The acting world is in mourning once again, with Keller Fornes passing away at just 32 years of age.
The actor is best known for playing Griffin in the Great American Family TV series Country Rescue.
An obituary from Lacy Funeral Home reveals the actor passed away December 19 in Upland, Texas, though no cause of death was given.
The verified Great American Family Instagram and X pages released a tribute to the beloved actor on Monday.
‘We at Great American Media are deeply saddened by the passing of Keller Fornes,’ the statement began.
‘He was a special person and talent as an actor, writer, and director as well as a singer and musician,’ the statement continued.
The acting world is in mourning once again, with Keller Fornes passing away at just 32 years of age
The verified Great American Family Instagram and X pages released a tribute to the beloved actor on Monday
‘His energy and enthusiasm lifted all he worked with here at Great American Media and the cast and crew of County Rescue,’ the network added.
‘Our prayers are with his family and all those he touched,’ the statement concluded.
The actor was born in Lubbock, Texas, on April 22, 1992, to Kimberly Lynn Turney-Fornes and Kobe Scott Fornes.
He studied scripture with the youth group at Kerrville Methodist church plus Young Life Mentors as a child.
He grew up as performer and artist, graduating from the University of North Texas where he also honed artistic crafts such as painting, drawing and playing the guitar.
After graduating he moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in film, working as a waiter and personal trainer while auditioning and taking acting classes.
He also took up boxing while in Atlanta, competing in the coveted Golden Gloves tournament and winning a gold medal for Georgia in his division.
Fornes wrote and directed a number of short films, along with the 2019 documentary The Buddy I Never Met.
The actor was born in Lubbock, Texas, on April 22, 1992, to Kimberly Lynn Turney-Fornes and Kobe Scott Fornes.
He studied scripture with the youth group at Kerrville Methodist church plus Young Life Mentors as a child.
He had uncredited roles in two films as a boy – Brownwood and Baghdad Texas – before returning in the 2017 independent film Do You Believe?
He had uncredited roles in two films as a boy – Brownwood and Baghdad Texas – before returning in the 2017 independent film Do You Believe?
Fornes also had roles in indie films such as 2019’s Anney in the City, 2020’s Beast Beast and The E-Listers: Life Back in the Lane and 2021’s The Secrets She Keeps.
He also played a Tower Trooper in a 2022 episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead and a role in Ava DuVernay’s 2023 film Origin starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal.
His most recent roles were an episode of the TV series Found and the film Somnium, plus the upcoming film Hellbilly Hollow.
