Tragic Loss of Beloved Actor Lance Reddick: “John Wick” and “The Wire” Star Dies at 60
The renowned actor Lance Reddick, famed for his roles in major TV series such as “The Wire,” “Fringe” and “Bosch” and films like the “John Wick” movies, passed away at 60 due to natural causes on Friday morning, as confirmed by his representatives. His body was discovered at his Studio City residence in Los Angeles on Friday morning, as reported by TMZ.
In the fourth installment of the “John Wick” franchise, Charon – the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City played by Reddick – will return. Reddick will also appear in the upcoming “Ballerina” spinoff, starring Ana de Armas. Charon has been an important figure in the John Wick saga, looking after Keanu Reeves’ un-retired hitman’s new dog in the second film and even joining in on the gun-toting action in the third. “John Wick: Chapter 4” is set to release in theaters on March 24.
Reddick, native to Baltimore, was born on June 7, 1962. He attended the University of Rochester, majoring in music composition, and later obtained his Master of Fine Arts from Yale in 1994. He then moved to Boston in the ’80s. His acting debut was in Season 4 of HBO’s prison drama “Oz” in 2000 and portrayed Detective Johnny Basil, who was undertaking an undercover mission to end the drug trade, and turns into an addict himself and then kills a corrupt cop by forcing him down an elevator shaft. Following this, he was stabbed and killed by Clayton Hughes, a character played by Seth Gilliam. Thus, Reddick is renowned for depicting tough cops and other authoritative figures.
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In 2002, HBO selected him to play the part of Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels, a starring role on “The Wire”. Prior to this, he had auditioned for the roles of Bubbles (later taken by Andre Royo) and William “Bunk” Moreland (Wendell Pierce). Throughout the show’s five-season run, Daniels was in charge of the Narcotics division and worked his way up the ranks, having many clashes with his bosses. In the series finale, he left his position as commissioner to become a defense attorney.
In 2008, Reddick was cast in “Fringe” as Phillip Broyles, a special agent for Homeland Security who headed the Fringe division. This group investigated cases related to unorthodox science, spurious science, and different timelines. Six years later, he was chosen to be yet another police chief in Amazon’s “Bosch” show, which concluded in 2021. He portrayed deputy chief Irvin Irving and was nominated for a Saturn Award for that role, after receiving two acknowledgments for “Fringe.”
In the past year, Reddick has portrayed Albert Wesker in the brief Netflix program “Resident Evil”, an adaptation of the celebrated zombie video game. Furthermore, he gave voice work for Season 2 of Amazon’s “The Legend of Vox Machina” which was released in January. Additionally, he voiced the antagonist Sylens in the two PlayStation titles “Horizon: Zero Dawn” and “Horizon: Forbidden West” which were both released last year. Additionally, he voiced Commander Zavala in the extended-running “Destiny” franchise.
Reddick was selected to play the part of Zeus, the Greek god, in Disney+’s anticipated series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, based on the well-known books of Rick Riordan. In addition, he is set to appear in the Hulu remake of “White Men Can’t Jump”, which will be released on May 19th, Danny DeVito’s “St. Sebastian”, the Netflix biopic “Shirley” about Shirley Chisholm, the Showtime production “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” and the space drama “Apteros”.
Throughout the span of his nearly three-decade career, he featured in several shows such as “Lost”, “CSI: Miami”, “American Horror Story: Coven”, “The Blacklist”, “One Night in Miami”, “Angel Has Fallen” and “Godzilla vs. Kong”.
Stephanie Reddick, Yvonne Nicole Reddick, and Christopher Reddick are the surviving relatives of Reddick. Contributions can be made in his memory to momcares.org, based in Baltimore, his hometown.
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