Power Rangers and Marvel actor Eka Darville has confirmed his 10-year-old son Mana is dead. How he died, and more explored.
Australian actor Eka Darville is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in Power Rangers RPM, Pip in Mr. Pip, Malcolm Ducasse in Jessica Jones, and Diego in The Originals.
He’s been in a long-term relationship with his partner, Lila Darville.
Over the years, Eka and Lila Darville have been blessed with two children; sons named Mana and Zion Akua Darville.
Sadly, on October 2023, he announced the passing of his son, Mana, leaving fans and social media users shocked.
Here’s everything we know about his son and what happened to him.
What happened to Eka Darville’s son, Mana?
Marvel actor Eka Darville’s ten-year-old son Mana has tragically died after a cancer battle.
His death comes after his dad announced earlier this year that Mana was diagnosed with a rare form of brain tumour.
The Planet of the Apes star had put his career on hold as the family moved to the US, where Mana underwent multiple treatments.
Darville’s mum Malaika announced the boy’s death in a heartbreaking video posted to a GoFundMe page.
She said: “I still wanted to come together in this prayer because he’s still always gonna be with us and he’s still with us.
“You can imagine the amount of sadness and grief of Eka, Lila and Lila’s parents, his grandparents, myself, his little brothers.
“But at the same time, there’s a lot of joy. There’s a lot of peace.
“There’s a lot of stillness in the house after such a long struggle for 463 days since the whole ordeal began. And now he’s free. Now he’s dancing in the light.
“We all see it, we feel it and I know that many of you, like myself, loved Mana eternally.
“Mana managed to touch more hearts than most do in a whole lifetime.
“And he will continue to touch hearts with his story, courage and strength and wisdom coming in to the highest frequencies of the ascended masters, the angelic realms, the angels, the light help guide man to pour our love into his soul.”
The ordeal started last year when the actor’s son collapsed at a beach.
The boy kept suffering seizures and he was rushed to the hospital in January when he was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Throughout Mana’s fight with the disease, the actor shared updates and earlier this month he revealed that Mana was still fighting.
He said: “Three grueling surgeries, 2 continents, countless therapies and Mana’s undeniable will… 8 months later he is still with us. Still fighting.
“We’ve been on an absolute odyssey these last six months with highs and lows that have stretched our capacity to ‘human’ beyond every limit we thought we had.
“We’ve witnessed real-life miracles as Mana went from not being able to walk, to doing ninja rolls off the side of the bed, rock climbing, swimming and not just getting out of the wheelchair but running unassisted!
“The gut-punch news is that after months of stability and miraculous progress in his physical rehab, the tumour has clawed its way back and is growing faster then ever.
“In the face of this newest challenge we are unwavering in our commitment to his complete healing and will accept nothing less.”