2008

Breaking BadLeverageNew AmsterdamChelsea on the RocksGospel Hill

2007

ManoFeel The NoiseRacing DaylightThe Box

2006

KidnappedLast HolidaySouth BeachSherrybabyRain

2005

BonesGhost WhispererLaw & Order: Trial by JuryDerailedCarlito's Way: Rise to Power

2004

5ive Days to MidnightDoing Hard TimeA Killer WithinNoiseNYPD 2069

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Las VegasBlind HorizonAsh Tuesday

2002

CSI: MiamiHalf & HalfStreet TimeGirls Club

2001

The DivisionA Nero Wolfe Mystery100 Centre StreetAliMonkeybone

2000

ClickStrong MedicineSoul FoodThe $treetHomicide: The Movie

1999

Third Watch

1998

CreaturePhoenixTwilightWhere's Marlowe?Thirst

Full Filmography

243 titles

Karoshi (2027)
7 Dogs (2026)
The Cat in the Hat (2026) as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Kill Me (2026) as Dr. Singer
Kill Me (2026) Executive Producer
By Any Means (2026) as Vernon Dahmer
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) as Detective Warren
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025) as Sidewinder
The Residence (2025) as A.B. Wynter
The Electric State (2025) as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Please Don't Feed the Children (2025) as Fitz
Megadoc (2025) as Self
The Gentlemen (2024) as Uncle Stan
MaXXXine (2024) as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Parish (2024) as Gracián 'Gray' Parish
Parish (2024) Executive Producer
Abigail (2024) as Lambert
Megalopolis (2024) as Mayor Cicero
Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
Gen V (2023) as Stan Edgar
Poker Face (2023) as Fred Finch
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Granite (voice)
Kaleidoscope (2023) as Leo Pap
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Baxter Stockman (voice)
Disney 100: Remember That (2023) as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022) as Stan Edgar (voice)
Bonnie (2022) as Self
Euphoria (2022) as Taxi Driver
Beauty (2022) as Beauty's Father
Show Me More (2021) as Self - "Gus Fring"
The Eisen Hour (2021) as Self - Guest
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice)
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021) as Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as The Grandfather
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020) as Self - Moff Gideon
Stargirl (2020) as Archie Brubaker
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys (2020) as Self
Coda (2020) as Paul
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) as Self
Unpregnant (2020) as Bob
The Broken and the Bad (2020) as Self
The Broken and the Bad (2020) Executive Producer
For NYC (2020)
The Boys (2019) as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)
The Boys (2019) as Stan Edgar
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
The Mandalorian (2019) as Moff Gideon
Harley Quinn (2019) as Lex Luthor (voice)
Godfather of Harlem (2019) as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Game Changer (2019) as Self - Guest
Creepshow (2019) as Doc
Jett (2019) as Charlie Baudelaire
Line of Duty (2019) as Tom Volk
Stuck (2019) as Lloyd
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) as Jorge
Dallas & Robo (2018) as Victor Goldsmith
The Nagano Tapes (2018) as Narrator
DuckTales (2017) as Phantom Blot (voice)
Dear White People (2017) as Narrator
Okja (2017) as Frank Dawson
Better Call Saul Employee Training (2017) as Gustavo Fring
Rebel (2017) as Charles
The Show (2017) as Mason Washington
The Show (2017) Director
The Show (2017) Producer
Miracle on 42nd Street (2017) as Self
Unacknowledged (2017) as Narrator
Westworld (2016) as El Lazo
The Jungle Book (2016) as Akela (voice)
Money Monster (2016) as Captain Powell
The Get Down (2016) as Pastor Ramon Cruz
Brother Nature (2016) as Congressman Frank McClaren
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016) as Il Boss
On Meditation (2016) as Self
Better Call Saul (2015) as Gus Fring
Better Call Saul (2015) Director
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) as Jorge
Allegiance (2015) as Oscar Christoph
I Did Not Forget You (2015) as Dr. Sabian
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up (2015) as Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Son of Batman (2014) as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
The Game Awards (2014) as Self
Poker Night (2014) as Bernard
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) as Self
Requiem for the Big East (2014) as Narrator
Drunk History (2013) as Andrés Pico
Talking Bad (2013) as Self
They Die by Dawn (2013) as Rufus Buck
Timms Valley (2013) as Pruit Normings
Blood River Crossing (2013) as Narrator
Over/Under (2013) as Oliver Ohrt
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) as Self
Revolution (2012) as Tom Neville
NYC 22 (2012) as Harvey Williams
Alex Cross (2012) as Daramus Holiday
The Haunting Of... (2012) as Self
Once Upon a Time (2011) as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) as Gordon Ramirez
S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011) as Inspector Hollander
Dreaming American (2011) as Daytona LeMans
Certainty (2011) as Father Heery
Conan (2010) as Self
Rabbit Hole (2010) as Auggie
Community (2009) as Gilbert Lawson
Lie to Me (2009) as Beau Hackman
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
PoliWood (2009) as Self
Breaking Bad (2008) as Gus Fring
Leverage (2008) as Alexander Moto
New Amsterdam (2008) as James Lawson
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) as Tip
Gospel Hill (2008) as Dr. Palmer
Gospel Hill (2008) Director
Xenophobia (2008) as Young
Mano (2007) as Nino
Feel The Noise (2007) as Roberto Vega
