RJ Mitte's 'Breaking Bad' Costar Dean Norris Honors Late Actor, 'So Heartbreaking': news

RJ Mitte Remembered: ‘Breaking Bad’ Costar Dean Norris Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Actor

Dean Norris has shared an emotional tribute to his former Breaking Bad costar RJ Mitte following the actor’s tragic passing at the age of 34 in Texas.

Norris, who portrayed Mitte’s on-screen uncle, DEA agent Hank Schrader, on AMC’s critically acclaimed series, expressed profound grief in a heartfelt post on social media after learning the news.

“Oh my god! Was working, just found out about RJ. I am heartbroken,” Norris wrote. “Though RJ didn’t play my TV son, I always looked out for him as a young kid on set. He was a sweetheart of a young man and will be greatly missed. This is so heartbreaking; I can’t believe it. Thinking of him and his family.”

A Legacy on Screen and in Advocacy

Mitte rose to international fame playing Walter “Flynn” White Jr., the resilient teenage son of Bryan Cranston’s Walter White and Anna Gunn’s Skyler White, appearing across all five seasons of Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013. Like his on-screen character, Mitte lived with cerebral palsy and utilized his platform to champion disability awareness and authentic representation across Hollywood.

Throughout his career, Mitte served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s, as well as a spokesperson for the Screen Actors Guild’s performers with disabilities.

Representatives for Mitte released a statement confirming his death and asking for privacy for his loved ones, honoring him as a “beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate.”