Keanu Reeves heartbroken over John Wick co-star Lance Reddick’s death

Keanu Reeves is mourning the untimely death of his John Wick co-star Lance Reddick, who died days before their latest film is set to be released.

Keanu Reeves. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Keanu Reeves is mourning the untimely death of his John Wick co-star Lance Reddick after he passed away on Friday, aged 60.

“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken at the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick,” Reeves, 58, and director Chad Stahelski said in a joint statement to Variety.

“He was the consummate professional and a joy to work with. Our love and prayers are with his wife Stephanie, his children, family and friends.”

The duo said they will dedicate John Wick: Chapter 4, which is set to be released in cinemas on March 23, to Reddick’s “loving memory”.

“We will miss him dearly,” they said, Page Six reports.

Keanu Reeves at a John Wick screening last week. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Stephanie Reddick, who married The Wire actor in 2011, shared a message on his Instagram for his 139,000 followers.

“Lance was taken from us far too soon,” she said. “Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see your messages and can’t begin to express how grateful I am to have them.”

“And to the thousands of Destiny players who played in special tribute to Lance, thank you,” she added. “Lance loved you as much as he loved the game.”

Reddick played Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise.

In a statement to People, reps for Reddick confirmed his death, saying that he “passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes”.

Reddick and Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 3.

“Lance was best known for his roles in The Wire, Bosch, Netflix’s Resident Evil and the John Wick films,” his reps continued. “He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Reddick, and children, Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick.

“Lance will be greatly missed. Please respect his family’s privacy at this time.”

According to TMZ, police said Reddick’s body was discovered at his home in Studio City, California.

Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Reddick on the hit HBO show The Wire, mourned the loss of a “man of great strength and grace” on Twitter.

Reps for Reddick confirmed he had died of natural causes. Picture: AFP

“As talented a musician as he was an actor,” he tweeted. “The epitome of class. An [sic] sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones. Godspeed my friend. You made your mark here. RIP.”

Ben Stiller also took to Twitter to honour Reddick, who worked alongside the actor’s late mother, Anne Meara, in the play Afterplay.

“Lance Reddick was an [sic] beautiful and compelling actor,” he tweeted. “And a beautiful person … He was exquisite in that and all he did. Nothing is lost.”

In December 2021, Reddick praised his working relationship with Reeves, describing him as “someone who’s very generous as an actor and then all about the work”.

“On one hand I feel like I don’t know him very well, but on the other, I just adore that guy,” he told Vulture at the time. “He’s such a wonderful human being.”

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission