The actor made his screen debut in the Safdie brothers' “Heaven Knows What.”

Buddy Duress, an actor best known for his exhilarating supporting performance in 2017sGood Time, has died.

The actor was killed by cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail in November 2023, his brothertold PEOPLE.

GOOD TIME, Buddy Duress, 2017

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“I still look back at it.

Thats the honest truth.

I wouldnt,” Duress toldSSense.

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 10: Actor Buddy Duress leaves the “AOL Build” taping at the AOL Studios on August 10, 2017 in New York City.

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Josh Safdie said that Duress time in prison helped shapeGood Time.

He wanted Ray to be like the most hardened version of him.

His prison journals, which I had him keep, which had nothing to do with any project.

He also will appear in the filmMass State Lotteryfrom director Jay Karales.

“What happened is a tragic and frustrating loss of visceral talent.

He has unfortunately become the John Cazale of our generation.”

Duress is survived by his mother Jo-Anne and younger brother Christopher.

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