Lance Reddick, the actor who brought Baltimore police officer Cedric Daniels to life on “The Wire” before turning into one of Hollywood’s most reliable film stars, has died at the age of 60. The news was first reported by TMZ.
Reddick’s death came as a surprise to many, as he had been actively promoting his role in the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4” for the last several weeks. However, he pulled out of attending the film’s premiere in New York City on Wednesday night for unspecified reasons. The cause of his death was not revealed.
Born in Baltimore in 1962, Reddick began studying acting and music from a young age, eventually earning an Mfa from the Yale School of Drama. He began making guest appearances on television shows in the mid-1990s, but his big break came when he was cast as John Basil on HBO’s boundary-pushing prison
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Reddick’s death came as a surprise to many, as he had been actively promoting his role in the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4” for the last several weeks. However, he pulled out of attending the film’s premiere in New York City on Wednesday night for unspecified reasons. The cause of his death was not revealed.
Born in Baltimore in 1962, Reddick began studying acting and music from a young age, eventually earning an Mfa from the Yale School of Drama. He began making guest appearances on television shows in the mid-1990s, but his big break came when he was cast as John Basil on HBO’s boundary-pushing prison