Aaron Paul Biography
Aaron Paul is an American actor and producer best known for starring as Jesse PinkmaninAMC’sBreaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and Todd Chavez inNetflix’s Bojack Horsemanfrom 2014 to 2020.
His performance in Breaking Bad won him several accolades including at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, the Satellite Awards, and the Primetime Emmy Awards. He reprised the role of Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and Better Call Saul in 2022.
Aaron Paul Age
Paul was born Aaron Paul Sturtevant on August 27, 1979, in Emmett, Idaho, U.S.A. He is 45 years old as of 2024. Paul celebrates his birthday on August 27th.
Aaron Paul Height
Paul stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8 inches.
Aaron Paul Family
Paul was born to Darla Haynes and Robert Sturtevant. The youngest of four children, he was born a month premature in his parents’ bathroom. His father worked as a Baptist minister. Paul grew up involved in church plays.
Aaron Paul Wife
Paul married Lauren Parsekian in a 1920s Parisian carnival-themed wedding inMalibuon May 26, 2013. Foster the PeopleandJohn Mayer performed at their wedding. He emailed The Shivers’ Beauty to everyone on his guest list, requesting that they learn the lyrics so they could sing along during the ceremony.
Paul and Lauren have a daughter named Story Annabelle and a son named Ryden Caspian. Story was born in February 2018 and is 6 years old as of 2024. Ryden was born in April 2022 and is 2 years old as of 2024. The family lives in theLos Felizneighborhood of Los Angeles after they sold their former West Hollywood home. Additionally, they own a cabin-style home nearMcCall, Idaho.
Paul and Lauren met at theCoachella Festival and he proposed to her inParison January 1, 2012. Bryan Cranston, Paul’sBreaking Bad,is Ryden’s godfather. In October 2013, GovernorButch Otter declared October 1 as Aaron Paul Sturtevant Day during a ceremony at theEgyptian TheatreinBoise, Idaho. In November 2022, Paul legitimately dropped his Sturtevant surname so that his family would all officially share the Paul surname. Lauren was born on December 8, 1986, and is 37 years old as of 2024. She is of Armenian descent.
Lauren Parsekian The Kind Campaign
Lauren is a director and actress who founded the Kind Campaign in 2009. The Kind Campaign is a non-profit organization and school program that raises awareness of the harmful and lasting effects of girl-against-girl bullying. In 2013, Paul helped arrange a contest to collect $1.6 million for his wife’s non-profit anti-bullying organization, theKind Campaign.
Aaron Paul Net Worth
Paul has an estimated net worth of approximately $20 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor and director.
Aaron Paul Career
Paul graduated from Centennial High SchoolinBoise, Idaho in 1997. He then drove to Los Angelesin his1982 Toyota Corolla alongside his mother and $6,000 in savings. There, he starred in an episode of CBS’ The Price Is Right, which aired on January 3, 2000. Using his birth name, he played and missed his pricing game and overbid on his Showcase. Further, he worked as a movie theater usher atUniversal StudiosinHollywood.
Paul went to theInternational Modeling and Talent Associationcompetition in 1996. After winning as the runner-up, he signed with a manager. Further, he appeared in Korn’s Thoughtless and Everlast’s White Trash Beautiful. Additionally, he appeared in TV commercials for Corn Pops, Juicy Fruit, andVanilla Coke.
Between 2000 and 2014, Paul starred in the films Whatever It Takes, Help! I’m a Fish, K-PAX, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, Bad Girls From Valley High, Choking Man, Mission: Impossible III, The Last House on the Left, and Need for Speed. Further, he portrayed Weird Al” Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Moreover, he has guest roles in TV shows like The Guardian,Veronica Mars, CSI: Miami,ER,Sleeper Cell,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The X-Files,Ghost Whisperer,Criminal Minds, andBones.
Paul first gained prominence for his role as Scott Quittman onHBO’s Big Love. In 2008, he secured the role of Jesse Pinkman in AMC’s Breaking Bad. He also starred in Smashed. During an October 2012 ESPN interview, he talked about his childhood experience as a fan of the Boise State Broncos and the challenges of portraying a methaddict inBreaking Bad. He voiced Cyrus in Tron: Uprising in 2012 and 2013.
2013 to present;
Paul was featured on Zen Freeman’s Dance Bitch in September 2013. In December of that year, Netflix announced him as a cast member in Bojack Horseman. He popped up on Saturday Night Live’s39th seasonopener as “meth nephew,” a relative ofBobby Moynihan’s drunk uncle character.
In 2014, Paul portrayed a street racer who takes revenge on a rich business partner after he is released from prison in Need for Speed. While promoting Need for Speed, he appeared onWWE Raw entering the arena in a sports car withDolph Ziggler on March 3, 2014. There, he commentated for Ziggler’s match againstAlberto Del Rio and helped him win by distracting Del Rio.
A September 23, 2014 announcement revealed that Paul would star as young Louis Drax’s father in he 9th Life of Louis Drax. He plays the role of a drunken father of two young vandals opposite Juliette Lewis in Hellion. That same year, he starred as the Hebrew prophetJoshua in Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Paul started portraying Eddie Lane in Hulu’s The Path in 2016. He provided the voiceover forNyx Ulric in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. In June 2018, he joined the cast of Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told, starring oppositeOctavia SpencerandLizzy Caplan. In September of that same year, he joined the cast of HBO’s Westworld SN 3 as Caleb Nichols.
