Francis Mossman in Shortland Street clip from 2007. The New Zealand-born actor starred in Shortland Street and Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Several outlets, including the LGBTQ website Queer Screen Australia and the Daily Mail posted the tragic news of his death. "Queer Screen was saddened to hear of the passing of actor, Frankie Mossman," a post on Queer Screen's Facebook page read. "Frankie was a great friend of Queer Screen, starring in our MGFF16 trailer and was always an enthusiastic audience member at our festivals.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2021 21:22 UTC