Evan Ellingson, a former child actor known for roles in “My Sister’s Keeper” and “CSI Miami,” has died. He was 35.
Ellingson died Sunday, according to online records from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Department. According to the files, he was found in “a bedroom” in the city of Fontana, which is about an hour east of Los Angeles County.
The cause of death is not yet known.
CNN has reached out to Ellingson’s family members at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for more information.
Ellingson is best known for his role as Jesse Fitzgerald in the 2009 film My Sister’s Keeper, a drama about a family dealing with their young daughter’s cancer diagnosis. Ellingson starred in the film alongside Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric and Cameron Diaz.
According to IMDb, he made his television debut as “young Chuck” in the 2001 television film Living in Fear.
As a child actor, he appeared in 19 episodes of the ABC sitcom “Complete Savages” between 2004 and 2005 and appeared in the sixth season of the Fox TV series “24” alongside Kiefer Sutherland.
“My childhood was cool,” Ellingson said in a 2009 interview, adding, “I was busy doing the things I love. I have no regrets because I discovered my passion for acting early on.”
In recent years, he has also appeared in various TV series, including “General Hospital,” “Mad TV,” and “Titus.” In 2006, Ellingson appeared in the war film Letters from Iwo Jima and in the 2007 indie comedy Walk the Talk.
Ellingson’s most recent credited appearance is “CSI: Miami,” where he played the character Kyle Harmon for three seasons between 2007 and 2010.
According to Ellingson’s personal Facebook page, in his free time he notes his “love” of surfing, camping, hiking and horseback riding.
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