India, April 9 -- Belfast actor Michael Patrick known for his powerful theatre performances and a memorable stint on Game of Thrones has died at 35 after battling motor neuron disease. He passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at the Northern Ireland Hospice, where he had been admitted ten days earlier.

Michael Patrick, whose real name was Michael Campbell was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in February 2023. The illness had a big impact on his fast-growing theatre career. In February, he said he chose not to have a tracheotomy, a procedure that would give him an artificial airway to help him breathe because he wanted to spend more time out of the hospital during what his neurologist said would probably be the final year of his life. Patri...