The family of Line of Duty actor Brian McCardie has revealed that he died following a tear in a major artery to his heart.
The actor was best known for his role as John Thomas 'Tommy' Hunter in the BBC police drama in which he starred alongside Martin Compston and Vicky McClure.
McCardie also appeared in the BBC prison drama Time as Jackson Jones as well as appearing as Gillman in the 2013 adaption of Irvine Welsh’s Filth.
He later played roles in five episodes of Irvine Welsh's Crime and famously featured in the 1995 film Rob Roy as Alasdair McGregor.
Brian was also due to star in the upcoming Outlander series spin-off, Outlander: Blood of My Blood as Isaac, the leader of Clan Grant.
In April, his sister Sarah announced the sad news that McCardie had died aged 59.
(1) Hi all,
— Sarah McCardie (@SarahMcCardie) May 15, 2024
The McCardie family would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support regarding the sudden passing of Brian James McCardie - beloved son, brother, uncle & friend.
Brian died due to an aortic dissection, causing short pain and a sudden death. pic.twitter.com/YYw8XkOdfr
Line of Duty Brian McCardie's cause of death revealed
Sharing a post to X, formerly Twitter, Sarah said: "It is with great sadness that we announce 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 passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon.
"We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead.”
The late actor's agent, Ruth Young also shared a touching tribute, sharing: "We are shocked and so deeply saddened by the tragic news of Brian’s sudden death.
"He was an actor of such great talent who we were lucky to represent, and our thoughts are very much with his family and friends at this difficult time."
A tribute was also shared by producer Peter Broughan, who added: "Shocked to hear that. Great memories of working with him on Rob Roy. Requiescat in pace".
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here