# Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte’s cause of death is revealed following tragic suicide

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/breaking-bad-star-rj-mittes-cause-of-death-is-revealed-following-tragic-suicide/
- Published: 2026-11-06T08:49:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T09:05:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271015/Breaking-Bad-star-RJ-Mittes-cause-death-revealed-following-tragic-suicide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- An inquest report says RJ Mitte died by hanging on 12 October.
- His mother said she found him at his Texas home.
- Mitte played Walter White Jr in *Breaking Bad*.

## Summary

An inquest report says actor RJ Mitte died by hanging on 12 October, after taking his own life at his Texas home. The news has renewed attention on the death of the actor, who was also a disability rights advocate, and the support he had been offered.

Mitte was 34 and best known for playing Walter White Jr in 56 episodes of *Breaking Bad* between 2008 and 2013. His mother said she found him when she brought lunch after he did not answer her call; she had encouraged him to seek therapy for three months. Bryan Cranston, who played his father on the series, said he was devastated and had been in touch with Mitte only weeks earlier.

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