The body of Paul Bhattacharjee, from Redbridge, north-east
London, was formally identified yesterday after being missing for a week and
his next of kin have been informed. His death is not being treated as
suspicious.
Scotland Yard was contacted by officers in Sussex yesterday
morning and told that the body of a man matching his description had been found
near cliffs at Splash Point in Seaford, East Sussex, last Friday.
His friends and family had made pleas for his safe return,
including his 24-year-old son Rahul Bhattacharjee-Prashar, who told the Evening
Standard the disappearance was 'completely out of character'.
Paul Bhattacharjee was last seen leaving rehearsals at the
Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London, on Wednesday July 10 and appeared
to walk in the direction of a nearby Tube station.
The 53-year-old was said to be in good spirits that evening
but after sending his girlfriend a text message at 9pm, no-one heard from him
and he was reported missing.
Paul Bhattacharjee appeared in the 2006, James Bond film-Casino
Royale as well as the soap opera Eastenders. The actor also appeared in The
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, White Teeth and Dirty Pretty Things, and had been
due to appear in this week's play Talk Show at the Royal Court. His role in the
play, which began last night, was recast.
He was part of the theatre's company of 14 actors performing
in the Weekly Rep series, which sees six plays staged in six weeks, and had
already appeared in two of the productions.
Tributes were last night being paid to the actor with many
from the theatre world taking to Twitter to express their sadness.
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