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{{Short description|American actor (born 1958)}}
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'''Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito''' ({{IPA|it|dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito|lang}}; born April 26, 1958) is an<!--Do NOT add "Italian" or "Danish". See ]. He was born in Copenhagen and raised in the United States, where he is most notable and continues to live. He only has American citizenship. The article covers his family background.--> American actor. He is best known for portraying ] in the ] crime drama series '']'', from 2009 to 2011, as well as in its ] series '']'', from 2017 to 2022. For this role, he won the ] twice and earned three nominations for the ].


His other television roles include Federal Agent ] in the ] series '']'' (1998–1999), ] in the ] fantasy series '']'' (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series '']'' (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the ] series '']'' (2017–2021), ] in the ] series '']'' (2019–present) and '']'' (2022), and ] in the ] series '']'' (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two ] nominations. He also portrayed ] in the ] series '']'' (2019–present), acted in '']'' (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series '']'' (2023) and '']'' (2024).
'''Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito'''<nowiki> (born April 26, 1958) is an ]-born </nowiki>] ] and ] and director best known for his roles in such films as '']'', '']'', and '']'', and for his portrayal of ] on the ] series '']'', for which he won the ] award at the ] and was nominated for an ] award at the ]. <!-- Since 20XX he appears in --> He appeared in the ] series '']'' as the Evil Queen's magic mirror and "Daily Mirror" reporter Sidney Glass, and he currently {{when|date=May 2013}} appears in the NBC post-apocalyptic TV drama '']'' as a Major of the Georgia Republic Military. In November, 2012 he was seen as a priest "Father Heery" in the motion picture '']''

He is also known for his roles in several ] films, such as '']'' (1988), '']'' (1989), '']'' (1990), and '']'' (1992). His other major films include '']'' (1981), '']'' (1990), '']'' (1992), '']'' (1994), '']'' (1995), '']'' (2001), '']'' (2001), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2010), '']'' (2016), '']'' (2017), and '']'' (2020).


==Early life== ==Early life==
Esposito was born in ], ] to an ] father and an ] mother. His mother was an ] and ] singer from ], who once appeared on the same bill as ]. His father was from ], and worked as a ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Esposito,_Giancarlo/Biography/|title=Giancarlo Esposito Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos|accessdate=2009-04-10|work=] |first=Andrea|last=LeVasseur|publisher=Starpulse|year=c:a 2003}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Giancarlo-Esposito.html|title=Giancarlo Esposito Biography (1958–)|accessdate=2009-04-10|work=Film Reference| publisher= NetIndustries, LLC| quote=Giancarlo Giuseppi Alessandro Esposito; born April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark; raised in New York, NY; father, a stagehand and carpenter; mother, an opera and nightclub singer; married Joy McManigal (a producer), June 1995; children: Shayne Lyra, Kale Lyn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-dotheright-giancarlo-esposito_kjp6tinc,0,5112312.photo | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Giancarlo Esposito and confrontation}}</ref> Esposito lived in ], until the family settled in ] when he was six. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in ], Denmark, the son of Giovanni "John" C. Esposito, an Italian stagehand and carpenter from ], and Elizabeth "Leesa" Foster, an African American opera and nightclub singer from ].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Te8TCgAAQBAJ&q=Giovanni+Esposito+elizabeth+foster&pg=PA174|title=Feeling Italian: The Art of Ethnicity in America|last=Ferraro|first=Thomas J.|date=2005|publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-0-8147-2730-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=LeVasseur |first=Andrea |year=2003 |title=Giancarlo Esposito Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos |work=] |publisher=Starpulse |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Esposito,_Giancarlo/Biography/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121182457/http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Esposito,_Giancarlo/Biography/ |archive-date=January 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Giancarlo Esposito Biography (1958–) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Giancarlo-Esposito.html |access-date=2009-04-10 |website=Film Reference |publisher=NetIndustries, LLC |quote=Giancarlo Giuseppi Alessandro Esposito; born April 26, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark; raised in New York City, father, a stagehand and carpenter; mother, an opera and nightclub singer; married Joy McManigal (a producer), June 1995; children: Shayne Lyra, Kale Lyn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Giancarlo Esposito and confrontation |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-dotheright-giancarlo-esposito_kjp6tinc,0,5112312.photo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610151506/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-dotheright-giancarlo-esposito_kjp6tinc,0,5112312.photo |archive-date=2013-06-10}}</ref>

When Esposito was six, his family moved to ].<ref name=WashingtonPost>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/12/18/giancarlo-esposito-profile/|author=Andrews-Dyer, Helena|title=You've seen Giancarlo Esposito in everything. Now the actor wants you to see him as himself.|newspaper=]|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218180844/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/12/18/giancarlo-esposito-profile/}}</ref><ref name=JamaicaCleaner>{{Cite news|title=Giancarlo Esposito heads to Reggae Film Festival|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120326/ent/ent1.html|date=March 26, 2012|work=Jamaica Gleaner|access-date=2016-01-23}}</ref> He attended ] in New York and earned a two-year degree in radio and television communications.<ref name=JamaicaCleaner/>


==Career== ==Career==
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Esposito made his ] debut (1966) at age eight playing a ] opposite ] in the short-lived '']''.<ref>http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Esposito,_Giancarlo/Biography/ Starpulse.com</ref> He did not take offense at the ]'s ] then; he was thrilled. "I had a solo and everything."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/Biography/31093/Giancarlo+Esposito.html?dataSet=1|title=Giancarlo Esposito – Biography – Actor, Co-Producer, Director|work=Variety Profiles|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-04-10|deadurl=yes}}{{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
Esposito made his ] debut in 1968, playing a child opposite ] in the short-lived musical '']'' (1968), set during the ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121182457/http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Esposito,_Giancarlo/Biography/ |date=January 21, 2010 }}, Starpulse.com; accessed June 14, 2017.</ref> He was also a member of the youthful cast of the ]–] collaboration ], which closed with 16 performances and 56 previews in 1981.


During the 1980s Esposito appeared in films such as '']'', '']'', and '']'' and TV shows such as '']'' and '']''. He played J.C. Pierce, a cadet in the 1981 movie '']''. In 1988 he landed his breakout role as the leader ('Dean Big Brother Almighty') of the black fraternity "Gamma Phi Gamma" in ] ]'s film '']''. Over the next four years, Esposito and Lee collaborated on three other movies: '']'', '']'', and '']''. During the 1980s, Esposito appeared in films such as ''],'' ''],'' and ''].'' He also performed in TV shows such as '']'' and '']''. He played J. C. Pierce, a cadet in the 1981 movie '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imdb.com/name/nm0002064/filmotype/actor?ref_=m_nmfm_2|title=Giancarlo Esposito| website=]}}</ref>
During the 1990s Esposito appeared in the acclaimed indie films '']'', '']'' and '']'', as well as its sequel '']''. He also appeared in the mainstream film '']'' with ] and '']'' starring ] and ].


