Grange Hill and Sweeney Todd actor Lee Whitlock has passed away at the age of 54, acting agency Urban Collective has confirmed.
His representatives took to Twitter on Monday to announce the news while commending the actor's "entertaining, funny & positive" work.
A tweet from the agency read: "Saddened by the death of our client Lee Whitlock. "Lee was a great character & a great actor who has left a legacy of brave & groundbreaking work achieved at a particularly young age. "Lee was hugely entertaining, funny & positive to work with, condolences to family & friends.
RIP." At the age of 12, Lee got his first acting job in the 1980s classic, The Gentle Touch before later appearing in Shine on Harvey Moon, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Dramarama and Starting Out.
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