Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, PEOPLE has confirmed.
The actor’s reps shared this statement: “Acclaimed actor Lance Reddick passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes.”
“Lance was best known for his roles in The Wire, Bosch, Netflix’s Resident Evil and the John Wick films,” the statement continued.
“He is survived by his wife Stephanie Reddick and children Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick,” it noted. “Lance will be greatly missed. Please respect his family’s privacy at this time.”
Fans hoping to make donations in his memory are urge to send them to momcares.org in his hometown of Baltimore.
Reddick’s death was confirmed by law enforcement at his Studio City home on Friday morning, according to the first report by TMZ.
The actor shared a sweet Instagram post about his four dogs just one day ago. In it, he was seen sitting on a couch with the pets rallied around him. The post was a sponsorship with his upcoming film John Wick 4 and Hard Rock hotels. “On screen and off, it’s no surprise I love spoiling my dogs,” he wrote in the caption.
The comments on the post were flooded quickly after the reports of Reddick’s death broke on Friday, with fans offering grief and condolences to the actor’s loved ones.
Ben Stiller shared one of the first tributes to the star, writing, “Lance Reddick was an beautiful and compelling actor. And a beautiful person.”
Stiller, 57, sharing that Reddick had “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,” Stiller concluded, adding a blue heart emoji.
In addition to playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire and Charon in the John Wick series, Reddick was known for his television roles in Resident Evil, Bosch, Lost and Oz, and film credits including Godzilla vs. Kong, One Night in Miami, White House Down and The Guest, to name a few.
At the time of his death, Reddick had a list of projects in development including his role of Zeus in 2024’s Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, the Jack Harlow-led White Men Can’t Jump reboot, Shirley, St. Sebastian and the John Wick spinoff Ballerina.
