# RJ Mitte > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/RJ_Mitte > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/RJ_Mitte.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Mitte > Source revision: 1357262775 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor and producer (born 1992)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = RJ Mitte | image = RJ Mitte by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg | caption = Mitte in 2024 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1992|8|21}} | birth_place = [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi), U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}} | years_active = 2006–present | partner = Kennedy Suarez (2018–present; engaged) }} '''Roy Frank''' "'''RJ'''" '''Mitte III''' ({{IPAc-en|'|m|ɪ|t|i|}}; born August 21, 1992){{cite web | url=https://madison.com/birthday-rj-mitte/image_068cebe8-8444-11e7-a527-c371fb35595e.html | title=Birthday: RJ Mitte | date=August 18, 2017 }} is an [American actor](/source/American_actor) and producer. Born and raised in [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi), Mitte was diagnosed with [cerebral palsy](/source/cerebral_palsy) when he was three. He moved to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California) in 2006, and worked with a personal talent manager to find acting opportunities where his disability could educate viewers.{{cite news |author=Gary Strauss |date=February 20, 2008 |title=For teen star of 'Breaking Bad,' real-life disability is no obstacle |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-02-20-breaking-bad-mitte_N.htm |access-date=September 5, 2010 |work=USA Today}} After playing minor roles in [sitcom](/source/sitcom)s, he was cast in his [breakthrough role](/source/breakthrough_role) as [Walter White Jr.](/source/Walter_White_Jr.) on the [AMC](/source/AMC_(TV_channel)) [crime drama](/source/Crime_film) series ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'' (2008–2013).{{cite news |author=Tina Calabro |date=March 17, 2010 |title='Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte finds 'perfect role' prepared him to become an activist |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043265-67.stm#ixzz0yfZw7wEF |access-date=September 5, 2010 |work=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} Mitte has starred in the [ABC](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel)) [family drama](/source/family_drama) series [''Switched at Birth''](/source/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series)) (2014) and the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) [animated](/source/Animated_series) series ''[The Guardians of Justice](/source/The_Guardians_of_Justice)'' (2022). He has appeared in films like ''[Who's Driving Doug](/source/Who's_Driving_Doug)'', the [thriller](/source/Thriller_film) drama [''Time Share''](/source/Time_Share_(2018_film)) (2018), the [independent](/source/Independent_film) [comedy](/source/Comedy_film) ''[Standing Up for Sunny](/source/Standing_Up_for_Sunny)'' (2019), the thriller [''The Oak Room''](/source/The_Oak_Room_(film)) (2020), and the drama [''Triumph''](/source/Triumph_(2021_film)) (2021), the lattermost of which he executive produced. Mitte has advocated for cerebral palsy and other disabilities. He is a [Screen Actors Guild](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild) spokesman for actors with disabilities, and a celebrity ambassador for [United Cerebral Palsy](/source/United_Cerebral_Palsy). He received the SAG-AFTRA [Harold Russell](/source/Harold_Russell) Award in 2013. ==Early life== Roy Frank Mitte III was born on August 21, 1992, in [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi).{{cite news |date=October 10, 2016 |title=RJ Mitte of 'Breaking Bad' on Living with Cerebral Palsy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-cbcJVw00&t=0 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |work=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}} He was delivered by emergency [caesarean](/source/caesarean) and was not breathing at the time of his birth, which resulted in permanent [brain damage](/source/brain_damage)(hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy).{{cite web |title=R.J. Mitte: 'I have devoted my life to my mom and my sister' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/r-j-mitte-i-have-devoted-my-life-to-my-mom-and-my-sister-20190822-p52jty.html |website=www.smh.com.au}} He was adopted a few weeks later by Michael Scott Mitte and Dyna Mitte, who later separated. He was diagnosed with [cerebral palsy](/source/cerebral_palsy) at the age of three, and doctors put his legs in casts for six months in an attempt to straighten his feet.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2020 |title=RJ Mitte of 'Breaking Bad' on Living with Cerebral Palsy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-cbcJVw00&t=0 |website=YouTube}} Mitte was fitted with [leg braces](/source/leg_braces) and used [crutch](/source/crutch)es throughout most of his childhood; however, over time, his body became stronger through sports and exercise; he no longer needed any walking devices by his teenage years.{{cite web|url=https://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/23075431-423/breaking-bads-rj-mitte-talks-about-living-with-cerebral-palsy.html|title='Breaking Bad's' R.J. Mitte talks about living with cerebral palsy|author=Natasha Wasinkski|date=October 10, 2013|work=[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)}} In 2006, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where his younger sister Lacianne Carriere had received an offer for a role in a film project.