Best known for essaying the role of silver-tongued lawyer Saul Goodman in the acclaimed crime-drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, American actor, writer, producer and director Bob Odenkirk`s showbiz career spans over three decades. He started out as a writer in the long-running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s, and subsequently rose to prominence both as a comedian and writer courtesy of the immensely popular Mr. Show with Bob and David and The Ben Stiller Show. Around the same time, Odenkirk made his feature film debut in the comedy Wayne`s World 2 (1993), and has since appeared in supporting roles in over thirty movies.
Though he had appeared in popular programs like The Larry Sanders Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm and How I Met Your Mother prior to Breaking Bad, the acclaimed AMC series marked a turning point in Odenkirk`s career. The actor`s performance was well-received in all quarters, and subsequently inspired the spin-off Better Call Saul, which has since earned him three Golden Globes and Primetime Emmy nominations each. Other significant acting credits include the romantic comedy-drama The Spectacular Now (2013), the comedy-drama Nebraska (2013), the biographical comedy-drama
The Disaster Artist (2017) and Steven Spielberg`s political thriller
The Post (2017), which starred Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in the lead roles. His other releases include The Incredibles 2 (2018),
Long Shot (2019) and
Little Women (2020). His 2021 movie release includes Nobody.