The actor’s sister Nkem Ndefo announced her brother’s death Saturday night on Facebook with a throwback photo of herself and Obi. A cause of death has not yet been released.
“Heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother, and knowing he’s finally at peace,” wrote Nkem in the post .
Obi’s death comes five years after he lost both his legs in a hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles. He had since been focused on his health and recovery, remaining active as a yoga teacher over the years.
“This is just so horrendous what happened to me, why would I compound this by feeling bad about it?” he told the Los Angeles Times of his outlook after the accident.
Obi Ndefo, Michael Dorn, J.G. Hertzler in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1995 episode ‘The Way of the Warrior’. (Paramount Television/Courtesy Everett Collection)
After graduating from Yale University’s drama school, Obi began acting in various TV roles on episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The Wayans Bros. , The Jamie Foxx Show and 3rd Rock from the Sun .
The actor’s most memorable performance came as Bodie Wells, the brother-in-law to Katie Holmes ‘ Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek , a role in which he appeared from 1998 to 2002. His co-star Mary-Margaret Humes shared a tribute to Instagram after Obi’s death.
‘These words don’t come easy,” she captioned the post . “It’s hard for me to conceive that you have left us, my dear friend. You always were and always will be a bright shining light. What an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you faced life’s challenges of recent. I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years. Rest in peace sweet warrior.”
Obi’s other credits include episodes of Angel , Star Trek: Voyager , Crossing Jordan , NYPD Blue , The West Wing and NCIS: Los Angeles . The actor also founded the non-profit Arts Alliance for Humanity, which supports arts education in public schools and communities.
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