The Wire star dies at 60 – trfnews.i234.me

Lance Reddick was an actor known for prominent roles in many TV shows and movies including “The Wire,” “Fringe,” and the “John Wick” series.

Acting career

Reddick’s busy career began with small TV roles in the mid-1990s. Among his early more prominent performances were recurring roles as Detective Johnny Basil on “Oz” and Dr. Taylor on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Reddick became more widely known as a star of “The Wire,” playing Lt. Cedric Daniels, who rose to become Boston’s police commissioner. He played memorable recurring roles on “CSI: Miami” as FBI Agent David Park” and on “Lost” as the mysterious Matthew Abaddon.

After the 2008 finale of “The Wire,” another starring role came for Reddick in “Fringe.” He played Philip Broyles, the Homeland Security agent who oversaw the unusual investigations of the Fringe Division. Reddick went on to star in “Bosch” as Deputy Chief Irvin Irving and on “Resident Evil” in several roles. His many other notable TV projects included recurring roles on “American Horror Story: Coven,” “Intelligence,” and “The Blacklist.” Reddick had voice roles in animated series such as “Tron: Uprising,” “DuckTales,” “Paradise PD,” and “Farzar.”

On the big screen, Reddick had a prominent role in the “John Wick” series as hotel concierge Charon, including in the 2023 release “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Reddick also voiced Charon in video games including “John Wick Hex,” as well as other video game voice roles including the “Destiny” series. His other movie appearances include “Don’t Say a Word,” “White House Down,” and “One Night in Miami…”

Reddick on “The Wire”

“It’s one of the only shows that I know of that got bigger and reached its widest audience not because of promotion or awards or just sheer popular appeal while they’re on. ‘The Wire’ didn’t have any of those things, but it was so freaking good that it was able to succeed anyways. It came out right when DVDs and binging television shows started to become the rage. It really became a worldwide phenomenon through people sharing the DVDs all over the world.” —from a 2019 interview for GQ

Tributes to Lance Reddick

 

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