American actor Obi Ndefo, best known for his role in the late 1990s television series Dawson’s Creek, died on Saturday. The news was confirmed by his family, who did not reveal the cause of his death. The actor was 51 years old.
“Heartbroken at the loss of my little brother and knowing he is finally at peace,” his sister Nkem wrote on her Facebook page along with a photo of the two of them smiling.
Actor Obi Ndefo has died at the age of 51. He starred in Star Trek. Image; social media
After graduating with a degree in drama from Yale University, the 51-year-old Nigerian-born actor has worked on several television series: The West Wing, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate SG-1 and The Jamie Foxx Show, according to the entertainment magazine People.
However, the character that earned him the most public recognition was “Bodie Wells” in the series Dawson’s Creek, in which he appeared from 1998 to 2002.
The actor, during his rehabilitation. Image: social networks
Mary-Margaret Humes, the actress who played Gale Leery, Dawson’s mother on the show, mourned the death of her friend. “I find it hard to fathom that you have left us, my dear friend. You always were and always will be a shining light. What an example of tenacity and pure, unfiltered love you set in the face of life’s recent challenges,” she said.
Ndefo was hit by a hit-and-run driver in August 2019, resulting in his legs being amputated. The actor was parked and loading groceries into his car when a pickup truck veered off the road and hit him.
