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Roy Frank " RJ" Mitte III (; born August 21, 1992) is 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 in 2006, and worked with a personal talent manager to find acting opportunities where his disability could educate viewers. After making Cameo appearance in Sitcom, he was cast in his breakthrough role as Walter White Jr. on the AMC Crime film series Breaking Bad (2008–2013).
Mitte has starred in the ABC family drama series Switched at Birth (2014) and the Netflix Animated series series The Guardians of Justice (2022). He has appeared in films like Who's Driving Doug, the Thriller film drama Time Share (2018), the Independent film Comedy film Standing Up for Sunny (2019), the thriller The Oak Room (2020), and the drama Triumph (2021), the lattermost of which he executive produced.
Mitte has advocated for cerebral palsy and other disabilities. He is 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 was fitted with leg braces and used throughout most of his childhood; however, over time, his body became stronger through sports and exercise; he no longer needed any walking devices by his teenage years. In 2006, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where his younger sister Lacianne Carriere had received an offer for a role in a film project.
Mitte was raised by his mother following his parents' separation. After she became paralyzed, Mitte assumed financial responsibility for his family at the age of 13, which by then also included his sister, who had been born when he was 11. As of 2015, he remained financially responsible for both his mother and sister.
Mitte starred in the short horror film Stump in 2011. That same year, he worked as executive producer of the documentary Vanished: The Tara Calico Story, about the disappearance of Tara Calico. Mitte was cast in the 2012 thriller film House of Last Things.
Mitte appeared in the 2013 music video for "Dead Bite" by rapcore band Hollywood Undead. In January 2014, he began a recurring role on the ABC Family drama series Switched at Birth portraying Campbell, a premed student paralyzed from a snowboarding accident who uses a wheelchair. Mitte modeled for a spring 2014 Gap ad campaign. GAP Spring Campaign 2014
Mitte appeared on the cover of the February/March 2015 issue of Neurology Now (published by the American Academy of Neurology). The issue included a short biography and his views on cerebral palsy, bullying, and his acting career. He was also named a celebrity ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy in 2015.
Mitte went on to walk the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood in June 2015. On 17 November 2015, Mitte was announced to be a presenter as part of British Channel 4's coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics. He appeared in the music video for "If I Get High" by Nothing but Thieves in 2016.
| 2011 | Stump | Short film | |
| 2013 | House of Last Things | Tim | |
| 2015 | Dixieland | CJ | |
| 2016 | Who's Driving Doug | Doug | |
| 2017 | The Recall | Brendan | |
| 2018 | Time Share | Tom | |
| Retired Cupid | RJ | Short film | |
| Rivers Run Red | Officer Thomas | ||
| 2019 | Standing Up for Sunny | Travis | |
| 2020 | Not a Game | Self | Documentary |
| The Oak Room | Steve | ||
| 2021 | Triumph | Mike | Also executive producer |
| 2023 | The Unseen | Tommy Olson |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Audience Member | Cameo appearance; episode: "Everybody Hates Elections" |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | School Jock | Uncredited; episode: "Schooly Bully" |
| 2008–2013 | Breaking Bad | Walter White Jr. | Main role |
| 2013 | Vegas | Russ Auster | Episode: "Paiutes" |
| 2014 | Switched at Birth | Campbell Bingman | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Robot Chicken | Walter White Jr. (voice) | Episode: "Food" |
| 2017 | The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls | Participant | Series 2 |
| Chance | Patient at convention | Episode: "The Collected Works of William Shakespeare" | |
| 2018 | This Close | Solomon | Episode: "Who We Are" |
| 2019 | Now Apocalypse | Leif | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Guardians of Justice | Mind Master | Main role |
| 2013 | "Dead Bite" | Hollywood Undead | |
| "Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World" | Steel Panther | ||
| 2016 | "If I Get High" | Nothing but Thieves | |
| "In the Dark" | 3 Doors Down | ||
| 2024 | "Never Really Know" | Kameron Marlowe | |
| Media Access Awards | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Young Artist Awards |
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