Deborah Rhea Seehorn (born May 11, 1972) is an American actress and director. She is best known for playing attorney Kim Wexler in the AMC legal crime drama series Better Call Saul (2015–2022) and novelist Carol Sturka in the Apple TV science fiction thriller series Pluribus (2025–present). Her accolades include a Golden Globe, two TCA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Seehorn's performance in Better Call Saul won her a TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and three Critics' Choice Television Awards. For Cooper's Bar (2022–2023), which she also co-created and directed, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. For Pluribus, she earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama, a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and a second TCA Award.
Early life Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 12, 1972. Her mother was an executive assistant for the U.S. Navy, while her father was a counterintelligence agent in the Naval Investigative Service. She has an older sister. Her family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Washington, D.C. and Arizona, as well as Japan. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and she lived with her mother and sister in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her father died when she was 18. Following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother, she studied painting, drawing, and architecture from a young age. She continued pursuing the visual arts, but had a growing passion for acting and was introduced to theater while attending George Mason University.
Seehorn has used her middle name Rhea since childhood, due to feeling a "disassociation" with her given name Deborah. She said, "The Deborahs and Debbies that I knew or saw on TV always seemed to be really attractive cheerleaders, and it was not my lane at all in school". She was also bullied for her name and switched to Rhea for "a fresh start".
Career
While in college, Seehorn was looking to get into theater after the encouragement of her acting teacher, and worked many jobs in the theater industry of Washington, D.C. to try to get noticed. She ended up getting some major roles in local theater productions, but still needed to take odd jobs to make ends meet, as well as taking on roles in various corporate instructional videos.
Seehorn soon started getting parts in more television productions, often playing roles that she considered as "very wry, sarcastic, knowing women" similar to her idol Bea Arthur. However, most of these roles were short-run series cancelled after one or two seasons. Among her early roles was the lead in a pilot for an American version of the Argentine telenovela Lalola entitled Eva Adams, about a womanizing executive who is turned into a woman by witchcraft as revenge for his treatment of women. It was filmed for Fox in 2009 and co-starred James Van Der Beek. The show was envisioned as a dramedy in the vein of the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, which was itself adapted for American audiences as Ugly Betty, but it was ultimately not picked up for a regular series.
Seehorn's film credits include roles in the independent films Riders and Floating and the short films The Pitch, The Gentlemen, and A Case Against Karen. Her theater credits include her Broadway debut as an understudy in the production of 45 Seconds from Broadway, as well as well-received roles in Marat/Sade, Freedomland, How I Learned to Drive, Stop Kiss, All My Sons and The World Over. She was part of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022), created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Seehorn portrays Kim Wexler, a lawyer and the love interest of the titular Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). The series premiered on February 8, 2015. For her role, she has received widespread critical acclaim, winning two Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, one Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television out of two nominations, and one Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama out of three nominations, also receiving two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and three nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. TVLine named Seehorn "Performer of the Year" in 2022 for her work on Better Call Saul.
In 2021, Seehorn starred in the horror-thriller film Things Heard & Seen. In 2022, she made her television directorial debut with the fourth episode of Better Call Saul final season ("Hit and Run"). That same year, she began appearing in the AMC web series Cooper's Bar, which earned her an additional Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
Seehorn stars in Pluribus, Gilligan's next series after Better Call Saul, which was picked up by Apple TV+ for a two-season order and premiered on November 7, 2025. Her performance as Carol Sturka, a cynical fantasy romance author who discovers that she is one of 13 people in the world immune to an alien virus that turns the rest of humanity into a hive mind, garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama, a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in September 2026.
Personal life Seehorn was introduced to real estate agent and former film producer Graham Larson by his ex-wife. They have been together since 2013 and engaged since 2015, and live in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles with his two sons.
