Reginald Eurias Cathey or professional known as Reg E. Cathey (August 18, 1958 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor, best known for portraying Norman Wilson in The Wire and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards (US), which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2015.
He passed away on February 9, 2018 due to lung cancer. His final role was playing James Lucas, Luke Cage's father in Luke Cage (2016) season two. The season was dedicated to his memory.
Partial Filmography
- Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- Loose Cannons (1990)
- Quick Change (1990)
- What About Bob? (1991)
- And the Band Played On (1993)
- The Mask (1994)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- Airheads (1994)
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Se7en (1995)
- American Psycho (2000)
- Pootie Tang (2001)
- Head of State (2003)
- S.W.A.T. (2003) (2003)
- The Machinist (2004)
- 20 Years After (2008)
- Arbitrage (2012)
- St. Vincent (2014) (2014)
- Fantastic Four (2015) (2015)
- Hands of Stone (2016)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
- Square One TV (1987–1992)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)
- ER (1996)
- Arli$$ (1997–1998)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1998)
- Oz (2000–2003)
- The Wire (2006–2008)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2002)
- Law & Order (2004)
- 30 Rock (2010)
- Person of Interest (2012)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2008, 2012–2013)
- Grimm (2013)
- House of Cards (US) (2013–2016)
- Banshee (2014)
- The Good Wife (2015)
- Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter (2015)
- The Blacklist (2016)
- Horace and Pete (2016)
- Inside Amy Schumer (2016)
- Outcast (2016–2017)
- Elementary (2018, posthumous release)
- Luke Cage (2016) (2018, posthumous release)
- Tangled: The Series (2018, posthumous release, some voice lines recorded by Keith David)
