Dawson's Creek star Obin Deo dead at 51 Obin Deo an actor best known for playing bod Wells on Dawson's Creek has died according to a Facebook post from his sister Kim defo shared the tragic news Saturday saying she was heartbroken at the death of her younger brother and hoped he'd finally found peace she did not share a cause of death Obie got his start in Hollywood back in the mid '90s appearing in bit rolls on shows like Star Trek Voyager Third Rock From the Sun and Angel before getting his big break on Dawson's Creek appeared in 10 episodes of DC playing bod Wells during its six season run dating Nina repeat as Bessie Potter during his time on the show Mary Margaret Humes who played in deo's mom on the show posted a loving tribute to him after news of his death broke calling him a bright shining light in spite of all the adversity he faced among that adversity Neel lost both his legs in 2019 when a driver hit him while he was putting groceries in his car completely severing one leg and requiring the other to be amputated Obi his own experiences to try and help others creating a podcast all about battling through major trauma like the kindy fa