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Giancarlo Esposito(I)

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Giancarlo Esposito
Take a closer look at the various roles Giancarlo Esposito has played throughout his acting career.
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and that's where he grew up.

Coming from a theatrical background, it was, perhaps, inevitable that young Giancarlo would appear on stage sooner or later, and he did, at age 8, appearing on Broadway as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966.

More Broadway work followed through the 1960s and early '70s, followed by some small roles in movies. TV work followed in the 1980s, with increasingly significant parts in a string of high-profile series until he became well-established as a character player both on TV and in a number of movies.

He came very much to the public's attention playing Agent Mike Giardello in the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998 and since then has rarely been off our screens.
BornApril 26, 1958
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 17 wins & 44 nominations total

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Giancarlo Esposito in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Jordan Mendoza in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito and Paz Vega in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, and Peter Mark Kendall in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Giancarlo Esposito in Miami Vice (1984)
Giancarlo Esposito in Better Call Saul (2015)
Giancarlo Esposito in Better Call Saul (2015)
Giancarlo Esposito in Rock and Hard Place (2022)

Known for

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
9.5
TV Series
  • Gus Fring
Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects
8.5
  • Jack Baer
  • 1995
Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
The Jungle Book
7.4
  • Akela(voice)
  • 2016
Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing
8.0
  • Buggin Out
  • 1989

Credits

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  • Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, June Angela, Luis Avalos, Lee Chamberlin, Doug Grant, Judy Graubart, Stephen Gustafson, Melanie Henderson, Skip Hinnant, Denise Nickerson, and Jim Boyd in The Electric Company (1971)
    The Electric Company
    • singer: theme song
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1977

Actor

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    • Baxter Stockman (voice)
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Gentlemen
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Parish
    • Gracián 'Gray' Parish
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Megalopolis
    • Post-production
  • The Long Home
    • Completed
  • The Electric State
    • Marshall (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    Godfather of Harlem
    • Congressman Adam Clayton Powell
    • Adam Clayton Powell
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2023
  • Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
    Kaleidoscope
    • Leo Pap
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell in Harley Quinn (2019)
    Harley Quinn
    • Lex Luthor (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    • Faraday (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    • Gus Fring
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2022
  • Jensen Ackles, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
    • Stan Edgar
    • Meerkat Stan Edgar
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Jamie Costa in The Big Lie (2022)
    The Big Lie
    • Dr. Greco
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Beauty (2022)
    Beauty
    • Beauty's Father
    • 2022
  • Christian Slater, Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, Kevin Smith, Grey Griffin, John DiMaggio, Chris Diamantopoulos, Randall Duk Kim, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Fred Tatasciore, Aisha Tyler, Youn Yuh-jung, Antony Starr, Nasim Pedrad, Jermaine Fowler, Chace Crawford, Ben Schwartz, Ursula Taherian, Parker Simmons, Asjha Cooper, Emily V. Gordon, Caleb McLaughlin, Awkwafina, Jenny Yokobori, and Somali Rose in The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
    The Boys Presents: Diabolical
    • Stan Edgar (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Giancarlo Esposito and Anthony Gonzalez in Far Cry 6 (2021)
    Far Cry 6
    • Antón Castillo (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • The Boys: VNN (Seven on 7) (2021)
    The Boys: VNN (Seven on 7)
    • Stan Edgar (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • DuckTales (2017)
    DuckTales
    • Phantom Blot (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Pedro Pascal and Brendan Wayne in The Mandalorian (2019)
    The Mandalorian
    • Moff Gideon
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Haley Lu Richardson and Barbie Ferreira in Unpregnant (2020)
    Unpregnant
    • Bob
    • 2020
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
    • The Grandfather
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020

Producer

  • Parish
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashanti, Omar Chaparro, and Gerard Canonico in Stuck (2017)
    Stuck
    • associate producer
    • 2017
  • Famke Janssen, Giancarlo Esposito, and Josh Duhamel in The Show (2017)
    The Show
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2017
  • Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Giancarlo Esposito, and Julia Stiles in Gospel Hill (2008)
    Gospel Hill
    • producer
    • 2008
  • The Keeper (1995)
    The Keeper
    • co-producer
    • 1995
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How Giancarlo Esposito Brought Gus Fring Back and Readies Moff Gideon for Battle
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How Giancarlo Esposito Brought Gus Fring Back and Readies Moff Gideon for Battle
"The Mandalorian" Cast Have Suggestions and Songs for Season 3
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"The Mandalorian" Cast Have Suggestions and Songs for Season 3
"Mandalorian" and "Boba Fett" Stars Reveal the Scenes They're Most Proud Of
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"Mandalorian" and "Boba Fett" Stars Reveal the Scenes They're Most Proud Of
Giancarlo Esposito | Career Retrospective
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Giancarlo Esposito | Career Retrospective
Giancarlo Esposito | IMDb Supercuts
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Watch Like a Pro: Giancarlo Esposito's Ultimate Villain Watchlist
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What We Know About "The Mandalorian"... So Far
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What We Know About "The Mandalorian"... So Far
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • April 26, 1958
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Spouse
    • Joy McManigal1995 - 2015 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Children
      Ruby Esposito
  • Parents
      Elizabeth Foster
  • Relatives
      Vincent Esposito(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Merrily We Roll Along" on Broadway. Musical. Written by Stephen Sondheim.
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    Was one of the chorus of children who sang the theme song of The Electric Company (1971).
  • Quotes
    My advice for achieving success is to make a career choice that reflects your passion. Then work your craft a little bit each day - even if someone's not paying you to do it. Try to balance your social life with your educational (or professional) life, and have patience.
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      Often cast as Latino American antagonists

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