Doctor
Who
and
Transformersactor
Sophia
Myles'
father
Peter
Myles
has
passed
away
due
to
the
coronavirus.
The
actor,
who
received
critical
acclaim
for
her
role
as
Madame
de
Pompadour
in
the
Doctor
Who
episode
The
Girl
in
the
Fireplace,
took
to
Twitter
on
Sunday
to
share
the
news.
"RIP
Peter
Myles.
My
dear
Dad
died
only
a
few
hours
ago.
It
was
the
Corona
Virus
that
finally
took
him,"
Sophia
tweeted.
On
Saturday,
the
actor
shared
a
picture
of
herself,
her
father
and
her
brother
to
her
followers
as
a
"nice
memory".
"My
father,
my
brother
and
I.
A
nice
memory
to
share
given
what
Dad
is
going
through
now," she
captioned
the
picture.
RIP
Peter
Myles.
❤️
My
dear
Dad
died
only
a
few
hours
ago.
It
was
the
Corona
Virus
that
finally
took
him.
Sophia
previously
shared
a
picture
of
her
by
her
father's
hospital
bed,
with
him
on
a
ventilator
whilst
she
wore
a
mask
and
gloves.
A
number
of
Hollywood
celebrities
have
gone
public
with
their
COVID-19
diagnosis,
including
Hollywood
veteran
Tom
Hanks
and
his
wife,
actor
Rita
Wilson,
British
actor
Idris
Elba,
former
Bond
girl
Olga
Kurylenko,
"Frozen
2" actor
Rachel
Matthews,
Daniel
Dae
Kim,
"Game
of
Thrones"
stars
Kristofer
Hivju
and
Indira
Verma,
celebrated
TV
host
Andy
Cohen,
Bon
Jovi
member
David
Bryan
and
actor
Debi
Mazar.
The
deadly
virus
has
claimed
over
13,000
lives
across
the
world.