Buddy Duress, known for his role alongside Robert Pattinson in the Safdie brothers’ 2017 crime thriller. Good time, has died. Originally named Michael C. Stathis, Buddy was 38 years old.
Duress’ brother, Christopher Stathis, revealed to People on Tuesday that the actor died in November 2023 due to “cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail.”
Duress was born in Queens, New York, in May 1985. He made his acting debut in the 2014 film. heaven knows what by Josh and Benny Safdie.
In Good time, Buddy Duress played the role of Ray. He is a drug dealer who teams up with Connie Nikas (played by Pattinson) to recover a bottle of Sprite containing acid.
Robert Pattinson and Buddy Duress attend the “Good Time” premiere in New York in 2017 (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
During a 2017 interview with Sense, Duress revealed that she met Josh Safdie in 2013 after his release from Rikers Island in New York City on drug charges. Duress, who had avoided a drug inpatient program, connected with Josh through a mutual friend and landed a role in heaven knows what.
However, he was captured by the police and returned to Rikers Island after the film wrapped. He remained in prison during the film’s premiere at the New York Film Festival in 2014. After his release, the filmmakers had Duress record his experience in prison. Then they incorporated it into the script of Good time.
In addition to his work in heaven knows what and Good timeBuddy Duress has contributed to projects such as Person to person (2017), The great dark days (2018), Beware of the Dog (2020), PVT Chat (2020), Back (2021), and funny pages (2022).
Director Jay Karales called Buddy Duress’ performance in ‘Good Time’ the ‘future of acting’
Duress has two upcoming projects yet to be released. One is a short film called “Skull.” The second project is Jay Karales’ first feature film. Massive state lotterywhose launch is scheduled for this year.
Director and writer Karales, known professionally as LowRes Wünderbred, paid tribute to Duress on X (formerly Twitter). “This man was an absolute treasure,” he said. wrote. “Without a doubt, Buddy Duress was one of the most entertaining people I have ever met and his stories were unrivaled.”
“I remember seeing it in Good time in 2017 and saying: ‘This is what the future of acting should be like.’ That kind.'”
“He brought a certain authenticity and charisma to the screen that you don’t see anymore,” Karales continued. “It was a dream to have him in Massive state lotteryand I feel privileged to have been his director and his friend.”
Duress is survived by his younger brother, Christopher, and his mother, Jo-Anne.
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