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
Professor X
for Professor X in X-Men: Cosmic Confrontation (2031)
Suggested by khabib
In the third movie of the X-Men saga in the MCU, our mutant heroes face an unexpected threat. An original spaceship of the Breakworld race, led by the mysterious Ord, lands on Earth. The present brings with it a terrifying prophecy: planet Earth is set to be destroyed in a cosmic event, and only he has the knowledge to prevent a catastrophe. As the X-Men try to uncover the truth behind the prophecy and Ord's true intent, they find themselves torn between trust in the special and the instinct to protect their planet. Magneto's loyalty to the mutant cause is put to the test when he sees the possible destruction of the planet he swore to protect. Meanwhile, Professor Xavier faces a moral dilemma, questioning whether Earth's survival justifies any means necessary. As tension builds and the countdown to cosmic catastrophe approaches, the X-Men must unite and fight against Ord, as they explore the truth behind the prophecy and seek a solution to save the planet.
