Lance Reddick, star of The Wire and John Wick, dies aged 60

Lance Reddick, an histrion successful the fashionable HBO bid The Wire, has died aged 60, according to US media outlets.

Reddick was besides known for starring arsenic Charon successful the John Wick action-thriller movie franchise.

The instrumentalist and histrion died abruptly of earthy causes connected Friday successful his Los Angeles home, his publicist said.

Police were called to the actor's location astir 0930 section clip (1330 GMT), Reddick's publicist told US media.

"Lance volition beryllium greatly missed," his publicist, Mia Hansen, said successful a statement. "Please respect his family's privateness astatine this time."

Reddick had been successful the mediate of a property circuit for the 4th instalment of the John Wick movies.

Reddick, a autochthonal of Baltimore, Maryland, played the relation of Charon, the edifice concierge astatine a New York transgression underground hub, The Continental Hotel, successful the John Wick movies. He appeared successful the archetypal movie, its 2 sequels and was acceptable to look successful the 4th instalment.

The histrion was besides known for playing Baltimore constabulary lieutenant Cedric Daniels successful The Wire, a bid that ran from 2002 to 2008, which examined the narcotics country successful Baltimore from the position of instrumentality enforcement arsenic good arsenic cause dealers and users.