Buddy Duress, the actor best known for his role in Heaven Knows What and co-starring Robert Pattinson in Good Time, has died at the age of 38.
Mr. Durres’ death was confirmed by his brother, Christopher Stasis. to people The actor reportedly passed away in November 2023.
The cause of death was “cardiac arrest due to a cocktail of narcotics,” Statis said.
The Queens native made his acting debut in 2014 in the Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie film Heaven Knows What, and joined the film shortly after being released from Rikers Island after serving time on drug charges. appeared in.
Born in May 1985 in Queens, Duress attended Robert Louis Stevenson High School in Manhattan.
He started his acting career 10 years ago and appeared in several films such as “Funny Pages,” “Flinch,” “Beware of Dog,” and “The Mountain.”
Two more projects, “Skull” and “Mass State Lottory,” will be released later this year, Duress said. IMDb page,
The actor has a long history of legal trouble, having been in and out of prison at least 10 times on charges ranging from heroin possession to identity theft.
In 2019, The Post reported that comedian Pete Davidson was a big fan of Duress and wanted him to audition for Apatow’s Untitled Judd Apatow-Pete Davidson Comedy. Reported. The film was ultimately titled The King of Staten Island and released in 2020.
“I could have done it. [Apatow] movie. But instead, I’m here in prison,” Duress said at the time.
“He asked me if he could take another shot.” [in showbiz]. “If you don’t, you can kill yourself right now,” he said. he is a very talented actor. But he needs to focus on acting instead of being busy on the street. ”
duress I was at Rikers. When his breakout film Heaven Knows What premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2014.
Three years later, director Dustin Guy Defa cast Duress in Person to Person after going to Rikers to audition.
At the time, Duress said he was clean and wanted to shift his focus to pursuing a career in Hollywood.
“I’m done with drugs,” he said in 2017. [jail], move on with your life and keep doing what you do. ”
The actor is survived by his mother, Joan, and his brother, Christopher.