In 1988, he landed his breakout role as the leader ("Dean Big Brother Almighty") of the black fraternity "Gamma Phi Gamma" in director ]'s film ''],'' exploring color relations at black colleges. Over the next four years, Esposito and Lee collaborated on three other movies: ''],'' ''],'' and '']''. During the 1990s, Esposito appeared in the acclaimed indie films '']'', '']'' and ''],'' as well as its sequel '']''. He also appeared in the mainstream films '']'' with ], '']'' with ], and '']'' starring ] and ]. In 1996, Esposito was featured in a music video "]" by French superstar ], directed by ].
Esposito is known for his portrayal of ] ] on the TV crime drama '']''. That role reflected both his black and ] heritage; he portrayed the character during the show's seventh and final season. Mike's estranged father, shift lieutenant ], is portrayed as subject to ], something Esposito's character practiced in '']''. Another biracial role was Sergeant Paul Gigante in the ] series, '']'' (], 1993&ndash;1994).
In 1997 Esposito played the role of Darryl in '']'' and Charlie Dunt in '']''.
Other TV credits include '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.


Esposito played FBI agent ] on the TV crime drama '']''. That role drew from both his African American and ] ancestry. He played this character during the show's seventh and final season, and reprised the role for its 2000 made-for-TV movie. He had another multiracial role as Sergeant Paul Gigante in the television comedy, '']''
Esposito has portrayed drug dealers ('']'', '']'', '']), ''cops ('']'', '']''), ] (''], ]'') and even a ]ic version of the ] God of Sleep ] from another dimension ('']''). He played Cassius Clay, Sr., in '']'' and ] poet ]'s friend and collaborator ] in '']'', both released in 2001.
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In 2006 Esposito starred in '']'' as Senator Dillings, alongside ] and ]. Also in 2006, he played an unsympathetic Detective named Esposito in the 2006 film, '']'', written and directed by first-time director/writer ] and starring ], ], ], ], and ]. The film explores homophobia.
In 1997, Esposito played the film roles of Darryl in '']'' and Charlie Dunt in '']''. Other TV credits include '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.


Esposito has portrayed drug dealers (''],'' ''],'' ''],'' '']'', '']''), policemen (''],'' '']''), ] (''], ]''), and a ]ic version of the ] god of sleep ] from another dimension ('']''). In 2001, he played ] in '']'', and ], friend and collaborator of ] poet ], in '']''.
Esposito played Robert Fuentes, a ] businessman with shady connections, on the ] television series '']''. He has appeared in '']'' and '']''. He recorded a ] for Deejay Ra's ] ] campaign to encourage reading about ].
In ''Feel the Noise'' (2007) he played ex-musician Roberto, the Puerto Rican father of Omarion Grandberry's character, aspiring rap star "Rob".
'']'' (2008) was Esposito's directorial debut; he also produced the film and starred in it.
] credits for Esposito include '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. In 2008 he appeared on ] as Gooper in an ] production of ]' ]-winning drama '']'', directed by ] and starring ], ], ], and ].
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Between 2009 and 2011, Esposito appeared in seasons 2 through 4 of the ] drama '']'', as ], the head of a ]-based ] drug ring and the show's primary antagonist in the third and fourth seasons. Esposito received critical acclaim for this role. As noted above, he won the ] award at the ] and was nominated for an ] award at the ].
Esposito appears in '']'' (2010), with ] and ]. He also appeared in an episode of the series ''Leverage'', reuniting with his ''Taps'' co-star Hutton.


In 2002, Esposito was cast as a legal eagle in the ] television drama ''].'' Although the series only lasted one season, and did not garner generally positive reviews, it represented a personal turning point for Esposito, who relayed to '']'': "I started to play bosses. And I realized, 'Oh, okay, this is an opportunity.' It was really a great opening for me to show who I really was. And it's kept going like that."<ref name=WashingtonPost/>
Esposito appeared in the first season of the ] program '']'' that debuted in the fall of 2011. He portrayed the split role of Sidney, a reporter for ''The Daily Mirror'' in the town of Storybrooke, Maine, who in actuality is the Magic Mirror, possessed by The Evil Queen in a parallel fairy tale world.<ref name=MagicMirror>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=TV BITS: Giancarlo Esposito To Join ABC Series, Howie Mandel To Produce Reality Format, Ben Silveran To Publish Comic|url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/tv-bits-giancarlo-esposito-to-join-abc-series-howie-mandel-to-produce-reality-format-ben-silveran-to-publish-comic/|work=Deadline|publisher=Mail.com Media Corp.|date=July 18, 2011|accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
Esposito currently appears as Tom Neville in '']'' as a Major in the Monroe Militia who kills Ben Matheson in the Pilot and escorts a captured Danny back to the capital in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Tom Neville|url=http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0336367/|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref>


In 2005, Esposito played an unsympathetic detective named Esposito in the film ''],'' which centers upon ] as a theme.
Esposito has also appeared in '']'' as a guest star for an episode entitled "]". He is set to reappear in the delayed fourth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Giancarlo-Esposito-Community-1043497.aspx|title=Exclusive: Giancarlo Esposito Talks About His ''Community'' Guest Shot|work=TV Guide|first=David|last=Kronke|date=February 17, 2012|accessdate=February 18, 2012}}</ref>

Esposito has additionally appeared in an upcoming video of the action role-playing sci-fi first-person shooter '']'', titled "Law of the Jungle".
In 2006, Esposito starred in '']'' as Senator Dillings, alongside ] and ]. Esposito played Robert Fuentes, a ] businessman with shady connections, on the ] television series ''].'' He appeared in '']'' and '']''. In '']'' (2007), he played ex-musician Roberto, the Puerto Rican father of ]'s character, aspiring rap star "Rob". In 2008, he made his directorial debut with '']'', serving also as producer and star of the film.

] credits for Esposito include ''],'' ''],'' ''],'' and ''].'' In 2008, he appeared on ] as Gooper in an African American production of ]' ]-winning drama '']'', directed by ] and starring ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Giancarlo-Esposito-Joins-Cast-of-Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof-20071220|title=Giancarlo Esposito Joins Cast of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'|website=Broadway World}}</ref>

From 2009 to 2011, Esposito appeared in seasons 2 through 4 of the ] drama '']'', as ], the head of a ]-based ] drug ring. In the fourth season, he was the show's primary antagonist, and won critical acclaim for this role. He won the ] award at the ] and was nominated for an ] award at the ], but lost to co-star ].

Esposito appeared in the film '']'' (2010). He also appeared in the first season of the ] program ''],'' which debuted in October 2011. He portrayed the split role of Sidney Glass, a reporter for ''The Daily Mirror'' in the town of Storybrooke, Maine, who is really a genie trapped in the Magic Mirror, possessed by The Evil Queen in a parallel fairy tale world. Esposito would periodically reprise the role in later seasons as a guest star.<ref name="MagicMirror">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=TV BITS: Giancarlo Esposito To Join ABC Series, Howie Mandel To Produce Reality Format, Ben Silveran To Publish Comic|url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/tv-bits-giancarlo-esposito-to-join-abc-series-howie-mandel-to-produce-reality-format-ben-silveran-to-publish-comic-147768/|work=Deadline|publisher=Mail.com Media Corp.|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> Esposito appeared in '']'' as Major Tom Neville, a central character who kills Ben Matheson in the pilot. He escorts a captured Danny to the capital Philadelphia of the Monroe Republic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Tom Neville|url=https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0336367|work=IMDb|access-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref>

Esposito also appeared in '']'' as a guest star for the episode titled "]". He performed again in the fourth season, in the episode titled "Paranormal Parentage".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Giancarlo-Esposito-Community-1043497.aspx|title=Exclusive: Giancarlo Esposito Talks About His ''Community'' Guest Shot|work=TV Guide|first=David|last=Kronke|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> Esposito has additionally appeared in a video of the action role-playing sci-fi first-person shooter game '']''. Esposito voices antagonist Faraday in the Netflix anime series '']'' (2022). Esposito also voices ], the main antagonist of the video game '']'', who was modeled after Esposito's appearance. He was also included in the videogame '']'', as the supporting character, then antagonist "The Dentist".

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He has joined the ] series. He played ] in '']'' and ] in '']''. He also had a recurring role in the first season of '']'' on ]. In 2017, Esposito reprised his role as ] in the ''Breaking Bad'' prequel series, '']''. In 2019, he appeared in the ] finale of '']'' as ], and reprised the role in the ] and ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/30/the-boys-season-1-ending-cameos-season-2/|title=The Boys showrunner unpacks the finale cliffhanger, cameos, and season 2 plans|quote=Esposito will have a larger role to play in season 2. "Sure enough, in season 2, that becomes a really important character," Kripke confirms. "So I had to call him and go, 'Hey, remember that cameo you did for me as a favor in season 1?... Now I need you for four to five more episodes.' To his credit, thank God, he's available and enthusiastic."|date=30 July 2019|last=Romano|first=Nick|magazine=]|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, Esposito voiced ] in the film '']'', which was directed by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/jungle-book-movie-christopher-walken-giancarlo-esposito-811101/|title=Disney's 'Jungle Book' Adds Christopher Walken & Giancarlo Esposito|author=The Deadline Team|work=Deadline|date=July 28, 2014|access-date=December 13, 2014|archive-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914200345/http://deadline.com/2014/07/jungle-book-movie-christopher-walken-giancarlo-esposito-811101/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Esposito and Favreau would work together once again in the ] series '']'' in which Esposito appears in a starring role, while Favreau acts as an executive producer for the series and as its writer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title='Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Casting: Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers And Werner Herzog Join Disney+ Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/star-wars-the-mandaloriancast-disney-favreau-jedi-pascal-pedro-1202518897/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 12, 2018 |date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> He plays the role of New York congressman ] in the 2019 Epix series '']''.

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In July 2020, Esposito began teasing his role in "a huge video game".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is Working On A Big Video Game That He Can't Tell You About|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/breaking-bads-giancarlo-esposito-is-working-on-a-b/1100-6479253/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=GameSpot|language=en-US}}</ref> His role was later revealed as the main antagonist of ]'s '']'', in which he would portray and voice Antón Castillo, the dictatorial ruler of the fictional Caribean island country of Yara.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thier|first=Dave|title='Far Cry 6' Villain Leaks, And It's A Change For The Series|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/07/11/far-cry-6-villain-leaks-and-its-a-change-for-the-series/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Esposito played Taxi Driver in ''Euphoria'', a film installation by ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Euphoria -Program & Events |url=https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/euphoria |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Park Avenue Armory |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, he launched his first graphic novel, ''The Venetian''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2024-03-18 |title=Giancarlo Esposito Moves Into Graphic Novels With 'The Venetian' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/giancarlo-esposito-graphic-novel-the-venetian-1235860028/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2024, Esposito was cast as ] of the ] in the ] (MCU) film '']'', scheduled to be released on February 14, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Fay |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Giancarlo Esposito teases that Captain America: Brave New World is just the beginning for his Marvel villain Sidewinder |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/captain-america-brave-new-world-sidewinder-comic-book-origins-mcu-sequels-exclusive-interview |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> Esposito was added to the film's ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 31, 2024 |title='Captain America: Brave New World' Reshoots Underway with New Pages, New Mystery Character |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/captain-america-brave-new-world-reshoots-1235912919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531213754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/captain-america-brave-new-world-reshoots-1235912919/ |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Esposito was married<!--Do NOT add the year of when they married without providing reliable sources.--> to Joy McManigal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giancarlo Esposito Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/giancarlo-esposito/bio/3000095883/|website=TV Guide|access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> They have four daughters.<!--See the 2011 interview with "The A.V. Club". Esposito claims that he was already divorced. Please do not add a year of divorce without discussing on the talk page.--> They later divorced.<ref name="Heisler">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/giancarlo-esposito-1798227773|title=Giancarlo Esposito|last=Heisler|first=Steve|date=October 7, 2011|work=AV Club|access-date=October 8, 2011|quote=Well, I'm divorced from my wife, although we are very dear friends.}}</ref> After his divorce, Esposito had to declare ], and he considered ] by arranging his own murder to provide insurance money for his children before being cast in ''Breaking Bad''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Giancarlo Esposito always had leading man credentials. 'Parish' just makes it official |url=https://apnews.com/article/giancarlo-esposito-parish-breaking-bad-gustavo-fring-0f3e1571f8b3389a6fa5c879e7c56f5a |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=]|language=en |quote=I was a man up against the wall 10, 15 years ago — completely. Went bankrupt. Lost my house. Divorced, you know, wound up living in a goat barn for a while... Didn't know if I'd ever get my career back on track.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seitz |first=Matt Zoller |date=2024-04-15 |title=Giancarlo Esposito Finds Elegance in Every Bad Guy |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/giancarlo-esposito-parish-the-gentleman-interview.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=] |language=en |quote=I was thinking about suicide because I was well insured. But I would have had to have somebody kill me in order to be able to have my family get the insurance money.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2024-04-18 |title=Giancarlo Esposito Was So Broke Before 'Breaking Bad' That He Considered Arranging His Own Murder So His Kids Could Get His Life Insurance Money |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/breaking-bad-giancarlo-esposito-broke-murder-insurance-money-1235975553/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US |quote=My way out in my brain was: 'Hey, do you get life insurance if someone commits suicide? Do they get the bread?' My wife had no idea why I was asking this stuff. I started scheming. If I got somebody to knock me off, death by misadventure, would get the insurance. I had four kids. I wanted them to have a life. It was a hard moment in time. I literally thought of self-annihilation so they could survive. That's how low I was.}}</ref> He was raised ] and considered becoming a priest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-16 |title=TRANSCRIPT Giancarlo Esposito |url=https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/transcript-bullseye-with-jesse-thorn-giancarlo-esposito/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Maximum Fun |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|- |-
! Year ! scope="col" | Year
! Title ! scope="col" | Title
! Role ! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Reference(s)
|- |-
| 1979 | 1979
| '']'' | '']''
| Puerto Rican Teenager | Puerto Rican teenager
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/giancarlo-esposito/credits/3000095883/|title=Giancarlo Esposito List of Movies and TV Shows|website=]|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911005009/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/giancarlo-esposito/credits/3000095883/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1979 | 1980
| '']'' | '']''
| Jamie | Extra
|
| ]
|
|- |-
| 1981 | 1981
| '']'' | '']''
| Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce | Cadet Captain JC Pierce
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/58320%7C0/Giancarlo-Esposito#filmography|title=Giancarlo Esposito|website=]|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911005005/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/58320%7C0/Giancarlo-Esposito#filmography|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1983 | 1983
| '']'' | '']''
| Cellmate #2
| Inmate
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1984
| '']''
| Man getting arrested
|
|
|-
| '']''
| Bumpy Hood
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Elisha
|
| <ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1985 | 1985
| '']'' | '']''
| Street Vendor | Street vendor
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1986 | 1986
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| Videoplayer | Videoplayer
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| 1986
| '']''
| Marcus
| ]
|- |-
| 1987 | 1987
| '']'' | '']''
| Howie | Howie
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1987-05-01 |title=FILM: 'SWEET LORRAINE' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/movies/film-sweet-lorraine.html |access-date=2023-01-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- |-
| 1988 | 1988
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| Julian | Julian
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1989 | 1989
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| Buggin' Out | Buggin' Out
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1990 | rowspan="2"| 1990
| '']''
| Left Hand Lacey
|
|-
| 1990
| '']'' | '']''
| Lance | Lance
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| '']''
| 1991
| Left Hand Lacey
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991
| '']'' | '']''
| Jimmy Jiles | Jimmy Jiles
|

| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1991
| '']'' | '']''
| YoYo | YoYo
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1992 | rowspan="2"| 1992
| '']'' | '']''
| John Alijah "Bugs" Raplin | John Alijah "Bugs" Raplin
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| '']''
| 1992
| ]
| '']''
|
| Thomas Hayer
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| '']''
| Reverend Fenton Brunch
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Autobiography reading
| Voice; documentary
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1994 | 1994
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| Esteban | Esteban
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1995 | rowspan="5"| 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Jack Baer | Jack Baer
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| '']''
| 1997
| OTB Man #1 / Tommy Finelli
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Tommy Finelli
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Tim Timko
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| David Matthews
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1997
| '']'' | '']''
| Charlie Dunt | Charlie Dunt
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Stylist #2
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Darryl
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Georgie
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1998 | rowspan="3"| 1998
| '']'' | '']''
| Reuben Escobar | Reuben Escobar
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| '']''
| 1998
| Louie
| '']''
|
| Dr. Lawrence Carver
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
| ]
|- |-
| '']''
| 2000
| Blind Man
| '']
|
| Officer Mike Giardello
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
| ]
|- |-
| 2001 | rowspan="4"| 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Spike
| Cassius Clay Sr.
| |
|
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| '']''
| Karl
|
|
|-
| '']''
| JC Reynolds
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| 2004
| '']''
| Captain Pierce
| ]
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| '']''
| Detective Esposito
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Dr. Peña
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Benson Copper
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Little Jeff
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2005
| '']'' | '']''
| Detective Franklin Church | Detective Franklin Church
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2006 | rowspan="3"| 2006
| '']'' | '']''
| Senator Dillings | Senator Dillings
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2006
| '']'' | '']''
| Parole Officer Hernandez | Parole Officer Hernandez
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Ken Arnold
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| '']''
| Detective Dwayne Burkhalter
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Roberto
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| 2008
| '']''
| Dr. Palmer
| Also director and producer
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2010 | 2010
| '']'' | '']''
| Auggie | Auggie
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| '']''
| Inspector Hollander
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2011
| '']'' | '']''
| Father Heery | Father Heery
| |
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 2012 | 2012
| '']'' | '']''
| Daramus Holiday | Daramus Holiday
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| '']''
| ]
| Voice
| <ref name="TCM Filmography"/><ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Giancarlo-Esposito/|title=Giancarlo Esposito (visual voices guide)|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911010055/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Giancarlo-Esposito/|postscript=.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
|-
| '']''
| ]
| Voice
| <ref name="TCM Filmography"/><ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
|-
| '']''
| Bernard
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| 2015
| '']''
| Jorge
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2016
| '']''
| Bangla Boss
|
|
|-
| '']''
| ]
| Voice
| <ref name="TCM Filmography"/><ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
|-
| '']''
| Captain Marcus Powell
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Congressman Frank McClaren
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2017
| '']''
| Mason Washington
| Also director and producer
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Lloyd
| Also associate producer
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Frank Dawson
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Mr. K
| Voice; English dub
| <ref name="BtVA" />
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| Jorge
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| '']''
| Paul
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Tom Volk
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| '']''
| Archie Brubaker
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Bob
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| 2022
| '']''
| Beauty's Father
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| ]
| Voice
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2024
| '']''
| Lambert
|
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| '']''
| Frank Cicero
|
|
|-
| '']''
| Teddy Knight
|
|
|-
| '']''
|
| |
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-11-22 |title=Giancarlo Esposito Joins Destry Allyn Spielberg's ''Please Don't Feed The Children'' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/giancarlo-esposito-joins-dont-feed-the-children-1235634221/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-destry-allyn-spielberg-estrena-debut-sitges-dirigir-algo-nunca-planeado-20241011160047.html|website=]|language=es|access-date=October 11, 2024|title=Destry Allyn Spielberg estrena su debut en Sitges: Dirigir es "algo que nunca había planeado"|date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
|- |-
| rowspan="2"| 2025
| 2012
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| '']'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| ''They Die by Dawn''
| ]
| TBA
| ''post-production'' | Post-production
|
|- |-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| '']'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| 2014
| Colonel Marshall Bradbury
| ''Adele''
| Post-production
| Thomas Harris
|
| ''pre-production''
|- |-
| rowspan="2"| {{TableTBA}}
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| '']'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| William Tell Oliver
| Completed
| <ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| '']'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| Post-production
| <ref></ref>
|} |}


