Breaking Bad
TV Series

Breaking Bad (2008-2013)

5 seasons

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Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting...

Cast Age Comparison by Season

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Season 1 (2008)
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston Walter White 51 50 C5 +1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms DOB September 7, 1958 (1959 on divorce prop is a production error)
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman 28 24 C4 +4 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Jesse's birthday as September 24, 1984 • Screen Rant: confirms Jesse turns 25 in September 2009 during S4; age 25 confirmed by Gus's doctor in S4E11
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Skyler White 39 38 C4 +1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Skyler's birthday as August 11, 1970
RJ Mitte RJ Mitte Walter White Jr. 15 15 C4 0 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Walt Jr.'s birthday as July 8, 1993
Dean Norris Dean Norris Hank Schrader 44 42 C3 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: places Hank's birth in March 1966
Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader 34 35 C3 -1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Marie as born in 1973 (three years younger than Skyler)
Season 2 (2009)
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston 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
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman 29 24 C4 +5 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Jesse's birthday as September 24, 1984
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Skyler White 40 38 C4 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Skyler's birthday as August 11, 1970
RJ Mitte RJ Mitte Walter White Jr. 16 15 C4 +1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Walt Jr.'s birthday as July 8, 1993
Dean Norris Dean Norris Hank Schrader 45 42 C3 +3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: places Hank's birth in March 1966
Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader 35 35 C3 0 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Marie as born in 1973 (three years younger than Skyler)
Season 3 (2010)
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston 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
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman 30 24 C4 +6 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Jesse's birthday as September 24, 1984 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Skyler White 41 38 C4 +3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Skyler's birthday as August 11, 1970 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
RJ Mitte RJ Mitte Walter White Jr. 17 15 C4 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Walt Jr.'s birthday as July 8, 1993 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Dean Norris Dean Norris Hank Schrader 46 43 C3 +3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: places Hank's birth in March 1966
Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader 37 36 C3 +1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Marie as born in 1973 (three years younger than Skyler)
Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring 51 47-53 C2 +1 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: estimates Gus ~43-44 in BCS S1 (2002), placing birth ~1958-1959 • Screen Rant: estimates Gus is 43-44 in BCS S1 (2002), placing birth ~1958-1959
Season 4 (2011)
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston 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'
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman 31 24 C4 +7 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Jesse's birthday as September 24, 1984 • Screen Rant: confirms Jesse turns 25 in September 2009 during S4; age 25 confirmed by Gus's doctor in S4E11
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Skyler White 42 39 C4 +3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Skyler's birthday as August 11, 1970 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
RJ Mitte RJ Mitte Walter White Jr. 18 16 C4 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Walt Jr.'s birthday as July 8, 1993 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Dean Norris Dean Norris Hank Schrader 48 43 C3 +5 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: places Hank's birth in March 1966 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader 38 36 C3 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Marie as born in 1973 (three years younger than Skyler) • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring 53 48-54 C2 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: estimates Gus ~43-44 in BCS S1 (2002), placing birth ~1958-1959 • Screen Rant: estimates Gus is 43-44 in BCS S1 (2002), placing birth ~1958-1959
Bob Odenkirk Bob Odenkirk Saul Goodman 48 48 C4 0 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms Saul's birthday as November 12, 1960 (shown on driver's license in Better Call Saul S5)
Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut 64 65-69 C2 -3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: estimates Mike born between 1940 and 1944 based on backstory
Season 5 (2012)
Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston 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)
Aaron Paul Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman 32 25 C4 +7 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Jesse's birthday as September 24, 1984 • Screen Rant: confirms Jesse turns 25 in September 2009 during S4; age 25 confirmed by Gus's doctor in S4E11
Anna Gunn Anna Gunn Skyler White 43 39 C4 +4 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Skyler's birthday as August 11, 1970 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
RJ Mitte RJ Mitte Walter White Jr. 19 16 C4 +3 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Walt Jr.'s birthday as July 8, 1993 • Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki timeline: establishes per-season in-universe date ranges
Dean Norris Dean Norris Hank Schrader 49 44 C3 +5 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: places Hank's birth in March 1966
Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader 39 37 C3 +2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: lists Marie as born in 1973 (three years younger than Skyler)
Bob Odenkirk Bob Odenkirk Saul Goodman 49 49 C4 0 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: confirms Saul's birthday as November 12, 1960 (shown on driver's license in Better Call Saul S5)
Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut 65 65-69 C2 -2 Breaking Bad Fandom Wiki: estimates Mike born between 1940 and 1944 based on backstory
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