Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Age
55
Birthday
Apr. 26th, 1958
Born in
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height
5' 8

Giancarlo Esposito's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Revolution TV Show
Revolution
South Beach TV Show
South Beach
Swift Justice TV Show
Swift Justice
The $treet TV Show
The $treet
 

Main Movie Roles

2008 - Gospel Hill
2007 - Feel The Noise
2006 - Last Holiday
2006 - SherryBaby
2005 - Back in the Day
2005 - Derailed
2001 - Monkeybone
2001 - Ali
1998 - Twilight
1998 - Phoenix
1997 - Nothing to Lose
1995 - Smoke
1995 - The Usual Suspects
1995 - Waiting to Exhale
1995 - Blue in the Face
1994 - Fresh
1993 - Amos & Andrew
1992 - Bob Roberts
1992 - Malcolm X
1991 - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991 - Night on Earth
1990 - Mo' Better Blues
1990 - King of New York
1989 - Do the Right Thing
1988 - School Daze
1986 - Maximum Overdrive
1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan
1984 - The Brother From Another Planet
1984 - The Cotton Club
1983 - Trading Places
1981 - Taps

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
26
Agent Mike Giardello
22
Sidney Glass
8
Rodney Fallon
4
Adolfo Guzman
3
Luther
3
Chief Braga
3
Vance
3
Gilbert Lawson
2
Harvey Williams
2
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BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Is a member of the Atlantic Theater Ensemble. Atlantic Theater is the theater company started by David Mamet and William H. Macy.
  • Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997.
  • Two children, with McManigal, Shayne (b. 1997) and Kale (b. 1998)
  • Lived in Europe, New York City, and Cleveland until he, his older brother, Vincent, and their parents moved Manhattan when Giancarlo was six. During the boys' teens, the family lived in Elmsford (Westchester County), New York.
  • He is half African-American, half Italian. His mother was an opera singer, and his father was a stagehand/carpenter from Naples, Italy.
  • His mother was doing a nightclub gig on a split bill with Josephine Baker in Copenhagen around the time he was born.
  • He has won two Obie Awards for his performances in Distant Fires and Zooman and the Sign.


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