Kiernan Shipka Shares Tribute to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Costar Chance Perdomo: 'This Hurts'

“I loved him with my whole heart. I always will," she said of her costar, who died last week in a motorcycle accident

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Chance Perdomo and Kiernan Shipka. Photo:

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Kiernan Shipka is mourning the loss of Chance Perdomo.

“Oh man this hurts,” the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actress, 24, began of her late costar, who she affectionately referred to as “Chancey Pants” in her social media tribute on Monday. 

The actor died at the age of 27 on Saturday following a motorcycle accident, a rep for Perdomo told PEOPLE in a statement. No other individuals were involved.

“He was a one of a kind soul. Just the most fiery, creative, loving, connected, and caring force you could possibly imagine…,” she captioned an Instagram carousel. 

The first image was a solo shot of Perdomo laughing. A second upload saw the pair smiling with their faces pressed together for a selfie.

“As playful as he was kind. As loving as he was hilarious. He never failed to make me laugh and he never failed to keep me on my toes (or off of them if he was giving me a piggyback ride to my trailer which he often did. Thanks Chance.),” Shipka wrote. 

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Perdomo and Shipka on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

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The very last slide showed Perdomo carrying her on his back while on the set of the Netflix supernatural thriller series, which ran from 2018 to 2020. 

“His humanity was a generous gift to me and to so many people. Really hard to picture this world without him in it,” she added. 

Shipka concluded, “I loved him with my whole heart. I always will.”

Most recently, he starred as Andre Anderson in the action-comedy Gen V, a Prime Video series and spin-off of The Boys

Chance Perdomo attends the "Oppenheimer" UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 13, 2023 in London, England. (
Chance Perdomo, July 2023.

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“We can’t quite wrap our heads around this,” the series’ producers told PEOPLE in a statement.

Producers described him as someone who was “always charming and smiling” and “an incredibly talented performer.”

“Even writing about him in the past tense doesn’t make sense. We are so sorry for Chance’s family, and we are grieving the loss of our friend and colleague,” the statement continued. “Hug your loved ones tonight.”

His Gen V costars also expressed their condolences

Chance Perdomo (Andre Anderson), Jaz Sinclair (Marie Moreau), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Golden Boy), Maddie Phillips (Cate Dunlap), Derek Luh (Jordan Li)
Gen V cast.

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"This hurts. A lot. What a young talented actor, and a great friend - gone way too soon,” Patrick Schwarzenegger, who starred opposite Perdomo as student Luke Riordan on the show, wrote in part on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Robert Bazzocchi, who played student Liam on the series, mourned the sudden loss with a comment on a post on Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television’s Instagram.

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“Wow. The first thing I said to him at the pilot table read was that he was one of my favorite actors on Sabrina,” he wrote.

Deadline, who was first to report the news, later said that the upcoming second season has delayed filming following Perdomo’s death. 

The young talent was also known for his roles in the After franchise.

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