Bob Odenkirk American Actor Born 1962 in Berwyn

Bob Odenkirk (22 October 1962, Berwyn) is an American actor and comedian. He is recognised for appearances in Better Call Saul (2015) and The Post (2017).

Early life

Schooling on record includes College of DuPage, Naperville North High School and Marquette University.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1988, with Roseanne. Work from the 1990s includes The Cable Guy (1996) and Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). How I Met Your Mother (2005, as Arthur Hobbs) and Breaking Bad (2008, as Saul Goodman) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Fargo (2014, as Bill Oswalt) and Little Women (2019, as Mr. March). The 2020s brought Nobody (2021, as Hutch Mansell) and Nobody 2 (2025).

The list below counts 43 films and 15 TV series from 1988 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (9), followed by comedy drama (5) and drama (5). His latest credit on record is The Room Returns (2026). Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Little Women (2019) has the highest, at $219 million. Bob Odenkirk also worked as director on 4 titles, including Movie 43, writer on 5 titles, including Girlfriend's Day, and creator on Mr. Show with Bob and David.

Bryan Cranston appears in four of his listed titles, including The Disaster Artist (2017) and Clean Slate (1994). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Giancarlo Esposito (three titles) and Sharon Stone (three titles). Bob Odenkirk is also credited on one album, Amateur Hour (2014).

Recognition

Among his honours is the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, won in 1993 for The Ben Stiller Show. Other wins include an Emmy Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014) for Breaking Bad. Among his nominations is the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2023 for Better Call Saul. In all, Bob Odenkirk has won 3 awards and received 2 nominations.

Personal life

He is married to Naomi Odenkirk. He has 2 children on record.