Moses J. Moseley, actor known for his role in Zombie, has died. He is 31 years old.
His talent agent Tabatha Minchew of the group Established Artists confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter in Monday. “Moses was a very talented man, with a bright light all around him. He will be greatly missed by his friends, family and fans. There was always a ball of happy energy around him,” Minchew said in the statement.
The actor was found dead in Stockbridge, Georgia, a city 30 minutes south of Atlanta. He was reported missing by his family earlier this week. The incident is under investigation.
Moseley’s most famous role is playing Michonne’s pet zombie, Mike on AMC’s . Zombie. He played the role for three seasons, from 2012 to 2015.
AMC released a statement on social media on Monday, “Our thoughts and prayers are with our #TWDFamily member Moses J. Moseley.”
His Walking corpses costar Jeremy Palko tweeted, “Heartbroken to hear that @MosesMoseley has passed away. Just an absolutely wonderful and kind human being. You will be missed my friend. #TWDFamily.
Born in Aiken, South Carolina, the Atlanta-born actor studied Criminal Justice at Georgia State University. Moseley worked as a model for a number of years before turning to acting with side work in films shot by Georgia such as Arena mortal: Flammability.
His other TV credits include HBO’s The guard, BET’s American soul and US Network Queen of the South.
His film work includes Mark Newton’s The attack of the Southern sheep zombies (2017) and horror anthology 2016 Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories. He will appear in upcoming movies Hank by Joe Davison, Chris Copeskey’s Sign in and Kayla Elizabeth’s vampire movie Decrease.
