Former child star Evan Ellingson has died at age 35.
According to TMZ, the former actor died on Sunday in a sober-living home in San Bernardino County, Calif.
The circumstances and cause of death were not made public, but according to the outlet, officials did not suspect foul play.
Ellingson hadn’t appeared on-screen in over a decade. His last role was on “CSI: Miami” in 2010. He also appeared in an episode of “Bones” in 2005, and he’s best known for the 2009 movie “My Sister’s Keeper,” starring Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin and Abigail Breslin.
Based on a 2004 novel by Jodi Picoult, the tearjerker film followed a family where one child, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), suffered from cancer, so her parents conceived her “savior sister,” Anna (Breslin), in order to donate blood stem cells and save Kate.
Ellingson played their brother, Jesse, who helps Anna sue their parents for medical emancipation, after she’s asked to donate a kidney to her sister.
Evan Ellingson was known for his performance in the role of Jesse in the film “My Sister’s Keeper.” WireImage
Evan Ellingson has died, and no foul play is suspected. WireImage
Evan Ellingson in 2008. Getty ImagesEllingson got his start in Hollywood at the age of 13, with the 2001 TV movie “Living in Fear,” starring Marcia Cross, and additional small roles in “General Hospital” and “Mad TV.”
Evan’s father, Michael, told TMZ that Evan struggled with drugs in the past. But he was reportedly doing better, and his passing was a shock to his family.
