Watch: Christian Cousins, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Kindergarten Cop’ Costar, Dead at 43
A former child actor is gone too soon.
Christian Cousins—who starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop in the ‘90s—died in October, his brother Jonas Roeser confirmed on social media. He was 43.
“It’s hard to share that my brother, Christian Cousins, has passed away,” Jonas captioned an Oct. 22 Instagram post, within which he noted that he connected with Christian and his twin brother Joseph Cousins later in life. “They grew up in California while I was in Washington and I didn’t get to know them until I was in college. Before that, I grew up watching them on television in Knots Landing and the lead role of Dominic in Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
“But those roles are only a small part of how I’ll remember Christian,” Jonas continued. “He was a character, full of passion and energy, with big stories and even bigger dreams.”
He noted that Christian had been battling liver disease, though he did not share additional information.
“It brings me comfort to believe he is now in heaven with his mother, free from the pain he was carrying,” Jonas concluded. “Rest easy, Christian. I hope your soul is at rest and that you’ve found peace. You are my brother and you will be missed.”
Christian and his twin Joseph shared the role of Dominic in the 1990 film Kindergarten Cop, which saw Arnold play LAPD detective John Kimble, who is forced to go undercover as a kindergarten teacher.
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In addition to the beloved film, Christian appeared in the series Knot’s Landing as Bobby Gibson Ewing, again sharing the role with Joseph, and had credits on 1991’s Critters 3, 1992’s Intruders and Twin Sitters in 1994.
He pivoted away from acting, however, and in 2020—during a virtual reunion with Arnold and the cast of Kindergarten Cop—revealed an executive for a furniture business and co-owned a CBD company.
During the conversation, Arnold expressed his disbelief to see the cast of the series so grown up, noting, “It is the funniest thing to see all of you guys.”
Christian, for his part, had some thank yous to extend to the Terminator actor, courtesy of his character Dominic.
“By the way, after 30 years I want to thank you again for saving my life from Richard Tyson in the locker room,” Christian said in reference to the film, adding of the fact Detective Kimble ends up with his onscreen mother, “And I’m glad you ended up with my mom for that movie. That was awesome.”
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