Home and Away star Tristan Bancks has shared a moving tribute to his friend and former co-star, Dieter Brummer, after the actor's death at age 45.
Tristan, 46, who played Tug O'Neale on the iconic soap opera, posted a number of previously unseen throwback photos of himself with the young actor in 1996.
Taken at the peak of Dieter's fame, the images, shared to Instagram on Monday, show him in Sydney and London, sporting bleached hair.
Loss: Home and Away star Tristan Bancks has shared a moving tribute to his friend and former co-star, Dieter Brummer, after the actor's death at died at age 45. Pictured together in the '90s
In his Instagram caption, Tristan looked back at his close friendship with the late actor.
He wrote: 'A few pics with an old mate who we lost today. The friends you make when you first leave school are friends for life. Dieter was a fun, playful, deep-thinking guy who made life an adventure.
'To friends of his and family, I feel deeply for you right now. So many people will have anecdotes to share of fun times with Diet.
'These pics are mostly from London in '96 and Sydney a little earlier. Feeling devastated tonight, as are many. Take care, mate.'
Looking back: Tristan, 46, who played Tug O'Neale on the iconic soap, posted a number of previously unseen throwback photos of himself with the young actor in 1996. Tristan, who is now a children's book author, is pictured recently
Tristan appeared on Home and Away between 1992 and 1994 as Peter 'Tug' O'Neale.
He then spent time in London presenting television shows on ITV, BBC and Channel Four, before becoming a successful author, shortlisted for the Children's Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards for his book Detention.
Best known for playing Shane Parrish on Home and Away in the 1990s, Dieter was found dead at a home in Glenhaven, in Sydney's north-west, on Saturday afternoon, NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia.
His death is not being treated as suspicious and is suspected to be suicide, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.
Memories: Taken at the peak of Dieter's fame, the images, shared to Instagram on Monday, show him in Sydney and London, sporting bleached hair. Tristan wrote: 'A few pics with an old mate who we lost today. The friends you make when you first leave school are friends for life'
Tristan went on: 'Dieter was a fun, playful, deep-thinking guy who made life an adventure'
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