Vince Gilligan

1967 (59) • Writing

Born: 2/10/1967 (59) in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Known for: Writing

Vince Gilligan

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).

Known For

Breaking Bad

90%

Creator

2008

Hancock

64%

Writer

2008

Better Call Saul

87%

Creator

2015

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

71%

Writer

2019

The X-Files

84%

Co-Executive Producer, Co-Producer, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer

1993

American Dad!

70%

Vince Gilligan (voice)

2005

Community

80%

Devon

2009

Pluribus

79%

Creator

2025

Pluribus

79%

Creator

2025

Pluribus

79%

Executive Producer

2025

Pluribus

79%

Director

2025

Pluribus

79%

Writer

2025

Krapopolis

70%

Prospector (voice)

2023

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

50%

Self

2022

Show Me More

Self - Co-Creator / Executive Producer / Self - Director, Episode 602 / Executive Producer

2021

The Broken and the Bad

60%

Thanks

2020

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

69%

Self

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

71%

Writer

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

71%

Director

2019

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

71%

Producer

2019

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage

50%

Self

2019

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

52%

Self

2018

The Nineties

69%

Self

2017

Better Call Saul Employee Training

78%

Executive Producer

2017

Talking Saul

65%

Self - Guest

2016

Battle Creek

70%

Creator

2015

Battle Creek

70%

Executive Producer

2015

Battle Creek

70%

Writer

2015

Better Call Saul

87%

Creator

2015

Better Call Saul

87%

Executive Producer

2015

Better Call Saul

87%

Director

2015

Better Call Saul

87%

Writer

2015

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

72%

Axalon (voice)

2014

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

84%

Self

2013

Talking Bad

65%

Self

2013

The Writers' Room

47%

Self - Creator

2013