Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito ( born April 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark ) is an American actor.
Life and work
Esposito's parents are part African American, part Italian descent. They lived in Europe until she moved to New York City. Esposito played since the end of the 1970s minor roles in films and television series, he played his first major role opposite Laurence Fishburne in the movie School Daze from the year 1988. In the movie The Usual Suspects ( 1995) he starred alongside Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro and Stephen Baldwin. In the years 1998 to 1999 he starred in the television series Homicide, for which he was nominated in 1999 for the Image Award. In the film, Big City Blues (1999) he had a bigger role alongside Burt Reynolds, in the fantasy film Monkeybone (2001) opposite Brendan Fraser and Bridget Fonda, in the thriller Blind Horizon - The Enemy In Me ( 2003), he starred opposite Val Kilmer, in the drama Sherry Baby ( 2006) alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal. From 2009 to 2011, he played the drug lord Gustavo Fring in the AMC television series Breaking Bad. For the role he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Emmy in 2012.
Since autumn 2012, Esposito is seen as Captain Neville in the Mystery series Revolution.
Esposito is a member of the Atlantic Theater Ensemble. He was twice awarded the Obie Award - for the roles in the plays Distant Fires and Zooman and the Signed
Esposito is married to Joy McManigal since 1995 and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
Awards and nominations
- 2011: Nomination for Best TV Guest Stars for Breaking Bad
- 2012: Nomination as Best TV Supporting Actor for Breaking Bad
- 2013: Nomination as Best TV Supporting Actor for Revolution
- 2012: Best Supporting Actor for Breaking Bad
- 2012: Nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Breaking Bad
- 2012: Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Breaking Bad
- 2012: Nomination as Best Acting Ensemble in a Television Series - Drama for Breaking Bad