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Giancarlo Esposito

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1958 · age 68

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009-2011), a role he reprised in the spin-off Better Call Saul (2017-2022).

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2026By Any MeansFilm, Vernon Dahmer2024The GentlemenSeries, Uncle StanAbigailFilm, 2024Lambert2023“As a director, I always look for projects that are uplifting and change the way we think about the world we live in, so those films aren’t always mainstream.”In their words18 June 2023"Giancarlo Esposito on Saying Goodbye to Gus Fring in ‘Better Call Saul’ - Exclusive Interview" in 'Discussing Film

“I look for a complete script. I look for characters who are inspiring, and who move our imaginations from one place to another.”In their words9 March 2023Collider]

“In life, we experience relationships sometimes as being traumatic, especially when outside events affect our parents.”In their words5 January 2023Netflix

“I love parts of the story that reflect our innocence and then guide us to understanding.”In their words5 January 2023Netflix

2022“These are the things I look for because I’m more seasoned than I was years ago. Directing is not about me.”In their words27 June 2022"EMMY INSIDER 27 June 2022 ‘What Will I Do Without That Guy?’ As the end of Better Call Saul approaches, Giancarlo Esposito wants more

2021“You can't just cast off someone when you realise, oh, there's something inside that person that is a hint of something good," Esposito adds.”In their words"The Interview: Giancarlo Esposito on playing a space fascist, and the psychology of bad guys" in entertainment.ie (2021)

2020StargirlFilm, Archie Brubaker2019The BoysSeries, Meerkat Stan Edgar (voice)2018Maze Runner: The Death CureFilm, Jorge2016WestworldSeries, El Lazo2015Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsFilm, Jorge2014Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAwardLate Night with Seth MeyersSeries, 20142012Alex CrossFilm, Daramus Holiday2010ConanSeriesRabbit HoleFilm, 2010Auggie2008Breaking BadSeries, Gustavo Fring2005DerailedFilm, Detective Church2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1999Third WatchSeries, Father Romero1997Nothing to LoseFilm, Charlie Dunt1994Chicago HopeSeries, Cherchez LaFemmeFreshFilm, 1994Esteban1990King of New YorkFilm, Lance1986Maximum OverdriveFilm, Videoplayer1984Miami ViceSeries, Adonis JacksonThe Cotton ClubFilm, 1984Bumpy Hood1981TapsFilm, Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce1958Born26 April 1958

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  • The Usual Suspects 1995
  • Do the Right Thing 1989
  • Malcolm X 1992
  • Night on Earth 1991
  • Stargirl 2020

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Filmography 40

246 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

In their own words 4

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4 statements, newest first

  1. I look at things to uplift me and to enthuse me; I don’t look at things to pay the bills and help me just survive.

    5 January 2023 · Netflix, Own words

  2. As children, we think that everything that’s done by our parents is done because of us, and sometimes that’s not very true.

    5 January 2023 · Netflix, Own words

  3. I’m acting but not acting because I’m in such a place where, as an actor, all I have to do is listen.

    27 June 2022 · "EMMY INSIDER 27 June 2022 ‘What Will I Do Without That Guy?’ As the end of Better Call Saul approaches, Giancarlo Esposito wants more, Own words

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Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2014

About this person

For this role, Esposito 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.

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Category
Actors
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Actor
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Born 1958 · age 68

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