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And the beat goes on… #dogsoftwitter pic.twitter.com/CUL4BTN568

— Lance Reddick (@lancereddick) March 15, 2023

Born in Maryland, Reddick originally studied at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New York, where he received his bachelors degree, and years later landed at the Yale School of Drama.

He was promoting his next film, set to release worldwide on March 24th.

RIP Lance Reddick. One of my favourite actors and the only person to ever scare Eric Andre. Always gave the performance of his life in anything he was in from John Wick to The Wire to Fringe. He will be dearly missed pic.twitter.com/k5bg33zyHT

— Sofia Coppium (@indianloonie) March 17, 2023

RIP to the great Lance Reddick, a welcome presence in everything from THE WIRE to JOHN WICK to BOSCH.

Lance starred in our first live read, @StephanyFolsom's 1969: A SPACE ODYSSEY – we are so grateful for the time we spent with him.

Thanks for all you shared with us, Lance. pic.twitter.com/397rPm913w

— The Black List (@theblcklst) March 17, 2023

Reddick played notable characters. You can see him in Jay-Z and Beyonce’s first hit, 03′ Bonnie and Clyde playing on the police officers.

He landed a breakthrough lead role years later in HBO hit series, The Wire, playing Det. Cedric Daniels who eventually became a Colonel. In the sci-fi tv series fringe, he played a Homeland Security agent Phillip Broyles. In the critically acclaimed, American Horror Story, season 3 called Coven, he played Papa Legba, a voodoo based spirit meant to guide the space between the other world and humanity.

Reddick is survived by his wife Stephanie Reddick and children Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick.