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Peter Gould

Birth Name:
Peter Gould
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director, Script department
Peter Gould

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on "Breaking Bad․"
  • Studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California's graduate film program
  • Began his filmmaking career in college, where he wrote his Nissan Focus Award-winning student film "Dirty Little Secrets․"
  • Quote: "I think in a lot of ways Breaking Bad is an accident of history that it arrived when it did ․․․ They said we hit our ceiling in Season 2 and that people wouldn't catch up․ We found out that logic, that truism, that rule just doesn't hold anymore․"
  • Quote: "[on "Breaking Bad"] "Our offices were in the ugliest building in Burbank, California ․․․ But when you sat down around the table, it didn't feel like you were in this lousy office around a table․ It felt like you were watching the show․""
  • Best known as a writer and co-executive producer for "Breaking Bad" and co-showrunner of "Better Call Saul․"
  • Wrote the screenplay for the HBO film "Too Big to Fail," about the damage done to the world's financial system, in 2011

Awards

  • 2009WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2012OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2012OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adapted:Winner
  • 2012WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
  • 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
  • 2013WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
  • 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
  • 2014WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
  • 2014WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Winner
  • 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
  • 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
  • 2016WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Winner
  • 2017PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
  • 2019INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2021PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2021WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2021WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2023Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode:Nominated
  • 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2023Peabody Award - Entertainment:Winner
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2026WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2026WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated
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