Don Cheadle
Actor

Don Cheadle

23 Movies
1 TV Shows
24 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 24
Birthday November 29, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As Donald Frank Cheadle Jr.
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Biography

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has receivedΒ multiple accolades, including twoΒ Golden Globe Awards, twoΒ Grammy Awards, and aΒ Tony Award, as well as nominations for anΒ Academy Award, twoΒ BAFTA Awards, and 11Β Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have receivedΒ nominations for the EGOT.

Cheadle's career started with supporting roles inΒ Hamburger HillΒ (1987),Β ColorsΒ (1988),Β Devil in a Blue DressΒ (1995),Β RosewoodΒ (1997),Β Boogie NightsΒ (1997), andΒ BulworthΒ (1998). He collaborated with directorΒ Steven Soderberghacting inΒ Out of SightΒ (1998),Β TrafficΒ (2000),Β The Ocean's TrilogyΒ (2001–2007), andΒ No Sudden MoveΒ (2021). Cheadle was nominated for anΒ Academy Award for Best ActorΒ for portrayingΒ Paul RusesabaginaΒ in the historical drama filmΒ Hotel RwandaΒ (2004). He was the co-producer ofΒ Crash, which won theΒ Academy Award for Best PictureΒ in 2005. Cheadle joined theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ portrayingΒ James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning withΒ Iron Man 2Β (2010).

On television, Cheadle earned nominations forΒ the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesΒ for his roles asΒ Marty KaanΒ inΒ House of LiesΒ (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe inΒ Black MondayΒ (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated forΒ The Rat Pack (1998),Β A Lesson Before DyingΒ (1999),Β Things Behind the SunΒ (2001),Β ERΒ (2002), andΒ The Falcon and the Winter SoldierΒ (2021).

In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winningΒ Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaΒ for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy forΒ Best Spoken Word AlbumΒ for his narration of the audiobookΒ Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received aΒ Tony Award for Best MusicalΒ as a producer for the musicalΒ A Strange Loop.

Filmography (163)

I Love Boosters 2026
Number One on the Call Sheet 2025
Unstoppable 2024
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics 2024
The Real Full Monty 2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion 2023
Secret Invasion 2023
Agent Elvis 2023
White Noise 2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show 2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special 2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021
No Sudden Move 2021
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT 2021
With/In Volume 1 2021
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability 2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 2021
The Wonder Years 2021
Hart to Heart 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled 2021
What If...? 2021
Marvel Studios Legends 2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times 2020
One World: Together at Home 2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort 2020
DAVE 2020
Don't Look Deeper 2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee 2019
Captain Marvel 2019 Avengers: Endgame 2019
Black Monday 2019
Desus & Mero 2019
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
The Shop 2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People 2017
Big Mouth 2017
DuckTales 2017
Miles Ahead 2016 Captain America: Civil War 2016
Kevin Hart: What Now? 2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic 2016
Chelsea 2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party 2016
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
Lip Sync Battle 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Running Wild with Bear Grylls 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014
Iron Man 3 2013
House of Lies Live 2013
Hollywood Game Night 2013
Talking Bad 2013
Kingdom Come 2012
Flight 2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3 2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac 2012
House of Lies 2012
The Guard 2011
A Man's Story 2011
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle 2011
Iron Man 2 2010
Brooklyn's Finest 2010
Conan 2010
Hotel for Dogs 2009
The People Speak 2009
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Traitor 2008
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene 2008
Ocean's Thirteen 2007
Reign Over Me 2007
Talk to Me 2007
Darfur Now 2007
The Dog Problem 2006
King Leopold's Ghost 2006
The Henry Rollins Show 2006
30 Rock 2006
Crash 2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast 2005
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda' 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005
Ocean's Twelve 2004
Hotel Rwanda 2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon 2004
After the Sunset 2004
America Beyond the Color Line 2004
The United States of Leland 2003
Abby Singer 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003
Ticker 2002
The Topdog Diaries 2002
Rush Hour 2 2001 Swordfish 2001
Manic 2001
Things Behind the Sun 2001
Ocean's Eleven 2001
The Bernie Mac Show 2001
The Hire 2001
Traffic 2000 The Family Man 2000
Fail Safe 2000
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' 2000
Mission to Mars 2000
A Lesson Before Dying 1999
The Early Show 1999
Independent Lens 1999
Out of Sight 1998
The Rat Pack 1998
Bulworth 1998
Inside 'Out of Sight' 1998
Volcano 1997
Boogie Nights 1997
Rosewood 1997
The View 1997
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 1996
The Daily Show 1996
Devil in a Blue Dress 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995
MADtv 1995
ER 1994
The Meteor Man 1993
Lush Life 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993
Roadside Prophets 1992
The Golden Palace 1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 1992
Picket Fences 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990
The Simpsons 1989
Booker 1989
Colors 1988
China Beach 1988
Hamburger Hill 1987
The Bronx Zoo 1987
Punk 1986
The Last Electric Knight 1986
L.A. Law 1986
Moving Violations 1985
Night Court 1984
Fame 1982
Hill Street Blues 1981
Entertainment Tonight 1981
Saturday Night Live 1975
Tony Awards 1956
The Oscars 1953
Golden Globe Awards 1944
Black Stallions
Canyon
Ocean's Fourteen
My Darling California