Max Payne star James McCaffrey has sadly died, aged just 65 following a battle with cancer.
Born in Albany, New York in 1959, James McCaffrey’s acting career started with humble beginnings featuring in several small televised andmovie rolesfrom 1987, but it wasn’t until the year 2001 that McCaffrey became a household name in the video game industry starring as Max Payne in the game of the same name.
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Released forPC,PlayStation2 and the originalXbox,Max Paynetells the story of a former detective of the New York Police Department hellbent on revenge following the brutal murder of his family with an investigation leading to the pursuit of a drug designer simply known as “Valkyr.”
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McCaffrey would land the leading roles in theMax Paynesequels with the last being the brilliantMax Payne 3in 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. At this point, McCaffrey became a firm favourite with original Max Payne developerRemedy Entertainmentand would also feature in its supernatural thriller series Alan Wake as well asControl. McCaffrey’s last role would be in this year’sAlan Wake 2as FBI agent, Alex Casey.
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Remedy Entertainment is currently working on a fullremake of the first two Max Paynegames bundled into one complete story. Assuming that James McCaffrey reprised his iconic role, it will be both interesting and heartbreaking to see how the developer handles the sensitive situation, which I’m sure they will honour McCaffrey befittingly.
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