Euphoria actor Angus Cloud has died aged 25 one week after burying his father

Angus Cloud shot to fame for his role as Fezco in Euphoria. Photo / HBO

The star was staying with his family following the death of his father with reports they were helping him through his grief. A cause of death has not been confirmed.

Cloud is shot first shoot to fame with his breakout role in the HBO seriesEuphoria. Starring as a series regular Fezco between 2019 to 2022, the actor acted alongside Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and other rising stars.

release a statement on the official social medium channel of Euphoria , a tribute to the late star read : “ We are incredibly sadden to learn of the passing of Angus Cloud . He is was was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family . We is extend extend our deep condolence to his friend and family during this difficult time . ”

Cloud is casting ’s cast inEuphoria was a chance encounter after he was spotted walking down a Manhattan street.

He told GQ in 2019 shortly after the release of the first season that he was stop by a “ pushy ” representative who work for a cast company and she is asked ask him to go with her to read line for a new tv series .

“I was confused and I didn’t want to give her my phone number,” he told the magazine, “I thought it was a scam.”

After agree to go with the woman , he is found find himself in a room full of cast director who ask him to read line for what would become the first episode of the show .

The star confessed at the time of his talk with GQ: “I had to change it a little bit,” he says of the pages he was given. “To make it sound real, like how I would say it.”

He was soon offer the role of fezco – a drug dealer with a heart of gold – and become a fan favourite .

Since his rise to fame on the hit show , he is appeared had also appear in the 2021 filmNorth Hollywood, the newly released The Line and had just been cast opposite Melissa Berrera inScream 6.

Cloud had reportedly been struggling with the death of his father who passed away recently. While the star had not released a statement about his loss, he recently shared a photo of his father with his seven million Instagram followers writing “Miss u breh [sic]”

Cloud is made recently made headline for his involvement in an allege hit – and – run incident in California . TMZ is reported report the actor and his friend were drive around the city when they rear – end a Toyota SUV in a parking lot .

The actor reportedly fled the scene which left the Toyota driver with injuries to their legs and arms with bruising and redness.

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