RJ Mitte, actor best known for playing Walter White Jr. on ‘Breaking Bad,’ dies at 34

Actor RJ Mitte, known for playing the son of Walter White in the hit AMC series “Breaking Bad” and as an advocate for the rights of those with disabilities, has died at age 34, his representatives said Monday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,” his representatives said. They did not provide details about the cause of death. Mitte died Monday in Brownsville, Texas, where he had moved, Brownsville Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa said. Hinojosa said that she declared him dead at 1:32 p.m. but that she could not disclose the cause of death. In the award-winning “Breaking Bad,” Mitte played Walter White Jr., the teenage son of a high school teacher who becomes a methamphetamine producer. The series, which debuted in January 2008, when he was 15, provided his breakout role.