Following the news aboutRJ Mitte, fans may be wondering what he and his Breaking Bad co-stars have been up to in the years since the Emmy-winning series ended.
The AMC series, which aired from 2008 to 2013, followed a chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer who turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family’s future.
Over the course of five seasons, the show won numerous awards including 16 Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and two Critics’ Choice Awards.
Now that it’s been over 11 years since the show wrapped, we’re taking a look at what the cast of Breaking Bad has been up to since the show ended.
Click through the slideshow to find out what the Breaking Bad cast has been up to since the show ended…
Bryan Cranston (Walter White)
Since the show ended, Bryan Cranston has continued to land big roles on screen and on the stage. In 2013, he played Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way on Broadway, which earned him a Tony Award. He also appeared in movies including 2014’s Godzilla, 2016’s Why Him?, 2023’s Asteroid City, and 2024’s Argylle.
He also starred in the Showtime series Your Honor, which ran from 2020 to 2023. He reprised his role of Walter White for the Breaking Bad spinoff series Better Call Saul in 2022.
In 2019, Bryan and Aaron Paul co-founded the mezcal company Dos Hombres.
Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman)
Since the show ended, Aaron has stayed busy working in movies including 2014’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2016’s Central Intelligence, and 2020’s Adam.
He also starred in TV shows including BoJack Horseman, The Path, and Westworld.
Aaron reprised his role as Jesse Pinkman in the 2019 Netflix movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieand again in 2022 for the series finale of Better Call Saul. In May 2026, Aaronjoined the cast of Prime Video’sFallout for season 3.
In 2019, Aaron and Bryan co-founded the mezcal company Dos Hombres.
In his personal life, Aaron married wife Lauren in 2013 and they welcomed their daughter Story in 2018 and son Ryden in 2022.
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Anna Gunn (Skyler White)
Since the show ended, Annahas starred in TV shows including Gracepoint, Shades of Blue, and Sugar. She also starred alongside Tom Hanks in the 2016 movie Sully.
Dean Norris (Hank Schrader)
Since the show ended, Dean Norris continued working on TV starring in shows including Under the Dome, The Big Bang Theory, Claws, and Law & Order: Organized Crime. In 2020, he reprised his role as Hank Schrader for Better Call Saul.
In 2022, Dean and wife Bridget Norrispurchased The Swing Inn Cafe, a long-standing restaurant in Old Town, Temecula, Calif.
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Betsy Brandt (Marie Schrader)
Since the show ended, Betsy Brandt starred as the lead in CBS’ Life in Pieces for all four seasons. She also starred in shows including Soulmates and Love, Victor.
She also reprised her role as Marie Schrader in the series finale of Better Call Saul in 2022.
RJ Mitte (Walter White Jr)
Shortly after the show ended, RJ Mitte landed a rule in Switched at Birth in 2014. He also appeared in movies including 2015’s Dixieland, 2017’s The Recall, and 2021’s Triumph.
In 2015, he became a celebrity ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy.
RJ and girlfriend Kennedy Blaire made their relationship Instagram official in 2022 and got engaged last year. He proposed on her birthday, October 10, 2025.
RJtragically passed away in anapparent suicide on October 12, 2026.
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Giancarlo Esposito (Gustavo “Gus” Fring)
Since the show ended, Giancarlo Esposito has appeared in shows including Once Upon a Time, Dear White People, Westworld, The Boys, and The Mandalorian.
He’s also appeared in movies including 2015’sMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials, 2016’s The Jungle Book, 2023’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and 2024’s Megalopolis.
He also reprised his role as Gus Fring for Better Call Saul. In 2025, Giancarlo will next be playing Seth Voelker aka Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New World.
Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman)
After the show ended, Bob Odenkirk reprised his role as Saul Goodman in the prequel series Better Call Saul, which ran from 2015 to 2022.
He also starred in movies including 2017’s The Post, 2018’s Incredibles 2, 2019’s Little Women, 2021’s Nobody, and 2022’s The People’s Joker.
Bob also appeared in TV shows including Fargo, Undone, The Kominsky Method, and The Bear.
In July 2021, Bobsuffered a heart attack while on set of Better Call Saul and was hospitalized, but he later recovered.
In 2025, Bobstarredin the Broadway revivalGlengarry Glen Ross.
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Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut)
After the show ended, Jonathan Banks reprised his role as in 2019 Netflix movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieand again for Better Call Saul.
He also appeared on TV shows including Community and Constellation along with movies including 2014’s Horrible Bosses 2, 2018’s Incredibles 2.
Laura Fraser (Lydia Rodarte-Quayle)
Since she show ended, Laura Fraser starred in TV shows including The Missing, Doctor Who, The Pact, and most recently Crime.
She also reprised her role as Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in Better Call Saul.
Jesse Plemons (Todd Alquist)
Since the show has ended, Jesse Plemons has starred in several TV shows including Fargo, Black Mirror, and Love & Death.
He also starred in movies including 2017’s The Post, 2018’s Game Night, 2019’s The Irishman, 2021’s The Power of the Dog, 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and and 2024’s Kinds of Kindness.
Jesse reprised his role as Todd Alquist in the 2019 Netflix movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
In 2021, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role in The Power of the Dog.
He will next be playing Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which hits theaters in November 2026.
In his personal life, Jessemarried Kirsten Dunst in 2022, with whom he shares sons Ennis, born in 2018, and James, born in 2021.
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