James McCaffrey, who voiced Max Payne in the popular video game franchise and also starred in television shows including Rescue Me, has passed away, according to his agent. He was 65. McCaffrey's talent agent David Elliot confirmed Monday that the New York native died on Sunday surrounded by family and friends.
As per Variety, James McCaffrey died due to cancer. He was suffering from a rare type of cancer that affects the bone marrow called multiple myeloma.
"I was lying next to him and holding his hand when he took his last breath, for which I will forever be grateful. His passing is devastating to so many," James' wife Rochelle Bostrom told Fox News Digital.
Fellow New York actor and Entourage star Kevin Dillon was among those who took to social media to honour McCaffrey. “#rip James McCaffrey we were lucky to have known you,” he wrote Sunday in an Instagram post that included a photo of the two.
James McCaffrey had a 35-year career in television and film that also included roles in the television shows Blue Bloods and Suits. On the FX drama Rescue Me, he portrayed a New York City firefighter killed on Sept. 11 who appears to Denis Leary’s main character, who is also a firefighter, over the series’ seven-season run, which ended in 2011.
McCaffrey played Max Payne across Remedy’s three-game series, as well as roles in other Remedy games, such as Alan Wake and Control. Most recently, McCaffrey was the voice of Alan Wake 2's Alex Casey, a character with a physical appearance based on Remedy’s Sam Lake.