Lance Reddick
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 Reddick at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010. |
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| Born | December 31, 1969 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actor, musician, singer |
Lance Reddick (born December 31, 1969) is an American theater, film and TV actor and musician born in Baltimore, Maryland. He starred in The Wire as Cedric Daniels, appeared in Oz as Detective Johnny Basil and appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons of Lost. He now has a prominent role in Fringe. Previously Reddick also starred in two episodes of Law & Order.
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[edit] Life and career
Reddick joined ABC's hit series Lost in 2008,[1][2] where he played Matthew Abaddon, an employee of Charles Widmore, in multiple episodes.[1] He was the third of four actors from Oz to star in the drama (along with Harold Perrineau, Ken Leung and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have said they were interested in Reddick for the part of Mr. Eko but he was unavailable due to filming The Wire so they approached Akinnuoye-Agbaje instead.[1]
Reddick released his debut album Contemplations & Remembrances in 2007 and in early 2008 he was cast in a key role for the pilot of Fringe[3] in which fellow Oz actor Kirk Acevedo also had a regular role. Reddick plays Phillip Broyles, the head of an FBI department investigating paranormal activities. Reddick described the hard-driving character as "a real ass. But he's also one of the good guys."[4] Like Lost, Fringe is co-created and produced by J. J. Abrams.
There was some doubt about whether Reddick could appear in both Lost and Fringe in the 2008-09 television season. However, Abrams stated that while being a series regular on Fringe, he would do episodes of Lost whenever required.[5]
He has also appeared in a 2007 Cadillac TV advertisement.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | George Thacker | TV movie |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | Foreman Trial 2 | TV movie |
| The Siege | FBI Agent Floyd Rose | ||
| The Fixer | Tyrell Holmes | TV Movie | |
| Great Expectations | Anton Le Farge | ||
| 2000 | I Dreamed of Africa | Simon | |
| 2001 | Don't Say a Word | Arnie | |
| 2002 | Bridget | James Baldwin | |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | Jay Raymond Jones | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Brother To Brother | James Baldwin | |
| 2006 | Dirty Work | Manning | aka Bad City |
| 2008 | Tennessee | Frank | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Smith |
[edit] TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | New York Undercover | Oscar Griffin | |
| Swift Justice | Jim Stark | ||
| 1999 | The West Wing | D.C. Police Officer | |
| 2000 | The Corner | Marvin | |
| Falcone | Det. Willis Simms | ||
| 2000-2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Taylor | |
| Oz | Desmond Mobay / John Basil / Det. Johnny Basil | ||
| 2001-2004 | Law & Order | Capt. Gasana / FBI Special Agent Jamal Atkinson | |
| 2002 | 100 Centre Street | Kwame Sekou | |
| Keep the Faith, Baby | Jay Raymond Jones | ||
| 2002-2008 | The Wire | Cedric Daniels | 60 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jack Bernard | |
| 2005 | Independent Lens | James | TV Documentary |
| 2005-2006 | CSI: Miami | FBI Agent David Park | |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Lieutenant Steve Davidson | |
| 2008-2009 | Lost | Matthew Abaddon | 4 episodes |
| 2008-present | Fringe | Phillip Broyles | |
| 2010 | Svetlana | Lance | |
| 2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Reggie |
[edit] Discography
- (2007) Contemplations & Remembrances [6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Jeff Jenssen (2007). "Lost Five Fresh Faces". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20053863_2,00.html. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ "Wire star gets Lost". Zap2It. 2007. http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-lancereddicklostcasting,0,5422680.story. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ "Noble and Reddick Board Abrams' Fringe". Comingsoon.net. 2008-01-24. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=41185. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "One on One with Lance Reddick". HoboTrashcan. 2008. http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/lancereddick3.php. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "J.J. Abrams Takes Us to the Fringe". IGN. 2008. http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/877/877771p2.html. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Contemplations-Remembrances/dp/B0040EQ5OC
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lance Reddick |
- Lance Reddick at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview at HoboTrashcan.com
- Official site
