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20th March 2023
08:51am GMT
Lance Reddick’s wife has spoken out following the "sudden" death of the actor on Friday.
The Wire and John Wick star died of natural causes, aged 60, just a week before the release of John Wick Chapter 4, in which he reprises his role of Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel's New York City.
Stephaine Reddick shared a statement on her late husband's Instagram account on Sunday, saying "Lance was taken from us far too soon."
It continued: "Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see your messages and can't begin to express how grateful I am to have them. And to the thousands of Destiny players who played in special tribute to Lance, thank you. Lance loved you as much as he loved the game. Donations may be made to momcares.org in Baltimore, his hometown."
Momcares works to help under-supported Black mothers in Baltimore.
Reddick was best known for his role in Baltimore crime drama, The Wire, which ran for five seasons between 2002 and 2008. He played police lieutenant Cedric Daniels. He appeared in all 60 episodes alongside stars including Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wendell Pierce and Michael K Williams.
Pierce wrote on Twitter that Reddick's death was "sudden, unexpected, sharp, painful grief for our artistic family" and praised him as a "man of great strength and grace" as well as being the "epitome of elegance".
In a joint statement, Keanu Reeves, and John Wick director, Chad Stahelski said they will dedicate the latest sequel to Reddick.
"We are deeply saddened and heartbroken at the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick. He was the consummate professional and a joy to work with," they said. "Our love and prayers are with his wife Stephanie, his children, family and friends. We dedicate the film to his loving memory. We will miss him dearly."
Reddick appeared in all four John Wick movies, the last due for release in the UK next week.
Filmmaker James Gunn remembered Reddick as "an incredibly nice guy, and an incredibly talented actor".
Actor Michael Warburton described him as a "hell of an actor".
Screenwriter BJ Colangelo tweeted that Reddick "improved every single project just by being there".
Reddick landed recurring roles on CSI: Miami and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and appeared in several movies including The Siege and Great Expectations.
His upcoming projects included 20th Century's remake of White Men Can't Jump and Shirley - Netflix's biopic of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
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