There’s no actor on television right now who is quite as intimidating as Giancarlo Esposito.
Esposito’s haunting performance as the brilliant drug lord Gus Fring in Breaking Bad was hailed as the most fearsome television villain of his time, which is no small statement considering that this was in the Game of Thrones era.
Esposito returned to Vince Gilligan’s prequel Better Call Saul to bring even more depth to the character, but it wasn’t his only franchise role.
He would also play the most ruthless Moff in the Imperial Remnant in Disney+’s The Mandalorian, the ruthless CEO of Vought International in The Boys, and none other than Lex Luthor on Harley Quinn.
Anyone expecting to see another calm, collected antagonistic performance from Esposito might be surprised to see him pop up as Buggin’ Out in the 1989 classic Do The Right Thing.
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