===Television=== ===Television===
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|- |-
! Year ! scope="col" | Year
! Title ! scope="col" | Title
! Role ! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Reference(s)
|-
| 1981
| '']''
| Jamie
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1982 | 1982
| '']''
| Willie Armstrong
| Episode: "Episode #1.4498"
|
|-
| 1982–1983
| '']''
| Clay Tynan
| Regular cast
|
|-
| 1982–1984
| '']'' | '']''
| Mickey | Mickey
| (TV series, 5 episodes) | 7 episodes
|
|- |-
| 1984–1985
| 1984
| '']'' | '']''
| Luther | Luther / Ricky / Adonis Jackson
| 3 episodes
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Little Prince")
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1985 | rowspan="2" | 1985
| '']'' | '']''
| Ricky | Kyle
| Episode: "The Exchange Student"
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Nobody Lives Forever")
|
|- |-
| '']''
| 1985
| Intruder
| '']''
| Television film
| Adonis Jackson
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
| (TV series, 1 episode: "The Dutch Oven")
|- |-
| 1985–1986
| 1985
| '']'' | '']''
| Elisha | Elisha / Simon Fernandes
| 2 episodes
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain")
|
|- |-
| 1986 | rowspan="2" | 1986
| '']'' | '']''
| Marcus
| Simon Fernandes
| Television film
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Roanoak")
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| '']''
| 1986
| '']''
| Jumpin' Jack | Jumpin' Jack
| (TV series, 1 episode: "The Line" | Episode: "The Line"
|
|- |-
| 1987 | rowspan="2" | 1987
| '']'' | '']''
| Ramos | Ramos
| (TV series, 1 episode: "On the Night He Was Betrayed") | Episode: "On the Night He Was Betrayed"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1987
| '']'' | '']''
| Tyson | Tyson
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Blind Trust" | Episode: "Blind Trust"
|
|- |-
| 1990 | 1990
| '']'' | '']''
| Julio | Julio
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Jerry Forchette") | Episode: "Jerry Forchette"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''
| Arthur Sistrunk
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 1993
| '']'' | '']''
| Dr. Kenneth Clark | Dr. Kenneth Clark
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Simple Justice" | Episode: "Simple Justice"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1993–1994
| 1993-1994
| '']'' | '']''
| Detective Paul Gigante | Detective Paul Gigante
| (TV series, 17 episodes) | 17 episodes
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1995 | rowspan="2" | 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Adolfo Guzman | Adolfo Guzman
| (TV series, 3 episodes) | 3 episodes
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| '']''
| 1995
| '']''
| Paris Minton | Paris Minton
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Fearless") | Episode: "Fearless"
|
|- |-
| 1996 | rowspan="4" | 1996
| '']'' | '']''
| Cherchez LaFemme | Cherchez LaFemme
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Right to Life") | Episode: "Right to Life"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1996
| '']'' | '']''
| Andrew Coffin | Andrew Coffin
| (TV series, 3 episodes) | 3 episodes
|
|- |-
| 1996
| '']''
| Ferdinand Hollie
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Hollie and the Blowfish")
|-
| 1996
| '']'' | '']''
| Jackson Turner | Jackson Turner
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Kiss of the Spider Man") | Episode: "Kiss of the Spider Man"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| ''The Tomorrow Man''
| 1996
| Jonathan Driscoll
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| 1996–1998
| '']''
| Ferdinand Hollie / Jamaal
| 2 episodes
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| 1996–1999
| '']''
| Arnold / Gordon Keller / Whip Tyrell
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| 1996–2005
| '']'' | '']''
| Mr. Baylor | Mr. Baylor / Rodney Fallon
| 4 episodes
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Good Girl")
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 1998 | 1997
| ''Five Desperate Hours''
| Joseph Grange
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| '']'' | '']''
| Vampire | Vampire
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Fly-By-Night") | Episode: "Fly-By-Night"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| '']''
| 1998
| Lieutenant Thomas Peniston / Werewolf
| '']''
| Miniseries
| Jamaal
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
| (TV series, 2 episodes)
|- |-
| '']''
| 1998-1999
| Chaz Villanueva
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| '']''
| Dr. Lawrence Carver
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|-
| 1998–1999
| '']'' | '']''
| Federal Agent Mike Giardello | Federal Agent ]
| 22 episodes
| (TV series, 22 episodes)<br>Nominated-]
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000
| '']''
| Officer Mike Giardello
| Television film
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="TCM Filmography"/>
|- |-
| 2000
| '']'' | '']''
| Antonio | Antonio
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Here I Am") | Episode: "Here I Am"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
|- |-
| 2000–2001
| 2000-2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Tom Divack | Tom Divack
| (TV series, 12 episodes) | 12 episodes
|
|- |-
| 2001 | rowspan="2" | 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| James Bell | James 'Junior' Bell
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Mortality") | Episode: "Mortality"
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| 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Jacob Lenz | Jacob Lenz
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Andromeda and the Monster") | Episode: "Andromeda and the Monster"
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| 2002 | rowspan="4" | 2002
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| Ray McMurphy | Ray McMurphy
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Pro Se") | Episode: "Pro Se"
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| 2002
| '']'' | '']''
| Father Romero | Father Romero
| (TV series, 1 episode: "The Unforgiven") | Episode: "The Unforgiven"
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| '']''
| Ambassador Theodore Kelefy
| Episode: "Immune to Murder"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
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| '']''
| 2002
| '']''
| Nicholas Hahn | Nicholas Hahn
| (TV series, 9 episodes) | 9 episodes
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| '']''
| Dr. Pembroke
| Episode: "Wish You Were Here"
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| '']''
| Lord Marion
| Episode: "The Method"
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
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| '']''
| Jesse Haslim
| Episode: "Brothers"
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| Episode: "The Big Employee Benefits Episode"
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| 2004
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| 5 episodes
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| ''NYPD 2069''
| Lieutenant Garner
| Pilot
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| 2005
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| Rodney Fallon
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| (TV series, 5 episodes) | 8 episodes
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| 2006
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| Ely | Ely Fisher
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Fury") | Episode: "Fury"
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| 2006
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| Richard Benoit | Richard Benoit
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| Episode: "For Love or Money"
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| Special Agent James Lawson | Special Agent James Lawson
| (TV series, 1 episode: "Legacy" | Episode: "Legacy"
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| ''Xenophobia''
| Young
| Television film
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| 2009–2013
| 2009-2011
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| ] | ]
| 26 episodes
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| 2010
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| 2010
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| 2011 | 2011
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| 2011–2017
| 2011-2012
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| 2012-2013
| '']''
| Gilbert Lawson
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| 2012 | 2012
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| 2012–2013
| 2012-2013
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| Gilbert Lawson
| 2 episodes
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| 2012–2014
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| Tom Neville | Lieutenant Tom Neville
| 42 episodes
| (TV series, 20 episodes)<br>Nominated-]
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| ''Over / Under''
| Oliver Ohrt
| Television film
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| ''Revolution: Enemies of the State''
| Lieutenant Tom Neville
| Television shorts
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| '']''
| Army Chihuahua
| Voice; episode: "Night Mission: Stealing Friends Back"
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| ''Timms Valley''
| Pruit Normings
| Voice; episode: "Pilot"
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| 2014
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| Narrator
| Voice; episode: "Requiem for the Big East"
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| Oscar Christoph
| 7 episodes
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| '']''
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| Episode: "Los Angeles"
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| 2016–2017
| '']''
| Pastor Ramon Cruz
| 10 episodes
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| 2017
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| Charles Gold
| 4 episodes
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| 2017–2019
| '']''
| Dr. Edward Ruskins / The Narrator
| 23 episodes
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| 2017–2022
| '']''
| Gus Fring
| 34 episodes; also director for episode: "]"
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| rowspan="2" | 2018
| '']''
| El Lazo
| Episode: "]"
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| Voice; 5 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 2019
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| Charlie Baudelaire
| 9 episodes
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| '']''
| Doc
| Episode: "Gray Matter"
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| 2019–2023
| '']''
| ]
| Voice; 11 episodes
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| 2019–present
| '']''
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| 21 episodes
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| 9 episodes
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| ]
| Episode: "]"
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| 2019–present
| '']''
| ]
| 10 episodes
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| 2020
| '']''
| The Grandfather
| Episode: "Chapter Five: Life Is Pain"
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| 2020–2021
| '']''
| ]
| Voice; 3 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 2022
| '']''
| Stan Edgar / The Man From Vought
| Voice; episode: "One Plus One Equals Two"
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| '']''
| Faraday
| English dub; 6 episodes
| <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/09/06/cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast-nsfw-trailer|title=Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, NSFW Trailer|website=]|last=Dempsey|first=Liam|date=September 6, 2022|access-date=September 6, 2022}}</ref>
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| 2023
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| Leo Pap / Ray Vernon
| Miniseries; 8 episodes
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| rowspan="3" | 2024
| '']''
| Granite
| Voice; episode: "The Devil You Know"
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| '']''
| Stanley Johnston
| 5 episodes
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| '']''
| Gracián "Gray" Parish
| 6 episodes; also executive producer
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/poker-face-season-2-cast-giancarlo-esposito-katie-holmes-gaby-hoffmann-kumail-nanjiani-1236011753/|title='Poker Face' Adds Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann & Kumail Nanjiani To Season 2|website=]|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=July 16, 2024|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716183418/https://deadline.com/2024/07/poker-face-season-2-cast-giancarlo-esposito-katie-holmes-gaby-hoffmann-kumail-nanjiani-1236011753/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Alex
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| 1973
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| Julio Gonzalez
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| Zooman
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| 1981
| '']''
| Valedictorian
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| 1984
|''Do Lord Remember Me''
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| ], Off-Broadway
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| 1984–1985
| '']''
| Ernesto
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| 1987–1988
| ''Don't Get God Started''
| Jack / Silk
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| 1991
| rowspan="2"| ''Distant Fires''
| rowspan="2"| Foos
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| 1992
| ], Off-Broadway
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| 1993
| ''The Root''
| Willie
| Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
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| 1994
| ''Trafficking in Broken Hearts''
| Papo
| Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
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| 1995
| ''Sacrilege''
| Ramon
| ], Broadway
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| 2003
| ''The 24 Hour Plays''
| Earl
| ], Broadway
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| 2008
| '']''
| Gooper
| ], Broadway
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| 2012
| ''Storefront Church''
| Donald Calderon
| Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
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==External links== ===Video games===
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===Other work===
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| 2017
| ''Better Call Saul:<br>Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training''
| Gus Fring
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| Voice; 10 episodes
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| 2020
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| Episode: "Ham It Up"
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| 2021
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| Stan Edgar
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| 2022
| ''The Big Lie''
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| 2013
| Saturn Awards
| Best Supporting Actor on Television
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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| Best Guest Starring Role on Television
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| Primetime Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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| ]
| Best Performance
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| Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting in a Game
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| ]
| Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
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| rowspan="3"| 2023
| Critics' Choice Television Awards
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| {{won}}
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| NAACP Image Awards<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |last2=Hipes |first2=Patrick |title=Angela Bassett 'Did The Thing' & Is Crowned As Entertainer Of The Year At NAACP Image Awards – Complete Winners List |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/naacp-image-awards-2023-complete-winners-list-1235265968/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=] |date=February 25, 2023}}</ref>
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| ''Better Call Saul'' <small>(for "]")</small>
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| 2024
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| Best Guest Star in a Television Series
| ''The Mandalorian''
| {{Nominated}}
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| 2024
| Prize for American-Italian Relations (PAIR)
| Arts & Culture
| |
| {{won}}<ref name="PAIR 2024">{{cite web|url=https://x.com/centrostudiusa/status/1844711606636138714?t=s4ZqgjMHc01cC1qi0bNufQ&s=19|title=Prize for American Italian Relations 2024|website=]|date=October 11, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
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Giancarlo Esposito
Esposito in 2024
BornGiancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito
(1958-04-26) April 26, 1958 (age 66)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityAmerican
Alma materElizabeth Seton College
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
Spouse Joy McManigal ​(divorced)​
Children4

