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26 APR 1958 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO BORN

Giancarlo Esposito

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Giancarlo Esposito
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Esposito at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
BornGiancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito
April 26, 1958 (age 57)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActor, film director, film producer
Years active1966–present
Spouse(s)Joy McManigal (1995–?; divorced)
Children4 daughters
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Gustavo "Gus" Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which 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.
He is well-known for his roles in Spike Lee films, such as Do the Right Thing, School Daze, and Mo' Better Blues. Other notable films include The Usual Suspects and King of New York. He has portrayed Sidney Glass/Magic Mirror on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Major Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution.

Early life[edit]

Giancarlo Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of an Italian father, Giovanni Esposito, and an American mother, Elizabeth Foster.[1] His mother was an African-American opera and nightclub singer fromAlabama, and his father was a stagehand and carpenter from Naples.[2][3][4] Esposito lived in Europe until the age of 6, when his family settled in Manhattan, New York. He attended Elizabeth Seton College in New York and received a two-year degree in radio and television communications.[5]

Career[edit]

Esposito made his Broadway debut (1966) at age eight playing a slave child opposite Shirley Jones in the short-lived musical Maggie Flynn (1968), set during the New York Draft Riots of 1863.[6]
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 film Reckless withMia Farrow, and Waiting to Exhale starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett.
Giancarlo Esposito at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Esposito is known for his portrayal of 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. Mike's estranged father, shift lieutenant Al Giardello, is portrayed as subject to racism, something Esposito's character practiced in School Daze. Another multiracial role was as Sergeant Paul Gigante in the television comedy series, Bakersfield P.D. (Fox Broadcasting Company, 1993–94).
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), cops (The Usual Suspects, Derailed), political radicals (Bob Roberts, Do the Right Thing), and a demonic version of the Greek God of Sleep Hypnosfrom 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 2006, Esposito starred in Last Holiday as Senator Dillings, alongside Queen Latifah and Timothy Hutton. Also in 2006, he played an unsympathetic detective named Esposito in the 2005 film, Hate Crime. The film explores homophobia.
Esposito played Robert Fuentes, a Miami businessman with shady connections, on the UPN television series South Beach. He has appeared in New Amsterdam and CSI: Miami. He recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's hip hop literacy campaign to encourage reading about Muhammad Ali.
In Feel the Noise (2007), he played ex-musician Roberto, the Puerto Rican father of Omarion Grandberry's character, aspiring rap star "Rob".
Esposito made his directorial debut with Gospel Hill (2008); he also produced the film and starred in it.
New York theatre 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. Esposito received critical acclaim for this role. As noted above, 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), with Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. He also appeared in an episode of the series Leverage, reuniting with his Taps co-star Hutton.
Esposito appeared in the first season of the ABC program Once Upon a Time, which 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 is the Magic Mirror, possessed by The Evil Queen in a parallel fairy tale world.[7] 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.[8]
Esposito has also appeared in Community as a guest star for an episode entitled "Digital Estate Planning". He performed again in the fourth season, in the episode titled "Paranormal Parentage".[9] Esposito has additionally appeared in a video of the action role-playing sci-fi first-person shooter Destiny, as well as playing The Dentist, a non-playable story character, in the game Payday 2.

Personal life[edit]

Esposito married Joy McManigal in 1995; they later divorced. He has 4 daughters.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979RunningPuerto Rican Teenager
1981The Gentleman BanditJamieTelevision film
1981TapsCadet Captain JC Pierce
1983Trading PlacesCellmate
1983Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteJulio
1984Go Tell it on the MountainElijah
1984The Cotton ClubBumpy Hood
1985Finnegan Begin AgainIntruderTelevision film
1985Desperately Seeking SusanStreet Vendor
1986Maximum OverdriveVideoplayer
1986RockabyeMarcusTelevision film
1987Sweet LorraineHowie
1988School DazeJulian
1989Do the Right ThingBuggin' Out
1990Mo' Better BluesLeft Hand Lacey
1990King of New YorkLance
1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManJimmy Jiles
1991Night on EarthYoYo
1992Bob RobertsJohn Alijah "Bugs" Raplin
1992Malcolm XThomas Hayer
1994FreshEsteban
1995The Usual SuspectsJack Baer
1995Blue in the FaceTommy
1995The KeeperPaul LamontAlso co-producer
1995Waiting to ExhaleDavid MatthewsUncredited
1997Nothing to LoseCharlie Dunt
1997Big City BluesGeorgie
1998StardustMr. PeavyTelevision film
1998TwilightReuben Escobar
1998CreatureLt. Thomas PenistonTelevision film
1998PhoenixLouie
1998ThirstDr. Lawrence CarverTelevision film
1998Naked City: Justice with a BulletChaz VillanuevaTelevision film
2000Homicide: The MovieOfficer Mike GiardelloTelevision film
2001JosephineSpike
2001MonkeyboneHypnos
2001AliCassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.
2001PiñeroMiguel Algarín
2003Ash TuesdayKarl
2003Blind HorizonJC Reynolds
2004NoiseHank
2004Doing Hard TimeCaptain PierceDirect-to-DVD
2004A Killer WithinVargas
2005Hate CrimeDet. Esposito
2005Chupacabra: Dark SeasDr. PeñaDirect-to-DVD
2005I Will Avenge You, Iago!Director
2005Back in the DayBenson Copper
2005Carlito's Way: Rise to PowerLittle JeffDirect-to-DVD
2005DerailedDetective Franklin Church
2006Last HolidaySenator Dillings
2006SherrybabyParole Officer Hernandez
2006RainKen Arnold
2007Racing DaylightFred / Drifter
2007The BoxDetective Dwayne Burkhalter
2007ManoNinoShort film
2007Feel the NoiseRoberto
2008Gospel HillDr. PalmerAlso director and producer
2008XenophobiaYoungTelevision film
2010Rabbit HoleAuggie
2011S.W.A.T.: FirefightInspector HollanderDirect-to-DVD
2011CertaintyFather Heery
2012Alex CrossDaramus Holiday
2012Dreaming AmericanDaytona LeMansShort film
2013Over / UnderOliver OhrtTelevision film
2014Requiem for the Big EastNarrator[11]
2014Son of BatmanRa's al Ghul (voice)Direct-to-DVD
2014Batman: Assault on ArkhamBlack Spider (voice)Direct-to-DVD
2014Poker NightBernard
2015Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsJorge
2016The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (it)Bangla Boss
2016The Jungle BookAkela (voice)[12]
2016Money MonsterCaptain Marcus PowellPost-production
2016This Is Your DeathMason WashingtonPost-production, also director and producer
2016StuckLloydPost-production
2017The Long HomeWilliam Tell OliverPost-production
2017Maze Runner: The Death CureJorgeFilming

