RJ Mitte, best known for his portrayal of Walter White Jr. on “Breaking Bad,” has died at age 34.

A representative for Mitte confirmed the actor’s death Monday in a statement to Variety, not long after TMZ broke the news.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,” the statement read. “Drawing from his own experience living with cerebral palsy, Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion.”

The rep also noted that Mitte had been found at his home in Brownsville, Texas, but did not disclose the cause of his death.

A Mississippi native, Mitte was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 3, three years before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He made his television debut with an uncredited role in a 2006 episode of “Everybody Hates Chris” and went on to appear on “Hannah Montana” the following year.

His breakout role, however, came in 2008 when he landed the part of Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s character Walter White, on “Breaking Bad.” The smash AMC series also starred Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul and picked up 16 Emmy Awards over its five-season run.

In the years since “Breaking Bad” concluded in 2013, Mitte continued to act regularly, appearing in “Westhampton,” among other films, and on television in series like “Switched at Birth” and Netflix’s “The Guardians of Justice.”

He made what is believed to have been his final public appearance on Sept. 30 at the Los Angeles premiere of his film “Talking to Strangers,” in which his character, Joshua, also has cerebral palsy.

“At the end of the day, it’s all about continuing to push forward, no matter how hard it may be, no matter where you are in life, no matter how complicated and impossible the task may be,” he said of his role in an interview with Stauros Entertainment on the red carpet. “We learn more from our failures than successes, but as long as we’re alive, as long as we’re healthy and happy and doing the things we chose to do for ourselves, you can never go wrong with that.”

Mitte also used his public platform to promote disability awareness and representation.

“People perceive disability as a weakness, an an illness, as something that needs to be cured, and we have to fight against that,” he told VICE in a 2013 interview. “Someone said, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ and I was like, ‘What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with you?’ I’m fine, man. I don’t got any problems.”

“I tried to avoid being an advocate and a spokesmodel and all those different things,” he continued. “But the more you try to avoid doing it, the more I found myself in the middle of it ... I’m lucky that I can be an advocate. I’m lucky that I can do what I do and talk to the people that I get to talk to. I think we all have an obligation to have an impact for the positive.”

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