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, from 2009 to 2011, as well as in its prequel series Better Call Saul, from 2017 to 2022. For this role, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice and 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 Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023) and The Gentlemen (2024).

He is also known for his roles in several Spike Lee 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), The Jungle Book (2016), Okja (2017), and Stargirl (2020).

Early life

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of Giovanni "John" C. Esposito, an Italian stagehand and carpenter from Naples, and Elizabeth "Leesa" Foster, an African American opera and nightclub singer from Alabama.

When Esposito was six, his family moved to Manhattan. He attended Elizabeth Seton College in New York and earned a two-year degree in radio and television communications.

Career

Esposito in 1998

Esposito made his Broadway debut in 1968, playing a child opposite Shirley Jones in the short-lived musical Maggie Flynn (1968), set during the New York Draft Riots of 1863. He was also a member of the youthful cast of the Stephen Sondheim–Harold Prince collaboration Merrily We Roll Along, which closed with 16 performances and 56 previews in 1981.

During the 1980s, Esposito appeared in films such as Maximum Overdrive, King of New York, and Trading Places. He also performed in TV shows such as Miami Vice and Spenser: For Hire. He played J. C. Pierce, a cadet in the 1981 movie Taps.

In 1988, he landed his breakout role as the leader ("Dean Big Brother Almighty") of the black fraternity "Gamma Phi Gamma" in director Spike Lee's film School Daze, exploring color relations at black colleges. Over the next four years, Esposito and Lee collaborated on three other movies: Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Malcolm X. During the 1990s, Esposito appeared in the acclaimed indie films Night on Earth, Fresh and Smoke, as well as its sequel Blue in the Face. He also appeared in the mainstream films Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man with Mickey Rourke, Reckless with Mia Farrow, and Waiting to Exhale starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. In 1996, Esposito was featured in a music video "California" by French superstar Mylène Farmer, directed by Abel Ferrara.

Esposito played FBI agent Mike Giardello on the TV crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street. That role drew from both his African American and Italian ancestry. He played this character during the show's seventh and final season, and reprised the role for its 2000 made-for-TV movie. He had another multiracial role as Sergeant Paul Gigante in the television comedy, Bakersfield P.D.

Esposito in 2012

In 1997, Esposito played the film roles of Darryl in Trouble on the Corner and Charlie Dunt in Nothing to Lose. Other TV credits include NYPD Blue, Law & Order, The Practice, New York Undercover, and Fallen Angels: Fearless.

Esposito has portrayed drug dealers (Fresh, Breaking Bad, King of New York, Better Call Saul, The Gentlemen), policemen (The Usual Suspects, Derailed), political radicals (Bob Roberts, Do the Right Thing), and a demonic version of the Greek god of sleep Hypnos from another dimension (Monkeybone). In 2001, he played Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. in Ali, and Miguel Algarín, friend and collaborator of Nuyorican poet Miguel Piñero, in Piñero.

In 2002, Esposito was cast as a legal eagle in the David E. Kelley television drama Girls Club. Although the series only lasted one season, and did not garner generally positive reviews, it represented a personal turning point for Esposito, who relayed to The Washington Post: "I started to play bosses. And I realized, 'Oh, okay, this is an opportunity.' It was really a great opening for me to show who I really was. And it's kept going like that."

In 2005, Esposito played an unsympathetic detective named Esposito in the film Hate Crime, which centers upon homophobia as a theme.

In 2006, Esposito starred in Last Holiday as Senator Dillings, alongside Queen Latifah and Timothy Hutton. Esposito played Robert Fuentes, a Miami businessman with shady connections, on the UPN television series South Beach. He appeared in New Amsterdam and CSI: Miami. In Feel the Noise (2007), he played ex-musician Roberto, the Puerto Rican father of Omarion Grandberry's character, aspiring rap star "Rob". In 2008, he made his directorial debut with Gospel Hill, serving also as producer and star of the film.

New York theater credits for Esposito include The Me Nobody Knows, Lost in the Stars, Seesaw, and Merrily We Roll Along. In 2008, he appeared on Broadway as Gooper in an African American production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen and starring James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, and Terrence Howard.

From 2009 to 2011, Esposito appeared in seasons 2 through 4 of the AMC drama Breaking Bad, as Gus Fring, the head of a New Mexico-based methamphetamine drug ring. In the fourth season, he was the show's primary antagonist, and won critical acclaim for this role. He won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to co-star Aaron Paul.

