Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick is an American actor and musician. He is best known for portraying Cedric Daniels in The Wire and Phillip Broyles in Fringe. He is also known for playing Detective Johnny Basil on Oz and Matthew Abbadon in the fourth and fifth seasons of Lost...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth31 December 1962
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
created drew situations statement
'The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.
best drama knew man talented work
When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.
allowed characters range wide
'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.
auditions instinct notes
Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.
friendly quality way
Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easier to make films cheaply, maintaining quality.