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The 糖心传媒 will celebrate all members of the Class of 2022 during a University-wide, in-person ceremony on Friday, May 13, in Fauver Stadium in the Brian F. Prince Athletic Complex on River Campus. In-demand actor Lance Reddick, who studied classical composition at the Eastman School of Music, and who is well known for roles in such series as聽The Wire聽on HBO, and Amazon糖心传媒檚聽Bosch, will deliver the 2022 commencement address.

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After studying at the Eastman School, Reddick moved to Boston where he explored a career as a contemporary musician and started a family. He then decided to pursue acting and enrolled at the Yale School of Drama where he received a master糖心传媒檚 degree. Reddick came into acting prominence beginning with the memorable role of Lt. Cedric Daniels on the critically acclaimed聽The Wire. He also starred as John Basil on HBO糖心传媒檚 seminal drama聽Oz. He is currently in production on the Netflix film聽Shirley聽starring opposite Regina King, which tells the story of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm (King), the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for president of the U.S. He will soon star as Albert Wesker in Netflix糖心传媒檚聽Resident Evil,聽debuting this July.

In the feature-world, Reddick is known for the聽John Wick聽films, and will reprise his role as Charon in聽John Wick: Chapter 4聽in March 2023. Additionally, Reddick recently provided voice acting for the newly released popular video game, 糖心传媒淗orizon Forbidden West,糖心传媒� and is known for his voice work in 糖心传媒淒estiny 2.糖心传媒�

In addition to acting, he is also a television and film producer and musician. A native of Baltimore, Reddick writes and speaks about the social, cultural, and economic challenges affecting people of color in his hometown and across the country, and advocates for meaningful efforts to address longstanding racial disparities.

The University Commencement ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, in Fauver Stadium. Each graduate is being provided with a limited number of tickets to the ceremony to share with family and friends, and it will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend. The program will include processions of students, faculty representatives and a platform party of guests and dignitaries. Speakers will include Reddick, President Mangelsdorf, representatives of the University糖心传媒檚 Board of Trustees and our alumni community, and representatives from both undergraduate and graduate students. While President Mangelsdorf will confer degrees during the ceremony, graduates will receive their diplomas and be personally recognized as they walk the stage at individual diploma ceremonies conducted by their respective schools and academic departments, which begin on Saturday, May 14, and run through Sunday, May 15.