Giancarlo Esposito

ActorProducerDirector Apr 26 (age 67) Copenhagen, Denmark 1970–2026 (56 year career)

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Biography

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 federa…

Known For

Film

Breaking Bad

Gus Fring

Film

The Usual Suspects

Jack Baer

Film

Better Call Saul

Gus Fring

Film

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Jorge

Film

The Jungle Book

Akela (voice)

Film

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Jorge

Film

Okja

Frank Dawson

Film

Trading Places

Cellmate #2

Filmography

Acting (230)

Movies (140)

The Cat in the Hat

2026 Upcoming

as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)

Nov 5

Kill Me

2026

10.0

By Any Means

2026 Upcoming

as Vernon Dahmer

Sep 17

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2026

as Detective Warren

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

as Sidewinder

6.0

The Electric State

2025

as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall

6.5

Please Don't Feed the Children

as Fitz

Megadoc

as Self

Abigail

as Lambert

MaXXXine

as Teddy Knight, Esq.

6.3

Megalopolis

2024

as Mayor Cicero

5.2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023

as Baxter Stockman (voice)

7.2

Disney 100: Remember That

2023

as Self

10.0

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

as Self

Bonnie

as Self

Euphoria

as Taxi Driver

Beauty

2022

as Beauty's Father

4.8

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021

as Self

For NYC

Stargirl

as Archie Brubaker

Unpregnant

as Bob

Coda

as Paul

Line of Duty

as Tom Volk

Stuck

as Lloyd

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

as Jorge

The Nagano Tapes

as Narrator

Okja

as Frank Dawson

The Show

as Mason Washington

Unacknowledged

as Narrator

Miracle on 42nd Street

2017

as Self

The Jungle Book

as Akela (voice)

Money Monster

as Captain Powell

Brother Nature

as Congressman Frank McClaren

5.1

On Meditation

2016

as Self

7.0

The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare

2016

as Il Boss

5.7

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015

as Jorge

6.7

I Did Not Forget You

2015

as Dr. Sabian

Enzian: When the Lights Go Up

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Requiem for the Big East

2014

as Narrator

7.0

Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014

as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)

Poker Night

as Bernard

Son of Batman

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

7.1

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

Timms Valley

as Pruit Normings

They Die by Dawn

as Rufus Buck

Blood River Crossing

as Narrator

Over/Under

as Oliver Ohrt

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

as Self

Alex Cross

as Daramus Holiday

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

as Inspector Hollander

5.7

Dreaming American

2011

as Daytona LeMans

Certainty

2011

as Father Heery

Rabbit Hole

as Auggie

PoliWood

as Self

Xenophobia

as Young

Gospel Hill

as Dr. Palmer

Chelsea on the Rocks

as Tip

Feel The Noise

as Roberto Vega

Mano

as Nino

Racing Daylight

as Fred

The Box

as Dwayne Burkhalter

Last Holiday

as Senator Dillings

Sherrybaby

as Parole Officer Hernandez

Rain

as Ken Arnold

Derailed

as Detective Church

Chupacabra Terror

as Dr. Peña

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005

as Little Jeff

4.7

Hate Crime

2005

as Detective Esposito

5.6

Back in the Day

2005

as Benson Cooper

4.9

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

as Director

Noise

as Hank

Doing Hard Time

as Captain Pierce

A Killer Within

as Vargas

NYPD 2069

as Lt. Garner

Blind Horizon

as J.C. Reynolds

Ash Tuesday

as Karl

Monkeybone

as Hypnos

Ali

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Piñero

as Miguel Algarin

Homicide: The Movie

as Mike Giardello

Josephine

as Spike

Twilight

as Reuben Escobar

Phoenix

as Louie

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

as Chaz Villanueva

3.0

Thirst

1998

as Dr. Lawrence Carver

Stardust

as Mr. Peavey

Where's Marlowe?

as Blind Man (uncredited)

5.3

Nothing to Lose

1997

as Charlie Dunt

6.6

Trouble on the Corner

as Darryl

The Maze

as Henry Kunitz

Big City Blues

as Georgie

Five Desperate Hours

as Joseph Grange

The Tomorrow Man

as Jonathan Driscoll

Mylène Farmer: California

as Rich Man/Pimp

The Usual Suspects

as Jack Baer

Waiting to Exhale

as David Matthews (uncredited)

6.3

Smoke

1995

as 1st OTB Man / Tommy

The Keeper

as Paul Lamont

Reckless

as Host Tim Timko

Blue in the Face

as Tommy Finelli

Kla$h

as Stoney

Fresh

as Esteban

Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

1994

as Self

Benders

1994

as Jack

Mood Indigo

1993

as Arthur Sistrunk

Amos & Andrew

1993

as The Reverend Fenton Brunch

5.5

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993

as Autobiography Reading (voice)

