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Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Actor, also producer · Died March 17, 2023, aged 60 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Lance Solomon Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023) was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in White House Down (2013). He also portrayed Detective Johnny Basil in the fourth season of Oz (2000–01), Matthew Abaddon in Lost (2004–10), Albert Wesker and his clones in the Netflix series Resident Evil (2022), and Zeus in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2024), the latter released posthumously and earned him a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer nomination. He provided the voice and likeness for video game characters Martin Hatch in Quantum Break, Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, and Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lance Reddick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1962
Died
March 17, 2023 (aged 60)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Lance Reddick's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
21%
Self
21%
Power
13%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 19
Ally
4 of 19
Mentor
4 of 19
Threshold guardian
4 of 19
Hero
1 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
10
Dread
6
Hopeful
8
Other
30

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lance Reddick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lance Reddick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ballerina(2025)

    as Charon

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kite Man: Hell Yeah!(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lex Luthor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Shirley(2024)

    In Memory Of · as Wesley McDonald 'Mac' Holder

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians(2023)

    Show 1 episode · In Memory Of · as Zeus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial(2023)

    as Captain Blakely

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • White Men Can't Jump(2023)

    In Memory Of · as Benji

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)

    In Memory Of · as Charon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Vindicators 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alan Rails (voice)

  • Farzar(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Renzo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Resident Evil(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Albert Wesker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Bosch: Legacy(2022)

    Show 1 episode · In Memory Of · as Irvin Irving

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · In Memory Of · as Thordak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    as Guillermin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Man of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Pyrrus

  • One Night in Miami...(2020)

    as Brother Kareem

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Business Ethics(2019)

    as Professor Wrightway

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Faith Based(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Pastor Mike

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sylvie's Love(2020)

    as Herbert

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    as David Gentry

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(2019)

    as Charon

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Little Woods(2018)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Canal Street(2018)

    as Jerry Shaw

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Monster Party(2018)

    as Milo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Domestics(2018)

    as Nathan Wood

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Corporate(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Christian DeVille

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Boucher

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • DuckTales(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as General Lunaris (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Castlevania(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Captain (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Glen Huddleston

  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    as Charon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mary + Jane(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as David

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Quantum Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Martin Hatch

  • Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Atlas (voice)

  • Fun Size Horror: Volume One(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bosch(2014)

    Show 68 episodes · as Irvin Irving

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Search Party(2014)

    as MacDonaldson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • John Wick(2014)

    as Hotel Manager / Charon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Zagan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Guest(2014)

    as Major Carver

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends(2014)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Faults(2014)

    as Mick

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Intelligence(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as DCI Jeffrey Tetazoo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Rails (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Oldboy(2013)

    as Daniel Newcombe

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Beware the Batman(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ra's Al Ghul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • White House Down(2013)

    as General Caulfield

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Won't Back Down(2012)

    as Charles Alberts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dr0ne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nissen

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson Family Member

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Toys R Me with Lance Reddick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • America's Book of Secrets(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Host

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ramsey

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Papa Legba

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • NTSF:SD:SUV(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd Broger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Jonah Hex(2010)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Way of War(2009)

    as The Black Man

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 90 episodes · as Phillip Broyles

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tennessee(2008)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Work(2006)

    as Manning

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Steve Davidson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Matthew Abaddon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Brother to Brother(2004)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Park

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Wire(2002)

    Show 60 episodes · as Cedric Daniels

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Bridget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Black

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Bernard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Say a Word(2001)

    as Arnie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 100 Centre Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Kwame Sekou

  • Starwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • I Dreamed of Africa(2000)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marvin

  • Falcone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 9 episodes · as Det. Willis Simms

  • The Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm Washington

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as D.C. Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as M.E. Taylor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as James

  • The Siege(1998)

    as FBI Agent Floyd Rose

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(1998)

    as Anton Le Farge

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • What the Deaf Man Heard(1997)

    as George Thacker

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · as Desmond Mobay · as John Basil

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Swift Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Stark

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Stage Hand

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Maruga Gasana · as FBI Agent Jamal Atkinson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as George Thacker

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

$447M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wire (2002)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Fringe (2008)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 89: 82 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing1 of 89: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 89: 0 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

89 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s39 · acting2020s18 · 18 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles
98131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2021, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lance Reddick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Canal Street (2018)

94th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wire (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lance Reddick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles61–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles12–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles56–87 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles31–69 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles55–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lance Reddick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lance Reddick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chad Stahelski shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers