Katie Holmes has shared a touching tribute to her Dawson’s Creek costar Obi Ndefo after his dying.
Holmes, 45, starred on the small display alongside Obi, who performed Bodie Wells within the TV collection. Obi’s dying was introduced through Fb by his sister, Nkem Ndefo, on Saturday, August 31. Obi was 51 years previous.
Holmes, who performed Joey Potter, took to Instagram Tales on Sunday, September 1, to share her message alongside a screenshot of an Instagram reel posted by her Dawson’s Creek costar Mary-Margaret Humes on Saturday.
“He was great to work with and such a form man,” Holmes wrote over the display shot. “I ship prayers and beauty to his household. Relaxation in Peace ❤️”
The screenshot included a photograph of Obi smiling alongside Humes, 70, who performed Dawson’s mother Gail Leery.
Humes’ unique reel confirmed Holmes and Obi sharing a hug behind the scenes of the teenager drama, in addition to a number of images of Obi in character on the present, which premiered on The WB in January 1998. It ran for six seasons and starred James Van Der Beek within the title function, alongside Michelle Williams as Jennifer “Jen” Lindley and Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter.
Nkem’s Fb publish, which didn’t embody any particulars of Obi’s dying, included a photograph of herself smiling subsequent to her brother. “Heartbroken on the lack of my youthful brother and figuring out he’s lastly at peace,” Nkem captioned the photograph.
The actor and yoga trainer was finest identified for his work on Dawson’s Creek, enjoying the recurring function of Bodie from 1998 to 2002.
Humes’ Saturday reel tagged a number of Dawson’s Creek alum together with Holmes, Jackson, 46, and Van Der Beek, 47.
Obi’s dying comes a number of years after a tragic hit-and-run accident took each of the actor’s legs in 2019. Obi had been loading groceries into his automotive in Los Angeles when a rushing drunk driver slammed into him from behind, severing his proper leg and damaging his left severely sufficient to require amputation to avoid wasting his life.
Regardless of the horror of what occurred, Obi maintained a optimistic perspective, persevering with to show yoga courses. “That is simply so horrendous what occurred to me, why would I compound this by feeling dangerous about it?” he informed the Los Angeles Occasions in December 2019. “I didn’t even have to decide on positivity.”
He added, “How are you aware how you’d deal with this? How are you aware what your individual reserves are? And anyway, what’s the choice?”
A graduate of Yale College’s drama college, Obi additionally made appearances on such reveals as Angel, The West Wing, The Jamie Foxx Present, Stargate SG-1, third Rock from the Solar, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Deep Area 9 and Star Trek: Voyager.