CONFIDENCE MAN

FROM BREAKING BAD TO THE MANDALORIAN AND NOW THE ELECTRIC STATE, GIANCARLO ESPOSITO’S CHARACTERS ARE ASSTRONG-WILLED AS IT GETS. AS WE DISCOVER OVER A NO-HOLDS-BARRED CONVERSATION, THIS IS NO ACCIDENT — AND NO COINCIDENCE…

AMON WARMANN

“MY INTENTION IS TO SIT HERE AND T ELL YOU ALL OF WHO I AM.” It’s not a sentiment one often hears expressed in an interview. It’s an even rarer thing for it to be meant, and felt. But that’s exactly the brand of direct, open honesty you get when you talk to Giancarlo Esposito. It’s part of his nature. Esposito has long been that reassuringly reliable character actor who will always improve a project by a factor of approximately 27 per cent every minute he’s on screen. Roles in iconic films like Do The Right Thing, The Usual Suspects and Malcolm X were early indicators of his limitless talent. But it was his turn as the calm and collected drug kingpin Gus Fring in Vince Gilligan’s hit drama Breaking…

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Empire (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2025

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