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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Jorge
Trading Places
(1983)
Cellmate #2
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Jorge
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Akela (voice)
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
FBI Agent Jack Baer
Maximum Overdrive
(1986)
Videoplayer
Last Holiday
(2006)
Senator Dillings
Ali
(2001)
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Alex Cross
(2012)
Daramus Holiday
Malcolm X
(1992)
Thomas Hayer
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Buggin Out
Derailed
(2005)
Detective Church
MaXXXine
(2024)
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
Trading Places
(1983)
Cellmate #2
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Julio
The Cotton Club
(1984)
Bumpy Hood
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
(1985)
Elisha
Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
Street Vendor
Finnegan Begin Again
(1985)
Intruder
Maximum Overdrive
(1986)
Videoplayer
Roanoak
(1986)
Simon Fernandes
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
King of New York
(1990)
Lance
Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Night on Earth
(1991)
YoYo
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
(1991)
Jimmy Jiles
Malcolm X
(1992)
Thomas Hayer
Bob Roberts
(1992)
Bugs Raplin
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
(1993)
Autobiography Reading (voice)
Amos & Andrew
(1993)
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Mood Indigo
(1993)
Arthur Sistrunk
Fresh
(1994)
Esteban
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
(1994)
Self
Benders
(1994)
Jack
The Usual Suspects
(1995)
FBI Agent Jack Baer
Smoke
(1995)
1st OTB Man / Tommy
Blue in the Face
(1995)
Tommy Finelli
Klash
(1995)
Stoney
The Keeper
(1995)
Paul Lamont
Reckless
(1995)
Host Tim Timko
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
David Matthews (uncredited)
The Tomorrow Man
(1996)
Jonathan Driscoll
Mylène Farmer: California
(1996)
Nothing to Lose
(1997)
Charlie Dunt
Trouble on the Corner
(1997)
Darryl
Five Desperate Hours
(1997)
Joseph Grange
Big City Blues
(1997)
Georgie
The Maze
(1997)
Henry Kunitz
The People
(1997)
Anthony Rivera
Twilight
(1998)
Reuben Escobar
Phoenix
(1998)
Louie
Thirst
(1998)
Dr. Lawrence Carver
Stardust
(1998)
Mr. Peavey
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
(1998)
Chaz Villanueva
Homicide: The Movie
(2000)
Mike Giardello
Josephine
(2000)
Spike
Monkeybone
(2001)
Hypnos
Ali
(2001)
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Piñero
(2001)
Miguel Algarin
Ash Tuesday
(2003)
Karl
Blind Horizon
(2003)
J.C. Reynolds
A Killer Within
(2004)
Vargas
Noise
(2004)
Hank
Doing Hard Time
(2004)
Captain Pierce
Derailed
(2005)
Detective Church
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
(2005)
Little Jeff
Hate Crime
(2005)
Detective Esposito
Chupacabra Terror
(2005)
Dr. Peña
Back in the Day
(2005)
Benson Cooper
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
(2005)
Director
Sherrybaby
(2006)
Parole Officer Hernandez
Last Holiday
(2006)
Senator Dillings
Rain
(2006)
Ken Arnold
Feel The Noise
(2007)
Roberto Vega
The Box
(2007)
Dwayne Burkhalter
Mano
(2007)
Nino
Gospel Hill
(2008)
Dr. Palmer
Chelsea on the Rocks
(2008)
Tip
Xenophobia
(2008)
Young
PoliWood
(2009)
Self
Rabbit Hole
(2010)
Auggie
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(2011)
Inspector Hollander
Certainty
(2011)
Father Heery
Dreaming American
(2011)
Daytona LeMans
Alex Cross
(2012)
Daramus Holiday
They Die by Dawn
(2013)
Rufus Buck
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
(2013)
Self
Over/Under
(2013)
Timms Valley
(2013)
Pruit Normings
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(2013)
Self
Poker Night
(2014)
Bernard
Batman: Assault on Arkham
(2014)
Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Son of Batman
(2014)
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Requiem for the Big East
(2014)
Narrator
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
(2014)
Self
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
(2015)
Jorge
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
I Did Not Forget You
(2015)
Dr. Sabian
The Jungle Book
(2016)
Akela (voice)
Money Monster
(2016)
Captain Powell
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
(2016)
Il Boss
Brother Nature
(2016)
Congressman Frank McClaren
On Meditation
(2016)
Self
PAYDAY THE MOVIE
(2016)
The Dentist
Unacknowledged
(2017)
Narrator
The Show
(2017)
Mason Washington
Okja
(2017)
Frank Dawson
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
Jorge
The Nagano Tapes
(2018)
Self - Narrator
Stuck
(2019)
Lloyd
Line of Duty
(2019)
Tom Volk
Coda
(2020)
Paul
Stargirl
(2020)
Archie Brubaker
Unpregnant
(2020)
Bob
For NYC
(2020)
The Long Home
(2021)
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
(2021)
Self
Bonnie
(2022)
Self
Beauty
(2022)
Beauty's Father
Euphoria
(2022)
Taxi Driver
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Megalopolis
(2024)
Frank Cicero
MaXXXine
(2024)
Abigail
(2024)
Lambert
Directing
Production
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