Esposito appeared in the film Rabbit Hole (2010). He also appeared in the first season of the ABC program Once Upon a Time, which debuted in October 2011. He portrayed the split role of Sidney Glass, a reporter for The Daily Mirror in the town of Storybrooke, Maine, who is really a genie trapped in the Magic Mirror, possessed by The Evil Queen in a parallel fairy tale world. Esposito would periodically reprise the role in later seasons as a guest star. Esposito appeared in Revolution as Major Tom Neville, a central character who kills Ben Matheson in the pilot. He escorts a captured Danny to the capital Philadelphia of the Monroe Republic.

Esposito also appeared in Community as a guest star for the episode titled "Digital Estate Planning". He performed again in the fourth season, in the episode titled "Paranormal Parentage". Esposito has additionally appeared in a video of the action role-playing sci-fi first-person shooter game Destiny. Esposito voices antagonist Faraday in the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022). Esposito also voices Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, who was modeled after Esposito's appearance. He was also included in the videogame Payday 2, as the supporting character, then antagonist "The Dentist".

Esposito at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con

He has joined the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. He played Ra's al Ghul in Son of Batman and Eric Needham / Black Spider in Batman: Assault on Arkham. He also had a recurring role in the first season of The Get Down on Netflix. In 2017, Esposito reprised his role as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad prequel series, Better Call Saul. In 2019, he appeared in the first-season finale of The Boys as Stan Edgar, and reprised the role in the second and third season.

In 2016, Esposito voiced Akela in the film The Jungle Book, which was directed by Jon Favreau. Esposito and Favreau would work together once again in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian in which Esposito appears in a starring role, while Favreau acts as an executive producer for the series and as its writer. He plays the role of New York congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the 2019 Epix series Godfather of Harlem.

Esposito at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023

In July 2020, Esposito began teasing his role in "a huge video game". His role was later revealed as the main antagonist of Ubisoft's Far Cry 6, in which he would portray and voice Antón Castillo, the dictatorial ruler of the fictional Caribean island country of Yara.

In 2022, Esposito played Taxi Driver in Euphoria, a film installation by Julian Rosefeldt.

In 2024, he launched his first graphic novel, The Venetian.

In May 2024, Esposito was cast as Seth Voelker/Sidewinder of the Serpent Society in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: Brave New World, scheduled to be released on February 14, 2025. Esposito was added to the film's reshoots.

Personal life

Esposito was married to Joy McManigal. They have four daughters. They later divorced. After his divorce, Esposito had to declare bankruptcy, and he considered suicide by arranging his own murder to provide insurance money for his children before being cast in Breaking Bad. He was raised Catholic and considered becoming a priest.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1979 Running Puerto Rican teenager
1980 The Changeling Extra
1981 Taps Cadet Captain JC Pierce
1983 Trading Places Cellmate #2
1984 The Brother from Another Planet Man getting arrested
The Cotton Club Bumpy Hood
Go Tell It on the Mountain Elisha
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Street vendor
1986 Maximum Overdrive Videoplayer
1987 Sweet Lorraine Howie
1988 School Daze Julian
1989 Do the Right Thing Buggin' Out
1990 King of New York Lance
Mo' Better Blues Left Hand Lacey
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jimmy Jiles
Night on Earth YoYo
1992 Bob Roberts John Alijah "Bugs" Raplin
Malcolm X Thomas Hagan
1993 Amos & Andrew Reverend Fenton Brunch
Seven Songs for Malcolm X Autobiography reading Voice; documentary
1994 Fresh Esteban
1995 The Usual Suspects Jack Baer
Smoke OTB Man #1 / Tommy Finelli
Blue in the Face Tommy Finelli
Reckless Tim Timko
Waiting to Exhale David Matthews
1997 Nothing to Lose Charlie Dunt
Loose Women Stylist #2
Trouble on the Corner Darryl
Big City Blues Georgie
1998 Twilight Reuben Escobar
Phoenix Louie
Where's Marlowe? Blind Man
2001 Josephine Spike
Monkeybone Hypnos
Piñero Miguel Algarín
Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
2003 Ash Tuesday Karl
Blind Horizon JC Reynolds
2004 Doing Hard Time Captain Pierce Direct-to-video
2005 Hate Crime Detective Esposito
Chupacabra: Dark Seas Dr. Peña Direct-to-video
Back in the Day Benson Copper
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Little Jeff Direct-to-video
Derailed Detective Franklin Church
2006 Last Holiday Senator Dillings
Sherrybaby Parole Officer Hernandez
Rain Ken Arnold
2007 The Box Detective Dwayne Burkhalter
Feel the Noise Roberto
2008 Gospel Hill Dr. Palmer Also director and producer
2010 Rabbit Hole Auggie
2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Inspector Hollander Direct-to-video
Certainty Father Heery
2012 Alex Cross Daramus Holiday
2014 Son of Batman Ra's al Ghul Voice
Batman: Assault on Arkham Eric Needham / Black Spider Voice
Poker Night Bernard
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Jorge
2016 The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare Bangla Boss
The Jungle Book Akela Voice
Money Monster Captain Marcus Powell
Brother Nature Congressman Frank McClaren
2017 The Show Mason Washington Also director and producer
Stuck Lloyd Also associate producer
Okja Frank Dawson
Mutafukaz Mr. K Voice; English dub
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jorge
2019 Coda Paul
Line of Duty Tom Volk
2020 Stargirl Archie Brubaker
Unpregnant Bob
2022 Beauty Beauty's Father
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Baxter Stockman Voice
2024 Abigail Lambert
Megalopolis Frank Cicero
MaXXXine Teddy Knight
Please Don't Feed the Children
2025 Captain America: Brave New World † Seth Voelker / Sidewinder Post-production
The Electric State † Colonel Marshall Bradbury Post-production
TBA The Long Home † William Tell Oliver Completed
The Prince † TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1981 The Gentleman Bandit Jamie Television film
1982 Another World Willie Armstrong Episode: "Episode #1.4498"
1982–1983 Guiding Light Clay Tynan Regular cast
1982–1984 Sesame Street Mickey 7 episodes
1984–1985 Miami Vice Luther / Ricky / Adonis Jackson 3 episodes
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Kyle Episode: "The Exchange Student"
Finnegan Begin Again Intruder Television film
1985–1986 American Playhouse Elisha / Simon Fernandes 2 episodes
1986 Rockabye Marcus Television film
The Equalizer Jumpin' Jack Episode: "The Line"
1987 Spenser: For Hire Ramos Episode: "On the Night He Was Betrayed"
Leg Work Tyson Episode: "Blind Trust"
1990 Lifestories Julio Episode: "Jerry Forchette"
1993 Relentless: Mind of a Killer Arthur Sistrunk Television film
The American Experience Dr. Kenneth Clark Episode: "Simple Justice"
1993–1994 Bakersfield P.D. Detective Paul Gigante 17 episodes
1995 New York Undercover Adolfo Guzman 3 episodes
Fallen Angels Paris Minton Episode: "Fearless"
1996 Chicago Hope Cherchez LaFemme Episode: "Right to Life"
Swift Justice Andrew Coffin 3 episodes
Living Single Jackson Turner Episode: "Kiss of the Spider Man"
The Tomorrow Man Jonathan Driscoll Television film
1996–1998 NYPD Blue Ferdinand Hollie / Jamaal 2 episodes
1996–1999 Nash Bridges Arnold / Gordon Keller / Whip Tyrell 2 episodes
1996–2005 Law & Order Mr. Baylor / Rodney Fallon 4 episodes
1997 Five Desperate Hours Joseph Grange Television film
1998 The Hunger Vampire Episode: "Fly-By-Night"
Creature Lieutenant Thomas Peniston / Werewolf Miniseries
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Chaz Villanueva Television film
Thirst Dr. Lawrence Carver Television film
1998–1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Federal Agent Mike Giardello 22 episodes
2000 Homicide: The Movie Officer Mike Giardello Television film
Touched by an Angel Antonio Episode: "Here I Am"
2000–2001 The $treet Tom Divack 12 episodes
2001 Strong Medicine James 'Junior' Bell Episode: "Mortality"
100 Centre Street Jacob Lenz Episode: "Andromeda and the Monster"
2002 The Practice Ray McMurphy Episode: "Pro Se"
Third Watch Father Romero Episode: "The Unforgiven"
A Nero Wolfe Mystery Ambassador Theodore Kelefy Episode: "Immune to Murder"
Girls Club Nicholas Hahn 9 episodes
2003 The Division Dr. Pembroke Episode: "Wish You Were Here"
Lucky Lord Marion Episode: "The Method"
Street Time Jesse Haslim Episode: "Brothers"
2004 Half & Half Darrell Washington Episode: "The Big Employee Benefits Episode"
Soul Food Jules 2 episodes
5ive Days to Midnight Tim Sanders 5 episodes
NYPD 2069 Lieutenant Garner Pilot
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Orlando Ramirez Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2006 South Beach Robert Fuentes 8 episodes
Ghost Whisperer Ely Fisher Episode: "Fury"
Bones Richard Benoit Episode: "The Man in the Morgue"
Dr. Vegas Episode: "For Love or Money"
Las Vegas Reggie Archibald Episode: "White Christmas"
2006–2008 CSI: Miami Chief Braga 2 episodes
2007 Kidnapped Vance 2 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Special Agent James Lawson Episode: "Legacy"
Xenophobia Young Television film
2009–2013 Breaking Bad Gus Fring 26 episodes
2010 Leverage Alexander Moto Episode: "The Scheherazade Job"
Lie to Me Beau Hackman Episode: "Black and White"
Detroit 1-8-7 Eddie Henderson Episode: "Shelter"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Gordon Ramirez Episode: "The Time is Now"
2011–2017 Once Upon a Time Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror 14 episodes
2012 NYC 22 Harvey Williams 2 episodes
2012–2013 Community Gilbert Lawson 2 episodes
2012–2014 Revolution Lieutenant Tom Neville 42 episodes
2013 Over / Under Oliver Ohrt Television film
Revolution: Enemies of the State Lieutenant Tom Neville Television shorts
Axe Cop Army Chihuahua Voice; episode: "Night Mission: Stealing Friends Back"
Timms Valley Pruit Normings Voice; episode: "Pilot"
2014 30 for 30 Narrator Voice; episode: "Requiem for the Big East"
2015 Allegiance Oscar Christoph 7 episodes
Drunk History Andrés Pico Episode: "Los Angeles"
2016–2017 The Get Down Pastor Ramon Cruz 10 episodes
2017 Rebel Charles Gold 4 episodes
2017–2019 Dear White People Dr. Edward Ruskins / The Narrator 23 episodes
2017–2022 Better Call Saul Gus Fring 34 episodes; also director for episode: "Axe and Grind"
2018 Westworld El Lazo Episode: "Reunion"
Dallas & Robo Victor Goldsmith Voice; 5 episodes
2019 Jett Charlie Baudelaire 9 episodes
Creepshow Doc Episode: "Gray Matter"
2019–2023 Harley Quinn Lex Luthor Voice; 11 episodes
2019–present Godfather of Harlem Adam Clayton Powell Jr. 21 episodes
2019–2023 The Mandalorian Moff Gideon 9 episodes
Gideon's Force clones Episode: "Chapter 24: The Return"
2019–present The Boys Stan Edgar / The Man From Vought 10 episodes
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride The Grandfather Episode: "Chapter Five: Life Is Pain"
2020–2021 DuckTales Phantom Blot Voice; 3 episodes
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Stan Edgar / The Man From Vought Voice; episode: "One Plus One Equals Two"
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Faraday English dub; 6 episodes
2023 Kaleidoscope Leo Pap / Ray Vernon Miniseries; 8 episodes
2024 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Granite Voice; episode: "The Devil You Know"
The Gentlemen Stanley Johnston 5 episodes
Parish Gracián "Gray" Parish 6 episodes; also executive producer
2025 The Residence † A. B. Wynter Upcoming series
TBA Poker Face † TBA

