Biographie
Giancarlo Esposito is a celebrated television, film, and stage actor whose acting career spans several decades. In 2015 he starred in MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS, in which Esposito played Jorge, a leader of a group of survivors that encounter the group of teens led by Dylan O'Brien. He reteamed with director Jon Favreau on the animated/live action Disney blockbuster The Jungle Book, voicing Akela, leader of the wolf pack. Esposito also starred in the independent musical drama Stuck, based on the stage play. The story takes place in New York and is about six strangers stuck in a stalled Manhattan subway car. Esposito played Lloyd, a mysterious homeless man who may also offer more wisdom than others expect.
He directed, produced, and starred in the independent historical drama Political Treason, the story of abolitionist John Brown. Esposito played Fredrick Douglass opposite Academy Award® winner Ed Harris.
Esposito has appeared in such notable films as Rabbit Hole, The Usual Suspects, Smoke and The Last Holiday. His performances in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, and Malcolm X are among his most memorable. Other film credits include outstanding performances in Poker Night, Alex Cross, Sherrybaby, Ali, Nothing to Lose, Waiting to Exhale, Bob Roberts, King of New York, Cotton Club, and Fresh.
In 2007 through his production company, Quiet Hand Productions, Esposito made his feature directorial debut with the film Gospel Hill, in which he starred with Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Julia Stiles, Taylor Kitsch and Samuel L. Jackson. The film won over nine awards at various acclaimed film festivals.
Television audiences know Esposito best from his iconic portrayal of drug kingpin Gustavo "Gus" Fring in AMC's critically acclaimed, award-winning series Breaking Bad, for which he won the 2012 Critics Choice Award and earned a 2012 Emmy® nomination. Esposito's many television credits include Revolution, Community, Once Upon a Time, Homicide: Life on The Streets, Law and Order, Bakersfield PD, Touched by an Angel, and Kidnapped.
He is also very well-known to theatre goers for his award-winning work on stage, where he more recently starred in Atlantic Theatre Company's world premiere of Storefront Church, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner John Patrick Shanley.
20th Century Fox
Acteur
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2022 |
Bonnie |
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2021 |
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine (série) - narrateur |
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2020 |
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (série) |
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The Broken and the Bad (série) |
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Disappearing Act (E06) |
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Unmaking a Meth Lab (E05) |
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Radio Free West Virginia (E04) |
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plus d'épisodes (3) | ||
2018 |
The Nagano Tapes - narrateur |
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2017 |
Better Call Saul: It's a Bad, Bad World |
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Better Call Saul: Signs of Saul |
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Better Call Saul: The Return of Gus Fring |
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Unacknowledged - narrateur |
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2016 |
Miracle on 42nd Street |
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2014 |
30 for 30 (série) - narrateur |
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Requiem for the Big East - narrateur (S02E17) |
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2011 |
Inside the Explosive Finale |
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The Real Family of Breaking Bad |
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2008 |
Chelsea Hotel |
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2000 |
The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (téléfilm) |
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1999 |
A&E Biography: Samuel L. Jackson (téléfilm) |
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1994 |
Red Hot + Cool (téléfilm) |
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1993 |
Seven Songs for Malcolm X |
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1989 |
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (téléfilm) |
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1996 |
Mylène Farmer: California |
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2017 |
Better Call Saul: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training (série) |
2015 |
I Did Not Forget You |
2007 |
Mano |
1996 |
Dans les coulisses du clip 'California' |
1970 |
Et Salammbo ? |
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2017 |
This Is Your Death |
2008 |
Gospel Hill |
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2022 |
Better Call Saul |
Dur à la hache (S06E06) |
Producteur
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2017 |
This Is Your Death |
Participant
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