Actor RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad dies at age 34

RJ Mitte, the American actor best known for his role in Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34 in Brownsville, Texas. No cause of death has been confirmed.

Mitte joined the cast of Breaking Bad in 2008, when he was 15 years old. He played Walter White Jr., a character who had cerebral palsy, the same condition Mitte had in real life. The show ran until 2013 and won several Emmy awards.

After Breaking Bad, he appeared in other television shows and films. He also worked as a disability rights advocate and served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy. As president of the Mitte Foundation, he supported community projects. He covered the 2016 Rio Paralympics and walked in a Vivienne Westwood fashion show.