“Dawson's Creek” actor dies at 51

“Dawson's Creek” star Obi Ndefo has died. He was 51 years old.

The actor's sister, Nkem Ndefo, announced his death in a Facebook post on Saturday.

“I am heartbroken by the loss of my younger brother and I know he has finally found peace,” Nkem wrote.

She also shared a photo of the siblings smiling in a selfie.

Nkem did not disclose Obi’s cause of death.

Obi studied acting at Yale University. He made his acting debut in 1995 in an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, according to his IMDb.

Over the next 25 years, Obi appeared in numerous shows, including “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Angel,” “Columbo,” “Crossing Jordan,” “NYPD Blue,” “The West Wing,” and “Stargate SG-1.”

He is best known for his role as Bodie Wells in “Dawson's Creek” from 1998 to 2002.

Bodie is a chef in Capeside and works with Dawson Leery's (James Van Der Beek) mother Gale Leery (Mary-Margaret Humes) at the restaurant Leery's Fresh Fish. He is in a relationship with Bessie Potter (Nina Repeta).

Humes, 70, paid tribute to Obi on Instagram on Sunday after receiving news of his death.

“These words are hard for me to say 💔,” she wrote. “I find it hard to comprehend that you have left us, my dear friend. You were and will always be a shining light. What an example of pure, unfiltered love and perseverance you have been as you have faced life's challenges of late.”

“I will cherish all of our messages of love and support for each other over the years,” the actress added. “Rest in peace, sweet warrior.”

Humes' tribute included a behind-the-scenes video of Obi on the set of The WB teen drama series.

Four years before his death, Obi lost both legs when he was hit by a car while leaving a supermarket in Los Angeles

The late star was loading his car when an SUV struck him, severing his right leg. According to the LA Times, his left leg had to be amputated when he was taken to the hospital.

His surgeon, Dr. Milton Little, called his survival “a miracle.”

Obi told the LA Times: “I couldn't live in this world without becoming a kind of Olympic athlete in certain things, you know – in kindness and health – because for me there's no other choice. So I'm in a kind of austerity thinking, 'OK, my legs are severed. I don't know how to do this, but I know how to do this.'”

After the accident, a GoFundMe page for Obi raised over $287,000. This was used to cover, among other things, the cost of his prosthetic legs.