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Sesame StreetMickey5 episodes
1982Guiding LightClay Tynan
1984–1985Miami ViceLuther / Ricky / Adonis Jackson3 episodes
1985–1986American PlayhouseElisha / Simon Fernandes2 episodes
1986The EqualizerJumpin' JackEpisode: "The Line"
1987Spenser: For HireRamosEpisode: "On the Night He Was Betrayed"
1987Leg WorkTysonEpisode: "Blind Trust"
1990LifestoriesJulioEpisode: "Jerry Forchette"
1993The American ExperienceDr. Kenneth ClarkEpisode: "Simple Justice"
1993–1994Bakersfield P.D.Detective Paul Gigante17 episodes
1995New York UndercoverAdolfo Guzman3 episodes
1995Fallen AngelsParis MintonEpisode: "Fearless"
1996Chicago HopeCherchez LaFemmeEpisode: "Right to Life"
1996Swift JusticeAndrew Coffin3 episodes
1996–1998NYPD BlueFerdinand Hollie / Jamaal2 episodes
1996Living SingleJackson TurnerEpisode: "Kiss of the Spider Man"
1996The Tomorrow ManJonathan DriscollPilot
1996–2005Law & OrderMr. Baylor / Rodney Fallon3 episodes
1998The HungerVampireEpisode: "Fly-By-Night"
1998–1999Homicide: Life on the StreetFederal Agent Mike Giardello22 episodes
2000Touched by an AngelAntonioEpisode: "Here I Am"
2000–2001The $treetTom Divack12 episodes
2001Strong MedicineJames BellEpisode: "Mortality"
2001100 Centre StreetJacob LenzEpisode: "Andromeda and the Monster"
2002The PracticeRay McMurphyEpisode: "Pro Se"
2002Third WatchFather RomeroEpisode: "The Unforgiven"
2002Girl ClubNicholas Hahn9 episodes
20045ive Days to MidnightTim Sanders4 episodes
2004NYPD 2069Lt. GarnerPilot
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryOrlando RamirezEpisode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2006South BeachRobert Fuentes5 episodes
2006Ghost WhispererElyEpisode: "Fury"
2006BonesRichard BenoitEpisode: "The Man in the Morgue"
2006Las VegasReggie ArchibaldEpisode: "White Christmas"
2006–2008CSI: MiamiChief Braga2 episodes
2007KidnappedVance2 episodes
2008New AmsterdamSpecial Agent James LawsonEpisode: "Legacy"
2009–2011Breaking BadGustavo "Gus" Fring24 episodes
2010LeverageAlexander MotoEpisode: "The Scheherazade Job"
2010Lie to MeBeau HackmanEpisode: "Black and White"
2010Detroit 1-8-7Eddie HendersonEpisode: "Shelter"
2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorGordon RamirezEpisode: "The Time is Now"
2011–2016Once Upon a TimeSidney Glass/Magic Mirror13 episodes
2012–2013CommunityGilbert Lawson2 episodes
2012NYC 22Harvey Williams2 episodes
2012–2014RevolutionTom Neville41 episodes
2013Timms ValleyPruit Normings (voice)Pilot
2013Axe CopArmy Chihuahua (voice)2 episodes
2015AllegianceOscar Christoph7 episodes
2015Drunk HistoryAndrés PicoEpisode: "Los Angeles"
2016The Get DownPastor Ramon Cruz

Video games[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Payday 2The DentistVoice & likeness in trailers
2014DestinyFatherTrailer

Awards and nominations[edit]


YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
1995Independent Spirit AwardsBest Supporting MaleFreshNominated
1995National Board of ReviewBest CastThe Usual SuspectsWon
1999NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesHomicide: Life on the StreetNominated
2011NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadNominated
2011Saturn AwardsBest Guest Starring Role on TelevisionBreaking BadNominated
2012Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadWon
2012Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadNominated
2012Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBreaking BadNominated
2012Saturn AwardsBest Supporting Actor on TelevisionBreaking BadNominated
2012Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadNominated
2013Saturn AwardsBest Supporting Actor on TelevisionRevolutionNominated

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