Don Cheadle
Acting
Born November 29, 1964 · 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.
Directed (1)
Acting (92)
I Love Boosters
2026
The Real Full Monty
2024
Unstoppable
2024
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
White Noise
2022
With/In Volume 2
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
No Sudden Move
2021
With/In Volume 1
2021
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
One World: Together at Home
2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Captain Marvel
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Miles Ahead
2016
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
House of Lies Live
2013
Iron Man 3
2013
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
2012
Kingdom Come
2012
Flight
2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
A Man's Story
2011
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011
The Guard
2011
Iron Man 2
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
The People Speak
2009
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009
Hotel for Dogs
2009
Traitor
2008
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2008
Darfur Now
2007
Talk to Me
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
Reign Over Me
2007
The Dog Problem
2006
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Crash
2005
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
2005
Hotel Rwanda
2004
Ocean's Twelve
2004
After the Sunset
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
Abby Singer
2003
The United States of Leland
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Ticker
2002
The Topdog Diaries
2002
Ocean's Eleven
2001
Things Behind the Sun
2001
Rush Hour 2
2001
Swordfish
2001
Manic
2001
Traffic
2000
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000
The Family Man
2000
Fail Safe
2000
Mission to Mars
2000
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
The Rat Pack
1998
Inside 'Out of Sight'
1998
Out of Sight
1998
Bulworth
1998
Boogie Nights
1997
Volcano
1997
Rosewood
1997
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
Lush Life
1993
The Meteor Man
1993
Roadside Prophets
1992
Colors
1988
Hamburger Hill
1987
Punk
1986
The Last Electric Knight
1986
Moving Violations
1985