American actor Adrian Schiller, whose profession included jobs in the traditional plays” The Next Kingdom” and” Victoria”, has died.
Scott Marshall Partners, an organization which represented Schiller for more than 30 years, confirmed to The Times that the artist died Wednesday. More details, including a cause of death and his victims, were never revealed. He was 60.
In a statement shared with The Times, Scott Marshall Partners stated,” He has passed away much very soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss.” No more details about his death’s cause are currently known, and it was unforeseen and sudden.
The actor’s “prodigiously talented” professional recently returned from Sydney where he performed in a generation of the Sam Mendes-directed play” The Lehman Trilogy,” according to the company. Schiller was “looking forth to continuing” the show’s global work, which included displays at San Francisco ‘s , Toni Rembe Theater , from May 25 to June 23.
The National Theatre, which co- produces the enjoy, mourned the loss of the artist in a , statement , posted early Thursday morning on X ( previously Twitter ). Theater producer Rufus Norris remembered Schiller as a friend, “wonderful artist” and numerous partner.
Before offering condolences to Schiller’s loved ones, Norris said,” His current achievement as Henry Lehman in the American debut of The Lehman Trilogy was great and his presence within the company may be significantly missed.”
Schiller, who was born on Feb. 21, 1964, pursued a variety of options throughout his acting career, ranging from TV and film to theatre and picture games. In recent years, however, Schiller was best known for his work on traditional tragedies” The Last Kingdom” and” Victoria”.
In” The Last Kingdom” ( which found a new home at Netflix for its later seasons ), Schiller starred in 25 episodes as the wealthy “ealdorman” Aethelhelm. The Final Kingdom, which debuted on the BBC in 2015, was streamed on Netflix in March 2022.
For BBC’s” Victoria”, Schiller starred as Cornelius Penge, a commoner who served the royal household at both Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace. The line, which ran from 2016 to 2019, starred” Doctor Who” professional Jenna Coleman in the name position.
Broadcast made up a majority of Schiller’s decadeslong occupation, which began in the early ‘ 90s, according to IMDb. The actor’s more Television credits include small tasks in” Raised by Wolves”,” Genius” and” Doctor Who”.
Schiller’s on- display credits even include films” The Swedish Girl”,” Bright Star” and Disney’s 2017 survive- action adaptation of” Beauty and the Beast“. Additionally, Schiller lent his voice to the” Assassin’s Creed”,” Castlevania” and” Fable” video game franchises.
On Thursday night, a person who said they were Schiller’s girl Ginny announced the writer’s death on , his X page. In a pair of content, Ginny also , said , ideas for a memorial may be shared at a later date and , shared a link , to help Schiller’s companion Milena and his young son Gabriel.
The fundraiser, organized by Schiller’s family, raised more than 5, 200 pounds ( about$ 6, 600 ) on Tuesday, far exceeding its original goal of 100 pounds.
In its assertion, Scott Marshall Partners stated that Adrian had a different and prosperous career across all media. His family, who requests protection in this most difficult of periods, extends its deepest sympathies.
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