Giancarlo Esposito, actor, at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 for the film Anemone

Hollywood Man meets Vermont Boy

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

This image was made in Rappongi, a neighborhood of Tokyo. Giancarlo Esposito was in Japan with Jim Jarmusch to promote the movie "Night On Earth". I was living in Japan at the time and made the images as a freelancer for a Japanese Magazine called Switch. The journalist and I met Giancarlo in Rappongi for lunch and a photo session. Giancarlo Esposito is a renowned actor, widely recognized for his portrayal of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won a Critics' Choice TV Award in 2012 and has garnered several Emmy nominations. Over the course of his career, he has achieved 20 wins and 58 nominations, which include Critics' Choice Awards and Saturn Awards for his performances in Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a father who was an Italian carpenter and stagehand from Naples, Italy, and a mother who was an African-American opera singer from Alabama. His parents, who were working in Europe at the time of his birth, relocated to Manhattan when he was 6 years old, where he spent his formative years. Given his theatrical heritage, it was perhaps unavoidable that young Giancarlo would take to the stage at some point, which he did at the age of 8, making his Broadway debut as a slave child in "Maggie Flynn" in 1966. Subsequent Broadway engagements followed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, along with minor roles in films. The 1980s saw him transition to television, where he secured increasingly prominent roles in a series of high-profile shows, establishing himself as a character actor both on television and in various films. He gained significant public recognition for his portrayal of Agent Mike Giardello in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) in 1998, and since that time, he has consistently appeared on our screens. Photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas. Ithaka Darin Pappas is recording artist, sculptor and photographer from California of Greek heritage. His prominent photography subjects have featured Bob Vylan (Mobo Award recipient), Brian Wilson (Grammy Award recipient), Dr. Dre (Grammy Award recipient), Eazy E (Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), Gabriel o Pensador (Latin Grammy Award recipient), Giancarlo Esposito (Critics' Choice Award recipient), Ice Cube (BET Comedy Award recipient), Marlee Matlin (Oscar recipient), Scott Weiland (Grammy Award recipient), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Emmy recipient), and Takashi Murakami (world-renowned contemporary artist).

From Wash D.C. 1998