Australian actor Ben Unwin was found dead one day before his 42nd birthday last Wednesday 14 August, say police.
According to a statement from NSW Police:
“Police attended Minyon Falls, Whian Whian, responding to a concern for welfare.
“The body of a 41-year-old man was located. The death has not been treated as suspicious.”
According to News Ltd:
Unwin played Jesse McGregor on the soap on-and-off for a decade – first in a four-year stint from 1996, then again from 2002 to 2005.
He was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 1997 Logie Awards (which was won by Tasma Walton from Blue Heelers), and in 1999, received nominations for Best Actor and Sexiest Male from the Inside Soap Awards.
Unwin later turned his back on acting and completed a law degree. According to a 2016 article in Woman’s Day, Unwin was working as a senior solicitor in Newcastle.
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