Actor and ecoactivist Raphael Coleman died at the age of 25 years. This was reported by his mother Liz Jensen on Twitter. In her words, «he died doing what he loved».
Our beloved son Raphael Coleman aka #IggyFox who loved life so much. Please retweet in his honour. RIP a courageous spirit of #ExtinctionRebellion https://t.co/e6G9Zpz38v
— Liz Jensen (@LizJensenWriter) February 7, 2020
The popularity of Raphael Coleman brought the role of Eric brown in the movie «nanny McPhee» in 2005, where the main roles were played by Emma Thompson and Colin Firth. Starring role opened to Coleman road in a big movie, and soon the actor has appeared in such films as «It’s alive», «Edward’s Turmoil» and «the Fourth kind». In 2010, raphaël received the award for best role and won the award for British independent film festival as best young actor for short film «Edward’s Turmoil».
Raphael was an active participant in the socio-political movement on protection of the environment, Extinction, Rebellion, speaking out against climate change. In August last year, Coleman was arrested during a protest near the Embassy of Brazil.
«Knowing the facts, I can make only one decision: to tell the truth and to do according to the dictates of conscience.» — Coleman wrote in his article dedicated to the fight against climate change — «I will not stand by and watch as the world burns.»
The cause of death of Rafael is not yet known. Stepfather of actor, Carsten Jensen, wrote on Facebook that Rafael suddenly felt ill and lost consciousness. However, he never had health problems.
