“Orange Is The New Black’ Actor Brad William Henke Useless – Hollywood Life

Orange Is The New Black misplaced a forged member from its beloved ranks. Brad William Henke died on Tuesday, November 29, in response to TMZ. He was solely 56 years outdated, and a supply near the actor’s household advised the outlet he died in his sleep. A explanation for demise is unclear right now. HollywoodLife has reached out to his rep, however had no obtained a response by the point of publication. “Brad was an extremely form man of joyous vitality,” the actor’s supervisor, Mat DelPiano, advised TMZ in an official assertion. “A really gifted actor, he beloved being part of this group … and we beloved him again. Our ideas are together with his spouse and household.”

Brad performed a jail guard within the sequence from 2013-2019, and performed prominently in one of many Netflix sequence‘ most talked about scenes — when Samira Wiley ‘s character Poussey Washington was killed off. Followers might also acknowledge him from main studio movies together with Area Jam, World Commerce Heart and Pacific Rim, and TV sequence together with Judging Amy, Silk Stalkings, Misplaced, Chicago Hope, and Dexter, amongst others.

A former defensive lineman, Brad left the NFL in 2004 after accidents left him unable to proceed. He then proceeded to embark on a extremely profitable profession in Hollywood. He gave the impression to be wholesome and lively in his final Instagram publish, dated August 13, 2022. In a sequence of pics shared together with his 75k followers, he was seen taking a selfie whereas understanding in his storage fitness center. “Saturday morning jujutsu in my storage with @aoa_cristhian,” he captioned the picture carousel.  “Hope you’re all effectively – i’m going to attempt not to have a look at Instagram for a month as a result of I waste an excessive amount of time trying on the reels.” 

Brad was married to actress Katelin Chesna, who has appeared in The Resident, from 2001 to 2008. He then married Sonja Jackson Henke, with whom he raised two stepchildren.