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Giancarlo Esposito
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–2022). For this role he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present). Esposito also portrays Antón Castillo, the main antagonist of the video game Far Cry 6, released in 2021. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Law & Order
Touched by an Angel
CSI: Miami
Once Upon a Time
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Miami Vice
The Boys
Las Vegas
DuckTales
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Bones
Fallen Angels
Community
Ghost Whisperer
Westworld
Leverage
Allegiance
The Hunger
Nash Bridges
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Equalizer
Drunk History
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Practice
Third Watch
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Soul Food
Street Time
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Chicago Hope
NYC 22
Kidnapped
Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys
Harley Quinn
The Mandalorian
Trading Places
Malcolm X
Maximum Overdrive
The Get Down
The Residence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Captain America: Brave New World
Ultra City Smiths
Batman: Assault on Arkham
The Usual Suspects
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Godfather of Harlem
MaXXXine
Abigail
Dear White People
Do the Right Thing
The Jungle Book
Okja
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Twilight
Stargirl
Better Call Saul
Money Monster
Breaking Bad
The Electric State
Son of Batman
Derailed
Last Holiday
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Revolution
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Homicide: Life on the Street
Unpregnant
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
The Gentlemen
Night on Earth
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
Megalopolis
Bob Roberts
The Broken and the Bad
Kaleidoscope
Parish
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Line of Duty
Euphoria
Production Credits
Better Call Saul
The Broken and the Bad
Parish
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