Comingsoon.net is taking a look at some of Aaron Paul’s best performances outside of Breaking Bad. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
At the height of Breaking Bad‘s popularity, Aaron Paul was in high demand. The AMC hit gained him critical and commercial praise; he was nominated five times for his supporting role as the morally conflicted Jesse Pinkman (winning three times). When the show ended, he embarked on what us all of thought would be a magnificent career in cinema. Did that happen? Not really, but not for a lack of trying.
This month finds Aaron Paul not only returning to the small screen but also to his role as Jesse Pinkman. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie will do doubt find Paul in top form once again, reviving a role that thrust him into the spotlight over a decade ago. As we anticipate another utterance of the word “bitch,” here’s a look back at Aaron Paul’s career from his worst role to his best (minus that of Jesse Pinkman).
Aaron Paul's Best Non-Breaking Bad Roles Ranked
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Francis in 'The Last House on the Left' (2009)
In this remake of the 1972 horror classic, Aaron Paul plays Francis, who is in no need of breaking bad—he's already a bad dude.
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Joshua in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2014)
In the disappointing Ridley Scott epic, that never quite does its biblical source material justice, Aaron Paul plays Joshua (Moses' number two and eventual leader of the Israelites).
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Hollis Wilson in 'Hellion' (2014)
In a role that sees him emotionally absent (which is unusual), Paul plays a blue collar father of two dealing with the fallout of his oldest child's delinquency.
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Paul in 'Decoding Annie Parker' (2013)
In a film that attempts to do justice to the story of Annie Parker and the discovery of the BRCA1 breast cancer gene, Aaron Paul plays the titular characters' young husband.
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Charlie Hannah in 'Smashed' (2012)
In this 2012 drama Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul play a young married couple who are both ravaging alcoholics. both Winstead and Paul command the screen, the latter inhabiting a space the former seeks to move away from.
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Cameron in 'Fathers & Daughters' (2015)
In this drama about an author who checks himself into a mental facility after the death of his wife, Paul plays an anspiring writer who falls for his daughter.
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Eddie Lane in 'The Path' (2016-2018)
In this web series, Paul plays an ambivalent member of a spiritualist group called the Meyerist Movement.
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Scott Quittman in 'Big Love' (2007-2011)
In a show centered around Bill Henrickson's polygamous family, Paul plays an ex-Mormon who wants the opposite with Henrickson's eldest daughter.
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Todd Chavez in 'BoJack Horseman' (2014-2018)
Paul plays the lovable slacker on the beloved and acclaimed animated series BoJack Horseman. A comedy about an ex sitcom star (who is also a humanoid horse) yearning for a comeback.
