Cast & creator
Vince Gilligan
Best known for American Dad!, Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad
George Vincent Gilligan Jr. (born February 10, 1967) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He is best known as the creator, primary writer, executive producer, and occasional director of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022). He also wrote, directed, and produced the Breaking Bad sequel film El Camino (2019). Gilligan's other work includes writing, directing, and producing some episodes of the Fox science fiction series The X-Files (1993–2002) and co-creating its spin-off series The Lone Gunmen (2001), as well as co-writing the screenplay for the superhero film Hancock (2008). His numerous accolades include four Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and a BAFTA Television Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vince Gilligan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: George Vincent Gilligan, Jr.
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1989–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (58)
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American Dad!
Vince Gilligan (voice)
2005
Breaking Bad
Writer
2008Breaking Bad
Director
2008Breaking Bad
Executive Producer
2008Breaking Bad
Creator
2008
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
The X-Files
Writer
1993The X-Files
Director
1993The X-Files
Co-Producer
1993The X-Files
Supervising Producer
1993The X-Files
Co-Executive Producer
1993The X-Files
Executive Producer
1993The X-Files
Creative Consultant
1993
Better Call Saul
Director
2015Better Call Saul
Executive Producer
2015Better Call Saul
Writer
2015Better Call Saul
Creator
2015
Community
Devon
2009
MythBusters
Self
2003MythBusters
2003
Pluribus
Executive Producer
2025Pluribus
Director
2025Pluribus
Writer
2025Pluribus
Creator
2025
Comedy Bang! Bang!
The Commissioner
2012
Krapopolis
Prospector (voice)
2023
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Axalon (voice)
2014
On Story
Self
2011
Hancock
Writer
2008
Night Stalker
Writer
2005
The Lone Gunmen
Writer
2001The Lone Gunmen
Executive Producer
2001The Lone Gunmen
Creator
2001
Battle Creek
Writer
2015Battle Creek
Executive Producer
2015Battle Creek
Creator
2015
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Writer
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Director
2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Producer
2019
Better Call Saul Employee Training
Executive Producer
2017
Show Me More
Self - Director, Episode 602 / Executive Producer
2021Show Me More
Self - Co-Creator / Executive Producer
2021
The Nineties
Self
2017
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
Self
2019
Harsh Realm
Consulting Producer
1999
Talking Bad
Self
2013
Robbery Homicide Division
Writer
2002
The Broken and the Bad
Thanks
2020
Home Fries
Screenplay
1998
Talking Saul
Self - Guest
2016
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
2013
The Writers' Room
Self - Creator
2013
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Self
2019
Wilder Napalm
Writer
1993
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Self
2022
Defenders of Justice: The Story of The Lone Gunmen
Self
2005Hang 'Em Really High
Assistant Camera
1989