Breaking Bad
RJ Mitte as Walter White, Jr.
Young actor RJ Mitte arrived in Hollywood from Lafayette, LA, in 2006 and immediately landed a talent manager and began his acting training.
Born with cerebral palsy, RJ first began as a background actor while honing the auditioning process for commercials and eventually landed episodic roles in the hit shows Grey's Anatomy and Hannah Montana.
In 2007, RJ was cast in Breaking Bad, his first major role playing a teenager born with cerebral palsy. And while the role may have seemed tailor made, like all actors, RJ earned the right to play this character by working on his craft, learning the script, and overcoming personal challenges: he works diligently to overcome what most people take for granted like sitting for extended time periods, muscle contraction, and challenges with articulation. Yet, unlike other actors, RJ had to relearn some of the physical demands of cerebral palsy that he had overcome from years of therapy by using his acting skills to play the role of Walt White, Jr.
