Salvatore Esposito (actor)

Italian actor

Salvatore Esposito

Born	(1986-02-02) 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

Films

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	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	The Perfect Dinner	Carmine Giordano
2022	Rosanero	Totò
2025	Den of Thieves: Pantera	TBA	^[5]

Television

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

^ "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.