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Getz (Breaking Bad)
''Breaking Bad (franchise), Breaking Bad'' is a crime drama franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan. It started with the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–13), and is followed by a prequel/sequel series, ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–22), and a sequel film, ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019). The following is an abridged list of characters appearing across the productions. Main characters Cast table Introduced in ''Breaking Bad'' Walter White Walter Hartwell White (also known by his alias Heisenberg) (played by Bryan Cranston) is an overqualified high school chemistry teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico. After being diagnosed with lung cancer, he starts manufacturing methamphetamine to provide for his family upon his death. Knowing nothing about the drug trade, he enlists the aid of his former student, #Jesse Pinkman, Jesse Pinkman, to sell the meth he produces. Walter's scientific knowledge and dedication to quality leads him to prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Bad (franchise)
''Breaking Bad'' is an American neo-Western crime film, crime media franchise created by Vince Gilligan, primarily based on the two television series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), and the film ''El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019). The fictional universe is sometimes informally referred to as the "Gilliverse". ''Breaking Bad'' revolves around chemistry teacher-turned-methamphetamine drug lord Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and his former student and fellow crook Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). ''Better Call Saul'', the prequel / sequel series, follows the origins and eventual fate of criminal defense lawyer, criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), whom Walter and Jesse eventually hire in ''Breaking Bad'', as well as police officer-turned-criminal and Fixer (person), cleaner Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), who becomes associated with all three men over the course of both seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Call Saul Season 5
The fifth season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'' premiered on February 23, 2020, in the United States, and concluded on April 20, 2020. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Mondays at 9:00pm ( Eastern) in the United States, except for the premiere which aired on a Sunday. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, and Giancarlo Esposito reprise their roles from previous seasons and are joined by Tony Dalton, promoted to the main cast from his recurring role in the previous season. ''Better Call Saul'' is a spin-off prequel to ''Breaking Bad'' and was also created by Vince Gilligan; co-creator Peter Gould also worked on the series. The fifth season picks up where the fourth left off, also taking place in 2004, four years before Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) meets Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul). The season shows the further evolution of Jimmy into the titular character, criminal defense lawyer " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RJ Mitte
Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III (; born August 21, 1992) is an American actor and producer. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Mitte was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was three. He moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood in 2006, and worked with a personal talent manager to find acting opportunities where his disability could educate viewers. After making Cameo appearance, cameos in Sitcom, sitcoms, he was cast in his breakthrough role as Walter White Jr. on the AMC (TV channel), AMC Crime film, crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013). Mitte has starred in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC family drama series Switched at Birth (TV series), ''Switched at Birth'' (2014) and the Netflix Animated series, animated series ''The Guardians of Justice'' (2022). He has appeared in films like ''Who's Driving Doug'', the Thriller film, thriller drama Time Share (2018 film), ''Time Share'' (2018), the Independent film, independent Comedy film, comedy ''Standing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter White Jr
Walter Hartwell White Jr., also known as Flynn, is a fictional character portrayed by RJ Mitte in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad''. Walt Jr. is the son of protagonist Walter White and his wife Skyler. He has cerebral palsy, as manifested in speech difficulties and impaired motor control, for which he uses crutches. His younger sister is Holly White. Character biography Season 1 Walter Hartwell White Jr. is the teenage son of chemistry teacher Walter White Sr. and writer Skyler White, and has cerebral palsy. When Skyler tells her sister Marie Schrader that she is working on a new short story with a stoner character in it, she asks her about marijuana. Marie assumes that Skyler thinks Walter Jr. is smoking pot, but Skyler insists that she was just talking about her story. Marie asks her husband Hank, a DEA agent, to scare Walter Jr. straight. Hank brings Walter Jr. to a motel to show how meth has corroded the teeth of a prostitute. After Walter Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marie Schrader on the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and Heather Hughes on the CBS sitcom '' Life in Pieces'' (2015–2019). Early life Brandt was born in Bay City, Michigan. She is of German descent. She graduated from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan, in 1991. Brandt took an interest in theater from an early age, but unlike many of her peers, she was more interested in directing stage musicals than starring in them. After winning the lead in a high school production of ''Exit the Body'', she shifted her focus to acting. Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1996. She studied for her MFA at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training and studied abroad at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. After graduation, Brandt moved to Seattle, Washington, where she worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Schrader
