LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian2026
As Moff Gideon (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Giancarlo Esposito
Born
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 (142)
Captain America: Brave New World2025
As Sidewinder
TMDb 6.0 / 10
By Any Means2026
As Vernon Dahmer
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Usual Suspects1995
As Jack Baer
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018
As Jorge
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015
As Jorge
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Jungle Book2016
As Akela (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Abigail2024
As Lambert
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Trading Places1983
As Cellmate #2
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Electric State2025
As Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem2023
As Baxter Stockman (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
MaXXXine2024
As Teddy Knight, Esq.
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Megalopolis2024
As Mayor Cicero
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Last Holiday2006
As Senator Dillings
TMDb 7.3 / 10
7 Dogs2026
As Roman Marks
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Do the Right Thing1989
As Buggin Out
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Malcolm X1992
As Thomas Hayer
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Okja2017
As Frank Dawson
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Money Monster2016
As Captain Powell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Fresh1994
As Esteban
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Nothing to Lose1997
As Charlie Dunt
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Cat in the Hat2026
As Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Alex Cross2012
As Daramus Holiday
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Line of Duty2019
As Tom Volk
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Rabbit Hole2010
As Auggie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Batman: Assault on Arkham2014
As Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Night on Earth1991
As YoYo
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Maximum Overdrive1986
As Videoplayer
TMDb 5.8 / 10
King of New York1990
As Lance
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Derailed2005
As Detective Church
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Jungle Fever1991
As Homeless Man
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Monkeybone2001
As Hypnos
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Cotton Club1984
As Bumpy Hood
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Son of Batman2014
As Ra's al Ghul (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man1991
As Jimmy Jiles
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ali2001
As Cassius Clay, Sr.
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Show2017
As Mason Washington
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Smoke1995
As 1st OTB Man / Tommy
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Taps1981
As Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Amos & Andrew1993
As The Reverend Fenton Brunch
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Please Don't Feed the Children2025
As Fitz
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Waiting to Exhale1995
As David Matthews (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Poker Night2014
As Bernard
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Desperately Seeking Susan1985
As Street Vendor
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power2005
As Little Jeff
TMDb 4.8 / 10
S.W.A.T.: Firefight2011
As Inspector Hollander
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Coda2020
As Paul
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Twilight1998
As Reuben Escobar
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Stargirl2020
As Archie Brubaker
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Et Salammbo?
Et Salammbo?1970
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Doing Hard Time2004
As Captain Pierce
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York2026
As Detective Warren
Mo' Better Blues1990
As Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bonnie2022
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
School Daze1988
As Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Phoenix1998
As Louie
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Kill Me2026
As Dr. Singer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother2026
As Abdul Malik
The Long Home
The Long HomeRelease date TBA
As William Tell Oliver
Bob Roberts1992
As Bugs Raplin
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Unpregnant2020
As Bob
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Maze1997
As Henry Kunitz
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Blind Horizon2003
As J.C. Reynolds
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Blue in the Face1995
As Tommy Finelli
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Brother from Another Planet1984
As Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Disney 100: Remember That2023
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Brother Nature2016
As Congressman Frank McClaren
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Euphoria2022
As Taxi Driver
Sherrybaby2006
As Parole Officer Hernandez
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Megadoc2025
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mano2007
As Nino
Homicide: The Movie2000
As Mike Giardello
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Chupacabra Terror2005
As Dr. Peña
TMDb 5.1 / 10
A Killer Within2004
As Vargas
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Tutti a squola1979
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Miracle on 42nd Street2017
As Self
Five Desperate Hours1997
As Joseph Grange
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Where's Marlowe?1998
As Blind Man (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Rain2006
As Ken Arnold
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Running1979
As Puerto Rican Teenager
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Unacknowledged2017
As Narrator
TMDb 6.3 / 10
They Die by Dawn2013
As Rufus Buck
TMDb 2.7 / 10
PoliWood2009
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Back in the Day2005
As Benson Cooper
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Gospel Hill2008
As Dr. Palmer
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Noise2004
As Hank
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Hate Crime2005
As Detective Esposito
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Feel The Noise2007
As Roberto Vega
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Go Tell It on the Mountain1984
As Elisha
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Beauty2022
As Beauty's Father
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing'1989
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Prince
The PrinceRelease date TBA
Piñero2001
As Miguel Algarin
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Heartbeat1987
As Gang Member #1
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mood Indigo1993
As Arthur Sistrunk
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet1998
As Chaz Villanueva
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Karoshi
Karoshi2027
Over/Under2013
As Oliver Ohrt
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Thirst1998
As Dr. Lawrence Carver
TMDb 4.8 / 10
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
I Will Avenge You, Iago!2005
As Director
TMDb 3.3 / 10
On Meditation2016
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Box2007
As Dwayne Burkhalter
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Big City Blues1997
As Georgie
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Stuck2019
As Lloyd
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Finnegan Begin Again1985
As Intruder
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Reckless1995
As Host Tim Timko
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Racing Daylight2007
As Fred
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Peace and Quiet
Peace and Quiet1994
As Richard Jones
Trouble on the Corner1997
As Darryl
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014
As Self
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Timms Valley2013
As Pruit Normings
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Dreaming American
Dreaming American2011
As Daytona LeMans
Ash Tuesday2003
As Karl
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Gentleman Bandit1981
As Jamie
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute1983
As Julio
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood2021
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Nagano Tapes2018
As Narrator
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Sweet Lorraine1987
As Howie
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Chelsea on the Rocks2008
As Tip
TMDb 5.7 / 10
For NYC2020
The Making of 'Ali'2001
As Self
I Did Not Forget You2015
As Dr. Sabian
The Tomorrow Man1996
As Jonathan Driscoll
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Certainty2011
As Father Heery
Seven Songs for Malcolm X1993
As Autobiography Reading (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Keeper1995
As Paul Lamont
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Rockabye1986
As Marcus
TMDb 8.2 / 10
NYPD 2069
NYPD 20692004
As Lt. Garner
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Stardust1998
As Mr. Peavey
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kla$h1995
As Stoney
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare2016
As Il Boss
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Benders
Benders1994
As Jack
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Requiem for the Big East2014
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Josephine2000
As Spike
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal2013
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Blood River Crossing2013
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up2015
As Self (archive footage)
Xenophobia
Xenophobia2008
As Young
TMDb 8.0 / 10
...And Out Comes the Wolf
...And Out Comes the WolfRelease date TBA
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool1994
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Face Off: A Breaking Bad Day Screening
Face Off: A Breaking Bad Day ScreeningRelease date TBA
As Gus Fring
Weird Party
Weird PartyRelease date TBA
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