Lance Reddick died. TMZ reports that police found him Thursday at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles. He was 60 years old.
The cause of death is still unclear, although the police announced TMZ it appears to be of natural origin. The veteran actor most recently starred in John Wick 4, and was apparently missing from the premiere earlier this week. On Wednesday he posted a selfie video of himself where he seemed at home.
Before starring alongside Keanu Reeves in the hit Hollywood hit series, Reddick rose to fame for his roles in The cable And edge areaand also played characters in several notable video games including destiny 2‘s Commander Zavala, who he voiced for nearly a decade.
Reddick was also a central actor in the Horizon Zero Dawn games, where both his voice and likeness were captured for the antagonist Sylens. The character seemed poised to continue being a focus of the PS5 sci-fi series. Before that, he made his video game debut as Martin Hatch on Remedy Entertainment’s quantum fracture for the Xbox One.
Reddick was particularly well represented destiny 2, where he not only expressed the game’s stoic moral compass, but also frequently interacted with fans and recorded videos of himself voicing memes and other community jokes as a beloved character in the game. Bridging the gap between Hollywood and gaming, Reddick was also played as Albert Wesker in the Netflix adaptation of resident Evil.
Originally born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1962, his first breakthrough role was as Cedric Daniels in The cable. He later appeared in other cult hits like Lost And ounceand frequently made internet history with comedic bits like “I wish I was LeVar Burton” out of The Eric Andre Show. He is survived by his wife Stephanie Reddick and their two children.
