Breaking Bad Star RJ Mitte Dead at 34

RJ Mitte, the actor best known for playing Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, has died at 34. TMZ reported that a county official in Texas confirmed the news that he died today, October 12, 2026. The site stated it was told that Mitte died by suicide. Mitte started his career in Hollywood with a small role in Disney's Hannah Montana before appearing as the son of Bryan Cranston's Walter White when Breaking Bad premiered in 2008. He played Walter 'Flynn' White Jr.