The majority of Hollywood actors are only successful at creating one or maybe two characters that are truly memorable over their entire careers, and that’s if they’re really lucky. However, Giancarlo Esposito is definitely the exception to that rule. He’s often been called a “chameleon”, which he actually likes hearing since it means that the roles he has been choosing are never the same as his previous ones.

His career has spanned 47 years and he got his start at the age of seven when he began recording radio commercials. And, since then, he has played some major television and motion picture roles that have placed him squarely on a number of prominent spots on the racial spectrum as well as on either side of the law.