They starred together only briefly in the ABC drama Mystery Road, but loving memories remain.
Australian actor Aaron Pedersen, 47, has paid heartfelt tribute to late co-star Jessica Falkholt, telling TV Week on Monday she was a ‘great beauty and actress’ who was ‘always smiling and was a delight to have on set’.
Jessica tragically died on January 17 this year after an horrific car accident.
Message: Actor Aaron Pedersen, 47, has paid tribute to late co-star Jessica Falkholt, saying she was a ‘great beauty and actress’ who was ‘always smiling and was a delight to have on set’
She was 29.
‘[Mystery Road] is a great place to pay tribute to her,’ Aaron said. ‘Jess’ acting was fantastic. She brought a real spirit and loved it. She was magnificent.’
Jessica’s parents Lars, 69, and Vivian, 60, and her sister Annabelle, 21, were also killed in the crash.
Tragedy: Mystery Road actress Jessica (pictured) died on January 17 this year after an horrific car accident
Jessica played Irish backpacker Genevieve Leclaire in Mystery Road, alongside Aaron in the character of Detective Jay Swan.
Jessica played Hope Morrison on Home and Away in 2016, and later this year will appear posthumously in Channel Nine’s TV series Bite Club, about a serial killer.
In March, furious relatives of the Falkholts lashed out at the ‘rank scumbag’ who ‘cut off a whole branch’ of their family tree in the shocking car crash.
Family tragedy: Jessica’s parents Lars, 69, and Vivian, 60, and her sister Annabelle, 21, were also killed in the crash
Serial driving offender Craig Anthony Whitall was heading home from a methadone clinic when he crossed onto to the wrong side of the road and smashed into the Falkholts.
As relatives of the Falkholts struggle to come to terms with the accident, they say it’s their priority to ensure changes are made to stop similar crashes happening.
‘The main thing is what can be done to stop this happening again,’ a close relative told Daily Mail Australia.
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‘[Mystery Road] is a great place to pay tribute to her,’ Aaron said of co-star Jessica. ‘Jess’ acting was fantastic. She brought a real spirit and loved it. She was magnificent’
On the Road: Aaron Petersen (L), plays Detective Jay Swan in the ABC drama Mystery Road, alongside co-star Meyne Wyatt (R), as Cedric Thompson
All six episodes from season one of Mystery Road are available to stream on ABC iview.