British actor Rapahel Coleman , known for his role in The Magic Babysitter , has died at age 25 , as his mother has announced through his Twitter account. "Rest in peace my beloved son Rapahel Coleman, also known as Iggy Fox ."

"He died doing what he loved, working for the noblest cause of all. His family could not be more proud. Let's celebrate everything he achieved in his short life and value his legacy," added his mother's note.

Coleman passed out while running and could not be revived. As explained by his stepfather, Carsten Jensen, Coleman had never had any previous health problems. "Raph was not my son, although he was close to being. I can feel it. I see it in his mother's eyes and I hear it in his voice," he wrote in his Facebook account.

"Who was Raph? When he was a child, he was extremely literate and loved teaching adults. He was a child actor, protagonist of the popular British comedy The Magic Babysitter, where he played with great talent a red-haired boy who was always mixing chemical ingredients He had multiple roles, received awards and could have chosen the acting career, but he wanted to be a scientist to save the planet, at age 18 he traveled all over the world, he became a zoologist, he took care of tigers, he spent a year in the jungle of Costa Rica and a year and a half in Indonesia When he was not in remote and inaccessible places, he practiced parkour.But, above all, it was his fight in Extinction Rebellion that gave life to Raph, the climate change activist group that stopped the traffic in London and extended to dozens of countries. Rpah was one of the first and its most active members (...) Death extinguished Raph, but did not turn off the light burning in he, since no one who has known him has not been affected or will forget him, and that is why he is still alive, "adds his stepfather's text.

His best known role was that of The Magic Babysitter , where he played one of the brothers of the Brown family who Nanny McPhee goes to take care of and educate them after the death of his mother. He also participated in other films such as the fourth phase or is alive , but his vocation was the social movement focused on environmental policies.

"James 'Iggy' Fox died on February 6. He was 25. He had given up a career in science to join XR and fight hard for the cause, especially for indigenous rights. Iggy was a bright and ardent soul and everyone we will miss, "said the activist group.

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