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Giancarlo Esposito

26 Apr, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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吉安卡罗·埃斯波西托지안카를로 에스포지토

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Smoke
72% (1995)
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Malcolm X
76% (1992)
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Taps
68% (1981)
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For NYC
0% (2020)
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Bonnie
30% (2022)
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Ali
68% (2001)
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Derailed
64% (2005)
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Twilight
61% (1998)
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Sherrybaby
62% (2006)
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Rabbit Hole
67% (2010)
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Fresh
72% (1994)
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Noise
70% (2004)
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Piñero
62% (2001)
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Abigail
69% (2024)
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The Maze
50% (1997)
Benders
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The People
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Mano
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Et Salammbo?
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Xenophobia
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Certainty
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Beauty
54% (2022)
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Rain
56% (2006)
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Over/Under
47% (2013)
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Heartbeat
100% (1987)
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Euphoria
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Roanoak
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The Show
57% (2017)
The Prince
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Running
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Josephine
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Stuck
71% (2019)
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Coda
62% (2020)
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Unpregnant
71% (2020)
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Rockabye
78% (1986)
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Third Watch
79% (1999)
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Law & Order
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Half & Half
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Kidnapped
72% (2006)
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The $treet
57% (2000)
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The Division
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Miami Vice
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Bones
82% (2005)
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The Eisen Hour
50% (2021)
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Soul Food
63% (2000)
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The Practice
78% (1997)
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South Beach
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Chicago Hope
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Girls Club
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Street Time
25% (2002)
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Swift Justice
70% (1996)
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Community
80% (2009)
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Allegiance
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The Get Down
73% (2016)
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Rebel
66% (2017)
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Parish
68% (2024)
The Game Awards
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Law & Order
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Jett
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The Hunger
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Miami Vice
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Miami Vice
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NYC 22
62% (2012)
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Conan
71% (2010)
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Leg Work
50% (1987)

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