‘The Wire’ Actor Wendell Pierce Pays Tribute To Costar Lance Reddick: “Godspeed My Friend. You Made Your Mark Here”

Refresh For Updates...Hollywood colleagues, friends and fans of John Wick and The Wire star Lance Reddick remembered the actor today as one of the most talented of his generation.

“A man of great strength and grace,” writes The Wire costar Wendell Pierce. “As talented a musician as he was an actor. The epitome of class. A sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones. Godspeed my friend. You made your mark here. RIP”

Reddick died this morning of natural causes at the age of 60. Reddick played Charon in the John Wick film franchise and was a series regular on The Wire, Fringe and Bosch.

“Lance Reddick was a beautiful and compelling actor,” tweeted Ben Stiller. “And a beautiful person. He worked with my mom Anne Meara in her play ‘Afterplay’, playing Raziel, the waiter slash angel of death. He was exquisite in that and all he did.”

“Lance Reddick was an incredibly nice guy, and an incredibly talented actor,” said Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. “This is heartbreaking. My love goes out to all his family, friends, and collaborators.”

“I can’t take it no more,” tweeted Questlove. “rip Lance Reddick.”

Jake Fogelnest, a writer on the 2018-2020 series Corporate that featured Reddick, wrote,”Deeply sad to hear of the passing of Lance Reddick. An incredibly joyful human being and incredible actor. Working with him on ‘Corporate’”’ was a masterclass. My deepest sympathies to his family and everyone who was touched by his presence.”

Read the tributes to Reddick below. Deadline will update this post as additional remembrances are posted.

Lance Reddick was an beautiful and compelling actor. And a beautiful person. He worked with my mom Anne Meara in her play “Afterplay”, playing Raziel, the waiter slash angel of death. He was exquisite in that and all he did.

Nothing is lost. 💙

— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) March 17, 2023

A man of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor. The epitome of class. An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones. Godspeed my friend. You made your mark here. RIP pic.twitter.com/Xy0pl5c4NR

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) March 17, 2023

Deeply sad to hear of the passing of Lance Reddick. An incredibly joyful human being and incredible actor. Working with him on “Corporate” was a masterclass. My deepest sympathies to his family and everyone who was touched by his presence.

— Jake Fogelnest (@jakefogelnest) March 17, 2023

I got to work with Lance Reddick a number of years ago — and it was such an honor. He was impeccable in every possible way. I am stunned by this news. Absolute tragedy…

— 𝚊𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚐 (@DrLawyercop) March 17, 2023

Lance Reddick was an incredibly nice guy, and an incredibly talented actor. This is heartbreaking. My love goes out to all his family, friends, and collaborators.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 17, 2023

Lance Reddick gone. Damn.

— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) March 17, 2023

Lance Reddick was one of the kindest, coolest, most talented actors I ever got to be around. I always longed to work with him again. What a truly terrible loss.

— Patrick Allan Laffoon (@mr_patrickallan) March 17, 2023