Coroner investigating death of Spencer Lofranco, 'Unbroken' and 'Gotti' actor who died at 33

Canadian officials are investigating the decease of histrion Spencer Lofranco, who died Monday.

The British Columbia Coroners Service confirmed its probe connected Friday, days aft the “Gotti” and “Unbroken” actor’s member announced his decease connected societal media. Lofranco died Tuesday astatine property 33.

“My brother. You lived a beingness lone immoderate could imagination of. You changed people[‘s] lives, and present you are with God,” Santino Lofranco wrote successful a Facebook connection shared Thursday morning. “I volition ever emotion you and miss you BEAR. RIP.”

The connection did not see a origin of death. A spokesperson for the British Columbia Coroners Service did not stock further details, pending the ongoing investigation.

Spencer Lofranco astir notably shared the surface with John Travolta successful the critically-panned John Gotti biopic “Gotti” and appeared successful Angelina Jolie’s Oscar-nominated World War II-set play “Unbroken.” His credits besides see films “At Middleton,” “Jamesy Boy,” “Dixieland” and “King Cobra” and the 2015 abbreviated movie “Home,” according to IMDb.

In his “Jamesy Boy” reappraisal for The Times, professional Martin Tsai wrote, “newcomer Lofranco deserves recognition for carrying the film.” Starring arsenic ex-convict-turned-filmmaker James Burns, Lofranco “holds his ain against vets” Ving Rhames, Mary-Louise Parker and James Woods, Tsai added.

Lofranco, calved Oct. 18, 1992, told Interview successful 2014 that helium became funny successful acting astatine property 17 contempt his father’s wishes for him to beryllium a hockey subordinate oregon lawyer. His parent was a dancer, instrumentalist and histrion and would often instrumentality him on to auditions, helium said.

Amid his little acting career, Lofranco faced ineligible occupation for moving implicit a cyclist with his SUV successful Hollywood successful 2013. The cyclist suffered terrible injuries, including a breached hep and respective fractures, according to CBS News. Officials said Lofranco got retired of his conveyance aft the mishap to apologize to his unfortunate earlier leaving the scene.

A judge, aft his victim’s urging for a harsher sentence, sentenced Lofranco successful 2015 to 50 days of assemblage service, 2 years of probation and $161,000 successful restitution.

Over the past year, Lofranco often posted to Instagram, sharing photos of his outfits, tattoos and graffiti art. In his last Instagram post, a black-and-white selfie, Lofranco seemingly wrote astir starting a caller section of his life.

“Period the champion is yet to come,” helium said, aft encouraging fans to travel his OnlyFans account. “The hairsbreadth is connected it mode it’s got held up customs. Crazy.”

When helium spoke to Interview much than a decennary ago, Lofranco said his aboriginal way included doing “real-life, candid films.”

“I don’t privation to beryllium thrown into thing that could jeopardize my career. I privation to beryllium omniscient astir what I choose,” helium said. “Actors whose choices I’ve liked are Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, River Phoenix.”