Don Cheadle

Acting · 3.8 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: November 29, 1964
From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

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.

Works

95 films

Avengers: Infinity War

20188.2

Captain America: Civil War

20167.5

Avengers: Endgame

20198.2

Avengers: Age of Ultron

20157.3

Iron Man 2

20106.9

Iron Man 3

20136.9

Captain Marvel

20196.8

Kingdom Come

20126.2

Ocean's Eleven

20017.5

Ocean's Twelve

20046.6

Rush Hour 2

20016.8

Space Jam: A New Legacy

20216.6

Ocean's Thirteen

20076.7

Boogie Nights

19977.6

Flight

20126.9

Traffic

20007.1

Swordfish

20016.3

Crash

20057.2

The Family Man

20006.8

Volcano

19976.0

Hotel Rwanda

20047.7

I Love Boosters

20266.0

Hotel for Dogs

20096.1

Reign Over Me

20077.2

After the Sunset

20046.2

Colors

19886.5

Unstoppable

20245.3

Out of Sight

19986.7

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

19956.5

White Noise

20225.6

No Sudden Move

20216.4

The Guard

20117.0

Mission to Mars

20006.0

Brooklyn's Finest

20106.3

Hamburger Hill

19876.6

Devil in a Blue Dress

19956.5

Traitor

20086.7

Bulworth

19986.3

Manic

20026.8

Things Behind the Sun

20016.0

One World: Together at Home

20207.1

The United States of Leland

20036.5

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

20046.5

Miles Ahead

20166.4

The Meteor Man

19935.8

Fail Safe

20006.9

The People Speak

20097.2

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

20197.1

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

20128.1

David Blaine: Beyond Magic

20167.1

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

20235.2

Abby Singer

20036.8

Talk to Me

20076.8

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

20216.9

The Real Full Monty

20244.0

My Darling California

2026

30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT

20215.1

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

19967.1

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

20052.0

Moving Violations

19855.4

Rosewood

19976.5

Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

20115.8

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

20208.1

King Leopold's Ghost

20068.0

The Rat Pack

19985.9

Ocean's Fourteen

2026

Kevin Hart: What Now?

20166.4

Ticker

20026.7

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

20035.2

Canyon

2026

The Dog Problem

20066.0

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'

20007.0

A Man's Story

20116.9

Inside 'Out of Sight'

199810.0

Black Stallions

2026

Lush Life

19937.2

With/In Volume 1

20213.2

Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics

20247.0

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

20171.0

A Lesson Before Dying

19995.0

Punk

19864.5

The Topdog Diaries

200210.0

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

2020

Roadside Prophets

19925.5

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

20088.4

The Last Electric Knight

1986

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

202010.0

A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'

20097.0

House of Lies Live

2013

Darfur Now

20076.1

Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability

20216.0

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2

20124.8

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4

20125.0

A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'

20059.0

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3

20125.5