Obi Ndefo is an American actor of Nigerian heritage, best known as Bodie Wells on the television drama Dawson's Creek. Career Ndefo is a graduate of Yale University's drama school. He has appeared in episodes of the television series Angel, The West Wing, The Jamie Foxx Show, Stargate SG-1, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Half & Half, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. He is the founder of the Los Angeles-based non-profit Arts Alliance for Humanity, which supports keeping arts education in public schools and communities. He is also a writer and yoga teacher and a founder of a non-profit fostering the arts and societal wellness. Personal life In 2019, Ndefo lost both of his legs after being hit by a car while coming out of a grocery store. References External links TV.com Page LA Times Story on Obi Ndefo Living people American people of Nigerian descent Yale School of Drama alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American amputees African-American male actors 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people