Paul starred opposite Karen Gillan in Dualwhich was filmed entirely inTampere,Finland. He reprised the role of Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and Better Call Saul in 2022. In 2023, he played the lead role in the third episode of Black Mirror SN 6 titled Beyond the Sea.
Other ventures
In 2013, Paul helped arrange a contest to collect $1.6 million for his wife’s non-profit anti-bullying organization, theKind Campaign. The contest’s winner got a trip to the Hollywood Forever Cemeteryscreening of the final episode ofBreaking Bad. In 2019, he and Cranston released their line ofmezcalcalledDos Hombres.
Positively speaking about the asexualcommunity, Paul said that he was proud to represent the community and portray a character(Todd Chavez onBoJack Horseman) that represents a community that should be represented.
Aaron Paul Breaking Bad
In 2008, he secured the role of Jesse Pinkman in AMC’s Breaking Bad. Originally, his character was supposed to die during the first season but the chemistry between him and Bryan Cranston changed the mind of the series creator,Vince Gilligan. Thus, Vince changed the original plans, including Jesse as a main character.
Jesse is a former student of Walter White(played by Bryan Cranston), a methamphetamine manufacturer, and a drug dealer. Walter joins Jesse in the trade after he is diagnosed with lung cancer, prompting him to secure his family’s financial future.
Paul reprised the role of Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and Better Call Saul in 2022. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie follows Jesse’s story after he escapes from a group of neo-Nazis. His appearance in Better Call Saul explores Jesse’s backstory.
Awards
His performance in Breaking Bad won Paul a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Awardsin 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Of the nominations, he won the award in 2010, 2012, and 2014. This made him one of only two actors to win the award thrice since it split into comedy and drama.
For his performance in the series, Paul also won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2009, Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2010, and Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2013. Additionally, he won a 2011 PRISM Male Performance in a Drama Series Award, a 2013 Satellite Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Award, a 2013 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Award, and a 2014 Critics’ Choice Television Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Award.
Nominations
For his performance in the series, Paul won nominations for the 2010 PRISM Male Performance in a Drama Series Award, the 2010 Satellite Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Award, the 2010 Saturn Best Supporting Actor on Television Award, and 2010 TCA Individual Achievement in Drama Award.
Paul also won nominations for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Award, the 2012 Critics’ Choice Television Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Award, a 2013 Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Award, a 2013 Dorian TV Performance of the Year – Actor Award, a 2013 PRISM Male Performance in a Drama Series Award, and Young Hollywood Fan Favorite Actor – Male Award.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Paul reprised the role of Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and Better Call Saul in 2022. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie follows Jesse’s story after he escapes from a group of neo-Nazis.
His performance in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie won him a 2019 Satellite Best Miniseries or Television Film Award and a 2020 Critics’ Choice Television Best Movie Made for Television Award. Moreover, he won nominations for a 2019 Satellite Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film Award, a 2020 Producers Guild of America Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures Award, a 2020 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Television Movie Award, and a 2021 Saturn Best Actor in a Film Award.
Aaron Paul The Price Is Right
After moving to Los Angeles, Paul starred in an episode of CBS’ The Price Is Right, which aired on January 3, 2000. Using his birth name, he played and missed his pricing game and overbid on his Showcase.
Aaron Paul Bojack Horseman
Paul provided the voice for Todd Chavez inNetflix’s Bojack Horsemanfrom 2014 to 2020. Todd is an unemployed but vastly talented 24-year-old humanslackerwho came to BoJack’s house for a party and never left.The character Todd has also received recognition for representing asexuality on television.
Paul’s performance in the series won him nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program Award in 2019 and 2020. He also worked as the show’s executive producer.
Aaron Paul Black Mirror
In 2017 and 2023, he played the lead role of Gamer691/Cliff Stanfield in the third episode of Black Mirror SN 6 titled Beyond the Sea. Cliff and David Ross are astronauts on a long mission in space in an alternate history 1969. With the help of advanced technology, they can live in robotic replicas of themselves on Earth.
After David’s family is killed and his body destroyed by a cult, Cliff and his wife Lana permit him to use his replica on Earth. Over time, he develops an infatuation with Lana and makes sexual advances towards her. Things turn sour when Cliff finds out that David has been drawing naked paintings of Lana on the ship.
Aaron Paul Bryan Cranston
Paul starred with Bryan in Breaking Bad. They got Breaking Badtattoos on the last day of filming in commemoration of the final episodeofBreaking Bad. Cranston is the godfather of Paul’s son. In 2019, he and Cranston released their line ofmezcalcalledDos Hombres.
Aaron Paul Tattoo
In April 2013, Paul and Bryan Cranston gotBreaking Badtattoos on the last day of filming in commemoration of the final episodeofBreaking Bad. He tattooed no half measures on his biceps while Cranston tattooed the show’s logo onto one of his fingers.
Aaron Paul Movies and TV Shows
Paul has starred in several movies and TV shows during his career such as
- Wasted
- Perfect Opposites
- Bad Girls from Valley High
- Daydreamer
- Decoding Annie Parker
- The Guardian
- A Long Way Down
- Unity
- Eye in the Sky
- Fathers and Daughters
- Triple 9
- Central Intelligence
- Come and Find Me
- American Woman
- Welcome Home
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- The Parts You Lose
- Adam
Aaron Paul Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 1.5M followers on Facebook, over 6.4M on Instagram, and over 2.2M on Twitter.
