Reg E. Cathey
Biography
Reg E. Cathey was an American character actor who came to screen work after drama studies at Michigan and Yale. He broke through on Square One Television, the Children's Television Workshop math series, and went on to guest spots on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street. His films included The Mask (1994), Tank Girl (1995), American Psycho (2000), Pootie Tang and Fantastic Four (2015), and he narrated the National Geographic special Aftermath: Population Zero. On television he was Norman Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards, the last earning him three Emmy nominations for guest actor in a drama series and a win in 2015. He also played Scalio in The Corner, took the stage as Red in The Shawshank Redemption in London, and appeared in Marvel's Luke Cage.
59years old at death
- Born Huntsville
- Died New York City
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Reginald Eurias Cathey (birth name)Also credited as Reginald Cathey and Reginald E. Cathey
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 30 years1988 to 2018
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Big break
Reg E. Cathey got his breakout role on the PBS children's math sketch series Square One Television, and he later called himself and the cast the "Not Ready for Prime-Time Mathematicians."
Beyond film
Cathey portrayed Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding on stage in The Shawshank Redemption, a theatrical production staged at London's Wyndham's Theatre in Fall 2009.
Reg E. Cathey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sebastián Silva directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jennifer Jason Leigh's page
Christian Bale's page
Ann Dowd's page
Peter Riegert's page
Cara Seymour's page
All films by Sebastián Silva
Box office
What Reg E. Cathey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$912 million
14 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 14 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$352M38.5% of the total
- 2$208M22.8% of the total
- 3$168M18.4% of the total
- 4$55M6.0% of the total
- 5$36M3.9% of the total
- 6$34M3.8% of the total
- 7$16M1.8% of the total
- 8$12M1.3% of the total
$31.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | House of Cards | Won |
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