CINEFILER

Giancarlo Esposito

Born
April 26, 1958
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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 Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).
Known For
Abigail
(2024)
Lambert
Okja
(2017)
Frank Dawson
Trading Places
(1983)
Cellmate #2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Megalopolis
(2024)
Mayor Franklyn Cicero
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Jorge
Maximum Overdrive
(1986)
Videoplayer
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Akela (voice)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Jorge
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
FBI Agent Jack Baer
Last Holiday
(2006)
Senator Dillings
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Buggin Out
Ali
(2001)
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Malcolm X
(1992)
Thomas Hayer
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
(1991)
Jimmy Jiles
Chupacabra Terror
(2005)
Dr. Peña
Full Filmography
Acting
Et Salammbo?
(1970)
Running
(1979)
Puerto Rican Teenager
Tutti a squola
(1979)
Taps
(1981)
Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
The Gentleman Bandit
(1981)
Jamie
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Julio
Trading Places
(1983)
Cellmate #2
The Cotton Club
(1984)
Bumpy Hood
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
Street Vendor
Finnegan Begin Again
(1985)
Intruder
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1985)
Elisha
Roanoak
(1986)
Simon Fernandes
Maximum Overdrive
(1986)
Videoplayer
Rockabye
(1986)
Marcus
Sweet Lorraine
(1987)
Howie
Heartbeat
(1987)
Gang Member #1
School Daze
(1988)
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Buggin Out
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
(1989)
Self
Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
King of New York
(1990)
Lance
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
(1991)
Jimmy Jiles
Night on Earth
(1991)
YoYo
Bob Roberts
(1992)
Bugs Raplin
Malcolm X
(1992)
Thomas Hayer
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
(1993)
Autobiography Reading (voice)
Amos & Andrew
(1993)
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Mood Indigo
(1993)
Arthur Sistrunk
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
(1994)
Self
Benders
(1994)
Jack
Fresh
(1994)
Esteban
Blue in the Face
(1995)
Tommy Finelli
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
FBI Agent Jack Baer
Smoke
(1995)
1st OTB Man / Tommy
Reckless
(1995)
Host Tim Timko
Klash
(1995)
Stoney
The Keeper
(1995)
Paul Lamont
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
David Matthews (uncredited)
The Tomorrow Man
(1996)
Jonathan Driscoll
Mylène Farmer: California
(1996)
Trouble on the Corner
(1997)
Darryl
The Maze
(1997)
Henry Kunitz
The People
(1997)
Anthony Rivera
Big City Blues
(1997)
Georgie
Nothing to Lose
(1997)
Charlie Dunt
Five Desperate Hours
(1997)
Joseph Grange
Phoenix
(1998)
Louie
Twilight
(1998)
Reuben Escobar
Thirst
(1998)
Dr. Lawrence Carver
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
(1998)
Chaz Villanueva
Stardust
(1998)
Mr. Peavey
Homicide: The Movie
(2000)
Mike Giardello
Josephine
(2000)
Spike
Piñero
(2001)
Miguel Algarin
Ali
(2001)
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Monkeybone
(2001)
Hypnos
Blind Horizon
(2003)
J.C. Reynolds
Ash Tuesday
(2003)
Karl
Noise
(2004)
Hank
A Killer Within
(2004)
Vargas
Doing Hard Time
(2004)
Captain Pierce
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
(2005)
Director
Chupacabra Terror
(2005)
Dr. Peña
Back in the Day
(2005)
Benson Cooper
Hate Crime
(2005)
Detective Esposito
Derailed
(2005)
Detective Church
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
(2005)
Little Jeff
Rain
(2006)
Ken Arnold
Last Holiday
(2006)
Senator Dillings
Sherrybaby
(2006)
Parole Officer Hernandez
Mano
(2007)
Nino
The Box - 2007
(2007)
Dwayne Burkhalter
Feel The Noise
(2007)
Roberto Vega
Chelsea on the Rocks
(2008)
Tip
Xenophobia
(2008)
Young
Gospel Hill
(2008)
Dr. Palmer
PoliWood
(2009)
Self
Rabbit Hole
(2010)
Auggie
Dreaming American
(2011)
Daytona LeMans
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(2011)
Inspector Hollander
Certainty
(2011)
Father Heery
Alex Cross
(2012)
Daramus Holiday
Timms Valley
(2013)
Pruit Normings
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
Over/Under
(2013)
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
(2013)
Self
They Die by Dawn
(2013)
Rufus Buck
Batman: Assault on Arkham
(2014)
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Poker Night
(2014)
Bernard
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
(2014)
Self
Requiem for the Big East
(2014)
Narrator
Son of Batman
(2014)
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
I Did Not Forget You
(2015)
Dr. Sabian
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Jorge
PAYDAY THE MOVIE
(2016)
The Dentist
Money Monster
(2016)
Captain Powell
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
(2016)
Il Boss
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Akela (voice)
On Meditation
(2016)
Self
Brother Nature
(2016)
Congressman Frank McClaren
The Show
(2017)
Mason Washington
Unacknowledged
(2017)
Narrator
Okja
(2017)
Frank Dawson
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Jorge
The Nagano Tapes
(2018)
Self - Narrator
Line of Duty
(2019)
Tom Volk
Stuck
(2019)
Lloyd
For NYC
(2020)
Coda
(2020)
Paul
Stargirl
(2020)
Archie Brubaker
Unpregnant
(2020)
Bob
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
(2021)
Self
The Long Home
(2021)
Bonnie
(2022)
Self
Beauty
(2022)
Beauty's Father
Euphoria
(2022)
Taxi Driver
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Abigail
(2024)
Lambert
Megalopolis
(2024)
Mayor Franklyn Cicero
MaXXXine
(2024)
Directing
Production
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