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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Carla Feric

Bryan Cranston shares ‘deep despair’ at suicide of Breaking Bad co-star RJ Mitte

RJ Mitte rose to fame playing Bryan Cranston’s son in Breaking Bad (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has said it is “devastating” that his co-star RJ Mitte took his own life and told others suffering “there is hope”.

Mitte rose to fame in his role as Walter “Flynn” White Jr in the Emmy-winning show, which ran for five series from 2008 to 2013, and used his platform to advocate for disability rights from his experience of living with cerebral palsy.

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