Overview
- Representatives confirmed the actor’s death in Brownsville, Texas after police responded to a 12:50 p.m. call and found him at his home on Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Early media reports and a county official suggested suicide, and a representative later told Variety that Mitte died by suicide, but local authorities say the cause and manner remain pending while the inquiry continues.
- Bryan Cranston and other colleagues issued public tributes, Cranston saying he was devastated to learn Mitte took his own life, and Mitte’s team has asked for privacy for family and his partner, Kennedy Suarez.
- Mitte rose to fame as Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, appeared in 56 episodes, and used his platform as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy, Shriners Children’s, and president of The Mitte Foundation to promote disability inclusion.
- Investigators and medical examiners are expected to complete formal determinations in the coming days, and the ongoing probe will shape what additional public details are released while loved ones grieve.