Vale: Kenneth Mitchell

Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell,  best known for Star Trek: Discovery, has died, aged 49.

He died from ALS motor neuron disease complications on Saturday.

“For five and a half years, Ken faced a series of awful challenges from ALS. And in truest Ken fashion, he managed to rise above each one with grace and commitment, to living a full and joyous life in each moment,” a statement reads on Mitchell’s official Instagram page. “He lived by the principals that each day is a gift and we never walk alone.”

Mitchell played Klingons Kol, Kol-Sha and Tenavik, as well as Aurellio on Star Trek: Discovery and voiced several characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

He also appeared in Captain Marvel, Frequency, Jericho, The Astronaut Wives Club, Ghost Whisperer, Switched at Birth and Tasmanian Devils.

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Source: Variety