Don Cheadle

Acting

Born Nov 29, 1964

From Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received multiple accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received nominations for the EGOT. Cheadle's career started with supporting roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), Colors (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He collaborated with director Steven Soderberghacting in Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Sudden Move (2021). Cheadle was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Paul Rusesabagina in the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was the co-producer of Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005. Cheadle joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010). On television, Cheadle earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), ER (2002), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration of the audiobook Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.

Don Cheadle

Known For

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 3

Captain America: Civil War

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ocean's Eleven

Captain Marvel

Ocean's Twelve

Rush Hour 2

Filmography — Acting

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 3

Captain America: Civil War

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ocean's Eleven

Captain Marvel

Ocean's Twelve

Rush Hour 2

The Family Man

Traffic

Boogie Nights

Ocean's Thirteen

Reign Over Me

Flight

Crash

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Hotel Rwanda

Swordfish

Volcano

Hotel for Dogs

Unstoppable

Mission to Mars

Out of Sight

Colors

Brooklyn's Finest

No Sudden Move

After the Sunset

Traitor

I Love Boosters

White Noise

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Bulworth

The Guard

Rosewood

Kevin Hart: What Now?

Devil in a Blue Dress

Manic

David Blaine: Beyond Magic

Hamburger Hill

Fail Safe

Talk to Me

One World: Together at Home

The United States of Leland

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Rat Pack

Things Behind the Sun

Moving Violations

Ticker

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

The Meteor Man

The People Speak

The Dog Problem

Lush Life

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 1

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Miles Ahead

Ocean's Fourteen

Kingdom Come

Roadside Prophets

A Man's Story

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

The Real Full Monty