Fans of the top rated HBO/MAX show The Pitt are only just learning that one of the young stars of the medical drama has an A-list Hollywood connection. 

Taylor Dearden, 32, stars Dr. Melissa King in the hit series led by ER alum Noah Wyle, 53. 

And if something seemed familiar about the actress, it’s because she is the daughter of Emmy winner Bryan Cranston, 69, and his wife, Robin Dearden, 71. 

The USC graduate chose to use her mother’s name professionally, so as not to use the family name to an unfair advantage. 

‘She’s very independent,’ Cranston told GQ in 2023, ‘And very conscientious of not having any ᴀssociation or hint thereof of nepotism,’ although Dearden did have a small role as a child in her dad’s show Breaking Bad as as Sad Faced Girl. 

‘If Taylor Dearden from “The Pitt” keeps this up, Bryan Cranston is going to be the second-best actor in his own family,’ wrote a fan on Facebook.

Fans of the top rated HBO/MAX show The Pitt are only just learning that one of the young stars of the of the medical drama has an A-list Hollywood connection

‘I was today years old when I found out this is Bryan Cranston’s daughter and she has immediately supplanted Jack Quaid atop my nepo baby power ranking,’ admitted another on X. 

‘Never would have guessed Taylor Dearden was Bryan Cranston’s daughter. But she is SO good in that role,’ stated a viewer. 

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The Pitt focuses on the lives and patients of doctors in a busy Emergency Department at a hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Each episode focuses on one hour in the day, similar to the way 24 was presented.

The show which debuted January 9, has already been renewed for season two. 

‘I’ve never played a character like Mel ever,’ she said in an interview with Pop Culture Plugged In.

‘Usually I am cast as Santos, the sarcastic, kind of punky person,’ she explained, referring to Isa Briones’ sometimes over enthusiastic character. ‘So, it was fun to play something completely different for me,’ adding that the medical aspect of the show was ‘daunting.’ 

Fans of the show have connected with Dearden’s portrayal of the second year resident with a neurodivergent sister. 

Taylor Dearden, 32, is the daughter of daughter of Emmy winner Bryan Cranston, 69, and his wife, Robin Dearden, 71. She stars as stars Dr. Melissa King in the hit series lead by ER alum Noah Wyle , 53

The actress uses her mother’s last name professionally to avoid any unfair advantage her family name might bring.  She is ‘very conscientious of not having any ᴀssociation or hint thereof of nepotism,’  Cranston told GQ

Fans have been drawn to Dearden’s character, Mel. ‘Taylor Dearden is the perfect for playing Dr. Mel King! You can feel her emotions through the screen! I cry whenever she does,’ wrote a fan on Dearden’s Instagram page

Some fans think Mel may also also be neurodivergent, like her character’s sister,  but the actress told NPR ‘I don’t know what Mel’s diagnosis is. I have ADHD,’ adding ,’ADHD has finally been put on the same spectrum as autism’

‘Taylor Dearden is the perfect for playing Dr. Mel King! You can feel her emotions through the screen! I cry whenever she does,’ wrote a fan on Dearden’s Instagram page. 

‘The urge to jump through the screen and hug her, she really is the best,’ stated another. 

Some fans think Mel may also also be neurodivergent, but the actress told NPR ‘I don’t know what Mel’s diagnosis is. I have ADHD,’ adding ,’ADHD has finally been put on the same spectrum as autism.’

Dearden said she tells everyone she meets about her neurodivergence, ‘because there are certain social behaviors that might seem odd. And so I usually have to tell everyone I meet, like, in case I do this, just so you know, it’s not on purpose.’