{{cite news|last1=Calabro|first1=Tina|title='Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte finds 'perfect role' prepared him to become an activist|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv-radio/2010/03/17/Breaking-Bad-actor-RJ-Mitte-finds-perfect-role-prepared-him-to-become-an-activist/stories/201003170257|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette)|date=March 17, 2010}}{{cite news|last1=Turnquist|first1=Kristi|title='Breaking Bad' costar RJ Mitte on ability, disabilities, and filming in Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2010/10/breaking_bad_costar_rj_mitte_o.html|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)|date=October 21, 2010}} Mitte was raised by his mother following his parents' separation. After she became paralyzed, Mitte assumed financial responsibility for his family at the age of 13, which by then also included his sister, who had been born when he was 11. As of 2015, he remained financially responsible for both his mother and sister.{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Donna |date=2016-02-17 |title=RJ Mitte: 'Breaking Bad didn't even make me a millionaire' |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/rj-mitte-breaking-bad-didnt-even-make-me-a-millionaire/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |issn=0307-1235}} ==Career== {{Update section|date=September 2024}}[[File:15131-Mayo Speaker Series- RJ Mitte-0239 (16534751054).jpg|thumb|Mitte speaking at [Texas A&M University–Commerce](/source/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Commerce) in April 2015|200x200px]] After receiving several roles as an extra, including in the Disney series ''[Hannah Montana](/source/Hannah_Montana)'',{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/rj-mitte-miley-cyrus_n_3947385.html |title=RJ Mitte, Miley Cyrus Appeared On 'Hannah Montana' Together |last=Clements |first=Erin |date=September 18, 2013 |website=[The Huffington Post](/source/The_Huffington_Post)}} Mitte became interested in films and decided to take acting lessons. Shortly after, he was offered the role of [Walter White Jr.](/source/Walter_White_Jr.), a character who also has cerebral palsy, in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad''. [[File:Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte & Dean Norris (42699855465).jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|The cast of ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'' at [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con) in 2018. ({{abbr|L–R|Left to right}}): [Aaron Paul](/source/Aaron_Paul), [Bryan Cranston](/source/Bryan_Cranston), [Anna Gunn](/source/Anna_Gunn), Mitte, [Dean Norris](/source/Dean_Norris).]] At the 2013 Media Access Awards, Mitte received the SAG-AFTRA [Harold Russell](/source/Harold_Russell) Award for his portrayal of Walter White Jr. on the series and also presented the eponymous RJ Mitte Diversity Award to deaf actor [Ryan Lane](/source/Ryan_Lane).{{cite web |date=November 1, 2013 |title=2013 Media Access Awards |url=https://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5341 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103072313/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5341 |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |work=[Writers Guild of America](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America) |df=mdy-all}} The [Screen Actors Guild](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild) named Mitte as the spokesman for actors with disabilities and he is the representative of Inclusion in the Arts and Media of Performers with Disabilities, which employs artists with disabilities.{{cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Kathi |url=http://www.itodaynews.com/2012-issues/april2012/Mitte.htm |title=For Mitte, 'Bad' Rep is Good |work=Independence Today |date=April 2012}} Mitte starred in the short horror film ''Stump'' in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1961517/ |title=Stump (2011) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=March 10, 2013}} That same year, he worked as [executive producer](/source/executive_producer) of the documentary ''Vanished: The Tara Calico Story'', about the disappearance of [Tara Calico](/source/Tara_Calico).{{cite web |url=http://www.indiegogo.com/TaraCalico |title=Vanished: The Tara Calico Story |publisher=Indiegogo |access-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921175059/http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vanished-the-tara-calico-story |url-status=dead }} Mitte was cast in the 2012 [thriller](/source/Thriller_(genre)) film ''[House of Last Things](/source/House_of_Last_Things)''. Mitte appeared in the 2013 [music video](/source/music_video) for "Dead Bite" by rapcore band [Hollywood Undead](/source/Hollywood_Undead). In January 2014, he began a recurring role on the [ABC Family](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel)) drama series ''[Switched at Birth](/source/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series))'' portraying Campbell, a premed student paralyzed from a snowboarding accident who uses a wheelchair.