Lance Reddick died “suddenly of natural causes” on Friday, aged just 60, his agent said. He also starred in the John Wick films.
The actor Lance Reddick became known as the correct and very career-conscious police officer Cedrick Daniels in the cult series “The Wire”. The 60-year-old died “suddenly of natural causes” on Friday morning, his agent Mia Hansen told the AFP news agency. According to the celebrity website “TMZ”. Reddick was found dead at his home in Studio City, in the greater Los Angeles area.
Reddick played one of the central roles in “The Wire”, which uses the US city of Baltimore to illuminate the connections between drug trafficking, crime and society. For five seasons he played Daniels, who rises from lieutenant to commissioner.
After the end of the series he was seen in the “John Wick” films with Keanu Reeves. In them he played the receptionist of a hotel for hit men. Reddick also starred in the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong and the series Bosch and American Horror Story. His first major role was on the HBO prison series Oz.
Just a year and a half ago, actor Michael K. Williams, also known from “The Wire”, who played drug dealer Omar Little, died at the age of 54. Williams was found dead in his apartment in New York on September 6, 2021. The cause of death was a drug overdose, according to the medical examiner.
(APA/dpa/her)