Adrian Schiller, star of ‘The Last Kingdom,’ dead at 60: ‘Sudden and unexpected’. “The Last Kingdom” actor Adrian Schiller has died; his agent has confirmed to CNN. The British actor, who played Aethelhelm in the Netflix historical series, was 60 years old. In a statement to CNN, his agent Amanda Evans said: “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday, April 3. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss.” The statement went on to say that “his death was sudden and unexpected” and that no further details are available yet. “A prodigiously talented actor, he had just returned from Sydney, where he had been appearing in the Lehman Trilogy and was looking forward to continuing the international tour in San Francisco,” Evans said, later adding that “Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times.”
