Veronica Mars actor Brad Bufanda dies aged 34

Actor Brad Bufanda has died at the age of 34.

He was best-known for playing Felix Toombs in the first two seasons of noughties TV show Veronica Mars.

He died on Wednesday after sustaining traumatic injuries from jumping from a building in Los Angeles early that morning, a coroner concluded.

His death has been ruled a suicide by police.

 

The actor's death was mourned by his manager Kirsten Solem, who said he had had recently made a return to acting.

"We are completely devastated for he was an extremely talented young actor and wonderful, caring human being," she said in a statement.

"He was reviving his career, having just completed two movies, and we are shocked and saddened by his passing. The family would appreciate privacy at this difficult time."

He was born Fred Joseph Bufanda but legally changed his name to Brad in 2001.

 

He began his acting career as a teenager and had roles in TV shows including Malcolm In The Middle, Even Stevens, Days of Our Lives, Roseanne and CSI Miami, as well as 2004 film A Cinderella Story alongside Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray.

His last listed role is in the 2018 romantic comedy Stan The Man, according to Variety.

Metro reports that Bufanda was a practicing Scientologist.

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