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Reference(s)
1968–1969 Maggie Flynn Andrew ANTA Theatre, Broadway
1970–1971 The Me Nobody Knows Understudy Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway
1972 Lost in the Stars Alex Imperial Theatre, Broadway
1973 Seesaw Julio Gonzalez Uris Theatre, Broadway
1980–1981 Zooman and the Sign Zooman Theater Four, Off-Broadway
1981 Merrily We Roll Along Valedictorian Alvin Theatre, Broadway
1984 Do Lord Remember Me American Palace Theatre, Off-Broadway
1984–1985 Balm in Gilead Ernesto Circle Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
1987–1988 Don't Get God Started Jack / Silk Longacre Theatre, Broadway
1991 Distant Fires Foos Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
1992 Circle in the Square Downtown, Off-Broadway
1993 The Root Willie Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
1994 Trafficking in Broken Hearts Papo Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway
1995 Sacrilege Ramon Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2003 The 24 Hour Plays Earl American Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2008 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gooper Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
2012 Storefront Church Donald Calderon Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
2013 The Law of the Jungle Father Destiny video game trailer
2014 Payday 2 "The Dentist" / Dr. Helmann Likeness and vocal performance
2021 Far Cry 6 "El Presidente" Antón Castillo Likeness and vocal performance
portrayed character in promotional marketing

Other work

Year Title Role Project Notes Reference(s)
1986 "Growing Up" Himself Music video Whodini song
1996 "California" Rich man Music video Mylène Farmer song
2017 Better Call Saul:
Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training 		Gus Fring Web series Voice; 10 episodes
2020 Game Changer Himself Game show Episode: "Ham It Up"
2021 Vought News Network:
Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman 		Stan Edgar Web series Voice; episode Aug 2021
2022 The Big Lie Dr. Greco Podcast series

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1995 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male Fresh Nominated
National Board of Review Best Cast The Usual Suspects Won
1999 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Homicide: Life on the Street Nominated
2011 Breaking Bad Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2013 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television Revolution Nominated
2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2020 Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Mandalorian Nominated
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Villain The Mandalorian Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
The Game Awards Best Performance Far Cry 6 Nominated
2022 New York Game Awards 2022 Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting in a Game Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Better Call Saul Won
2023 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Better Call Saul (for "Axe and Grind") Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated
2024 Saturn Awards Best Guest Star in a Television Series The Mandalorian Nominated
2024 Prize for American-Italian Relations (PAIR) Arts & Culture Won

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Awards for Giancarlo Esposito
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
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