Giancarlo Esposito Thought-about a Homicide-for-Rent Plot Throughout Cash Struggles

He said … “I started scheming. If I got somebody to knock me off, death by misadventure, [my kids] would get the insurance. I had 4 kids. I wanted them to have a life. It was a hard moment in time. I literally thought of self-annihilation so they could survive. That’s how low I was.”

While Giancarlo seriously considered plotting a murder-for-hire plan, he ultimately chose not to pursue it for the sake of his children — “I started to think that’s not viable, because the pain I would cause them would be lifelong, and there’d be lifelong trauma that would just extend the generational trauma I’m trying to move away from.”

Not long after this low point, Giancarlo landed his villain role on “Breaking Bad” … which he said helped turn things around for him. The actor — who’s promoting his new AMC show, “Parish” — has been booked and busy the last 16 years … landing jobs on “Better Call Saul,” “Dear White People,” “Godfather of Harlem,” “The Boys” and “The Mandalorian.”