Brotherhood actor dies just days after the release of his breakthrough film

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Aaron Eaton starred as 'Teardrop' in the hit British film Brotherhood
Producer Noel Clarke and rapper Stormzy among mourners paying tribute
Social media flooded with tributes to the 29-year-old actor and boxer

Published: 04:59 EST, 9 September 2016 | Updated: 07:24 EST, 9 September 2016

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Film stars and singers have joined mourners paying tribute to a young actor who died suddenly, just days after the release of his breakthrough film.

Promising star Aaron Eaton died shortly after the release of the film Brotherhood, in which he starred as 'Teardrop'.

Actor and producer Noel Clarke, who wrote and directed the final instalment in his hit trilogy of films about gang life in London, was among those paying tribute to the 29-year-old.

Also mourning the loss of the young father was the grime and hip hop artist Stormzy, a childhood friend of Mr Eaton's.

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Also mourning the loss of the young father was the rapper Stormzy, a childhood friend of Mr Eaton's

Tragic: Promising star Aaron Eaton died just days after the release of the film Brotherhood, in which he starred as 'Teardrop'

Noel Clarke tweeted: 'RIP Aaron. Spoke only a few days ago. I had more for you. Prayers to your family.'

Meanwhile Stormzy, real name Michael Omari, wrote: 'This one has hit home I can't lie. You had a kind heart and so many people will be broken by this, rest up my bro.

'You really really, really do not know what people are going through. Serious.

'Rest in perfect peace my bro. I can't believe it, love and prayers to your family.'

Mr Eaton was an aspiring actor recently nominated for best actor at the London-based International Achievement Awards for his appearance in the 2015 British film AWOL – Absent Without Love, in which he starred as 'Wolfy'.

He lived with his mother and younger brother James in New Addington, south London and also worked as a mentor for young actors in south London.

It is not yet clear how Mr Eaton died.

Actor, writer and producer Noel Clarke, who worked with Mr Eaton on the film Brotherhood, tweeted: 'RIP Aaron. Spoke only a few days ago. I had more for you. Prayers to your family'

Friends of Mr Eaton, also known as 'Yogie', gathered on Wednesday night in Central Parade, Croydon to celebrate his life.

One friend told the Evening Standard: 'He had just made his big breakthrough. He was really excited about Brotherhood and where it might take him. He'd always wanted to be an actor.

'I don't have bad word to say about him. He was always smiling, happy. He was fun to be around and cared about other people.

'That's why he wanted to help young people get into acting and follow their dreams.'

The rapper Stormzy, real name Michael Omari, paid tribute to his friend on social media

The Twitter account for the film Absent Without Love paid tribute to the talented young actor

Social media has been flooded with tributes to the 29-year-old, while a fund has also been set up to pay for his funeral.

One friend paying tribute to Mr Eaton online write: 'A lovely guy with supreme acting skills and was destined for great things.'

The Twitter account for the film Absent Without Love wrote on Twitter: 'With a heavy heart we say sleep well to our brother Aaron Eaton who has passed on. Aaron played Wolfy in AWOL. RIP'

Brotherhood, released on August 29, is the third and final film in Noel Clarke's 'hood trilogy that began with 2006 film Kidulthood and continued with Adulthood in 2008.