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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Born: Apr 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: Do the Right Thing, Fresh, School Daze
First Major Screen Credit: School Daze (1988)
39 Videos for Giancarlo Esposito
Feel the Noise (2007) Ali (2001) Amos & Andrew (1993)
Racing Daylight (2007) Monkeybone (2001) Bob Roberts (1992)
Last Holiday (2006) Homicide: The Movie (2000) Malcolm X (1992)
SherryBaby (2006) Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 07 (1999) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005) Phoenix (1998) King of New York (1990)
Chupacabra Terror (2005) Stardust (1998) Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Derailed (2005) Twilight (1998) Do the Right Thing (1989)
A Killer Within (2004) Where's Marlowe? (1998) School Daze (1988)
Back in the Day (2004) Where's Marlowe? (1998) Sweet Lorraine (1987)
Blind Horizon (2004) Kla$h (1995) Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Doing Hard Time (2004) Reckless (1995) Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Noise (2004) The Usual Suspects (1995) The Cotton Club (1984)
Beyond the Ashes (2003) Waiting to Exhale (1995) Trading Places (1983)
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Biography:

Versatile American actor Giancarlo Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but grew up in Manhattan from the age of six. His mother was an African-American nightclub singer (who once shared a bill with Josephine Baker) and his father was an Italian stagehand. In show business most of his life, Esposito made his Broadway debut in a 1966 production of {+Maggie Flynn}.

His other stage credits include {+Sacrilege}, {+Miss Moffatt}, and {+Balm in Gilead}. He won a 1981 Theatre World Award for his performance in {+Zooman and the Sign}. On the big screen, Esposito started appearing in Spike Lee films during the late '80s in a wide range of roles with great character names.

He was the frat leader Julian Big Brother Almighty in School Daze, the outspoken reactionary Buggin' Out in Do the Right Thing, the dandy pianist Left Hand Lacey in Mo' Better Blues, and the criminal Thomas Hayer in Malcolm X. Esposito's other film roles include an investigative journalist in Bob Roberts, an activist in Amos & Andrew, and a game show host in Reckless.

In 1995, he earned an Independent Spirit award nomination for his supporting role of doting drug dealer Esteban in Boaz Yakin's debut drama Fresh. Esposito also appeared in Wayne Wang and Paul Auster's Smoke, along with the sequel Blue in the Face. The next year, he turned briefly to producing with the independent prison film The Keeper, which premiered at the {~Sundance Film Festival}. On television, Esposito appeared on NYPD Blue, Law & Order, and the short-lived Fox comedy Bakersfield, P.D. In 1999, he earned an Image award nomination for his role as FBI Agent Michael Giardello on Homicide: Life on the Street.

He also has contributed to the Fox television dramas The $treet and girls club. While teaching at the Atlantic Theatre Company, Esposito found time to portray real-life figures in the biopics Ali (as Cassius Clay Sr.) and Piñero (as Miguel Algarin). Projects for 2004 included James Hunter's feature Back in the Day and the television movie NYPD 2069.

~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide.