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Katie Holmes mourns the death of her Dawson’s Creek: The mysterious setting Co-star Obi Ndefo.
Ndefo’s death at the age of 51 was announced on Saturday (August 31) by his sister, who posted on Facebook: “I am heartbroken over the loss of my younger brother and know he has finally found peace.” No cause of death was given.
The actor played in a teen drama Dawson’s Creek: The mysterious setting from 1998 to 2002 as Bodie Wells – the brother-in-law of Holmes’ Joey Potter. The series followed the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts.
“He was wonderful to work with and such a kind person. Sending prayers and grace to his family. Rest in peace,” Holmes wrote on Instagram over the weekend, captioning a screenshot of a tribute video first shared by a colleague. Dawson’s with Mary-Margaret Humes as the star.
Humes, who played Gale Leery on the WB series, wrote on Instagram: “These words are not easy for me to say. I find it hard to believe that you have left us, my dear friend.”
“You were and always will be a shining light. What an example of pure, unfiltered love and perseverance you have been as you have faced life’s challenges of late.”
She continued, “I will cherish all of our messages of love and support for each other over the years. Rest in peace, sweet warrior.”
During his career, Ndefo, who was also a yoga teacher, played in angel, The western wing, Stargate SG-1 And Star Trek: The Next Generation.
His most recent appearance was in a 2021 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.
In 2019, Ndefo lost both legs when he was hit by a car while parked in Los Angeles.
Reflections on the hit-and-run incident in an interview with the Los Angeles TimesNdefo expressed his positive view of the situation: “What happened to me is just so horrible. Why should I make it worse by feeling bad about it?
“For me, there’s no other choice. So I’m in a kind of rut and I think, ‘OK, my legs are severed. I don’t know how to do this, but I know how to do this.'”
Ndefo was the founder of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Arts Alliance for Humanity, which works to maintain arts education in public schools and communities.
