Hudson Joseph Meek, a teen actor finest recognized for taking part in Younger Child within the 2017 movie Child Driver, has died at 16 years previous.
As reported by AL.com, Meek was critically injured after falling from a transferring car on Thursday, December nineteenth in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. He was taken to UAB Hospital and succumbed to blunt pressure accidents two days later. Vestavia Hills police are investigating his dying.
“Our hearts are damaged to share that Hudson Meek went dwelling to be with Jesus tonight,” learn a press release posted to the actor’s Instagram account. “His 16 years on this earth have been far too quick, however he completed a lot and considerably impacted everybody he met.”
Born on August fifth, 2008, Meek was a sophomore at Vestavia Hills Excessive Faculty on the time of his passing. His performing profession dates again to 2014, when he appeared within the Lifetime film The Santa Con starring Melissa Joan Hart and Jaleel White.
In 2017, Meek broke out with a task in Edgar Wright’s 2017 motion movie Child Driver, taking part in a youthful model of Ansel Elgort’s eponymous character. Different appearances embody cameos within the MacGyver reboot sequence, Hulu’s MLK/X, and latest motion pictures Discovered and The Faculty Duel.
Meek’s obituary additional particulars his love for the craft: “He labored on a number of main movement footage and tv exhibits, a few of which shall be launched in 2025. He completely liked spending time on set and having the possibility to study the names and tales of each member of the solid and crew.”
Meek is survived by his mother and father and older brother.
