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Bob Odenkirk has accomplished one of the biggest transformations in recent years. He only had four episodes as the ruthless lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad. Instead, producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould liked what they saw and it became a series regular – and, later, the unlikely location of Better to call Saulwhich is considered to be one of the best games ever made.

In 2021, he appeared as a mild-mannered family man who turned into the hero of Nobody, a role he held for two years. Released in the time of Covid, No one did unexpectedly well, which led to another approach. Now he’s putting his skills to the test of creating dramatic suspense by playing a small-town sheriff in Ben Wheatley’s new film, Normal, alongside Henry Winkler as the town’s mayor.

Odenkirk actually got his start as a writer, honing his comic ideas on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Ben Stiller Show, quietly building a CV. He started slowly, playing Concert Nerd in Wayne’s World, Bookstore Man in The Truth About Cats & Dogs and Dog Groupie in Dr Dolittle 2, and has appeared on TV in everything from Roseanne to Seinfeld, Curb Your Joy, Built Development and The American Office. He also had a recurring role on The Larry Sanders Show as Larry’s assistant. Along with David Cross, he also created and starred in the cult comedy Mr Show, which ran on HBO from 1995 to 1998, helping to redefine comedy on US TV.

Now firmly established as a leading man – albeit an inconsistent one – Odenkirk continues to switch between acting and acting, sometimes within the same scene. He played the US president in the romantic comedy Long Shot with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, a doting father in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and, most recently, a romantic partner in The Bear. He is also – ironically – 11th cousin of King Charles. Whether that means we should despise him when we meet him, we don’t know yet.

Bob is here to answer your questions on everything from squat painters to Chicago sunroofs, so send them in by 6pm on Monday 11 April, and we’ll publish his answers shortly after as part of our reader discussion.