Lance Reddick, star of 'The Wire' and the 'John Wick' franchise, dead at 60
foxnews.comLance Reddick, who starred in "The Wire," "Fringe" and the "John Wick" franchise, has died. He was 60. The actor died "suddenly" due to natural causes on Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen confirmed in a statement to the Associated Press.
Reddick was best known for his leading role as straight-laced Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels on the hit HBO series "The Wire." His character headed the narcotics division while contending with corruption within the department. "I’m an artist at heart.
I feel that I’m very good at what I do. When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a Black man and I wasn’t pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed," he told the Los Angeles Times in 2009.
Reddick starred as special agent Phillip Broyles on the Fox series "Fringe," Matthew Abaddon on "Lost" and Detective Johnny Basil on "Oz." The actor played the multi-skilled Continental Hotel concierge Charon in all the films of the "John Wick" franchise, including "John Wick: Chapter 4, which will be released on May 21.
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