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name: "Reg E. Cathey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/reg-e-cathey"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 August 1958"
died: "9 February 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:15:13.805017+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Reg E. Cathey

Actor. Born 18 August 1958 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Died 9 February 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 August 1958, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
- **Died:** 9 February 2018
- **Active:** 1995–2015
- **Also known as:** Рег Ю. Кэти, Реджинальд Юріас Кеті

## Biography

Reg E. Cathey was an American actor. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, on 18 August 1958, he studied at the University of Michigan and Yale University before making his screen debut in 1984.

He appeared in films including *The Mask* (1994), *Se7en* (1995) as Dr. Santiago, *American Psycho* (2000) and *Fantastic Four* (2015) as Dr. Franklin Storm. On television he played Norman Wilson in *The Wire*, Martin Querns in *Oz*, and Freddy Hayes in *House of Cards* (2013–2016), the last earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2015. He died on 9 February 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fantastic Four* (2015), Fi1m 38, as Dr. Franklin Storm — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Se7en* (1995), Actor

## Also known for

- *American Psycho* (2000), Homeless Man — [page](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md)
- *The Mask* (1994), Freeze
- *The Machinist* (2004), Jones
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Victor Tybor, Barry Querns
- *Grimm* (2011), The Baron, Baron Samedi
- *House of Cards* (2013), Freddy
- *The Wire* (2002), Norman Wilson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *S.W.A.T.* (2003), Lt. Greg Velasquez

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