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Just saw on Toby Stephens twitter

posted 8 years ago by nsschwab026
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That Jannes Eiselen the actor who played Dufresne passed away today :/ prayers up for his family and friends!

[–] miske-180-886083 8 years ago

Dufresne from the first season... Sad sad news, he was such a talented actor.
Condolences to his family and friends.

[–] danloki 8 years ago

Oh bugger. I was really hoping he'd pull through/ RiP

[–] danloki 8 years ago

Where did you see this news? There's nothing on his fb page or on his foundation website.

Oh just saw it

TOBY STEPHENS ‏@TobyStephensInV 15h15 hours ago
So sad to hear that my dear friend and colleague Jannes Eiselen, @jeiselen passed away. RIP. I'll miss you Bru.

[–] nsschwab026 8 years ago

I saw it on Toby Stephens and Tom Hopper's Twitter page both had posts. Here Im on my phone but I'll try and send a link

[–] danloki 8 years ago

It's OK. I found it. Very sad news.

[–] nsschwab026 8 years ago

Oh lol I was too focused on finding the links, but yeah very sad news. He did a great job in season 1!

[–] danloki 8 years ago

He did. Seemed like a really good guy, too.

[–] nsschwab026 8 years ago

https://mobile.twitter.com/TobyStephensInV/status/779582113171537920

https://mobile.twitter.com/Tomhopperhops/status/779571765207072768

[–] Pumpyjones 8 years ago

☹️😥 RIP

[–] There_Is_No_Sayid 8 years ago

Terrible news. He was awesome as Dufresne.

[–] ironduke74 8 years ago

just a kid too really