Child actor, ballet star Jack Burns found dead at 14

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A teenager who was tipped for great things has died suddenly at the age of 14. Tributes have been paid to ballet star Jack Burns who was found dead at his home in Greenock, Inverclyde, at the beginning of the month.

Police say they are not treating his death as suspicious, but the cause has not yet been made clear. Jack, who appeared on several TV shows, including Outlander and Plain Sight, had been dubbed the next Billy Elliot.

He was a pupil at St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm, and a member of Elite Academy of Dance. He also achieved a place at the prestigious Glasgow Ballet School when he was nine.

The academy said in a statement: ‘It is with a very heavy heart that we write this post. Tragically as you know we lost our much loved student Jack Burns on Sunday 1st of December.


‘Jack was an inspiration to everyone at Elite and touched the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of working and dancing with him since 2012. ‘We and all of Jack’s family and friends are naturally completely devastated and at a loss for words and answers.