RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, dies at 34

RJ Mitte, the actor who played Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, died on Monday in Brownsville, Texas. He was 34. His representatives confirmed the death to Deadline and to PEOPLE.

Representative Sean Reilly confirmed the death to USA Today. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Judge Cyndi Hinojosa said Mitte was declared dead at 1:32 p.m. local time at his residence in Brownsville. Brownsville police also confirmed the death to local reporting.

His representatives announced no cause of death. TMZ, citing a county official, reported the cause as suicide. Police say the cause and manner of death remain under investigation, and no official finding has been released.

Mitte played Walter White Jr., called Flynn, the son of Walter and Skyler White, across the full run of Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013. The part made him a familiar face to television audiences around the world.

The character had cerebral palsy, and so did the actor. Mitte had the condition in a milder form than the one he portrayed on screen, and he spoke openly about it throughout his career. He became a prominent advocate and speaker for people with disabilities, pressing for honest representation of disability in film and television.

Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III was born on August 21, 1992. He was 34 years old.

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