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Adrian Schiller: Cause of Death of ‘The Last Kingdom’ Actor


Adrian Schiller Cause of Death
Adrian Schiller

When the news of a famous person dies, one of the first things that comes to the mind of a lot of people is ‘What was the cause of death.’ It doesn’t even matter if the person died in old age or not.

For actor Adrian Schiller who died on April 3, 2024, the same question came up as soon as the news broke out. At the time, the cause of his death was unknown because the announcement only claimed that he died ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’.

The actor was 60 years old at the time of his death and was well-known for his roles in productions such as The Last Kingdom which ran on Netflix, The New Look, and Victoria, as well as voice acting for video games and theatre plays.

 

The Last Kingdom Actor, Adrian Schiller Died Unexpectedly

On February 21, 2024, Adrian Schiller turned 60 years old but a few weeks later, the news of his death rocked the entertainment industry and the world at large.

On April 3, 2024, the actor died in his home in the UK. This information was announced the next day by the late actor’s agent for 30 years, Scott Marshall Partners, who stated that Adrian Schiller’s death was ‘sudden and unexpected’.

There were no further details at the time of this unfortunate announcement as it was still fresh news. However, arrangements were later made for the burial and it was slated for May of the same year with a larger memorial slated to be held later the same year.

Before his unfortunate demise, Schiller featured in a January episode of Father Brown, a BBC detective series.

As a stage actor, he was also a part of The White Factory cast at the play at the Marylebone Theatre in 2023.

Following investigations, an autopsy revealed that the British actor died of a major ischaemic stroke. Scott Marshall Partners further made this revelation.

In simpler terms, Adrian died after suffering from clogging in his blood vessels which prevented blood from flowing to the brain. Reports from his agent confirmed that he died almost immediately after the stroke hit and didn’t suffer any pain.

Following the death of the actor, a woman who identified herself as Adrian’s sister shared a link for a fundraiser to help Adrian’s partner Milena, and their young son, Gabriel.

The fundraiser was pegged at 100 pounds but with people’s generosity, the amount garnered was way more than that.

 

Movies You May Have Seen Adrian Schiller


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Adrian Schiller - Stage play

Some of the late actor’s works include famous productions such as The Last Kingdom where he played the role of Aethelhem. The TV series was first released in 2018 and it aired till 2022. However, Schiller’s acting career dates back to 1992 when he first starred in an episode of Prime Suspect 2 as the character, Gold.

Since then, he has been part of several other TV series, appearing in 1 or 2 episodes before finally having his big break.

He had roles in 2000’s A Touch of Frost, Bright Star of 2009, Being Human (2010), A Little Chaos (2014), Son of God (2014), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Raised By Wolves (Voice of Otho, 2020), and Censor (2021), to name a few.

Speaking of more prominent and recent roles, Adrian Schiller played Pasha Verdinikov in BBC’s Death in Paradise. He also had roles in The Musketeers and The Devil’s Whore.

In 2024, he appeared in at least 3 known TV series productions as Barabus the Jew of Malta in The Marlowe Sessions, Ambassador Hoare in The New Look, and Drake Underwood in Father Brown.

In the video game Raid: World War II, he was the voice of Sterling. Schiller also lent his voice to the video game Assassin’s Creed: Unity in 2014.

As a stage actor, he recently performed as Henry Lehman in the premiere of The Lehman Trilogy in Australia. His stage appearance covers roles in plays such as Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, The Veil, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, The Captain of Kopenick, and The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other.

As already stated, he played a role at the White Factory Theatre with the rest of the play World War Two cast.


In Case You Didn’t Know This…

Adrian Townsend Schiller was born on February 21, 1964, in Oxford, England. His acting career which spanned over 3 decades includes numerous stage plays which was his initial love, and then many more TV series and movie roles.

It was from theatre that the late actor found his way to the silver screens and began to win hearts. He was a part of many notable National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company productions.

In 2008, he won the Best Casting at the BTACA awards for his performance as a part of the Department for Transport (UK) ’s ‘Think! Road Safety Campaign’ of 2007.

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