Inquest reveals Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte died by hanging

An inquest report has revealed that Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte died by hanging at his home in Texas on October 12, the Daily Mail and Page Six reported. The Daily Mail, WION, and Times Now reported that the 34-year-old actor took his own life. The Daily Mail noted that an inquest document from Cameron County, Texas, recorded that he was pronounced dead at 1:32 pm. [1][2][3][4]

The actor was discovered in his Texas home by his mother, according to the Daily Mail and WION. Mitte's representative previously confirmed his death by suicide without disclosing extra details at the time, the Daily Mail reported. A representative described him to Page Six as a beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate. [1][2][3]

Roy Frank Mitte III was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was three years old. He relocated to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue acting roles to educate viewers about disability. He secured his breakout role playing Walter White Jr on the television series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013. [5][7]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Mitte died in Brownsville, Texas, at the age of 34. He previously drew on his personal experience living with cerebral palsy for his role in Breaking Bad, winning a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2014 for his work on the series. [9]