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name: "Vince Gilligan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vince-gilligan"
fi1m_id: "vince-gilligan"
imdb_id: "nm0319213"
tmdb_id: 66633
wikidata_id: "Q4500"
roles: ["Writer","Director","Producer"]
born: "10 February 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T05:21:14.360378+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Vince Gilligan

## Identity

Vince Gilligan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vince-gilligan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vince-gilligan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0319213
- **TMDB ID:** 66633
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4500
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilligan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4500, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66633

Writer and director. Born 10 February 1967 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director, Producer
- **Born:** 10 February 1967, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** George Vincent Gilligan, Jr. 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 acting, 4 directing, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [John Shiban](https://film.one/person/john-shiban.md), [Michelle MacLaren](https://film.one/person/michelle-maclaren.md), [Thomas Schnauz](https://film.one/person/thomas-schnauz.md), [Alison Tatlock](https://film.one/person/alison-tatlock.md), [Ariel Levine](https://film.one/person/ariel-levine.md), [Bronwen Hughes](https://film.one/person/bronwen-hughes.md), [Colin Bucksey](https://film.one/person/colin-bucksey.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 76 (3), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilligan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4500, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66633

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Breaking Bad*](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md) (91), [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Pluribus*](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Vince Gilligan

> Vince Gilligan makes ambitious television by staying close to awkward people and taking their choices seriously. We rate his patience and his suspicion of easy answers, though *Pluribus* sometimes gives us longer to think than we need.

The people trying to make Carol Sturka happy in *Pluribus* (2025) cannot see why she might object. A virus has joined humanity into a peaceful shared mind; Carol, a miserable novelist, is immune. Gilligan makes their eagerness to help her feel intrusive without making her discontent seem admirable in itself. We felt hemmed in by their offers of happiness, because even Carol’s discontent becomes something for other people to put right. It is science fiction we recommend for the attention it pays to a difficult person, with a reservation about how slowly it moves.

Gilligan’s television work has moved between science fiction and crime. He wrote for *The X-Files* from 1995 to 2002 before creating *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013), built around radical character change. He co-created *Better Call Saul* (2015–2022) with Peter Gould and directed the sequel film *El Camino* (2019). *Pluribus* brings him back to science fiction, with a different question about change. Carol has good reason to resist what others want for her, and Gilligan gives that resistance the sustained attention he has elsewhere given transformation.

In *Pluribus*, Gilligan and fellow writer Gordon Smith take Carol’s objections seriously while leaving her judgement open to question. Rhea Seehorn makes her a stubborn, recognisable person, which keeps the series from becoming merely a discussion about happiness and conformity. Gilligan’s control of the tone matters here: too much menace would make the collective simple to dismiss. Its eagerness to please has to remain plausible for the discomfort to work. He lets us understand the offer without expecting us to welcome it.

The slow pace is the cost, and sometimes it is too high. *Pluribus* gives us time to consider Carol’s position, then asks for more when the pleasure of thinking it through has begun to fade. Once we understand why Carol distrusts the collective, further time spent considering its offer needs to tell us more about her or the people making it. We would rather see Gilligan trust the drama between these people and move on a little sooner. Try *Pluribus* if the prospect of compulsory happiness troubles you, but do not feel obliged to admire every minute it takes.

## Biography

Vince Gilligan, also credited as George Vincent Gilligan Jr., is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He was born on 10 February 1967 in Richmond, Virginia.

Gilligan created, wrote and occasionally directed the AMC series *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013) and its spin-off *Better Call Saul* (2015–2022). He also wrote and directed the sequel film *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019). Earlier credits include writing and directing episodes of *The X-Files* (1993–2002) and co-creating its spin-off *The Lone Gunmen* (2001). He co-wrote the screenplay for *Hancock* (2008) and wrote the screenplay for *Home Fries* (1998).

In 2025 he created, wrote and directed the Apple TV+ series *Pluribus*, reuniting with actress Rhea Seehorn.

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, ew.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (1)

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Devon — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)

### Directed (4)

- *Pluribus* (2025), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer, Director, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, Executive Producer, Creator, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Hancock* (2008), Fi1m 54, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pluribus* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pluribus.md)
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Prospector (voice)
- *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Better Call Saul Employee Training* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Battle Creek* (2015), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero* (2014), series, as Axalon (voice)
- *Community* (2009), series, as Devon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Hancock* (2008), Writer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Night Stalker* (2005), series, Writer
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Vince Gilligan (voice)
- *MythBusters* (2003), series, Actor
- *Robbery Homicide Division* (2002), series, Writer
- *The Lone Gunmen* (2001), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Harsh Realm* (1999), series, Consulting Producer
- *Home Fries* (1998), Screenplay
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer, Creative Consultant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Wilder Napalm* (1993), Writer
- *Hang 'Em Really High* (1989), Assistant Camera

## Gallery

- ![Vince Gilligan](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-8fe13513f413.jpg) Vince Gilligan — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Vince_Gilligan_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-03.jpg/1280px-Vince_Gilligan_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito speaking at the 2018 ](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-f98546ef35ae.jpg) Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito speaking at the 2018  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul%2C_Bryan_Cranston%2C_RJ_Mitte%2C_Dean_Norris%2C_Betsy_Brandt%2C_Bob_Odenkirk_%26_Giancarlo_Esposito_%2842699869925%29.jpg/1280px-Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul%2C_Bryan_Cranston%2C_RJ_Mitte%2C_Dean_Norris%2C_Betsy_Brandt%2C_Bob_Odenkirk_%26_Giancarlo_Esposito_%2842699869925%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito speaking at the 2018 ](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-ef1cfe6ea942.jpg) Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk and Giancarlo Esposito speaking at the 2018  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul%2C_Bryan_Cranston%2C_RJ_Mitte%2C_Dean_Norris%2C_Betsy_Brandt%2C_Bob_Odenkirk_%26_Giancarlo_Esposito_%2843604248441%29.jpg/1280px-Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul%2C_Bryan_Cranston%2C_RJ_Mitte%2C_Dean_Norris%2C_Betsy_Brandt%2C_Bob_Odenkirk_%26_Giancarlo_Esposito_%2843604248441%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Breaking Bad 10th Anniversary Reunion", at](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-0e45a5fc89aa.jpg) Bill Burr, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Breaking Bad 10th Anniversary Reunion", at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul_%26_Bryan_Cranston_%2842699786315%29.jpg/1280px-Bill_Burr%2C_Vince_Gilligan%2C_Aaron_Paul_%26_Bryan_Cranston_%2842699786315%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Vince Gilligan](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-4b118fc56693.jpg) Vince Gilligan — Image via TMDB
- ![Vince Gilligan](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-d6f0394dab9a.jpg) Vince Gilligan — Image via TMDB
- ![Comic-Con 2013](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-f5dfd0418e87.jpg) Comic-Con 2013 — Pat Loika, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Comic-Con_2013_%289378404050%29.jpg/1280px-Comic-Con_2013_%289378404050%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Samba Schutte, Rhea Seehorn, & Vince Gilligan at the 53rd Saturn Awards (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/23808/gallery-bf616a6d8f5e.jpg) Samba Schutte, Rhea Seehorn, & Vince Gilligan at the 53rd Saturn Awards (2026) — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Samba_Schutte%2C_Rhea_Seehorn%2C_%26_Vince_Gilligan_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-01.jpg/1280px-Samba_Schutte%2C_Rhea_Seehorn%2C_%26_Vince_Gilligan_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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