Biography - Lance Reddick

Last Modified: 22nd Oct 2025
Lance Reddick
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Lance Reddick
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Who is Lance Reddick?

Lance Reddick was an actor, musician by profession, and an American by nationality. He was well known for appearing in the TV series The Wire, Fringe, Oz, and Lost.

Lance Reddick in The Wire (Image: IMDb)

Lance Reddick – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Lance Reddick was born on December 31, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His birth name was Lance Solomon Reddick, and he was born to Dorothy Gee (mother) and Solomon Reddick (father). Not much was shared about his parents and his siblings, if he has any.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Lance Reddick attended Friends School of Baltimore. He studied at Peabody Preparatory Institute in his teen years. At the Walden School, he taught music theory and composition over the summer.

Reddick also enrolled at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. After moving to Boston in the 1980s, he joined the Yale School of Drama in 1991.

His ethnicity was African-American.

Lance Reddick – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Lance Reddick married his longtime girlfriend Stephanie Reddick in June 2011, although the exact date is not known. He also has a daughter, but the mother of his child is yet to be revealed.

Even though the actor has been in the spotlight for decades, he was reluctant to talk about his wife and his marriage. They did not divorce and were married until his death in March 2023.

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Lance Reddick with his daughter (Image: Instagram)

Lance Reddick – Career

Early Role

Reddick began his professional career in 1992. His debut TV role was in episodes of the series New York Undercover (1996) and Swift Justice (1997). This was followed by guest roles in The Nanny (1997), Witness to the Mob (1998), Falcone (2000), and Law & Order (2000-2001).

Finally, in 2002, he starred as the main character Cedric Daniels in the series The Wire. He portrayed the role until 2008 and is considered his breakthrough role.

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Films, TV Series

Over the years, Lance Reddick has starred in the TV series CSI: Miami (2005-2006), Fringe (2008-2013), Intelligence (2014), DuckTales (2019), Paradise PD (2020-2022), Corporate (2018-2020), and Resident Evil (2022).

The films in which he has been credited include Don't Say a Word (2001), Brother to Brother (2004), Jonah Hex (2010), Oldboy (2013), John Wick (2014, 2017, 2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), and Ballerina (2025)..

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Lance Reddick in John Wick (Image: YouTube)

Co-stars

On the set of Godzilla vs. Kong, Lance Reddick has worked with fellow actors Julian Dennison, Jessica Henwick, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir.

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Lance Reddick – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Reddick was estimated to be around $4 million, while the figure for his annual salary is not known.

Lance Reddick – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media sites including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Lance Reddick was followed by thousands of followers and counting.

Lance Reddick – Death

Lance Reddick passed away on March 17, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. His death was sudden and was caused by coronary artery disease and atherosclerotic heart disease.

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