Giancarlo Esposito
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.
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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).
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Born
Apr 26, 1958
Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For
Acting
Movies
142 acting
4 crew
Popularity
4.0
Known For
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Sidewinder
Trading Places
1983
as Cellmate #2
The Usual Suspects
1995
as Jack Baer
The Jungle Book
2016
as Akela (voice)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
as Jorge
Abigail
2024
as Lambert
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018
as Jorge
MaXXXine
2024
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
The Electric State
2025
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
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