Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul rose to fame as Jesse Pinkman, the young drug dealing partner of Bryan Cranston's Walter White, on "Breaking Bad" (AMC, 2008-13) but found staying power well past that show. Born in Emmett, Idaho, he moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school. He began working as a model and was soon appearing in commercials and music videos. He transitioned to acting with small roles in television shows like "Beverly Hills 90210" (Fox, 1990-2000), "Melrose Place" (Fox, 1992-99), and "3rd Rock from the Sun" (NBC, 1996-2001). He added film to his resume with a role opposite James Franco and Shane West in the comedy "Whatever It Takes" (2000). That led to several years spent taking small roles on television and movies. His notable appearances during that time included "K-Pax" (2001), "The X-Files" (Fox, 1993-2018), "Veronica Mars" (UPN/The CW/Hulu, 2004- ), and "Mission: Impossible III" (2006). His fortunes began to change when he earned a recurring role as Scott Quittman, the love interest of Amanda Seyfried, on the polygamy drama "Big Love" (HBO, 2006-11). His star would soon explode when he joined Cranston for "Breaking Bad." The show became a cultural phenomenon, winning multiple Emmy Awards, including four wins for Paul for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Once "Breaking Bad" ended, he took film roles in a variety of projects such as "Exodus: Gods and Kings" (2014), "Eye in the Sky" (2015) with Helen Mirren, and "Central Intelligence" (2016) with Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson. A car buff, he had the opportunity to play a street racer in "Need for Speed" (2014). He came back to the small screen to star in "The Path" (Hulu, 2016-18) as Eddie Lane, a follower of a controversial religion who suddenly questions his faith. He also starred with Emily Rarajkowski in the thriller "Welcome Home" (2018) and played a convict on the run in the drama "The Parts You Lose" (2019). In 2019, he returned to playing Jesse Pinkman in "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" (Netflix, 2019) providing an answer to what happened to his character after the series ended. He teamed with Octavia Spencer and Lizzy Caplan in the serialized adaptation of Kathleen Barber's best-seller "Truth Be Told" (Apple TV, 2019) as convicted murderer Warren Cave. Paul then joined the cast of the hit drama "Westworld" (HBO, 2016- ) in the show's third season as a construction worker who Evan Rachel Wood's android, Delores, meets when she enters the "real world."
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ash | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
71% |
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Dual | Trent (Character) | $118.3K | 2022 |
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Adam | Adam Niskar (Character) | - | 2020 |
92% |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Jesse Pinkman (Character) | - | 2019 |
67% |
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The Parts You Lose |
The Man (Character), Producer |
- | 2019 |
89% |
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American Woman | Chris (Character) | $253.1K | 2018 |
10% |
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Welcome Home | Bryan (Character) | - | 2018 |
64% |
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Come and Find Me | David (Character) | - | 2016 |
38% |
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The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Peter Drax (Character) | - | 2016 |
13% |
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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Nyx Ulric (Voice) | $119.8K | 2016 |
71% |
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Central Intelligence | Phil (Character) | $127.4M | 2016 |
54% |
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Triple 9 | Gabe Welch (Character) | $12.6M | 2016 |
29% |
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Fathers and Daughters | Cameron (Character) | - | 2015 |
95% |
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Eye in the Sky | Steve Watts (Character) | $18.7M | 2015 |
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Unity | Narrator | - | 2015 |
30% |
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Exodus: Gods and Kings | Joshua (Character) | $65.0M | 2014 |
22% |
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A Long Way Down | J.J. (Character) | $13.1K | 2014 |
59% |
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Hellion | Hollis (Character) | $40.8K | 2014 |
23% |
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Need for Speed | Tobey Marshall (Character) | $43.6M | 2014 |
54% |
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Decoding Annie Parker | Paul (Character) | $39.9K | 2013 |
83% |
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Smashed | Charlie (Character) | $376.0K | 2012 |
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Wreckage | Rick (Character) | - | 2010 |
42% |
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The Last House on the Left | Francis (Character) | $32.7M | 2009 |
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Daydreamer | Clinton Roark (Character) | - | 2007 |
52% |
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Choking Man | Jerry (Character) | $4.2K | 2006 |
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A Fate Totally Worse Than Death | Jonathan Wharton (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Wasted | Owen (Character) | - | 2002 |
42% |
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K-PAX | Michael Powell - Age 21 (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
15% |
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Whatever It Takes | Floyd (Character) | $8.7M | 2000 |
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Help! I'm a Fish | Chuck (Voice) | - | 2000 |
TV
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83% | 80% | Black Mirror | Cliff Stanfield (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden |
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2016-2017 2019-2020 2022-2023 |
79% | 75% | Westworld | Caleb (Character) | 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016-2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 2019 2021 |
93% | 96% | BoJack Horseman |
Todd Chavez (Voice), Executive Producer |
2014-2020 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Truth Be Told | Warren Cave (Character) | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011-2014 2016-2019 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2011-2014 2016 2018-2019 |
77% | 79% | The Path | Eddie Lane (Character) | 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Zoo | Unknown (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weird Wonders | Producer | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Into | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How Do Animals Do That | Director | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Top Gear | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2014 |
96% | 97% | Breaking Bad | Jesse Pinkman (Character) | 2008-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MythBusters | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Jesse Pinkman (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Tron: Uprising | Cyrus (Guest Voice) | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
80% | 82% | Big Love | Scott Quittman (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Stew Ellis (Guest Star) | 2006 |
76% | 88% | Sleeper Cell | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Point Pleasant | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
96% | 73% | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
92% | 79% | Veronica Mars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
60% | No Score Yet | Line of Fire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
33% | No Score Yet | Threat Matrix | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Peter Hutchins Jr. (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
74% | 85% | The X-Files | David "Sky Commander Winky" Winkle (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
67% | No Score Yet | Nikki | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
67% | No Score Yet | Get Real | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |