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Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco died Tuesday, according to the British Columbia Coroners Service. He was 33 years old.
In an email to CBC News, a coroners service spokesperson said the cause of death is currently unknown and that no other details could be released as his death was under investigation.
Lofranco, who was born in Toronto, has starred in films such as the 2018 biopic about mob boss John Gotti called Gottialong with John Travolta and the 2016 film about pornography, King Cobra.
Lofranco's brother, Santino Lofranco, also posted about the death on Instagram before shutting down his account, according to multiple reports.
“You lived a life that only some could dream of,” Santino wrote in the caption of a post featuring images of his brother, according to People. “You changed people's lives and now you are with God. I will always love you and miss you, Bear.”
According to IMDB, Lofranco has seven roles in films filmed from 2013 to 2018. Gotti this was his last acting role in 2018, his first being in the 2013 rom-com. In Middleton.
Other roles included a small role in UnbrokenWorld War II film directed by Angelina Jolie, and as the star Jamesie Boy2014 film about a young gang member who turns his life around while in prison.
According to an interview Lofranco gave Interview magazine In 2014, Lofranco landed a role in Jamesie Boy in his first audition.
Lofranco told Interview that he decided he wanted to become an actor at the age of 17, before taking acting classes and enrolling in a year-long conservatory at the New York Film Academy. He also recalled being a “funny guy” as a child who always wanted to be the center of attention, but said that sometimes it got him into trouble.
He said he connected with the character he played. Jamesie Boy because he was sent to military high school and the character was institutionalized at a young age.
He also noted that it was “crazy” that he got to work with Jolie on the upcoming film. Unbrokenand said he wanted to do “real, honest films” in his career.
