10.0
10.0
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
2013
as Self
Giancarlo Esposito
Acting
Born:April 26, 1958(age 68)
Birthplace:Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:United States
Education:The Harlem School of the Arts, Elizabeth Seton College
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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 (131 movies)
8.7
8.7
The Nagano Tapes
2018
as Narrator
8.2
8.2
The Usual Suspects
1995
as Jack Baer
8.1
8.1
By Any Means
2026
as Vernon Dahmer
8.0
8.0
Rockabye
1986
as Marcus
7.8
7.8
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Buggin Out
7.5
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
as YoYo
7.4
7.4
Stargirl
2020
as Archie Brubaker
7.3
7.3
Okja
2017
as Frank Dawson
7.3
7.3
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
7.2
7.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
7.2
7.2
Smoke
1995
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
7.2
7.2
Last Holiday
2006
as Senator Dillings
7.2
7.2
Fresh
1994
as Esteban
7.1
7.1
Stuck
2019
as Lloyd
7.1
7.1
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018
as Jorge
7.1
7.1
Son of Batman
2014
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
7.0
7.0
Noise
2004
as Hank
7.0
7.0
Blood River Crossing
2013
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
Requiem for the Big East
2014
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
On Meditation
2016
as Self
6.9
6.9
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2026
as Moff Gideon (voice)
6.9
6.9
Unpregnant
2020
as Bob
6.9
6.9
The Jungle Book
2016
as Akela (voice)
6.8
6.8
Taps
1981
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
6.8
6.8
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Mike Giardello
6.8
6.8
Ali
2001
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
6.7
6.7
King of New York
1990
as Lance
6.7
6.7
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Jorge
6.7
6.7
Abigail
2024
as Lambert
6.7
6.7
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
6.7
6.7
Rabbit Hole
2010
as Auggie
6.6
6.6
Running
1979
as Puerto Rican Teenager
6.6
6.6
Nothing to Lose
1997
as Charlie Dunt
6.5
6.5
Blue in the Face
1995
as Tommy Finelli
6.5
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
6.5
6.5
PoliWood
2009
as Self
6.5
6.5
Bob Roberts
1992
as Bugs Raplin
6.5
6.5
The Electric State
2025
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
6.4
6.4
Money Monster
2016
as Captain Powell
6.4
6.4
Reckless
1995
as Host Tim Timko
6.4
6.4
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1984
as Elisha
6.4
6.4
Derailed
2005
as Detective Church
6.3
6.3
MaXXXine
2024
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
6.3
6.3
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as Intruder
6.3
6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Jimmy Jiles
6.3
6.3
Unacknowledged
2017
as Narrator
6.2
6.2
Timms Valley
2013
as Pruit Normings
6.2
6.2
Kla$h
1995
as Stoney
6.2
6.2
Please Don't Feed the Children
2025
as Fitz
6.1
6.1
7 Dogs
2026
as Roman Marks
6.1
6.1
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Street Vendor
6.1
6.1
Twilight
1998
as Reuben Escobar
6.1
6.1
Sherrybaby
2006
as Parole Officer Hernandez
6.0
6.0
Coda
2020
as Paul
6.0
6.0
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Sidewinder
5.9
5.9
Poker Night
2014
as Bernard
5.9
5.9
Line of Duty
2019
as Tom Volk
5.9
5.9
Piñero
2001
as Miguel Algarin
5.8
5.8
Maximum Overdrive
1986
as Videoplayer
5.8
5.8
Ash Tuesday
2003
as Karl
5.7
5.7
The Show
2017
Producer
5.7
5.7
The Pills: Sempre meglio che lavorare
2016
as Il Boss
5.7
5.7
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
2011
as Inspector Hollander
5.7
5.7
School Daze
1988
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
5.7
5.7
Blind Horizon
2003
as J.C. Reynolds
5.6
5.6
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Tip
5.6
5.6
Rain
2006
as Ken Arnold
5.6
5.6
Hate Crime
2005
as Detective Esposito
5.5
5.5
Heartbeat
1987
as Gang Member #1
5.4
5.4
Amos & Andrew
1993
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
5.3
5.3
Phoenix
1998
as Louie
5.3
5.3
Where's Marlowe?
1998
as Blind Man (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Five Desperate Hours
1997
as Joseph Grange
5.2
5.2
Megalopolis
2024
as Mayor Cicero
5.2
5.2
Monkeybone
2001
as Hypnos
5.1
5.1
Alex Cross
2012
as Daramus Holiday
5.1
5.1
Brother Nature
2016
as Congressman Frank McClaren
5.1
5.1
Chupacabra Terror
2005
as Dr. Peña
5.0
5.0
The Keeper
1995
as Paul Lamont
5.0
5.0
Bonnie
2022
as Self
5.0
5.0
The Maze
1997
as Henry Kunitz
5.0
5.0
Doing Hard Time
2004
as Captain Pierce
4.9
4.9
Back in the Day
2005
as Benson Cooper
4.9
4.9
A Killer Within
2004
as Vargas
4.8
4.8
Beauty
2022
as Beauty's Father
4.8
4.8
The Box
2007
as Dwayne Burkhalter
4.7
4.7
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
as Little Jeff
4.7
4.7
Gospel Hill
2008
Director
4.6
4.6
The Tomorrow Man
1996
as Jonathan Driscoll
4.5
4.5
Feel The Noise
2007
as Roberto Vega
4.4
4.4
Thirst
1998
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
4.0
4.0
Stardust
1998
as Mr. Peavey
3.9
3.9
Big City Blues
1997
as Georgie
3.9
3.9
Tutti a squola
1979
3.8
3.8
Over/Under
2013
as Oliver Ohrt
3.3
3.3
Racing Daylight
2007
as Fred
3.0
3.0
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Rufus Buck
3.0
3.0
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998
as Chaz Villanueva
1.7
1.7
Trouble on the Corner
1997
as Darryl
1.5
1.5
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Self
1.0
1.0
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
2005
as Director
1.0
1.0
Mylène Farmer: California
1996
as Rich Man/Pimp
Euphoria
2022
as Taxi Driver
Et Salammbo?
1970
Benders
1994
as Jack
Mano
2007
as Nino
Dreaming American
2011
as Daytona LeMans
I Did Not Forget You
2015
as Dr. Sabian
Xenophobia
2008
as Young
Roanoak
1986
as Simon Fernandes
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as self
Megadoc
2025
as Self
The Prince
TBA
Karoshi
TBA
NYPD 2069
2004
as Lt. Garner
...And Out Comes the Wolf
TBA
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
TBA
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
TBA
Certainty
2011
as Father Heery
Sweet Lorraine
1987
as Howie
The Cat in the Hat
2026
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
2021
as Self
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Kill Me
TBA
Executive Producer
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
1994
as Self
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Mood Indigo
1993
as Arthur Sistrunk
Josephine
2000
as Spike
For NYC
2020
The Long Home
TBA
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