Don Cheadle

Known for ActingBorn 1964-11-29 (age 61)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

The Topdog Diaries

Inside 'Out of Sight'

A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

Hart to Heart

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

What If...?

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

King Leopold's Ghost

Freedom Writers

DuckTales

The Simpsons

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Big Mouth

Hotel Rwanda

ER

The Hire

Captain America: Civil War

Marvel Studios Legends

Boogie Nights

30 Rock

America Beyond the Color Line

DAVE

Ocean's Eleven

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hill Street Blues

Marvel Studios Assembled

China Beach

Picket Fences

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

One World: Together at Home

Conan

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

The People Speak

Reign Over Me

Crash

David Blaine: Beyond Magic

St. Vincent

Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Wonder Years

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Night Court