{"id":4359,"date":"2026-05-25T18:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:56:26","slug":"friends-respond-after-missing-virgin-river-actor-stewart-mclean-found-dead-homicide-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/25\/friends-respond-after-missing-virgin-river-actor-stewart-mclean-found-dead-homicide-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Is this even real?&#8217;: Friends respond after missing Virgin River actor Stewart McLean found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tributes are pouring in from friends and colleagues for Virgin River actor Stewart McLean, who was found dead by Canada\u2019s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) a week after he was reported missing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McLean, 45, was last seen at his home in Lions Bay, Canada, on Friday, May 15th, with the authorities notified three days later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following Friday, May 22nd, investigators confirmed that they had found a body and identified the remains as McLean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case was handed over to Canada\u2019s IHIT after investigators said evidence suggested the actor may have been the victim of homicide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporal Esther Tupper of the IHIT said in a statement, \u201cAs the investigation continues to unfold, homicide investigators are working to collect and analyse evidence, review CCTV footage and conduct interviews to build a timeline of Mr. McLean\u2019s activities prior to May 15, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are pursuing all available leads as we work to find answers for the family, friends and loved ones of Mr. McLean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Friends and colleagues pay tribute as homicide investigation continues<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As friends and family await answers, many have taken to social media to share tributes for McLean, who had a series of guest star roles in shows like Virgin River, where he played a barfly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjeff.seymour.102%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0oRasLwoXAj9ARLtpR1qpoREdpcz1WuEKyr48ZBcHwCFjtNramJdc8UoX1g5Mwj7il&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McLean also appeared in series such as Murder in a Small Town, The Irrational, and Happy Face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For his loved ones, the loss has been devastating. Friend Patrice Sauve had shared a number of calls for information when McLean was still missing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon confirmation of his death, he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patrice.j.sauve\/posts\/pfbid0wg9FMoQqSriz8vznNS2khQ65oQrwPDFBnnKQZwDuqmSdtjaXPBEPBK1TSYViyVNal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Facebook, \u201cIs this even real? I&#8217;m not computing this at all, it&#8217;s like my body is protecting me by being numb\u2026 gutted\u2026 it can only eventually lead me to gratitude for the 25 years of friendship. But right now I just want to rage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LA-based friend Jeff Seymour shared a heartfelt post on Facebook, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeff.seymour.102\/posts\/pfbid0oRasLwoXAj9ARLtpR1qpoREdpcz1WuEKyr48ZBcHwCFjtNramJdc8UoX1g5Mwj7il\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">writing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cI lost a great friend today. Stew McLean was a wonderful human being. He visited me recently to act in a project I wrote for him. He was such a lovely and thoughtful actor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe was a joy to work with. He was intelligent, well read and an excellent story teller. The day before he headed back to Vancouver, a few of us drove along Mulholland Drive, looking at the views while Stew sang along to songs from the 60s and 70s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe seemed to know the lyrics to everything. You will be greatly missed, my friend. You were a good egg. I\u2019m grateful to have had you in my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fry.mi.gy%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02M82ZUf1bLwgS6uATXie4Y75yiJbnVpjJVYrb3stPnKrTKW9fbTYqtMn6Nr4GPLTCl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"877\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seymour also told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianpressnews.ca\/entertainment\/remains-of-missing-b-c-actor-stewart-mclean-found-homicide-police-say\/article_aa70da9c-5cbe-5590-b982-9ea43ffd310b.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cIt&#8217;s so hard to comprehend when something like this happens. It just doesn&#8217;t make any sense. He was incredibly situationally aware. I bring it up because for the life of me, I don&#8217;t know how anybody could get the drop on Stew.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vancouver agency Lucas Talent Inc. shared a tribute on Facebook, writing, \u201cIt is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved client, Stew McLean. I was fortunate to have worked with Stew for more than 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe was always such a pleasure to deal with &#8211; dedicated, professional, eager, and endlessly funny!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany casting directors have reached out to share their condolences with Stew\u2019s family and with our agency, and every message says the same thing: what a truly great guy he was, and how deeply he will be missed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Director Ryan Minaker added, &#8220;It\u2019s with painful realisation that we are saying goodbye to Stew McLean. Taken from us far too young and in such a heinous way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a rockstar he was. A loved guy everywhere he went and an inspiration when it came to his talents as an actor. I was blessed to have him in my life as was everyone who had the privilege to know him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4361\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4361\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stewart-mclean-virgin-river-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stewart McLean on Virgin River\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stewart-mclean-virgin-river-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stewart-mclean-virgin-river-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stewart-mclean-virgin-river-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I met Stew back when he audition for one of my projects and from then on he continued to be a part of our film family. For the last decade Stew was a constant example of raw talent, stealing the show in every project while remaining professional, humble and approachable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had the most contagious laugh. I\u2019ll miss our long chats and creative collaborations. Blessed to have so many great memories but sad there won\u2019t be more. Stew was a wonderful soul. I miss my friend. Condolences to the McLean family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Netflix<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A homicide investigation is currently underway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,110,201],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-4359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-netflix","tag-news","tag-virgin-river"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Friends respond after missing Virgin River actor Stewart McLean found dead<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tributes are 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