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/switched-at-birth-rj-mitte-667973|title='Switched at Birth': 'Breaking Bad's' R.J. Mitte Makes His Debut|author=Philiana Ng|date=January 2, 2014|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)}} Mitte modeled for a spring 2014 [Gap](/source/Gap_Inc.) ad campaign.[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/18/gap-spring-campaign-2014_n_4810110.html GAP Spring Campaign 2014] Mitte appeared on the cover of the February/March 2015 issue of ''Neurology Now'' (published by the [American Academy of Neurology](/source/American_Academy_of_Neurology)). The issue included a short biography and his views on cerebral palsy, bullying, and his acting career.{{cite journal |last=Childers |first=Linda |date=February 2015 |title=Breaking Good: After the role of a lifetime, Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte is busting stereotypes about cerebral palsy and speaking out against bullying |journal=Neurology Now |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=22–25 |publisher=American Academy of Neurology |doi=10.1097/01.NNN.0000461241.05321.d5|s2cid=147052248 }} He was also named a celebrity ambassador for [United Cerebral Palsy](/source/United_Cerebral_Palsy) in 2015.{{cite web |title=Celebrity Ambassadors |url=https://ucp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors/ |access-date=June 18, 2015}} Mitte went on to walk the catwalk for [Vivienne Westwood](/source/Vivienne_Westwood) in June 2015.{{cite web | last=Locker | first=Melissa | title=Breaking Bad's Walt Jr. Walked In A Vivienne Westwood Fashion Show | website=TIME | date=2015-06-22 | url=https://time.com/3930251/breaking-bad-walt-jr-vivienne-westwood-fashion-show/ | access-date=2025-07-13}} On 17 November 2015, Mitte was announced to be a presenter as part of British [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s coverage of the [2016 Rio Summer Paralympics](/source/2016_Summer_Paralympics).{{Cite web |title=Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte joins Channel 4's Paralympics presenters {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/breaking-bad-actor-rj-mitte-joins-channel-4s-paralympics-presenters |access-date=2021-01-21 |website=www.channel4.com}} He appeared in the music video for "If I Get High" by [Nothing but Thieves](/source/Nothing_but_Thieves) in 2016.{{cite web |title=Nothing But Thieves hire 'Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte for emotional 'If I Get High' video |url=https://nbhap.com/blog/nothing-but-thieves-if-i-get-high |website=nbhap.com|date=February 10, 2016 }} ==Personal life== Mitte revealed in an [Instagram](/source/Instagram) post in 2023 that he was in a relationship with Kennedy Suarez since 2018.{{cite web |title=Happy birthday my baby !!! It's been an amazing year and it's far from over many more memories !!! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyOxCOtL3qq/ |website=instagram.com}} In October 2025, he announced their engagement.{{cite web|last=Robinette|first=Ashlyn|url=https://people.com/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-is-engaged-to-kennedy-suarez-exclusive-11830890|title=Breaking Bad Star RJ Mitte Is Engaged! All the Details of His Proposal to Kennedy Suarez (Exclusive)|date=October 16, 2025|access-date=October 16, 2025|website=People|language=En-US}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2011 | ''Stump'' | | Short film |- | 2013 | ''[House of Last Things](/source/House_of_Last_Things)'' | Tim | |- | 2015 | ''[Dixieland](/source/Dixieland_(film))'' | CJ | |- | 2016 | ''[Who's Driving Doug](/source/Who's_Driving_Doug)'' | Doug | |- | 2017 | ''[The Recall](/source/The_Recall)'' | Brendan | |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 | ''[Time Share](/source/Time_Share_(2018_film))'' | Tom | |- | ''Retired Cupid'' | RJ | [Short film](/source/Short_film) |- | ''[Rivers Run Red](/source/River_Runs_Red_(film))'' | Officer Thomas | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''[Standing Up for Sunny](/source/Standing_Up_for_Sunny)'' | Travis | |- | ''Carol of the Bells'' | Scott Johnson | {{cite web|url=https://specialneedsresourcefoundationofsandiego.com/inclusion-films-produces-the-award-winning-film-carol-of-the-bells/|title=Inclusion Films Produces the Award-Winning Film, Carol of the Bells|publisher=Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''Not a Game'' | Self | Documentary |- | ''[The Oak Room](/source/The_Oak_Room_(film))'' | Steve | |- | 2021 | ''[Triumph](/source/Triumph_(2021_film))'' | Mike | Also executive producer{{cite web |title=Out today! In @cinemark theaters "Triumph" tells the story of A high school senior in the 1980s who aspires to join the wrestling team. Because he has cerebral palsy, even adults who admire his resolve — like Coach Warren (Terrence Howard), who teaches Mike in a phys-ed class, and Mike's single father (Johnathon Schaech) — don't initially believe he can do it. Directed by Brett Leonard, the film was inspired by the experiences of its screenwriter, Michael D. Coffey. Triumph Rated PG-13. Wrestling violence. Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes. In theaters. