Acting

Giancarlo Esposito

Born 1958-04-26 · Copenhagen, Denmark74 series163 films

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 Netfl…

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Acting

2025The ResidenceA.B. Wynter8 ep.
2024Hollywood BlackSelf4 ep.
2024ParishGracián 'Gray' Parish6 ep.
2024The GentlemenUncle Stan12 ep.
2023Gen VStan Edgar1 ep.
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurGranite (voice)1 ep.
2023Poker FaceFred Finch1 ep.
2023KaleidoscopeLeo Pap9 ep.
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf2 ep.
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalStan Edgar (voice)1 ep.
2021Show Me MoreSelf - "Gus Fring"2 ep.
2021Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ineSelf - Narrator (voice)3 ep.
2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
2020By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of HarlemSelf4 ep.
2020Prime Rewind: Inside The BoysSelf1 ep.
2020The Broken and the BadSelf6 ep.
2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideThe Grandfather1 ep.
2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianSelf - Moff Gideon4 ep.
2019Harley QuinnLex Luthor (voice)11 ep.
2019The MandalorianMoff Gideon9 ep.
2019Godfather of HarlemAdam Clayton Powell Jr.14 ep.
2019CreepshowDoc1 ep.
2019Game ChangerSelf - Guest1 ep.
2019The BoysStan Edgar13 ep.
2019JettCharlie Baudelaire9 ep.
2018Dallas & RoboVictor Goldsmith8 ep.
2017DuckTalesPhantom Blot (voice)3 ep.
2017Dear White PeopleNarrator40 ep.
2017Better Call Saul Employee TrainingGustavo Fring10 ep.
2017RebelCharles9 ep.
2016The Get DownPastor Ramon Cruz11 ep.
2015Better Call SaulGus Fring40 ep.
2015AllegianceOscar Christoph7 ep.
2014The Game AwardsSelf1 ep.
2013Talking BadSelf1 ep.
2013Drunk HistoryAndrés Pico1 ep.
2012The Haunting Of...Self1 ep.
2012RevolutionTom Neville42 ep.
2012NYC 22Harvey Williams1 ep.
2011Once Upon a TimeSidney Glass / Magic Mirror14 ep.
2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorGordon Ramirez1 ep.
2010ConanSelf2 ep.
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf1 ep.
2009CommunityGilbert Lawson2 ep.
2008LeverageAlexander Moto1 ep.
2008New AmsterdamJames Lawson1 ep.
2008Breaking BadGustavo Fring28 ep.
2006Kidnapped1 ep.
2006South BeachRobert Fuentes8 ep.
2005Ghost WhispererEly Fisher1 ep.
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryOrlando Ramirez1 ep.
20045ive Days to MidnightTim Sanders5 ep.
2002Girls ClubNicholas Hahn9 ep.
2002Half & HalfDarrell Washington1 ep.
2002CSI: MiamiChief Braga3 ep.
2002Street TimeJesse Haslim1 ep.
2001A Nero Wolfe MysteryAmbassador Theodore Kelefy1 ep.
2001100 Centre StreetJacob Lenz1 ep.
2001The DivisionDr. Pembroke1 ep.
2000The $treetTom Divack12 ep.
2000Soul FoodJules2 ep.
2000ClickSelf1 ep.
1998CreatureLt. Thomas Peniston / Werewolf2 ep.
1997The HungerVampire1 ep.
1996Nash BridgesWhip Tyrell2 ep.
1996Swift JusticeAndrew Coffin3 ep.
1994New York UndercoverAdolfo Guzman3 ep.
1993Bakersfield P.D.Detective Paul Gigante17 ep.
1993Fallen AngelsParis Minton1 ep.
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetMichael Giardello22 ep.
1987Leg WorkTyson1 ep.
1986RoanoakSimon Fernandes3 ep.
1984Miami ViceLuther3 ep.
1982American PlayhouseSimon Fernandes4 ep.

Behind the camera

2024ParishExecutive Producer6 ep.
2020The Broken and the BadExecutive Producer6 ep.
2015Better Call SaulDirector40 ep.

Guest appearances

2019The BoysMeerkat Stan Edgar (voice), Stan Edgar13 ep.
2025Gen VStan Edgar1 ep.
2025Poker FaceFred Finch1 ep.
2023The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf2 ep.
2024The GentlemenUncle Stan4 ep.
2024Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurGranite (voice)1 ep.
2019Harley QuinnLex Luthor (voice)11 ep.
2019The MandalorianMoff Gideon9 ep.
2023The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1 ep.
2023Godfather of HarlemAdam Clayton Powell Jr.4 ep.
2023Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
2023The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1 ep.
2022Show Me MoreSelf - "Gus Fring"2 ep.
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalStan Edgar (voice)1 ep.
2021The Game AwardsSelf1 ep.
2020DuckTalesPhantom Blot (voice)3 ep.
2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianSelf - Moff Gideon4 ep.
2020Game ChangerSelf - Guest1 ep.
2020Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
2020Prime Rewind: Inside The BoysSelf1 ep.
2020ClickSelf1 ep.
2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideThe Grandfather1 ep.
2018ConanSelf2 ep.
2019CreepshowDoc1 ep.
2018WestworldEl Lazo1 ep.
2017Better Call SaulGus Fring7 ep.
2011Once Upon a TimeSidney Glass / Magic Mirror14 ep.
2015Drunk HistoryAndrés Pico1 ep.
2015AllegianceOscar Christoph7 ep.
2014Ultra City SmithsPruit Normings1 ep.
2013Talking BadSelf1 ep.
2013The Haunting Of...Self1 ep.
2013RevolutionTom Neville1 ep.
2012CommunityGilbert Lawson2 ep.
2012NYC 22Harvey Williams1 ep.
2012Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf1 ep.
2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorGordon Ramirez1 ep.
2010Lie to MeBeau Hackman1 ep.
2010LeverageAlexander Moto1 ep.
2009Breaking BadGustavo Fring2 ep.
2006CSI: MiamiChief Braga3 ep.
2008New AmsterdamJames Lawson1 ep.
2007Kidnapped1 ep.
2006Las VegasReggie Archibald1 ep.
2006BonesRichard Benoit1 ep.
2006Ghost WhispererEly Fisher1 ep.
1996Law & OrderAttorney Baylor, Defense Attorney Rodney Fallon4 ep.
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryOrlando Ramirez1 ep.
2004Soul FoodJules2 ep.
2004Half & HalfDarrell Washington1 ep.
2003Street TimeJesse Haslim1 ep.
2003The DivisionDr. Pembroke1 ep.
2002A Nero Wolfe MysteryAmbassador Theodore Kelefy1 ep.
2002Third WatchFather Romero1 ep.
2002The PracticeRay McMurphy1 ep.
2001100 Centre StreetJacob Lenz1 ep.
2001Strong MedicineJames 'Junior' Bell1 ep.
2000Touched by an AngelAntonio Gaudi1 ep.
1996Nash BridgesArnold / Gordon Keller, Whip Tyrell2 ep.
1998The HungerVampire1 ep.
1996Swift JusticeAndrew Coffin3 ep.
1996Chicago HopeCherchez LaFemme1 ep.
1995Fallen AngelsParis Minton1 ep.
1995New York UndercoverAdolfo Guzman3 ep.
1987Leg WorkTyson1 ep.
1986The EqualizerJumpin' Jack1 ep.
1985American PlayhouseElisha, Simon Fernandes4 ep.
1984Miami ViceAdonis Jackson, Luther, Ricky3 ep.

Also known as: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito