Born Aaron Paul Sturtevant in Emmett, Idaho, he moved to Los Angeles after high school, entered a modeling competition in 1996, placed runner-up, secured an agent, and began appearing in music videos, commercials and minor TV guest spots.
His first recurring part was Scott Quittman on HBO's Big Love, but the role that defined his career arrived when he was cast as Jesse Pinkman in AMC's Breakin…