aaron paul sturtevant (born august 27, 1979) is an american actor. he is best known for his role as jesse pinkman on the amc drama series "breaking bad" (2008–2013). the role earned him a primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in 2010, 2012 and 2014. he has also had roles in movies such as "need for speed" (2014), "a long way down" (2014) and "" (2014). he has also voiced todd chavez on the netflix animated series "bojack horseman" since 2014.