Paul Teal, a film and TV actor best known for his role on the CW teen soap opera One Tree Hilldied at the age of 35, according to a statement from his agent.

Teal died on Friday, November 15, after a seven-month battle with stage 4 neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, according to Susan Tolar Walters.

“He has been an important part of the STW family for more than a decade,” Walters wrote.

“His exceptional talent and kind spirit touched the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing him. The void he leaves behind will be deeply felt.”

Teal’s partner, Emilia Torello, shared a post on social media that also remembered the actor.

“The most thoughtful, inspiring, driven, self-disciplined and loving man has passed away,” Torello wrote on Instagram.

“Paul, you were my soulmate, my husband-to-be, my rock and my future. You filled my lungs with laughter, my stomach with butterflies and my heart with love. You were taken too soon, in a battle that you bravely and fought without fail.”

Teal played Josh Avery One Tree Hill for seven episodes during the show’s seventh season.

One Tree Hill co-star Bethany Joy Lenz also paid tribute to the late actor on Instagram.

“My heart is heavy. Paul Teal was the kind of man who lit up a room without even trying. His bright smile, infectious laugh and kind heart made you want to be around him,” Lenz wrote.

Another one One Tree Hill co-star, Sophia Bush, recalled Teal writing on Instagram, “Incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Paul Teal,” also calling him “such a talent.”

Teal appeared in multiple TV series including Outdoor benches And The Walking Dead: The World Beyond.

The actor will appear in the role he filmed before his death in the upcoming Starz thriller series The hunting womenbased on the novel of the same name by May Cobb, also starring Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow and Dermot Mulroney.