Marie Schrader (née Lambert) is a fictional character portrayed by Betsy Brandt in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad''. She is Skyler White's sister, Hank's wife, and Walter White's sister-in-law. In the series, Marie works as a radiologic technologist. She does not hesitate to offer advice to others but often fails to practice what she preaches. She shoplifts compulsively—apparently a manifest symptom of kleptomania—a behavior for which she sees a therapist. She appears self-centered and shallow but cares deeply for her husband and her sister's family. Nearly all of her household and clothing items are shades of the color purple. Brandt returned to the role in a guest appearance in the series finale of the spin-off series ''Better Call Saul''. Character biography Born Marie Lambert, she is a radiologic technologist, and lives with her husband Hank, a DEA agent, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Walter White (husband of Marie's older sister Skyler) learns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Norris
Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Hank Schrader on the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series '' Under the Dome'' (2013–2015), Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series '' Claws'' (2017–2022), and Randall Stabler on the NBC series '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' (2023–present). Throughout his career, he has amassed over 154 credits across film and television, including over 40 law enforcement roles. Norris has appeared in films such as ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), '' Hard to Kill'' (1990), '' Total Recall'' (1990), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' The Firm'' (1993), '' Starship Troopers'' (1997), '' The Cell'' (2000), ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), '' Evan Almighty'' (2007), '' Sons of Liberty'' (2015), '' The Book of Henry'' (2017), '' Death Wish'' (2018), '' Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019) and '' Carry On'' (2024). Early life and education D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Schrader
Henry R. "Hank" Schrader Assistant Special Agent in Charge, ASAC () is a central character in the American crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' portrayed by Dean Norris and created by Vince Gilligan. An agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, Hank is the brother-in-law of protagonist Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White. After Walter becomes an enigmatic drug lord known as "Heisenberg", Hank spends the majority of the series trying to apprehend "Heisenberg", unaware of his true identity. Hank's character development over the course of the series and Norris's performance have been critically acclaimed. Norris returned to the role in a guest appearance in the Better Call Saul season 5, fifth season of the Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Better Call Saul''. Character biography Henry R. Schrader is the brother-in-law of main character Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White, and is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, a joint-record since its separation into comedy and drama,Starting with the show's second season, Paul was nominated each year he was eligible, a total of five times: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. Paul also won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television a record three times. He reprised the role in the Netflix sequel film '' El Camino'' (2019), and during the final season of spin-off series ''Better Call Saul'' (2022). Paul began his career with roles in several music videos, guest roles in television, and minor roles in films. In 2007, he had a recurring role as Scott Quittman on the HBO series ''Big Love'' (2006–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Pinkman
Jesse Bruce Pinkman is a fictional character in the American crime drama television series ''Breaking Bad'', portrayed by Aaron Paul. He is a crystal meth cook and dealer who works with his former high school chemistry teacher, Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston). Jesse is the only character besides Walter to appear in every episode of the show. Paul reprised the role in 2019 as the protagonist of the spin-off sequel film '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'', set after its finale, and again in 2022 for the sixth and final season of the spin-off prequel sequel series ''Better Call Saul'', being one of the few characters to appear across both shows and the movie. Despite initial plans to kill off the character at the end of the first season, Paul's performance convinced the showrunner and head writer Vince Gilligan to keep Jesse in the show. The character and Paul's performance received acclaim from critics and fans. Critics especially praised Jesse's character development f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gunn
Anna Kathryn Gunn (born August 11, 1968) See also: * is an American actress. She is known for playing Martha Bullock on the HBO Western series '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and Skyler White on the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013). Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Gunn has starred on the ABC series ''The Practice'' (1997–2002) and the Fox series ''Gracepoint'' (2014). Her film roles include the action thriller ''Enemy of the State'' (1998), the independent thriller ''Red State'' (2011), the docudrama '' Little Red Wagon'' (2012), the financial thriller ''Equity'' (2016), the biographical drama ''Sully'' (2016), the comedy drama '' Being Frank'' (2018), and the ''Deadwood'' sequel film '' Deadwood: The Movie'' (2019). She also voiced Ariel in the '' Legacy of Kain'' video game series (1996–2003). Early life and education Born Anna Kathryn Gunn on August 11, 1968, Gunn grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyler White
Skyler White (née Lambert) is a fictional character portrayed by Anna Gunn in the American crime drama television series ''Breaking Bad''. Skyler is married to protagonist Walter White. For her performance, Gunn received critical acclaim. She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in 2013 and 2014, and has received 3 nominations. Character biography Over the years, Skyler has had several meager sources of income: working as a bookkeeper for the Albuquerque firm Beneke Fabricators, writing short stories, and selling items on eBay. She and her husband, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), have a son, Walt Jr. (RJ Mitte), who has cerebral palsy, and an infant daughter, Holly (Elanor Anne Wenrich). Her younger sister, Marie (Betsy Brandt), is married to a DEA agent, Hank Schrader (Dean Norris). Skyler is 11 years younger than Walt, whom she met when she was a hostess at a diner near Walt's former place of work, near the Los Alamos Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
