Discovery actor Kenneth Mitchell has died at 49 from his five-year-long battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The late actor’s family released their statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.
He is survived by his wife Susan May Pratt and their two children, Lilah and Kallum.
Who is Kenneth Mitchell wife, Susan May Pratt?
Kenneth Mitchell wife, Susan May Pratt is an American actress.
She played Mandella in 10 Things I Hate About You, Alicia in Drive Me Crazy, and Maureen Cummings in Center Stage.
As of August 2015, Pratt was finishing her bachelor’s degree in Business, while working on prerequisites for a master’s program in occupational therapy at the University of Southern California.
She was married to Kenneth Mitchell from May 2006 until his death from ALS in February 2024.
They had two children, a daughter, Lilah Ruby Mitchell, and son, Kallum Porter Mitchell.
Who was Kenneth Mitchell?
Kenneth Alexander Mitchell was a Canadian actor. He was known for his role as Eric Green in the CBS television series Jericho and for portraying various characters in Star Trek: Discovery.
In film, he appeared as Ralph Cox in the sports biopic Miracle and as Joseph Danvers in Captain Marvel.
In 2004 Mitchell was cast in the film Miracle with Kurt Russell, in the role of hockey player Ralph Cox who was the last player cut from the 1980 Mens Olympic Hockey Team.
Mitchell appeared as Eric Green in the U.S. television drama Jericho, which was cancelled by CBS in May 2007 but was brought back onto the 2007–08 schedule following a fan campaign to save the show.
In 2014, Mitchell was cast in ABC’s The Astronaut Wives Club television drama series, playing the role of Deke Slayton.
Mitchell played three recurring Klingon characters in Star Trek: Discovery: season 1’s Kol and season 2’s Kol-Sha (Kol’s father) and Tenavik.
He also appeared in season 3 as Aurellio, a character whose use of a wheelchair-like device matched Mitchell’s real situation with his progressing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease; Mitchell hinted that he will be seen in season 4 playing a character who, like Mitchell’s progressing situation, has lost the use of his voice.
Mitchell was cast in the FX The Old Man by Dan Shotz, a friend of Mitchell’s who was also an executive producer on Jericho.
The role also incorporated Mitchell’s condition into the character