Reginald Eurias Cathey (August 18, 1958 â€" February 9, 2018) was an
American character actor. He was best known for his roles as Norman
Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, the game show announcer in
Square One Television, Dr. Franklin Storm in the 2015 reboot of
Fantastic Four, and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards, the latter earning
him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest
Actor in a Drama Series, including a win in 2015.Cathey was born in
Huntsville, Alabama, to Red Cathey, an Army colonel, who fought in
three wars, (World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War) and his wife,
who was a DOD worker and an educator. He had a sister, Donza. He spent
his childhood with his family on a rural farm in West Germany before
returning to Alabama at the age of 14. His interest in theater began
at age 9, after attending a United Service Organization show in West
Germany. Cathey graduated from J.O. Johnson High School, where he
acted in plays such as To Kill a Mockingbird. He subsequently studied
theatre at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama.One
of Cathey's earliest roles was starring in the children's television
show Square One. This was followed by guest roles in such series as
Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street. In
1994, he appeared in The Mask as Freeze, the main antagonist's friend
and bodyguard who gets inadvertently killed by the title character. He
also appeared in 1995's Se7en as the coroner. He played the villain
Dirty Dee in the cult comedy film Pootie Tang and had a regular role
on the HBO series The Wire as Norman Wilson during the fourth and
fifth seasons. He also worked with The Wire creator David Simon on the
Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner; Cathey played a drug addict
known as Scalio. He had a recurring role on the HBO prison drama Oz as
unit manager Martin Querns. In the film Tank Girl, he played the role
of Deetee. He narrated Aftermath: Population Zero, a National
Geographic Channel special which imagines what Earth might be like if
humanity no longer existed. He played the homeless man Al, murdered by
Patrick Bateman, in the film American Psycho. He narrated TLC's
Wonders of Weather, a TV series. On Between the Lions, he played King
Ray in the story of "Rumpelstitlkstin" in the episode, "Hay Day".
American character actor. He was best known for his roles as Norman
Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, the game show announcer in
Square One Television, Dr. Franklin Storm in the 2015 reboot of
Fantastic Four, and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards, the latter earning
him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest
Actor in a Drama Series, including a win in 2015.Cathey was born in
Huntsville, Alabama, to Red Cathey, an Army colonel, who fought in
three wars, (World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War) and his wife,
who was a DOD worker and an educator. He had a sister, Donza. He spent
his childhood with his family on a rural farm in West Germany before
returning to Alabama at the age of 14. His interest in theater began
at age 9, after attending a United Service Organization show in West
Germany. Cathey graduated from J.O. Johnson High School, where he
acted in plays such as To Kill a Mockingbird. He subsequently studied
theatre at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama.One
of Cathey's earliest roles was starring in the children's television
show Square One. This was followed by guest roles in such series as
Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street. In
1994, he appeared in The Mask as Freeze, the main antagonist's friend
and bodyguard who gets inadvertently killed by the title character. He
also appeared in 1995's Se7en as the coroner. He played the villain
Dirty Dee in the cult comedy film Pootie Tang and had a regular role
on the HBO series The Wire as Norman Wilson during the fourth and
fifth seasons. He also worked with The Wire creator David Simon on the
Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner; Cathey played a drug addict
known as Scalio. He had a recurring role on the HBO prison drama Oz as
unit manager Martin Querns. In the film Tank Girl, he played the role
of Deetee. He narrated Aftermath: Population Zero, a National
Geographic Channel special which imagines what Earth might be like if
humanity no longer existed. He played the homeless man Al, murdered by
Patrick Bateman, in the film American Psycho. He narrated TLC's
Wonders of Weather, a TV series. On Between the Lions, he played King
Ray in the story of "Rumpelstitlkstin" in the episode, "Hay Day".
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