Aaron Paul Biography

Aaron Michael Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor. After appearing in American television shows, including a recurring role on the HBO series Big Love, Paul came to prominence in 2008 for his critically acclaimed role as Jesse Pinkman in the hit AMC series Breaking Bad. For his portrayal of Jesse, Paul won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, making him one of five actors to win the award more than once. He has also won two Saturn Awards for Best Supporting Actor on Television.

Early life

Paul was born in Emmett, Idaho, the son of Darla (née Haynes) and Robert Sturtevant, a Baptist minister. He is the youngest of five children, and was born a month premature in his parents' bathroom. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry; the surname Sturtevant is English. Paul attended Centennial High School in Boise and graduated one year early. Prior to gaining fame, he appeared on an episode of The Price Is Right on January 3, 2000, winning a desk. He also worked as a movie theater usher at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Career

In 1996, Paul went to Los Angeles for the International Modeling and Talent Association competition. He won runner-up in the competition and signed with a manager. He starred in music videos for Korn's song "Thoughtless" and Everlast's song "White Trash Beautiful". He was featured in television commercials for Juicy Fruit, Corn Pops, and Vanilla Coke.

Paul has appeared in the films Whatever It Takes (2000), Help! I'm a Fish (2001), K-PAX (2001), MTV's film Wasted (2002), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Perfect Opposites (2004), Bad Girls From Valley High (2005), Choking Man (2006), Mission: Impossible III (2006), and The Last House on the Left (2009), among others. He starred in the 2010 web-released Funny or Die short Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as "Weird Al" Yankovic. He starred in the film Wreckage in 2010. Smashed, a film in which Paul starred, was one of the official selections for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, he is starring in Dreamworks' Need for Speed as Tobey Marshall, a street racer recently released from prison who seeks to take revenge on a wealthy business associate. Paul is also starring alongside Christian Bale in Ridley Scott's 2014 biblical epic Exodus, playing the Hebrew prophet Joshua.

Paul has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Guardian, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, ER, Sleeper Cell, Veronica Mars, The X-Files, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Bones, and 3rd Rock from the Sun (season 4, episode 24). His recurring character Scott Quittman on HBO's Big Love appeared 14 times over the show's five seasons.

In 2008, Paul began playing Jesse Pinkman on the AMC series Breaking Bad. His character was originally meant to die during the first season, but after seeing the chemistry between Paul and series star Bryan Cranston, series creator Vince Gilligan changed his mind and modified the original plans to save the character. Coincidentally, Paul had once unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Francis, the eldest son of Cranston's Malcolm in the Middle character. For his role in Breaking Bad, Paul was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013, winning in 2010 and 2012.

In 2012, Paul was rumored to be in talks for the lead in the HBO pilot The Missionary, a spy drama set during the Cold War, but Benjamin Walker was eventually cast.

In September of 2013 Aaron was featured on Zen Freeman's House and electronic dance song called "Dance Bitch"

In 2013, Paul made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Lives 39th season opener as "meth nephew", a relative of Bobby Moynihan's popular character, Drunk Uncle.

Personal life

In 2001, Paul began dating Samaire Armstrong, with whom he worked in an episode of The X-Files that year. Paul dated Jessica Lowndes starting in March 2009 and ending in April 2010. Paul became engaged to Lauren Corinne Parsekian in Paris on January 1, 2012. The two met at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, and began dating a year later at the same festival. They were married on May 26, 2013.

In 2013, Aaron and Lauren helped raise $1.8 million for the Kind Campaign, an anti-bullying non-profit. The winners of the contest won a trip to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery screening of the Breaking Bad finale.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Whatever It Takes	Floyd
2000	Help! I'm a Fish	Chuck	Voice only
2001	K-PAX	Michael Powell
2002	Wasted	Owen	Television film
2002	National Lampoon's Van Wilder	Wasted guy
2004	Perfect Opposites	Monty Brandt
2005	Candy Paint	Brad Miller	Short film
2005	Bad Girls from Valley High	Jonathon Wharton
2006	Choking Man	Jerry
2006	Mission: Impossible III	Rick Meade
2007	Daydreamer	Clinton Roark
2007	Leo	Hustler	Short film
2008	Say Goodnight	Victor
2009	'	Francis
2010	Wreckage	Rick
2011	Quirky Girl	Joseph	Short film
2012	Smashed	Charlie Hannah
2013	Decoding Annie Parker	Paul
2014	Quad	Adam Niskar	Completed
2014	'	JJ	Completed
2014	Need for Speed	Tobey Marshall	Completed
2014	Hellion	Hollis Wilson	Post-production
2014	Exodus	Joshua	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Even the Losers	Unknown	Unsold pilot
1999	Locust Valley	Gregor	Unsold pilot
1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Chad	Episode: "Fortune Cookie"
1999	Melrose Place	Frat boy #2	Episode: "The Daughterboy"
1999	Suddenly Susan	Zipper	Episode: "A Day in the Life"
1999	3rd Rock from the Sun	Student	Episode: "Dick's Big Giant Headache: Part II"
2000	Get Real	Derek	Episode: "History Lessons"
2001	100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd	Ethan	Episode: "Eddie Loves Tori"
2001	'	Tyler Petersen	Episode: "Hero"
2001	Nikki	Scott	Episode: "Family Lies"
2001	'	Ethan Ritter	Episode: "The Men from the Boys"
2001	'	David "Sky Commander Winky" Winkle	Episode: "Lord of the Flies"
2001"2002	Judging Amy	"X-Ray" Conklin	2 episodes
2002	NYPD Blue	Marcus Denton	Episode: "Oh, Mama!"
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Peter Hutchins, Jr.	Episode: "Felonious Monk"
2002	Birds of Prey	Jerry	Episode: "Pilot"
2003	'	Clay	Unsold pilot
2003	ER	Doug	Episode: "A Saint in the City"
2003	Kingpin	Stoner	Episode: "El Velorio"
2003	CSI: Miami	Ben Gordon	Episode: "Grave Young Men"
2003	Guiding Light	Adrian Pascal	Episode dated 8 May 2003
2003	Threat Matrix	Shane	Episode: "Natural Borne Killers"
2004	Line of Fire	Drew Parkman	Episode: "Mother & Child Reunion"
2005	Veronica Mars	Eddie Laroche	Episode: "Silence of the Lamb"
2005	Joan of Arcadia	Denunzio	Episode: "Secret Service"
2005	Point Pleasant	Mark Owens	3 episodes
2005	Criminal Minds	Michael Zizzo	Episode: "The Popular Kids"
2005	Sleeper Cell	Teen #1	Episode: "Al-Faitha"
2006	Bones	Stew Ellis	Episode: "The Superhero in the Alley"
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Link	Episode: "Fury"
2007"2011	Big Love	Scott Quittman	14 episodes
2008"2013	Breaking Bad	Jesse Pinkman	Main cast Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2010, 2012) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2010, 2012) Nominated"?Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2009, 2013) Nominated"?Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor " Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2010) Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012, 2013) Nominated"?Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2011) Nominated"?TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2010) Nominated"?Prism Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2010)
2012	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special	Glenn (voice)	Television special
2012	Tron: Uprising	Cyrus (voice)	3 episodes
2013	'	Jesse Pinkman	Episode: "What Animated Women Want"
2013	Saturday Night Live	Jesse Pinkman/meth nephew	Episode: "Tina Fey/Arcade Fire"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Funny or Die short video