LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 25: Actor RJ Mitte attends the 37th College Television Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on May 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, who starred in the series as the son of Bryan Cranston’s Walter White, has died.
Mitte’s representatives told TMZ that Mitte died on Monday. He was 34. The actor’s cause of death hasn’t been officially disclosed.
Mitte played Walter White Jr. over all five seasons of Breaking Bad, appearing in 56 episodes from 2008 to 2013.
“It is with profound sadness we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,” the actor’s representatives said in a statement.
“RJ Mitte was best known for his role as Walter ‘Flynn’ White Jr. on AMC’s critically acclaimed, award-winning series Breaking Bad,” the statement added. “Drawing from his own experience living with cerebral palsy, Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion. Beyond entertaining friends and family around the world, he served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s.”
CULVER CITY, CA – JULY 24: (L-R) Actors RJ Mitte, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, and Aaron Paul arrive as AMC Celebrates the final episodes of ‘Breaking Bad’ at Sony Pictures Studios on July 24, 2013, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)
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RJ Mitte Had Nearly 3 Dozen Screen Credits
Born Roy Frank Mitte III on Aug. 21, 1992, in Lafayette, La., RJ Mitte’s screen debut was in an uncredited role in a 2007 episode of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana.
Prior to landing his breakthrough role on Breaking Bad in 2008, Mitte appeared in a guest role in the TV series Vegas, and was featured in a starring role in the indie thriller House of Last Things.
Mitte recalled on The Joe Vulpis Podcast a week ago how his role on how his role on Breaking Bad materialized.
“My character was written with someone with cerebral palsy. This was from the beginning, that was always the case,” Mitte told Vulpus. “Walt Jr. was based on a real person, a friend of (Breaking Bad creator) Vince Gilligan in college who had cerebral palsy, who used forearm crutches and sometime after passed away. So it really felt real playing this character and getting into the groove with this character.”
Apart from Breaking Bad, Mitte appeared in a recurring guest role on the series Switched at Birth in 2014. Mitte also appeared in guest roles on the series Chance, This Close, Now Apocalypse and The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!). Mitte also voiced a role in the 2014 YouTube series HCBS Final Rule: The Animated Series.
Mitte’s final screen appearance was in the 2026 indie drama Talking to Strangers.
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