Racing Daylight (2007) as Fred
The Box (2007) as Dwayne Burkhalter
Kidnapped (2006)
Last Holiday (2006) as Senator Dillings
South Beach (2006) as Robert Fuentes
Sherrybaby (2006) as Parole Officer Hernandez
Rain (2006) as Ken Arnold
Bones (2005) as Richard Benoit
Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Ely Fisher
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Orlando Ramirez
Derailed (2005) as Detective Church
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005) as Little Jeff
Back in the Day (2005) as Benson Cooper
Chupacabra Terror (2005) as Dr. Peña
I Will Avenge You, Iago! (2005) as Director
Hate Crime (2005) as Detective Esposito
5ive Days to Midnight (2004) as Tim Sanders
Doing Hard Time (2004) as Captain Pierce
A Killer Within (2004) as Vargas
Noise (2004) as Hank
NYPD 2069 (2004) as Lt. Garner
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
Las Vegas (2003) as Reggie Archibald
Blind Horizon (2003) as J.C. Reynolds
Ash Tuesday (2003) as Karl
CSI: Miami (2002) as Chief Braga
Half & Half (2002) as Darrell Washington
Street Time (2002) as Jesse Haslim
Girls Club (2002)
The Division (2001) as Dr. Pembroke
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) as Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
100 Centre Street (2001) as Jacob Lenz
Ali (2001) as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Monkeybone (2001) as Hypnos
The Making of 'Ali' (2001) as Self
Piñero (2001) as Miguel Algarin
Click (2000) as Self
Strong Medicine (2000) as James 'Junior' Bell
Soul Food (2000) as Jules
The $treet (2000) as Tom Divack
Homicide: The Movie (2000) as Mike Giardello
Josephine (2000) as Spike
Third Watch (1999) as Father Romero
Creature (1998) as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
Phoenix (1998) as Louie
Twilight (1998) as Reuben Escobar
Where's Marlowe? (1998) as Blind Man (uncredited)
Thirst (1998) as Dr. Lawrence Carver
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) as Chaz Villanueva
Stardust (1998) as Mr. Peavey
The Practice (1997) as Ray McMurphy
The Hunger (1997) as Vampire
Nothing to Lose (1997) as Charlie Dunt
Trouble on the Corner (1997) as Darryl
Big City Blues (1997) as Georgie
Five Desperate Hours (1997) as Joseph Grange
The Maze (1997) as Henry Kunitz
Nash Bridges (1996) as Whip Tyrell
Nash Bridges (1996) as Arnold / Gordon Keller
Swift Justice (1996) as Andrew Coffin
The Tomorrow Man (1996) as Jonathan Driscoll
Mylène Farmer: California (1996) as Rich Man/Pimp
The Usual Suspects (1995) as Jack Baer
Waiting to Exhale (1995) as David Matthews (uncredited)
Smoke (1995) as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
Blue in the Face (1995) as Tommy Finelli
Kla$h (1995) as Stoney
Reckless (1995) as Host Tim Timko
The Keeper (1995) as Paul Lamont
Chicago Hope (1994) as Cherchez LaFemme
Touched by an Angel (1994) as Antonio Gaudi
New York Undercover (1994) as Adolfo Guzman
Fresh (1994) as Esteban
Peace and Quiet (1994) as Richard Jones
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (1994) as Self
Benders (1994) as Jack
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Michael Giardello
Fallen Angels (1993) as Paris Minton
Bakersfield P.D. (1993) as Detective Paul Gigante
Amos & Andrew (1993) as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Mood Indigo (1993) as Arthur Sistrunk
Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993) as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Malcolm X (1992) as Thomas Hayer
Bob Roberts (1992) as Bugs Raplin
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) as Jimmy Jiles
Night on Earth (1991) as YoYo
Jungle Fever (1991) as Homeless Man
Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon
Law & Order (1990) as Attorney Baylor
King of New York (1990) as Lance
Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Do the Right Thing (1989) as Buggin Out
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) as Self
School Daze (1988) as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Leg Work (1987) as Tyson
Sweet Lorraine (1987) as Howie
Heartbeat (1987) as Gang Member #1
Maximum Overdrive (1986) as Videoplayer
Roanoak (1986) as Simon Fernandes
Roanoak (1986) as Simon Fernandes
Rockabye (1986) as Marcus
The Equalizer (1985) as Jumpin' Jack
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as Street Vendor
Finnegan Begin Again (1985) as Intruder
Miami Vice (1984) as Adonis Jackson
Miami Vice (1984) as Luther
Miami Vice (1984) as Ricky
The Cotton Club (1984) as Bumpy Hood
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984) as Elisha
Trading Places (1983) as Cellmate #2
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) as Julio
American Playhouse (1982) as Elisha
American Playhouse (1982) as Simon Fernandes
Taps (1981) as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
The Gentleman Bandit (1981) as Jamie
Tutti a squola (1979)
Running (1979) as Puerto Rican Teenager
Et Salammbo? (1970)
The Long Home
The Prince
...And Out Comes the Wolf

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Giancarlo Esposito best known for?

Giancarlo Esposito is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 7 Dogs (2026), The Cat in the Hat (2026), By Any Means (2026), The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026).

When and where was Giancarlo Esposito born?

Giancarlo Esposito was born on April 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

How many credits does Giancarlo Esposito have?

Giancarlo Esposito has accumulated over 243 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1970 to 2027.

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