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RJ Mitte

RJ Mitte

Actor, also producer · Died October 12, 2026, aged 34 · Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III (August 21, 1992 – October 12, 2026) was an American actor and producer. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Mitte was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was three. He moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, in 2006, and worked with a personal talent manager to find acting opportunities where his disability could educate viewers. After playing minor roles in sitcoms, he was cast in his breakthrough role as Walter White Jr. on the AMC neo-Western crime drama television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). Mitte starred in the ABC Family teen and family drama television series Switched at Birth (2014) and the Netflix live-action/adult animated mixed media superhero television series The Guardians of Justice (2022). He appeared in films like Who's Driving Doug (2016), the thriller-drama Time Share (2018), the independent comedy Standing Up for Sunny (2019), the thriller The Oak Room (2020), and the coming-of-age drama Triumph (2021), the lattermost of which he executive produced. He advocated for cerebral palsy and other disabilities. He was a Screen Actors Guild spokesman for actors with disabilities, and a celebrity ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy. He received the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award in 2013. Mitte passed away on October 12th, 2026, in Brownsville, TX, USA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 21, 1992
Died
October 12, 2026 (aged 34)
From
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 28% in 30 days

What are RJ Mitte's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
19%
Bonds
19%
Society
19%
Self
16%
Morality
16%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
7
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
3
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch RJ Mitte's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for RJ Mitte's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cassi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Isaac

  • One Eye Open(2026)

    as Brad Everett

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Westhampton(2025)

    as Fitz

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love Me Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Issac

  • The Unseen(2023)

    Producer · as Tommy Olson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mind Master

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Triumph(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Mike

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • All the Little Things We Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jamie King

  • The Oak Room(2020)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Not a Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Carol of the Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Scott Johnson

  • Standing Up for Sunny(2019)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Now Apocalypse(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leif

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • River Runs Red(2018)

    as Officer Thomas

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Time Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tom

  • This Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as TJ Black

  • The Recall(2017)

    as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Who's Driving Doug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Doug

  • Dixieland(2015)

    as CJ

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Weird Science 2: Strange Chemistry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Nerd

  • House of Last Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tim

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Campbell Bingman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Stump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tim

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 62 episodes · as Walter White Jr.

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hannah Montana(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as School Jock (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bub Meeks

  • Escape from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Royce

  • Somebody Like You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Will Collison

  • Talking to Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Joshua

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 24 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Recall (2017)

$112K worldwide

Highest rated

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

20062026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 29: 28 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stProducing1 of 29: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do RJ Mitte's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

One Eye Open (2026)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does RJ Mitte work with?

People who share at least 2 of RJ Mitte's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bryan Cranston shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers