Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee dies aged 58

Jean-Marc Vallee (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallee, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died aged 58.

The filmmaker died suddenly in his cabin outside Quebec City, Canada, over the weekend, his representative Bumble Ward said.