Carlos Lopez Jr has died at the age of 35.

The Operation Repo star's body was found on the balcony of his downtown Los Angeles home by his roommate, TMZ reports.

It's being reported that the actor died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, with sources telling the website he left a suicide note.

Police arrived on the scene after being contacted by Carlos' roommate, who found his body at around 8pm on Sunday.

The roommate called 911 and police and paramedics responded, but pronounced the star dead on the scene.

It's reported that his roommate found his body

Carlos starred in Operation Repo, from 2012 to 2014 , and had several other small roles in TV shows like iCarly and CSI: Cyber.

Operation Repo is an American TV show that dramatises supposed real-life stories of car repossession.

Most recently, he portrayed a CIA station chief in Tom Cruise film American Made.

Carlos also served in the army, reportedly completing a 27 month tour of combat with the 82nd Airborne.

The actor grew up in south Sacramento, California, where he saw many of his friends fall victim to gang violence and incacerations.

He found his love for acting at The River Stage Theatre in Sacremento.

He studied theatre arts before going on to pursue a career in acting.

Carlos also made appearances in the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and American Made.