During Better Call Sauls principal photography, Seehorn would live with cast members Bob Odenkirk and Patrick Fabian in an Albuquerque house owned by Odenkirk and his wife. Odenkirk mentioned that this was for the actors to keep each other company after filming had finished for the day, as he had lived by himself during the first season and felt a sense of loneliness when he was home. Seehorn stated that the actors and their spouses all knew of and were friends with one another, so all parties were content with the living arrangement.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Eat Me! Glynna 2006 The Shaggy Dog Lori 2018 Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss Nordheim2019 I Hate Kids Kelly Inside Man: Most Wanted Dr. Brynn Stewart Direct-to-DVD Wyrm Dr. Johnson 2021 Things Heard & Seen Justine Sokolov 2022 Linoleum Erin Edwin 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die Judy Howard 2026 Sender Whitney TBA Post-production Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Jenny Episode: "All Is Bright" 2003–2004 I'm with Her Cheri Baldzikowski 22 episodes 2005 Head Cases Nicole Walker 6 episodes Romy and Michele: In the Beginning Ashley Schwartz Television film 2006 The Singles Table Stephanie Vogler Unaired6 episodes Modern Men Anita Episode: "Sexual Healing" 2007 The Thick of It Ollie Todzio Pilot 2008 The Starter Wife Charlotte 4 episodes 2009,2017–2019 American Dad! Various voices 4 episodes 2009 Trust Me Brooke 3 episodes Dollhouse Jocelyn Bashford Episode: "Haunted" 2010 Burn Notice Patty Episode: "Breach of Faith" The Closer Judy Lynn Episode: "Last Woman Standing" 2011–2013 Whitney Roxanne Harris 38 episodes 2011–2014 Franklin & Bash Ellen Swatello 11 episodes 2013 Family Guy Joanie Cunningham (voice) Episode: "Save the Clam" 2014 House of Lies Samantha 2 episodes 2015–2022 Better Call Saul Kim Wexler 60 episodesDirector (Episode: "Hit and Run") 2017 Shut Eye Charlie's Mother 2 episodes 2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Martha Cobb Episode: "Info Wars" Roseanne Carrie Episode: "Eggs Over, Not Easy" Robot Chicken Karen / Teenage Girl (voice) Episode: "Your Mouth Is Hanging off Your Face" 2019 Veep Michelle York 5 episodes The Act Janet Episode: "A Whole New World" The Twilight Zone Martha Miller Episode: "Not All Men" 2021 Ridley Jones Ida (voice) 6 episodes The Harper House Debbie Harper (voice) 10 episodes 2023–2024 Monster High Medusa Gorgon (voice) 4 episodes 2023–2024 Invincible Andressa (voice) 2 episodes 2024 My Adventures with Superman Lara (voice) Episode: "Pierce the Heavens, Superman!" Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Insect Queen (voice) 2 episodes 2025 Win or Lose Carole (voice) Episode: "Coach's Kid" 2025–present Pluribus Carol Sturka Main role
Other media Year Title Role Type Notes 1997 Magic: The Gathering Tutorial Witch Video game 2011 Maria, Me and a Monster Gwen Video 2018 Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler Kim Wexler Web series AMC.com - 10 episodes The Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars Penelope Ophelian Podcast series 1 episode 2020 Convolution Sydney Birch Podcast series Audible - 3 episodes 2022–2023 Cooper's Bar Kris Latimer Web series Also co-creator, director and executive producer 2022 Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training Kim Wexler Web series AMC.com - 1 episode 2025 StanLand Melanie Hughes Podcast series Main role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2015 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Better Call Saul 2016Satellite Awards 2018 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television 2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television 2020 Women's Image Network Awards Actress Drama Series TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Drama 2021 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television 2022 Dorian Awards Best Supporting TV Performance Hollywood Critics Association Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Cooper's Bar Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Better Call Saul TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Drama 2023 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Drama 2024 Astra Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2025 Screen Awards Best Lead Performance by an Actress – TVPluribus 2026 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Saturn Awards Best Actress in a Television Series Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series Gotham TV Awards Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series Critics’ Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Dorian Awards Best TV Performance – Drama Astra TV Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Best Streaming Drama Ensemble Gold Derby TV Awards Drama Actress TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Drama Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actress
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