Buddy Duress
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Buddy Duress, identified for his function alongside Robert Pattinson within the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time, has died. He was 38.
Duress, born Michael C. Stathis, died of “a cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail” in November, his brother Christopher Stathis confirmed to People on Tuesday.
Duress was additionally identified for his efficiency as Mike, a drug seller within the Safdie Brothers’ 2014 Heaven Is aware of What. In Good Time, launched 2017 and based mostly partially on Duress’ life, he performed Ray, a not too long ago launched felony to Pattinson’s protagonist, Constantine “Connie” Nikas.
In a 2017 SSense interview, Duress stated he first met Josh Safdie in 2013, following his launch from jail for drug fees. He landed the function in Heaven Is aware of What shortly after however was despatched again jail earlier than the movie’s premiere for skipping a drug in-patient program.
“You recognize, I nonetheless look again at it. If I had went to that program, I wouldn’t have been in Heaven Is aware of What, and I in all probability wouldn’t be an actor proper now,” Duress stated on the time. “That’s the sincere reality. I wouldn’t.”
Following Duress’ second launch from jail, the Safdies used the actor’s journal to adapt his story for his or her Good Time script, per the Los Angeles Times.
Duress went on to star in a number of extra feature-length and quick movies, together with 86’d, The Mountain, The Nice Darkened Days and Flinch.
“Buddy was pure electrical energy on display,” Flinch director Cameron Van Hoy instructed Individuals. “Working with him was one of many nice adventures of my life. He was a sort one that liked making movies. Regardless of any troubles he was going via in life, he one way or the other managed to place them apart when it got here time to work. We grew fairly shut after the manufacturing of our movie Flinch. I’m heartbroken that his life got here to an finish because it did.”
Duress was born in Queens in Might 1985. He’s survived by his mom, Jo-Anne, and youthful brother, Christopher.
