Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito ( ; born April 26 , 1958 ) is an American-Italian actor and director . He has played Gustavo " Gus " Fring on the AMC shows '' Breaking Bad '' and '' Better Call Saul '' , a role for which he won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics ' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Giancarlo Esposito