The Walking Dead actor and former firefighter Dango Nguyen has died following his battle with cancer.
He was 48.
Nguyen appeared in several episodes of The Walking Dead Season 3 under his stage name Dango Nu Yen. He played a guard who worked for The Governor on the hit AMC drama series.
He followed up that series with roles in other shows like Banshee, The Red Road, and more recently, Star.
His other TV credits include The Originals, MacGyver, Lodge 49, and Meet the Browns.
Related: The Walking Dead Spinoff Casts Nico Tortorella
On The Originals, in particular, Nguyen had two roles. He first appeared on The Originals Season 1 as a Daywalker, part of Marcel's inner circle.
He returned for The Originals Season 4 as Inadu's Father in a flashback-heavy installment.
Before he began his acting career, Nguyen served as a firefighter in the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department in Georgia.
He served for almost 20 years.
He was 48.
Nguyen appeared in several episodes of The Walking Dead Season 3 under his stage name Dango Nu Yen. He played a guard who worked for The Governor on the hit AMC drama series.
He followed up that series with roles in other shows like Banshee, The Red Road, and more recently, Star.
His other TV credits include The Originals, MacGyver, Lodge 49, and Meet the Browns.
Related: The Walking Dead Spinoff Casts Nico Tortorella
On The Originals, in particular, Nguyen had two roles. He first appeared on The Originals Season 1 as a Daywalker, part of Marcel's inner circle.
He returned for The Originals Season 4 as Inadu's Father in a flashback-heavy installment.
Before he began his acting career, Nguyen served as a firefighter in the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department in Georgia.
He served for almost 20 years.
- 8/13/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
On August 10, Dango Nguyen, former firefighter and actor from Walking Dead, died after a long battle with leukemia. Nguyen, who is also known for his stage name Dango Nu Yen, portrayed the extra and stuntman of the Mean Guard character in Walking Dead. Aside from Walking Dead, he also had roles in different TV […]
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- 8/13/2019
- by Amber Raiken
- Uinterview
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