
Age: 68
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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and its prequel series Better Call Saul from 2017 to 2022. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice for this role. He 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), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series Dear White People (2017–2021), Stan Edgar in the Amazon 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 nominations. He also portrayed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present), acted in the HBO drama series Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023), The Gentlemen (2024), and The Residence (2025). He is also known for his collaboration with Spike Lee, acting in several of his films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). His other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Monkeybone (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010), Okja (2017), Megalopolis (2024), MaXXXine (2024), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He voiced Akela in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Giancarlo Esposito

Emmanuel Da Costa
for Emmanuel Da Costa in The New Mutants 2 (2022/2023)
Suggested by ceejeezy

In the second chapter of the New Mutants saga, the young heroes find themselves confronting a new threat. Emmanuel Da Costa, the father of Roberto Da Costa, also known as Sunspot, emerges as an enigmatic villain with ties to the sinister Essex Corporation. At the same time, Karma, a mutant with mind control powers, joins the group, bringing her unique abilities to the team. As the Mutants explore their past and the origins of their powers, they are drawn into a dark plot involving genetic experimentation and mutant manipulation. The movie delves into the complexities of family relationships and the moral dilemma faced by the New Mutants as they fight against their own blood. They will need to combine their unique strengths and abilities, including Karma's mental powers, to stop Emmanuel Da Costa and uncover the secrets of the Essex Corporation before it is too late. In this new chapter full of action and suspense, the New Mutants face even greater challenges and discover the true meaning of unity and heroism.
