Cast Response To Death
Tributes have started to pour out of the Australian television, film and theatre industries for actor Mark Priestley, who was found dead on Wednesday afternoon. The show that enjoyed a ratings spike on Tuesday, with 1.7 million tuning in to see Priestley’s character Dan get married, All Saints stopped filming yesterday for at least 24 hours, and members of the cast have offered their thoughts about their co-star’s tragic death.
John Howard, who plays Dr Frank Campion, said Priestley was a fine actor: “He had the most extraordinary combination of very deft comic touch and great emotional depth.”
John Waters, who plays Dr Mike Vlasek, was stunned. “I worked with him on stage and on screen and will miss him more than I can say right now,” Waters said. “Mark the actor was intuitive, and graced every scene in which he appeared with a touch of whimsical genius that only he could apply.”Wil Traval, who plays Dr Jack Quade, described his friend as a gift. “It’s so sad,” he said. “He has some quiet from the pain now.” Series producer Bill Hughes said he had "lost a friend." “His work as an actor is always inventive and his performance in All Saints is a joy to watch,” Hughes said.
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