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).
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cat in the Hat (2026) | Mr. Hoogeboom (voice) | - | - |
| 2 | Please Don't Feed the Children (2025) | Fitz | - | - |
| 3 | Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Sidewinder | 6 | |
| 4 | The Electric State (2025) | Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall | 6.6 | |
| 5 | Abigail (2024) | Lambert | 6.7 | |
| 6 | MaXXXine (2024) | Teddy Knight, Esq. | 6.1 | |
| 7 | Megalopolis (2024) | Mayor Cicero | 4 | |
| 8 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) | Baxter Stockman (voice) | 7.6 | |
| 9 | Stargirl (2020) | Archie Brubaker | 7.4 | |
| 10 | Coda (2020) | Paul | - | - |
| 11 | Unpregnant (2020) | Bob | 7 | |
| 12 | Stuck (2019) | Lloyd | - | - |
| 13 | Line of Duty (2019) | Tom Volk | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) | Jorge | 6.7 | |
| 15 | The Show (2017) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 16 | Unacknowledged (2017) | Narrator | 6 | |
| 17 | Okja (2017) | Frank Dawson | 7.6 | |
| 18 | Money Monster (2016) | Captain Powell | 7 | |
| 19 | The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016) | Il Boss | - | - |
| 20 | Brother Nature (2016) | Congressman Frank McClaren | 7.5 | |
| 21 | The Jungle Book (2016) Oscars winners 2017 | Akela (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 22 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) | Jorge | 6.6 | |
| 23 | Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) | Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Poker Night (2014) | Bernard | 6.2 | |
| 25 | Son of Batman (2014) | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 26 | They Die by Dawn (2013) | Rufus Buck | - | - |
| 27 | Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 28 | Alex Cross (2012) | Daramus Holiday | 5.6 | |
| 29 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011) | Inspector Hollander | 4.8 | |
| 30 | Rabbit Hole (2010) Oscars 2011 | Auggie | 6.6 | |
| 31 | Gospel Hill (2008) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 32 | Feel The Noise (2007) | Roberto Vega | - | - |
| 33 | The Box (2007) | Dwayne Burkhalter | - | - |
| 34 | Sherrybaby (2006) | Parole Officer Hernandez | 5 | |
| 35 | Last Holiday (2006) | Senator Dillings | 7.1 | |
| 36 | Derailed (2005) | Detective Church | 6.7 | |
| 37 | Back in the Day (2005) | Benson Cooper | - | - |
| 38 | Hate Crime (2005) | Detective Esposito | 7 | |
| 39 | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005) | Little Jeff | 5 | |
| 40 | Noise (2004) | Hank | - | - |
| 41 | Doing Hard Time (2004) | Captain Pierce | - | - |
| 42 | A Killer Within (2004) | Vargas | - | - |
| 43 | Blind Horizon (2003) | J.C. Reynolds | 5.5 | |
| 44 | Ash Tuesday (2003) | Karl | - | - |
| 45 | Ali (2001) Oscars 2002 | Cassius Clay, Sr. | 6.6 | |
| 46 | Monkeybone (2001) | Hypnos | 3.8 | |
| 47 | Homicide: The Movie (2000) | Mike Giardello | - | - |
| 48 | Where's Marlowe? (1998) | Blind Man (uncredited) | - | - |
| 49 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998) | Chaz Villanueva | - | - |
| 50 | Twilight (1998) | Reuben Escobar | 7 | |
| 51 | Thirst (1998) | Dr. Lawrence Carver | - | - |
| 52 | Phoenix (1998) | Louie | 6.3 | |
| 53 | Nothing to Lose (1997) | Charlie Dunt | 7.5 | |
| 54 | Trouble on the Corner (1997) | Darryl | - | - |
| 55 | Smoke (1995) | 1st OTB Man / Tommy | 7.9 | |
| 56 | Blue in the Face (1995) | Tommy Finelli | 8.3 | |
| 57 | Waiting to Exhale (1995) | David Matthews (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 58 | Reckless (1995) | Host Tim Timko | 3 | |
| 59 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | Jack Baer | 8.4 | |
| 60 | Fresh (1994) | Esteban | 9.3 | |
| 61 | Amos & Andrew (1993) | The Reverend Fenton Brunch | 2 | |
| 62 | Bob Roberts (1992) | Bugs Raplin | 5 | |
| 63 | Malcolm X (1992) | Thomas Hayer | 7.8 | |
| 64 | Night on Earth (1991) | YoYo | 7.4 | |
| 65 | Jungle Fever (1991) | Homeless Man | 7 | |
| 66 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) | Jimmy Jiles | 6.3 | |
| 67 | King of New York (1990) | Lance | 6.8 | |
| 68 | Mo' Better Blues (1990) | Left Hand Lacey (Piano) | 6.5 | |
| 69 | Do the Right Thing (1989) | Buggin Out | 7.7 | |
| 70 | School Daze (1988) | Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves | 10 | |
| 71 | Maximum Overdrive (1986) | Videoplayer | 6.4 | |
| 72 | Rockabye (1986) | Marcus | - | - |
| 73 | Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Street Vendor | 4.7 | |
| 74 | The Cotton Club (1984) | Bumpy Hood | 5 | |
| 75 | The Brother from Another Planet (1984) | Man Being Arrested (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 76 | Trading Places (1983) | Cellmate #2 | 7.6 | |
| 77 | Taps (1981) | Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | 7.2 | |
| 78 | The Long Home | - | - | - |
