Buddy Duress, Lost at 38, Was the Most Brilliant Actor You’ve Never Heard Of
The ‘Good Time’ actor, known for his work with the Safdie brothers, died after a long struggle with drug addiction.
As an actor, Buddy Duress didn’t have all the qualities of a movie star. Before his breakout, Duress was a junkie and faced numerous legal troubles involving drug possession and identity theft. Even after receiving critical acclaim and buzz for his most prominent role in the Safdie brothers’ “Good Time”, he got sent back to jail at Rikers Island, charged with grand larceny in the third degree. Incarceration limited his showbiz opportunities, including a then-gestating Judd Apatow project starring Pete Davidson (that film turned out to be “The King of Staten Island”).
“I could have done the [Apatow] movie,” Duress told the New York Post in 2019. “But instead, I am here in jail.”
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