Lance Reddick
Reddick in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Lance Solomon Reddick
Date of Birth: June 7, 1962
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Death: March 17, 2023
Place of Death: Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Lance Reddick was an American actor and musician. Among his many roles were the series Oz, The Wire, Lost, Fringe, Bosch, and Resident Evil, and the films The Siege, Don’t Say a Word, Won’t Back Down, White House Down, Oldboy, The Guest, John Wick, and its sequels, Monster Party, Angel Has Fallen, Godzilla vs. Kong, and One Night in Miami…
He was the son of Dorothy (Gee), who taught instrumental music, and Solomon Reddick, an educator and public defender. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. Lance was married to Stephanie Day, until his death. He had two children.
Sources: https://www.nytimes.com
Possibly Lance’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Lance’s father – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Lance’s mother – https://www.legacy.com
I strongly believe this is his father:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XN-4RW
I’m not sure where the surname Reddick comes from, but even on his father’s obituary, his brothers have the last name Walker. Seeing as he’s the oldest, maybe his mother remaried.