Giancarlo Esposito

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'''Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito''' ({{IPA|it|dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito|lang}}; born April 26, 1958) is an<!--Do NOT add "Italian" or "Danish". See [[MOS:ETHNICITY]]. He was born in Italy and raised in the United States, where he is most notable and continues to live. He only has American citizenship. The article covers his family background.--> American actor and director. He rose to prominence by portraying [[Gus Fring]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] crime drama series ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (2009–2011), a role he reprised in the spin-off ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' (2017–2022). 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]].

'''Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito''' ({{IPA|it|dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito|lang}}; born April 26, 1958) is an<!--Do NOT add "Italian" or "Danish". See [[MOS:ETHNICITY]]. He was born in Denmark and raised in the United States, where he is most notable and continues to live. The article covers his family background.--> American actor and director. He rose to prominence by portraying [[Gus Fring]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] crime drama series ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (2009–2011), a role he reprised in the spin-off ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' (2017–2022). 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]].

His other television roles include federal agent [[Mike Giardello]] in the [[NBC]] series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1998–1999), [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)|Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] fantasy series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'' (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dear White People (TV series)|Dear White People]]'' (2017–2021), [[The Guy From Vought|Stan Edgar]] in the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]] series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2019–present) and ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]'' (2022), and [[Moff Gideon]] in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. He also portrayed [[Adam Clayton Powell Jr.]] in the [[MGM+]] series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]'' (2019–2023), acted in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series ''[[Kaleidoscope (American TV series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' (2023), ''[[The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)|The Gentlemen]]'' (2024), and ''[[The Residence (TV series)|The Residence]]'' (2025). In 2025, he also had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''.

His other television roles include federal agent [[Mike Giardello]] in the [[NBC]] series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1998–1999), [[Magic Mirror (Snow White)|Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] fantasy series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'' (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dear White People (TV series)|Dear White People]]'' (2017–2021), [[The Guy From Vought|Stan Edgar]] in the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]] series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2019–present) and ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]'' (2022), and [[Moff Gideon]] in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. He also portrayed [[Adam Clayton Powell Jr.]] in the [[MGM+]] series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]'' (2019–2023), acted in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series ''[[Kaleidoscope (American TV series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' (2023), ''[[The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)|The Gentlemen]]'' (2024), and ''[[The Residence (TV series)|The Residence]]'' (2025). In 2025, he also had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''.