The grief-stricken sister of Line of 義務 星／主役にする Brian McCardie says his family are '荒廃させるd' and that her brother 'is gone much too soon' after he was 設立する dead at his home 老年の 59.?
Sarah?McCardie 発表するd her sibling's death in a heart-wrenching 声明 on X as she told how 'we love him and will 行方不明になる him 大いに'.
Sarah, herself an actor and director who starred in ITV television 演劇 Irvine Welsh's 罪，犯罪, said her brother had 'touched many lives'.?
生産者s of Line of 義務 Jed Mercurio and Simon ヒース／荒れ地 also paid an emotional 尊敬の印 in a 共同の 声明 in which they 述べるd Brian as an 'incredibly talented actor'.??
Scottish 星／主役にする Brian was best known for playing mafia boss John Thomas 'Tommy' Hunter in?BBC?罪，犯罪 演劇 Line of 義務, but also appeared in Outlander and had joined the cast of series prequel 血 of My 血.
Brian recently appeared in the 攻撃する，衝突する BBC 刑務所，拘置所 演劇 Time, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham - and before that 攻撃する，衝突する the big time with a 目だつ 役割 in 活動／戦闘 sequel 速度(を上げる） 2 と一緒に Sandra Bullock.
Brian McCardie at the 'Ghosts' 圧力（をかける） night and afterparty at Walkers of Whitehall, London
His sister Sarah 発表するd in a 地位，任命する on X her sibling had died, 説 he had 'gone much too soon'?
Author Paul Larkin spoke of his 荒廃 and （人命などを）奪う，主張するd the pair had 'many' 雑談（する）s about mental health before McCardie's death?
Line of 義務 星／主役にする Brian McCardie in his 役割 in the BBC policing 演劇 as John Thomas 'Tommy' Hunter
McCardie appeared と一緒に Sandra Bullock in 活動／戦闘 thriller sequel 速度(を上げる） 2: 巡航する 支配（する）／統制する (above)
Brian's sister Sarah took to X, that her sibling was?gone 'much too soon'.?
The 地位，任命する, which 明らかにする／漏らすd that he died on Sunday, 誘発するd dozens of 尊敬の印s from fans, friends and fellow actors.
Sarah said: 'It is with 広大な／多数の／重要な sadness that we 発表する the passing of Brian James McCardie, beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many.
'Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April. A wonderful and 熱烈な actor on 行う／開催する／段階 and 審査する, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much?too soon.'
She continued: 'We love him and will 行方不明になる him 大いに; please remember Brian in your thoughts.'
Sarah later told BBC Scotland that the family were '荒廃させるd' by his death.
隣人s of Sarah have told of their memories seeing Brian visit her, with many 説 they’re '全く gutted' about his death.
Lisa Sneddon, 42, said: 'I said to my 隣人 just last week "I’ve not seen Brian around for a while", so I was 全く gutted when I read online that he had died.
'He was a brilliant guy, and he always took time to speak to people if they stopped him in the street - my 少しの boy has had 負担s of pictures taken with him.
'Everyone around here is pretty shocked because even though we don’t 正確に／まさに know him 本人自身で, it felt like we did because you seen him often.
'My thoughts are with his family and friends.'
Another person on the street 追加するd: 'I can’t believe it, it's really very sad. Brian was a 最高の，を越す actor and a 広大な／多数の／重要な guy - I've had many 雑談（する）s with him in the passing, as have many people around here.
'It's like we all knew him 本人自身で, he was just so warm and 平易な to talk to. It's not often someone as famous as him is like that.
'Everyone always used to ask if there was going to another Line of 義務, and he would always replied "wait and see", and wink.
'I really feel it for Sarah and all his family, they all loved him dearly.'
While John Davies, 34, said: 'He was a legend. We all loved seeing him around here when he was visiting his sister. I can remember when I first clocked him, I told all my mates and they didn't believe me until one day I was out walking my dog with a mate and there he was.
'Straight away I shouted across the street to him, and he gave us a wave. The two of us ran over and got a picture with him, he was proper 負かす／撃墜する to earth and we had some banter. I feel pretty gutted. 59 is so young.'
Sean Bean (left) and Brian McCardie (権利) in the BBC's 攻撃する，衝突する TV 刑務所，拘置所 演劇 'Time'?
Brian McCardie in Agatha Christie's '殺人 is 平易な'
Actor Brian McCardie …に出席するs the '200 Cigarettes' Hollywood 首相 on February 10, 1999
Mercurio, ヒース／荒れ地 and the team behind Line of 義務 said they were '深く，強烈に saddened' to hear of his death.?
