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Chance Perdomo, the British actor identified for his roles within the sequence “Gen V” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” died on Friday. He was 27.
Mr. Perdomo died in a bike accident, Larissa Saenz, a consultant for him, confirmed in an announcement on Saturday. The assertion stated that the “authorities have suggested that no different people had been concerned.” It was not instantly clear the place the accident occurred.
Mr. Perdomo performed the pansexual warlock Ambrose Spellman within the Netflix sequence “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and Andre Anderson, a superhuman with magnetic manipulation talents, in “The Boys” spinoff sequence “Gen V.”
He was born on Oct. 20, 1996, based on his consultant, in Los Angeles and raised in Southampton, England. Details on survivors weren’t instantly obtainable.
Mr. Perdomo had described himself as “a Black youngster raised by a Latino mom in a white society with two nationalities.”
He landed a small half on an episode of “Hetty Feather,” a British youngsters’s drama set within the Victorian period, after graduating from Peter Symonds College in Winchester, the place considered one of his majors was theater.
He informed The New York Times in 2020 that though the position was “one or two traces,” it was sufficient “to take that leap of religion” and pursue appearing full time.
Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television stated in a statement posted to a “Gen V” social media account that they had been “devastated” by the information of Mr. Perdomo’s loss of life.
The account additionally shared an announcement from the producers of “Gen V” by which they stated they “can’t fairly wrap our heads round this.”
“Even writing about him prior to now tense doesn’t make sense,” the assertion added.
Variety reported that manufacturing on the second season of “Gen V” had been “delayed indefinitely” after the information of Mr. Perdomo’s loss of life.
In Britain, Mr. Perdomo was identified for starring in “Killed by My Debt,” a tv film based mostly on the true story of a younger courier who dies by suicide after two visitors tickets develop right into a crushing debt.
In an interview posted on social media, he recalled a dialog he had along with his mom when he was about 2 years previous. He informed her he had two issues he aspired to.
“She stated, ‘What do you wish to be?’” he stated. “I stated I wish to be the primary Black president of the United States, and I wish to be on ‘Barney.’”
Mr. Perdomo went on to explain the variations between his roles on “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Killed by My Debt.” Of his work, he stated: “It’s been fairly a 12 months. Quite a few years.”
“Visual mediums are nice instruments to have the ability to get messages and get ideas throughout,” he added.
He stated that connecting with somebody emotionally might assist lead an individual to assume in another way and “that may change views and hopefully result in extra of a everlasting change.”
