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My Take
Lance Reddick was proof that authority on screen is a craft, not a costume. As Cedric Daniels in The Wire or Charon in John Wick, he could make stillness feel like an event; that ramrod posture and resonant voice carried decades of stage discipline underneath. What I admired most was his generosity as an actor — he made everyone around him look better while rarely seizing the spotlight himself. That he was also a trained musician makes sense; his performances had a musician's feel for timing and restraint. His death in 2023 left a hole in cinema nobody has filled. Character actors like him are the quiet load-bearing walls of great storytelling.
Overview
Lance Solomon Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023) was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in White House Down (2013).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lance Reddick
- Name (Japanese)
- ランス・レディック
- Reading
- らんす・れでぃっく
- Born
- June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / musician / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Rochester
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.