Bryan Cranston Age in TV Shows - How Old Was Bryan?

Roles by Age

Production	Character	Actor Age	Char Age	Conf	Diff	Source/Hints
Breaking Bad S1 (2008)	Walter White	51	50	C5	+1	Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error)
Breaking Bad S2 (2009)	Walter White	53	50	C5	+3	Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error) • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Breaking Bad S3 (2010)	Walter White	54	50	C5	+4	Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error) • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Breaking Bad S4 (2011)	Walter White	55	50	C5	+5	Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error) • Screen Rant: confirms Walt turns 51 in S5E4 'Fifty-One' and 52 in the series finale 'Felina'
Breaking Bad S5 (2012)	Walter White	56	51	C5	+5	Screen Rant: confirms Walt turns 51 in S5E4 'Fifty-One' and 52 in the series finale 'Felina' • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error)

Column Guide

Actor Age Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released

Char Age The character’s age as stated or implied in the story

Diff Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)

Source/Hints Where the character age was found or how it was inferred

Confidence Scale

C5 Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production

C4 Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story

C3 Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)

C2 Inferred range — estimated from context clues

C1 Unknown — no reliable age information found