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/COWkLCBnnBc/ |website=instagram.com}} |- | 2023 | ''The Unseen'' | Tommy Olson |{{cite web |title=Jennifer A. Goodman Thriller 'The Unseen' Starring 'Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte Acquired By Gravitas Ventures |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/rj-mitte-movie-the-unseen-release-date-gravitas-ventures-1235301702/ |website=deadline.com|date=March 16, 2023 }} |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2006 | ''[Everybody Hates Chris](/source/Everybody_Hates_Chris)'' | Audience Member | [Uncredited](/source/Cameo_appearance); episode: "Everybody Hates Elections" |- | 2007 | ''[Hannah Montana](/source/Hannah_Montana)'' | School Jock | Uncredited; episode: "Schooly Bully"{{cite web |first=Erin |last=Clements |title=RJ Mitte, Miley Cyrus Appeared On 'Hannah Montana' Together |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rj-mitte-miley-cyrus_n_3947385 |website=Huffington Post|date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=1 September 2023}} |- | 2008–2013 | ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'' |[Walter White Jr.](/source/Walter_White_Jr.) | Main role |- | 2013 | ''[Vegas](/source/Vegas_(2012_TV_series))'' | Russ Auster | Episode: "Paiutes" |- | 2014 |''[Switched at Birth](/source/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series))'' | Campbell Bingman | Recurring role; 9 episodes |- | 2016 | ''[Robot Chicken](/source/Robot_Chicken)'' | Walter White Jr. (voice) | Episode: "Food"{{cite web |first=Jake |last=Rohn |date= |title=Exclusive: RJ Mitte Is Down To Voice 'Walter White Jr.' In A Robot Chicken Movie |url=https://www.movieranker.com/articles/rj-mitte-exclusive |website=Movie Ranker |access-date=September 1, 2023}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''[The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls](/source/The_Celebrity_Island_with_Bear_Grylls)'' | Participant | [Series 2](/source/Celebrity_Island_with_Bear_Grylls) |- |''[Chance](/source/Chance_(TV_series))'' |Patient at convention |Episode: "The Collected Works of William Shakespeare" |- |2018 |''[This Close](/source/This_Close)'' |Solomon |Episode: "Who We Are" |- |2019 |''[Now Apocalypse](/source/Now_Apocalypse)'' |Leif |Recurring role; 2 episodes |- |2022 |''[The Guardians of Justice](/source/The_Guardians_of_Justice)'' |Mind Master |Main role |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | "Dead Bite" | [Hollywood Undead](/source/Hollywood_Undead) | |- | "Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World" | [Steel Panther](/source/Steel_Panther) | |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | "If I Get High" | [Nothing but Thieves](/source/Nothing_but_Thieves) | |- | "In the Dark" | [3 Doors Down](/source/3_Doors_Down) | |- | rowspan="1" | 2024 | "Never Really Know" | [Kameron Marlowe](/source/Kameron_Marlowe) | {{cite web |title=Kameron Marlowe Recruits Breaking Bad Star For 'Never Really Know' Video |url=https://www.antimusic.com/p/24/1206kameron_marlowe_recruits_breaking_bad_star_for_never_really_know_video.shtml |website=www.antimusic.com|date=December 6, 2024 }} |- |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Award !Year!!Category!!Project!!Result |- |Media Access Awards |2013||SAG-AFTRA [Harold Russell](/source/Harold_Russell) Award||''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)''||{{included|Awarded}} |- | rowspan="3" |[Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards) |[2012](/source/18th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)||[Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series)||''Breaking Bad''||{{nom}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|date=January 29, 2012|work=[Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)}} |- |[2013](/source/19th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)||Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series||''Breaking Bad''||{{nom}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|date=January 27, 2013|work=[Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)}} |- |[2014](/source/20th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)||Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series||''Breaking Bad''||{{won}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|date=January 18, 2014|work=[Screen Actors Guild Awards](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards)}} |- |[Young Artist Award](/source/Young_Artist_Award)s |[2012](/source/34th_Young_Artist_Awards)||[Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 17–21](/source/34th_Young_Artist_Awards)||''Breaking Bad''||{{nom}}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|date=May 5, 2013|work=[Young Artist Award](/source/Young_Artist_Award)s}} |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{IMDb name|2666409}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090516202057/http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2009/05/rj-mitte-interview.php RJ Mitte discusses'' Breaking Bad''] at [AMCTV.com](/source/AMCTV.com), 2009 *[https://www.abilitymagazine.com/rj-mitte.html RJ Mitte — ''Breaking Bad'' Is Good Interview] with ''[ABILITY Magazine](/source/ABILITY_Magazine)'' {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitte, Rj}} Category:1992 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American adoptees Category:American male child actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Living people Category:Models with disabilities Category:People with cerebral palsy Category:Male actors from Jackson, Mississippi Category:American actors with disabilities Category:Television presenters with disabilities --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [RJ Mitte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Mitte) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Mitte?action=history)). 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