Character↕ | Played By↕ | Occupation↕ | Status (End of Show)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter White | Bryan Cranston | Chemistry Teacher / Meth Cook | Dead | Heisenberg, building a meth empire, say my name |
Jesse Pinkman | Aaron Paul | Meth Cook | Alive | Yeah science!, emotional core of the show, escaping the neo-Nazis |
Hank Schrader | Dean Norris | DEA Agent | Dead | Relentless pursuit of Heisenberg, discovering Walt's secret on the toilet |
Skyler White | Anna Gunn | Bookkeeper / Money Launderer | Alive | I am the one who knocks confrontation, laundering money through the car wash |
Saul Goodman | Bob Odenkirk | Lawyer | Alive (imprisoned) | Better Call Saul!, criminal lawyer, comic relief and legal scheming |
Gus Fring | Giancarlo Esposito | Drug Kingpin / Restaurant Owner | Dead | Los Pollos Hermanos, cold calculated villainy, half-face death scene |
Mike Ehrmantraut | Jonathan Banks | Fixer / Hitman | Dead | No half measures, professional cleaner, quiet menace |
Marie Schrader | Betsy Brandt | Radiologic Technologist | Alive | Kleptomania, purple everything, supporting Hank through his recovery |
Walter White Jr. (Flynn) | RJ Mitte | Student | Alive | Breakfast obsession, rejecting his father, standing by Skyler |
Tuco Salamanca | Raymond Cruz | Drug Dealer | Dead | Explosive temper, tight tight tight!, early season terror |
Todd Alquist | Jesse Plemons | Neo-Nazi / Meth Cook | Dead | Chilling politeness while committing murder, keeping Jesse captive |
Hector Salamanca | Mark Margolis | Retired Drug Lord | Dead | The bell, wheelchair-bound menace, suicide bombing Gus |
Jane Margolis | Krysten Ritter | Artist / Tattoo Apprentice | Dead | Jesse's girlfriend, heroin relapse, Walt watching her die |
Badger | Matt Jones | Drug Dealer | Alive | Star Trek script pitch, comic relief with Skinny Pete |
Skinny Pete | Charles Baker | Drug Dealer | Alive | Surprisingly good pianist, loyal friend to Jesse |
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