Devious Maids Actor Eddie Hassell Dead at 30, After Being Shot

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Actor Eddie Hassell, who appeared in the Oscar-nominated film The Kids Are All Right and the NBC oceanic sci-fi drama Surface, has died, Deadline has confirmed. He was 30.

According to TMZ, the actor was killed on Sunday morning in Texas in what seems to be a carjacking. No further details have been given.

In The Kids Are All Right, he played Clay, the wise-cracking best friend of Josh Hutcherson’s character Laser. In Surface, he played Phil Nance, Miles’ (Carter Jenkins) best friend.

In addition to his roles in The Kids Are All Right and Surface, Hassell also had a recurring role in the Lifetime dramedy Devious Maids created by Marc Cherry. He played the character of Eddie Suarez the son of Ana Ortiz’s Marisol. The series, which lasted for four seasons, followed four Latina maids working in Beverly Hill. Devious Maids also starred Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez and Judy Reyes.

He had numerous TV credits on prominent shows including Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Southland, ‘Til Death, Longmire and Bones. He also appeared in the feature films Jobs Warrior Road, Family Weekend, The Family Tree, among others.

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Very sad to hear this.

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Suspect Arrested in Shooting Death of Actor Eddie Hassell
by Denise Petski
November 5, 2020


Police in Grand Prairie, Texas, have arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting death of The Kids Are All Right and Surface actor Eddie Hassell.

D’Jon Antone was arrested Wednesday for investigation of capital murder, Grand Prairie police said in a statement. Antone is being held at Grand Prairie Detention Center on a $500,000 bond.

Investigators have determined that the attack was a random robbery, police said. The investigation will be handled by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.

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