Legend actor Alex Giannini has died at the age of 52.
Giannini had appeared alongside Tom Hardy as American gangster Tony Caponigro in the Kray twins biopic earlier this year.
He passed away shortly before a performance of Mack and Mabel at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth on Friday night (October 2). The show was cancelled as a result.
The venue wrote on Facebook: "Thank you to everyone who was affected by last night's cancellation, for your patience and understanding."
Giannini's agent wrote on Twitter: "The talented and much loved actor @GianniniAlex died suddenly of natural causes yesterday."
The actor's other credits include Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Miss Monday, The Bill and Dalziel and Pascoe.
Giannini had appeared alongside Tom Hardy as American gangster Tony Caponigro in the Kray twins biopic earlier this year.
He passed away shortly before a performance of Mack and Mabel at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth on Friday night (October 2). The show was cancelled as a result.
The venue wrote on Facebook: "Thank you to everyone who was affected by last night's cancellation, for your patience and understanding."
Giannini's agent wrote on Twitter: "The talented and much loved actor @GianniniAlex died suddenly of natural causes yesterday."
The actor's other credits include Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Miss Monday, The Bill and Dalziel and Pascoe.
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