Hands down, Giancarlo Esposito remains the busiest man in show business. Over the past year he’s starred in AMC’s “ Parish ” (which he also executive produces), Netflix’s “ The Gentlemen ,” Disney+’s “The Mandalorian,” MGM+’s “Godfather of Harlem,” Netflix’s “Kaleidoscope” and voiced Max’s “Harley Quinn.” And on the film side, his recent gigs include “Abigail” and the upcoming “MaXXXine” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “ Megalopolis .
” “I wrote in my notes last week, ‘I’m the busiest motherfucker,’” Esposito laughs. “I know. It was a very weird note, just to remind myself that all my dreams are coming true.
.. When you start to make more movies and television and do a bunch of things all at once, you realize, ‘I’m doing what I love to do every day.
’ It makes it more of a meditation. I sort of step out of the way, and allow the writing to come through and my instinct to take over.” Esposito always has a lot to say, and his role on “Parish” has given him reason to dig deep into his past and have an honest conversation about his struggles — and how that drive to succeed for his family has led him to the career he has now.
On this episode of Variety ’s Awards Circuit Podcast , Esposito gets brutally honest about the personal work he’s done to be a better father, and how he’s still managing those past demons. Listen below! In “Parish,” Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and the.
