
Denzel Washington (center) plays Whip Whitaker, a hero pilot with feet of clay. Bruce Greenwood (left) is a fellow pilot and Don Cheadle, an attorney, in “Flight.” (Paramount Pictures via Associated Press)

Don Cheadle performance as Marty Kaan on Showtime's new hit "House of Lies" may just mark the beginning of the end of talented black actors being wasted in predictable roles. (Photo courtesy Showtime)

Don Cheadle plays TV's first black antihero in Showtime's "House of Lies" starring (from left) Ben Schwartz as Clyde Oberholt, Mr. Cheadle as Marty Kaan, Josh Lawson as Doug Guggenheim and Kristen Bell as Jeannie Van Der Hoovenn. (Photo courtesy Showtime)

The premiere of the Showtime series "House of Lies," starring (from left) Josh Lawson, Don Cheadle, Ben Schwartz and Kristen Bell, will be available online before airing. (Showtime)