Malcolm X

as Thomas Hayer

Bob Roberts

as Bugs Raplin

Night on Earth

as YoYo

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

as Jimmy Jiles

Jungle Fever

as Homeless Man

King of New York

as Lance

Mo' Better Blues

as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

6.5

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Buggin Out

7.8

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

as Self

6.7

School Daze

1988

as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves

5.7

Sweet Lorraine

1987

as Howie

Heartbeat

as Gang Member #1

Maximum Overdrive

as Videoplayer

Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

Rockabye

1986

as Marcus

8.0

Desperately Seeking Susan

as Street Vendor

Finnegan Begin Again

as Intruder

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)

6.6

The Cotton Club

1984

as Bumpy Hood

6.5

Go Tell It on the Mountain

as Elisha

Trading Places

as Cellmate #2

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

as Julio

3.8

Taps

1981

as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce

The Gentleman Bandit

as Jamie

Running

as Puerto Rican Teenager

Tutti a squola

Et Salammbo?

The Long Home

Karoshi

...And Out Comes the Wolf

The Prince

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Better Call Saul

as Gustavo Fring

Television (90)

The Residence

2025

as A.B. Wynter

7.5

The Gentlemen

2024

as Stanley Johnston (Uncle Stan)

7.8

Parish

2024

as Gracián 'Gray' Parish

6.5

Gen V

2023

as Stan Edgar

7.7

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Granite (voice)

Poker Face

as Fred Finch

Kaleidoscope

as Leo Pap

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

2022

as Stan Edgar (voice)

Ultra City Smiths

as Pruit Normings

Show Me More

as Self - "Gus Fring"

The Eisen Hour

2021

as Self - Guest

5.0

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

2021

as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.8

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020

as Self - Moff Gideon

7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

as The Grandfather

7.5

Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys

2020

as Self

6.1

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

2020

as Self

3.3

The Broken and the Bad

2020

as Self

6.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

The Boys

2019

as Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)

The Mandalorian

as Moff Gideon

Harley Quinn

as Lex Luthor (voice)

8.3

Godfather of Harlem

2019

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

8.1

Godfather of Harlem

2019

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Game Changer

as Self - Guest

Creepshow

as Doc

Jett

as Charlie Baudelaire

Dallas & Robo

as Victor Goldsmith

DuckTales

as Phantom Blot (voice)

7.8

Dear White People

2017

as Narrator

5.9

Better Call Saul Employee Training

as Gustavo Fring

Rebel

as Charles

Westworld

as El Lazo

The Get Down

as Pastor Ramon Cruz

Better Call Saul

as Gus Fring

Better Call Saul

as Gus Fring

Allegiance

as Oscar Christoph

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Game Awards

as Self

Drunk History

as Andrés Pico

Talking Bad

as Self

Revolution

as Tom Neville

Revolution

as Tom Neville

NYC 22

as Harvey Williams

The Haunting Of...

as Self

Once Upon a Time

as Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror

7.4

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

as Gordon Ramirez

Conan

as Self

Community

as Gilbert Lawson

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Breaking Bad

as Gus Fring

Breaking Bad

as Gus Fring

Leverage

as Alexander Moto

New Amsterdam

as James Lawson

Kidnapped

South Beach

as Robert Fuentes

Bones

as Richard Benoit

Ghost Whisperer

as Ely Fisher

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

as Orlando Ramirez

8.1

5ive Days to Midnight

as Tim Sanders

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Las Vegas

as Reggie Archibald

CSI: Miami

as Chief Braga

Half & Half

as Darrell Washington

Street Time

as Jesse Haslim

Girls Club

The Division

as Dr. Pembroke

100 Centre Street

as Jacob Lenz

Strong Medicine

as James 'Junior' Bell

Click

as Self

The $treet

as Tom Divack

Soul Food

as Jules

Third Watch

as Father Romero

Creature

as Lt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf

The Practice

as Ray McMurphy

The Hunger

as Vampire

Nash Bridges

as Whip Tyrell

Swift Justice

Chicago Hope

as Cherchez LaFemme

Touched by an Angel

as Antonio Gaudi

New York Undercover

as Adolfo Guzman

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Michael Giardello

Fallen Angels

as Paris Minton

Bakersfield P.D.

as Detective Paul Gigante

Law & Order

as Attorney Baylor

Leg Work

as Tyson

Roanoak

as Simon Fernandes

The Equalizer

as Jumpin' Jack

Miami Vice

as Luther

Crew (8)

Movies (5)

Kill Me

Executive Producer

The Show

Director

The Show

Producer

Gospel Hill

Director

Better Call Saul

Director

Television (3)

Parish

2024

Executive Producer

6.5

The Broken and the Bad

Executive Producer

Better Call Saul

Director