Well-known actor Austin Majors recently passed away at the age of 27 from an unknown cause. He was known for his appearance as Theo in the ABC police procedural series, NYPD Blue.Majors' family expressed their grief in a statement to TMZ by saying that he used to love acting and that he was one of the best students while he was pursuing his graduation in high school. 💫@HeyHeyItsLaurAwe, I will always remember Austin Majors as being this adorable little dude on this show I was obsessed with. RIP2Awe, I will always remember Austin Majors as being this adorable little dude on this show I was obsessed with. RIP❤️ https://t.co/Lr9uQQUXs9The statement continued:“Austin’s younger sister, Kali, says her fondest memories with Austin were growing up on set with him, volunteering at events with ‘Kids With a Cause’, and backpacking together. Austin was the kind of son, brother, grandson, and nephew that made us proud and we will miss him deeply forever.”Majors' cause of death has not yet been revealed as of writing this article."My condolences to your family": Netizens pay tribute on TwitterAustin Majors gained recognition all these years for his flawless performances in films and television. Twitter was flooded with tributes when people heard about his demise. Check out a few of these tweets below:Totallysamsays@TotallysamsaysRIP: Austin Majors. My condolences to your family. 🏾RIP: Austin Majors. My condolences to your family. 🙏🏾Ken Hommel@TooCloseToTheTVRIP Austin Majors #NYPDBlue twitter.com/tooclosetothet…Ken Hommel@TooCloseToTheTVI love reruns.I love reruns. https://t.co/IWRFFx4pkLRIP Austin Majors #NYPDBlue twitter.com/tooclosetothet…Nancy@LighteningLee91RIP Austin Majors, taken way too soon. Possibly came in contact with fentanyl. Why aren't our borders closed!! Our current administration is doing nothing to protect our borders with this coming from China and Mexico!!RIP Austin Majors, taken way too soon. Possibly came in contact with fentanyl. Why aren't our borders closed!! Our current administration is doing nothing to protect our borders with this coming from China and Mexico!!Dontae M! (Swordtee40)@Swordtee40I have just heard the voice for young Jim Hawkins in Treasure Planet, Austin Majors, passed away just recently. He was also known for the role of Theo Sipowicz in NYPD Blue.314I have just heard the voice for young Jim Hawkins in Treasure Planet, Austin Majors, passed away just recently. He was also known for the role of Theo Sipowicz in NYPD Blue. https://t.co/JsDU080SwGOsmosis Jones Rules Est 2003 (Justin Thomas)@jones_estRIP To Austin Majors. The Actor Has Sadly Passed Away At The Age Of 27. (Making Him Part Of The 27 Club. A Group Of People Who Died At Age 27.) Not A Familiar Name. But He Provided The Voice Of Young Jim Hawkins In Disney's Treasure Planet. @hitRECordJoe Voiced Jim As A Teenager.223RIP To Austin Majors. The Actor Has Sadly Passed Away At The Age Of 27. (Making Him Part Of The 27 Club. A Group Of People Who Died At Age 27.) Not A Familiar Name. But He Provided The Voice Of Young Jim Hawkins In Disney's Treasure Planet. @hitRECordJoe Voiced Jim As A Teenager. https://t.co/LGDQLG4McLbwill@skyballer77Another young actor and entertainer has just lost his life to drug addiction Austin Majors known for his role in 'NYPD BLUE' has just passed away...What is going on in Hollywood? 🤔 #tmzAnother young actor and entertainer has just lost his life to drug addiction 😭😢 Austin Majors known for his role in 'NYPD BLUE' has just passed away...What is going on in Hollywood? 🤔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 #tmz https://t.co/srnsZdvCcnI used to be cool@Longstemmed21Rest well Austin Majors … Godspeed So young Rest well Austin Majors … Godspeed 🙏😞 So young 😞 https://t.co/VoJ3GDNq50Austin Majors was featured in various films and TV showsAustin Majors scored the highest marks in his entire batch when he was attending high school. He finished his graduation in 2013 and then joined the University of Southern California in the School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in Film and Television Production and minoring in the Music Industry.He played the role of Theo in the popular series NYPD Blue, which aired on ABC. He then continued to appear on various other shows like How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, Night Writer, American Dad!, Threshold, NICS, and more. Majors was cast for the lead role in the 2007 film, An Accidental Christmas.He also appeared in a few more films like Volare, Little Manhattan, and Firedog, as well as short films like Christmas in Tinseltown and Bananas. He played important roles in TV shows like E.R., Inspector Badger, and Providence.Austin Majors was known for his appearance in NYPD Blue (Image via CheeseheadBrian/Twitter)Apart from being a part of different films and TV shows, he was also featured in commercials and was selected to represent a lot of brands for their commercials. He was the recipient of the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Drama series.Although he loved acting, he was known for his support to different charitable causes like Kids with a Cause, Ronald McDonald House, The Foothill AIDs Project, Toys for Tots, Best Friends Pet Adoption, and more. He also visited the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center at their annual Champions Run For Life, which was held at Long Beach.Austin’s sister Kali is also an actor and has been featured in a few film and TV projects like NCIS, Small Town Saturday Night, Golden Christmas, Working Miracles, and more.