Salvatore Esposito (actor)

Salvatore Esposito
Salvatore Esposito
Born	2 February 1986 (age 38); Naples, Campania, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present

Salvatore Esposito (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre eˈspɔːzito]; born 2 February 1986, Naples)^[1] is an Italian actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gennaro "Genny" Savastano on the Sky Italia television series Gomorrah (2014–2021).^[2] In 2020, Esposito made his English-language debut, appearing in the 4th season of the American TV series Fargo. His role in the series, as intimidating Italian mobster Gaetano Fadda, was highly praised.^[3]^[4]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Il principio del terzo escluso	R.O.S.	Short film
2015	Carvina	Fra	Short film
	They Call Me Jeeg	Vincenzo
	The Bookmakers	Fighter	Short film
2016	Zeta - Una storia hip-hop	Sante
2017	Veleno	Rino Caradonna
2017	AFMV - Addio fottuti musi verdi	Genny Falacone
2018	My Big Gay Italian Wedding	Paolo Baiello
	Nessuno è innocente	Ermanno	Short film
	Taxi 5	Antonio Di Biase
2019	L'eroe	Giorgio Pollini
2019	The Immortal	Gennaro Savastano
2020	Spaccapietre	Giuseppe
2022	La cena perfetta	Carmine
2022	Rosanero	Totò
2024	Den of Thieves 2: Pantera	TBA	^[5]

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Il clan dei camorristi	Domenico	Main role; 8 episodes
2014–2021	Gomorrah	Gennaro Savastano	Main role; 58 episodes
2020	Fargo	Gaetano Fadda	Main role (season 4); 8 episodes

References[edit]

^ "Buon compleanno Salvatore "Genny Savastano" Esposito: 32 anni oggi" [Happy birthday Salvatore "Genny Savastano" Esposito: 32 years old today] (in Italian). napolitoday.it. 2 February 2018.
^ "'Fortitude,' 'Bosch,' 'Gomorrah': TV Crime Never Sleeps". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
^ Salvatore Esposito of ‘Fargo’: the baddest of the bad guys
^ The Rundown: Something Fascinating Is Happening On ‘Fargo’
^ Grobar, Matt (2023-08-01). "Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera Rounds Out Cast With 11 Additions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

External links[edit]

Salvatore Esposito at IMDb

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[1] "Buon compleanno Salvatore "Genny Savastano" Esposito: 32 anni oggi" [Happy birthday Salvatore "Genny Savastano" Esposito: 32 years old today] (in Italian). napolitoday.it. 2 February 2018.

[nytimes-2] "'Fortitude,' 'Bosch,' 'Gomorrah': TV Crime Never Sleeps". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

[3] Salvatore Esposito of ‘Fargo’: the baddest of the bad guys

[4] The Rundown: Something Fascinating Is Happening On ‘Fargo’

[5] Grobar, Matt (2023-08-01). "Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera Rounds Out Cast With 11 Additions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

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