Saul Goodman

Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman
Breaking Bad character
	Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman / Jimmy McGill in a promotional poster for Better Call Saul's third season.
First appearance	"Better Call Saul"; Breaking Bad; April 26, 2009;
Last appearance	"Saul Gone"; Better Call Saul; August 15, 2022;
Created by	Vince Gilligan; Peter Gould;
Portrayed by	Bob Odenkirk; Blake Bertrand (teenage flashback); Cole Whitaker (childhood flashback);
Voiced by	Bob Odenkirk (Ethics Training with Kim Wexler); Sean Giambrone (Slippin' Jimmy);
In-universe information
Full name	James Morgan McGill
Aliases	Saul Goodman; Gene Takavic; Viktor St. Claire;
Nicknames	Slippin' Jimmy; Charlie Hustle (by Howard);
Gender	Male
Occupation	Attorney; (criminal defense, elder law); Cell phone store manager; Con artist; Cinnabon manager;
Family	Charles McGill Sr. (father); Ruth McGill (mother); Chuck McGill (brother); Rebecca Bois (former sister-in-law); Unseen stepfather
Spouse	Kim Wexler (divorced); Two previous unseen wives
Home	Cicero, Illinois, United States (before Better Call Saul); Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; Omaha, Nebraska, United States; Montrose, Colorado, United States (imprisoned);
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Irish
Date of birth	November 12, 1960
Birthplace	Cicero, Illinois, United States
Alma mater	Unidentified institution(s), including final coursework at unspecified Albuquerque community college (undergraduate degree); University of American Samoa (fictional; JD)

James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, better known by his business name Saul Goodman, is a fictional character created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould and portrayed by Bob Odenkirk in the television franchise Breaking Bad. He appears as a major character in Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and as the titular protagonist of its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022).

Saul is a self-centered and unscrupulous Albuquerque-based lawyer who embraces his tactics as a former con artist and becomes involved in the city's criminal underworld. In Breaking Bad, he acts as the consigliere for the methamphetamine cooks Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) and plays a crucial role in the development of their drug empire. Better Call Saul's main prequel storyline depicts Saul's origins as the aspiring lawyer Jimmy McGill and his moral deterioration in the six years before the events of Breaking Bad; it also features a sequel storyline, where Saul is living under the assumed name Gene Takavic, that explores the consequences of his actions in Breaking Bad.

Saul first appeared in "Better Call Saul" (2009), the eighth episode of Breaking Bad's second season. He was created to provide Walt and Jesse with a guide for their criminal activities and to replace Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) as Breaking Bad's comic relief. His name, "Saul Goodman", is a play on the phrase "it's all good, man". Although Odenkirk was initially cast for only four episodes as a guest actor, he became integral to the Breaking Bad narrative after Gilligan and Gould were impressed by his performance; Odenkirk subsequently joined the starting cast in the third season and remained through to the fifth and final season of the show. Following Breaking Bad's conclusion, Gilligan and Gould began developing a Saul-focused spin-off depicting his origin story.

Saul's characterization and Odenkirk's performance received critical acclaim. Odenkirk was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series six times for his performance in Better Call Saul.

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