Giancarlo Esposito can most recently be seen on Netflix's drama miniseries, Kaleidoscope. He also has a recurring role in the widely-praised Disney+ series The Mandalorian and stars in Julia Hart’s Stargirl, also on Disney+. Recent television credits also include a starring role in Chris Brancato’s highly acclaimed EPIX series Godfather of Harlem alongside Forest Whitaker and a recurring role in Amazon’s smash-hit series The Boys. Last year, he wrapped production on the Disney series Stargirl, the Cinemax series Jett, and Steven C. Miller’s independent film Live. Prior to that, he starred in director Bong Joon-Ho’s sci-fi film Okja for Netflix, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and Paul Dano, starred in director Claude Lalonde’s The Gift, opposite Sir Patrick Stewart and Katie Holmes, and starred in The Death Cure, the third film in 20th Century Fox’s hit blockbuster action franchise The Maze Runner.

He is well known by television audiences for 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. He can also be seen in AMC’s critically acclaimed, Better Call Saul, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Drama Series.

Esposito’s other memorable performances can be seen in films such as Rabbit Hole, The Usual Suspects, Smoke, The Last Holiday, and Spike Lee’s films Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, School Daze, and Malcolm X. Esposito's other film credits include The Jungle Book, Money Monster, Poker Night, Alex Cross, Sherrybaby, Ali, Nothing to Lose, Waiting to Exhale, Bob Roberts, King of New York and Cotton Club.

Giancarlo’s notable roles extend to Broadway as well. In 2012, he starred in Atlantic Theatre Company’s world premiere of “Storefront Church,” which was the final installment of the trilogy “Church & State.” Esposito won two Obie Awards for "Zooman and The Sign" at the Negro Ensemble Company and "Distant Fires" at The Atlantic Theatre Company, where he continues to perform and teach as a company member. His list of Broadway credits includes productions of "Sacrilege", "Seesaw", "Merrily We Roll Along" and "Lost In The Stars.” He also co-starred on Broadway with James Earl Jones, Terrence Howard, and Phylicia Rashad in Debbie Allen’s rendition of the great classic Tennessee Williams play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”