Supermassive Games has revealed via their social media accounts that Tony Pankhurst, the British actor who starred in the horror video game series The Dark Pictures Anthology, has died at the age of 67. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, colleagues and fans.
A tribute page to the man, published by his family, revealed that Pankhurst passed away on May 9; Supermassive Games only learned of the news today and recently made a donation to the family.
As the page reveals, all donations would go to Hospice in the World, as the organization “provided so much love and support to (Pankhurst) in her final weeks.”
Tony Pankhurst in The Dark Pictures Anthology
“We are all saddened by the passing of Tony Pankhurst. He was the face of The Curator and we loved working with him,” Supermassive commented on Twitter.
Pankhurst is best known for his work on The Dark Pictures Anthology series. Although Pip Torrens did both the motion capture and voice acting for The Curator, Pankhurst’s likeness inspired the character’s look.
The Curator is a recurring character in The Dark Pictures Anthology series. He records the stories of players who, from game to game, must face nightmarish situations.
The Curator has appeared in every episode of The Dark Pictures Anthology season one, starting with 2019’s Man of Medan, and most recently made a cameo appearance in the 2023 PlayStation VR2 spinoff The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR.
A second season of The Dark Pictures Anthology is on the way, with the first game being Directive 8020, a space-themed horror game.