'We feel honoured to have worked with Brian on Line Of 義務. Brian was an incredibly talented actor, and the 継続している 衝撃 he had as Tommy Hunter is testament to the 力／強力にする of his 業績／成果,' they said in a 共同の 声明.?
'Off 審査する, Brian couldn't have been more different from the character he played - he was warm, funny and charming. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time.'
Friend Paul Larkin wrote on X, 以前は Twitter, he was 'shocked and 荒廃させるd' by the McCardie's sudden death - as family and friends of the celebrity paid 尊敬の印 to him today.
'Brian was a brilliant friend and we had many discussions about mental health 問題／発行するs where he was a fantastic help to me. 同様に as that; he was a phenomenal actor. Sleep tight Brother,' the author wrote.?
部隊d スパイ／執行官s, which had 代表するd the actor, said: 'We are shocked and so 深く，強烈に saddened by the 悲劇の news of Brian McCardie's sudden death.?
'He was an actor of such 広大な／多数の／重要な talent who we were lucky to 代表する, and our thoughts are very much with his family and friends at this difficult time.'
Brian grew up in North Lanarkshire, moving from Motherwell to Carluke, south-east of Glasgow, and developing an 利益／興味 in 事実上の／代理 at an 早期に age.
He …に出席するd St Brendan's and St Athanasius 最初の／主要な Schools, before going on to 熟考する／考慮する at Our Lady's High School in Motherwell.
It was during 第２位 school that he developed his passion for theatre and 事実上の／代理, starring in a 生産／産物 of 'Godspell' with a 地元の 演劇 group.
He appeared in episodes of The 法案, Holby City and Sky 大西洋 series Domina, and appeared as crass 探偵，刑事 Dougie Gillman in the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's darkly comic police 演劇 Filth opposite James McAvoy.
At the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Brian McCardie 成し遂げるd his one man show called Connolly about the Irish 貿易（する） union leader and 共和国の／共和党の James Connolly.?
He was supposed to 現在の the show in a six-week run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2020, but this had to be cancelled 予定 to the Covid pandemic.?
The 遂行するd actor took on a string of 役割s that took in his native Scotland, the 残り／休憩（する） of the UK and even Hollywood, appearing in 活動／戦闘 sequel 速度(を上げる） 2 and in 略奪する Roy opposite Liam Neeson.
McCardie appeared in a BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's 殺人 Is 平易な as 探偵，刑事 Bull
Brian McCardie (left) as Brian Robertson with Claire Price and Ken Stott in 'Rebus', based on Ian Rankin's hugely popular 探偵，刑事 novels
Brian McCardie (権利) pictured as Terry in Dog Days, a 演劇 about homelessness broadcast on BBC Scotland
But when asked by The 先触れ（する）?which of his 役割s he'd be remembered for most, he joked: 'Probably Crimewatch.'?
He told the paper he 任意に walked away from Hollywood after working on five films in four years, 追加するing that he 設立する Tinseltown 'Machiavellian'.
McCardie 追加するd: 'I think my 代表者／国会議員s at the time were trying to put me into a box.?You know, have a six-pack and be 井戸／弁護士席-built with a chiselled jawline. Be some 肉親，親類d of 原型, young actor.?
'And I had no 利益／興味 in playing an idealised 見解／翻訳／版 of people.'
Louise Thornton, 長，率いる of （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限ing at BBC Scotland, said: 'He was a talented, versatile actor across 行う／開催する／段階 and 審査する and was brilliant playing the 脅迫してさせるing and central character Tommy Hunter in the 早期に 一連の Line of 義務.'
生産者 Paul Larkin who was a friend of Brian, paid 尊敬の印 to him on 'X', 以前は known as Twitter.?
He said: 'Brian was a brilliant friend and we had many discussions about mental health 問題／発行するs where he was a fantastic help to me. 同様に as that; he was a phenomenal actor. Sleep tight Brother.'
Scottish actor Simon Weir said: 'Just 荒廃させるd by this. Nobody made me laugh like you. Proud to have been your friend and will 行方不明になる you more t han words can say. 残り／休憩（する） in peace old friend.'
Director Alec Bowman Clarke said he had written a part for him in a 未来 事業／計画（する）, 追加するing: 'I spoke to him a few times about 事業／計画（する）s & always 設立する him 本物の, 熱烈な, generous and funny.'
Kenny Doughty, スパイ／執行官 at the Artists 共同 追加するd: 'Very saddened to learn that the immensely talented Brian McCardie has passed away suddenly. Had the 楽しみ of working with him & he was a true talent, fun & a good man. Will 行方不明になる him. My 弔慰s to his family.'
MP Angus Robertson 追加するd: 'Tremendously sad news. Brian McCardie was a terrific actor and lovely guy. Sincere 弔慰s to his family and friends.'
