Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor, director, and producer. He is most well known for playing Gustavo "Gus" Fring on Breaking Bad.
Esposito portrayed Jorge in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, released in 2015,[1] and reprised his role in Maze Runner: The Death Cure, in 2018.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Running (1979)
- The Changeling (1980)
- Taps (1981)
- Trading Places (1983)
- The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
- The Cotton Club (1984)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
- Maximum Overdrive (1986)
- Sweet Lorraine (1987)
- School Daze (1988)
- Do The Right Thing (1989)
- King Of New York (1990)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990)
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
- Night On Earth (1991)
- Bob Roberts (1992)
- Malcom X (1992)
- Amos & Andrews (1993)
- Seven Songs For Malcolm X (1993)
- Fresh (1994)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Smoke (1995)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Reckless (1995)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- Nothing to Lose (1997)
- Loose Women (1997)
- Trouble on the Corner (1997)
- Big City Blues (1997)
- Twilight (1998)
- Phoenix (1998)
- Where's Marlowe? (1998)
- Josephine (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Pinero (2001)
- Ali (2001)
- Ash Tuesday (2003)
- Blind Horizon (2003)
- Doing Hard Time (2004)
- Hate Crime (2005)
- Chupcabra: Dark Seas (2005)
- Back in the Day (2005)
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
- Derailed (2005)
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Sherrybaby (2006)
- Rain (2006)
- The Box (2007)
- Feel The Noise (2007)
- Gospel Hill (2008) (Director, Producer)
- Rabbit Hole (2010)
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)
- Certainty (2011)
- Alex Cross (2012)
- Son Of Batman (2013)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham (2013)
- Poker Night (2013)
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016)
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- Money Monster (2016)
- Brother Nature (2016)
- The Show (2017) (Director, Producer)
- Stuck (2017) (Associate Producer)
- Okja (2017)
- MFKZ (2017)
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
- Coda (2019)
- Line Of Duty (2019)
- Stargirl (2020)
- Unpregnant (2020)
- Beauty (2022)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
- Untitled Universal Monsters Film (2024)
- The Electric State (2024)
- Megalopolis (2024)
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
- The Long Home (TBA)
- MaXXXine (TBA)
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (TBA)
Television[]
- The Gentlemen Bandit (1981)
- Another World (1982)
- Guiding Light (1982-1983)
- Sesame Street (1982-1984)
- Miami Vice (1984-1985)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special (1985)
- Finnegan Begin Again (1985)
- American Playhouse (1985-1986)
- Rockabye (1986)
- The Equalizer (1986)
- Spencer: For Hire (1987)
- Leg Work (1987)
- Lifestories (1990)
- Relentless: Mind of a Killer (1993)
- The American Experience (1993)
- Bakersfield P.D. (1993-1994)
- New York Undercover (1995)
- Fallen Angels (1995)
- Chicago Hope (1996)
- Swift Justice (1996)
- Living Single (1996)
- Law & Order (1996)
- The Tomorrow Man (1996)
- NYPD Blue (1996-1998)
- Nash Bridges (1996-1999)
- Five Desperate Hours (1997)
- The Hunger (1998)
- Creature (1998)
- Naked City: Justice With A Bullet (1998)
- Thirst (1998)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1998-1999)
- Homicide: The Movie (2000)
- Touched by an Angel (2000)
- The $treet (2000-2001)
- Strong Medicine (2001)
- 100 Centre Street (2001)
- The Practise (2002)
- Third Watch (2002)
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002)
- Girls Club (2002)
- The Division (2003)
- Lucky (2003)
- Street Time (2003)
- Half & Half (2004)
- Soul Food (2004)
- 5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
- NYPD 2069 (2004)
- Law & Order (2004-2005)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
- South Beach (2006)
- Ghost Whisperer (2006)
- Bones (2006)
- Dr. Vegas (2006)
- Las Vegas (2006)
- CSI: Miami (2006-2008)
- Kidnapped (2007)
- New Amsterdam (2008)
- Xenophobia (2008)
- Breaking Bad (2009-2011)
- Leverage (2010)
- Lie to Me (2010)
- Detroit 1-8-7 (2010)
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
- Once Upon a Time (2011-2017)
- NYC 22 (2012)
- Community (2012-2013)
- Revolution (2012-2014)
- Over/Under (2013)
- Revolution: Enemies of the State (2013)
- Axe Corp (2013)
- Timms Valley (2013)
- 30 for 30 (2014)
- Allegiance (2015)
- Drunk History (2015)
- The Get Down (2016-2017)
- Rebel (2017)
- Dear White People (2017-2019)
- Better Call Saul (2017-2022) (Director)
- Westworld (2018)
- Dallas & Robo (2018)
- Jett (2019)
- Creepshow (2019)
- Harley Quinn (2019-2023)
- Godfather of Harlem (2019-Present)
- The Mandalorian (2019-2023)
- The Boys (2019-Present)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
- DuckTales (2020-2021)
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
- Kaleidoscope (2023)
- Parish (2024)
- Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (TBA)
- The Gentlemen (TBA)
Theatre[]
- Maggie Flynn (1968)
- The Me Nobody Knows (1970)
- Lost in the Stars (1972)
- Seesaw (1973)
- Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
- Don't Get God Started (1987)
- Sacrilege (1995)
- The 24 Hour Plays (2003)
- Cat on a Got Tin Roof (2008)
Video Games[]
- The Law of the Jungle (2013)
- Payday 2 (2014)
- Far Cry 6 (2021)
Other Works[]
- Growing Up (1986)
- California (1996)
- Better Call Saul: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training (2017)
- Game Changer (2020)
- Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman (2021)
- The Big Lie (2022)
Awards & Nominations[]
Won[]
- Best Cast (The Usual Suspects; 1995; National Board of Review)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Breaking Bad; 2012; Critics' Choice Television Awards)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama (Better Call Saul; 2022; Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2023; Critic's Choice Television Awards)
- Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2023; NAACP Image Awards)
Nominations[]
- Best Supporting Male (Fresh; 1995; Independent Spirit Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Homicide: Life on the Street; 1999; NAACP Image Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Breaking Bad; 2011; NAACP Image Awards)
- Best Guest Starring Role on Television (Breaking Bad; 2011; Saturn Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Breaking Bad; 2012; Primetime Emmy Awards)
- Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film (Breaking Bad; 2012; Satellite Awards)
- Best Supporting Actor or Television (Breaking Bad; 2012; Saturn Awards)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (Breaking Bad; 2012; Screen Actors Guild Awards)
- Best Supporting Actor on Television (Revolution; 2013; Saturn Awards)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2019; Screen Actors Guild Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2019; Primetime Emmy Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2019; Primetime Emmy Awards)
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (The Mandalorian; 2020; Primetime Emmy Awards)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (The Mandalorian; 2021; Screen Actors Guild Awards)
- Best Villain (Better Call Saul; 2021; MTV Movie & TV Awards)
- Best Guest Starring Role on Television (The Mandalorian; 2021; Saturn Awards)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (The Mandalorian; 2021; Primetime Emmy Awards)
- Best Performance (Far Cry 6; 2021; The Game Awards)
- Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting in a Game (Far Cry 6; 2022; New York Game Awards 2022)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul; 2023; Screen Actors Guild Awards)
- Best Guest Star in a Television Series (The Mandalorian; 2024; Saturn Awards)