Kan Bonfils was rehearsing for Dante's Inferno, which was due to open at The Rag Factory in London this week.
Members of the production's Craft Theatre company and paramedics were unable to resuscitate Bonfils.Chris Hislop, the company's spokesman, said the cast and crew were devastated by the death.The cause of death is not known and are being investigated.
Bonfils played a "henchman" in 2012's Skyfall with Daniel Craig and Isagura in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan.
He also appeared as Jedi master Saesee Tiin in Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace (1999), opposite Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. He also had roles in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life (2003), Batman Begins (2005) and several productions on the West End stage. (KH)
