Giancarlo Esposito Aligns His Iconic Characters

"We can only have one per box, where am I gonna go?" Known for his iconic villains across television, Giancarlo Esposito joins us to breakdown his characters and rank them on the Character Alignment Chart. From Breaking Bad's Gus Fring to The Mandalorian's Moff Gideon and Anton Castillo from Far Cry 6, Giancarlo will decide once and for all just how evil they really are...

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[buzzfeedmultiplayer]

If you could have one actor align their characters next... who would you want to see? 👀

[Andernol]

For someone who is so good at playing the calmest, coolest and most collected of psychotic villains, he seems like such an animated and wholesome dude in real life.

[thedragonskull]

It’s so weird seeing how fun and silly he is compared to his serious evil characters like Gus Fring and Moff Gideon

[Carlteezus]

I love how into this he got. I don't know that many celebrities would put the effort in for something like this, so it's really endearing. Then him wanting a picture warmed my heart

[stephenhester]

I’ve worked several jobs with Mr. Esposito and he’s literally like this in real life it’s unreal. Easily the most optimistic, wholesome, intelligent, talented person you could ever meet. Lifelong fan of his work but eternal fan of him as a person. One of the greatest villain actors of all time and I be missing talking to him often, just the friendliest, funnest, coolest guy who will ask you about your life and how you are and roll you a cigarette lol

[notdude]

I love how Gus fring makes a good impression of Giancarlo Esposito

[PeterAnthonyIHay]

Man he doesnt just play his characters well, he understands them, they are like a part of him, literally on a other level of acting.

[jhncarp]

Giancarlo has the same vibes with Cristoph Waltz. Not just an actor. An artist in every sense of the word.

[ddxg]

Man I wish he would at least mention the Dentist from Payday 2. I love his character development there and his contract heists are some of the best in the game.

[maxfuchs]

It’s so unreal how Gincarlo Esposito is such a nice and calm man in real life and plays some of the most diabolical bastards in fiction

[aliabdelhameed]

This was probably said a million times but I'll say it for myself. Giancarlo Esposito definitely deserves the title of one of the greatest actors, especially of his generation. The wide spectrum of emotions and personalities he can convey is just astounding. He can be silly, fun, hilarious, intimidating, evil, threatening, calm, collected, commanding, good and bad at the drop of a hat. This guy is seriously the quintessential actor that is truly fun to watch and can make an already well-written character that much better.

[coreypurvisjr]

I am only familiar with his breaking bad performance, and I’ve got to say, it’s odd seeing him so upbeat lol

[joshuaprophet]

I bought far cry 6 because of all his previous roles. His character work is fantastic.

[haninhk]

This is nice. Asking the actor about their characters’ Alignment Axis. More actors please

[rocketpenguin]

Either Esposito is the chillist guy ever, or Gus is the greatest actor of all time

[leonarduskrisna]

He's looks so friendly in real life
But when he's acting as an antagonist
You call it
He's the maestro

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

El Presidente from Tropico 6: Who are you?
Anton Castillo: I'm you, but stronger

If Giancarlo Esposito took over the planet with a tyrannical regime, it would be for the best. Saving the world, one fried chicken franchise at a time

[Madderthanjoker]

Really puts into perspective how people do evil things in history. Humans get so caught up into their goals and ambitions that we sometimes lose focuse on the negative impact those ambitions may entail. Everyone believes they're the hero in their own story it's just a shame they didn't focus that energy towards positive goals instead of sometimes horrible atrocities. Love this guy, an absolute GOAT in acting.

[simply]

Gus did a really good job playing giancarlo here

[sunshinefogleman]

What a fantastic actor, and he seems like a funny and humble guy. He play villains that I always end up loving.