Second billing, first in every fan argument. Several of these parts outgrew the show that invented them.
1Jesse PinkmanWalter White's former student and partner in Breaking Bad, and the show's conscience.
2Christopher MoltisantiTony's nephew and protégé in The Sopranos, always one bad decision from the top.
3Gus FringThe chicken-restaurant owner running a distribution network with a folded napkin.
4Paulie WalnutsThe Sopranos capo whose superstitions were funnier and more dangerous than anyone's.
5Mike EhrmantrautThe ex-cop fixer of Breaking Bad, competent in a show full of amateurs.
6Dr. Jennifer MelfiThe psychiatrist who gave The Sopranos its second room and its second argument.
7Stringer BellThe Wire's drug lieutenant taking economics classes to run a better corner.
8Peggy OlsonMad Men's secretary who became the copywriter the office had to take seriously.
9Tyrion LannisterGame of Thrones' most quoted survivor, winning rooms he could not win fights in.
10Kim WexlerBetter Call Saul's lawyer, sharper than Jimmy and far more dangerous when bored.
11Adriana La CervaChristopher's fiancée in The Sopranos, caught between the FBI and the family.
12Hank SchraderThe DEA brother-in-law chasing Heisenberg across his own dinner table.
13Roman RoySuccession's youngest son, deflecting every real feeling with a joke.
14Bunk MorelandThe Wire's homicide detective, the show's dry humour and its working conscience.
15Silvio DanteTony's consigliere in The Sopranos, running the Bada Bing and the bad news.
16Saul GoodmanBreaking Bad's criminal lawyer, a comic-relief part that earned its own series.
17Joan HollowayMad Men's office manager, who understood the firm better than the partners did.
18Uncle JuniorThe Sopranos' ageing boss, still fighting for a title he could no longer hold.
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Aaron Paul won Supporting Actor three times as Jesse Pinkman; Michael Imperioli played Christopher for the full run and wrote five episodes himself: https://youpick.best/articles/breaking-bad-vs-the-sopranos-ranked
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