Don Cheadle
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.
163 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 163
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
ER
1994
Conan
2010
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
30 Rock
2006
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Hill Street Blues
1981
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Night Court
1984
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Avengers: Endgame
2019
L.A. Law
1986
Tony Awards
1956
Iron Man 2
2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
What If...?
2021
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Big Mouth
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Fame
1982
DuckTales
2017
Iron Man 3
2013
Independent Lens
1999
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Captain America: Civil War
2016
The Oscars
1953
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
Chelsea
2016
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Lip Sync Battle
2015
China Beach
1988
House of Lies
2012
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
Black Monday
2019
Ocean's Eleven
2001
Captain Marvel
2019
Picket Fences
1992
DAVE
2020
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
I Love Boosters
2026
Secret Invasion
2023
Rush Hour 2
2001
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
The Shop
2018
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
The Wonder Years
2021
Booker
1989
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Desus & Mero
2019
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
Agent Elvis
2023
Boogie Nights
1997
The Golden Palace
1992
Crash
2005
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
The Hire
2001
Flight
2012
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
The Bronx Zoo
1987
The Family Man
2000
Swordfish
2001
Hart to Heart
2021
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
Traffic
2000
Hotel Rwanda
2004
Volcano
1997
Colors
1988
Out of Sight
1998
After the Sunset
2004
Don't Look Deeper
2020
Unstoppable
2024
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003
Mission to Mars
2000
Talking Bad
2013
Hotel for Dogs
2009
No Sudden Move
2021
The Early Show
1999
Reign Over Me
2007
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Hamburger Hill
1987
White Noise
2022
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
The Guard
2011
Bulworth
1998
MADtv
1995
The Meteor Man
1993
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Traitor
2008
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
One World: Together at Home
2020
The United States of Leland
2003
Rosewood
1997
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Manic
2001
Moving Violations
1985
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
Ticker
2002
Fail Safe
2000
Talk to Me
2007
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
Miles Ahead
2016
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016
A Man's Story
2011
The Rat Pack
1998
Roadside Prophets
1992
Abby Singer
2003
The Dog Problem
2006
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
Things Behind the Sun
2001
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Kingdom Come
2012
The People Speak
2009
The Real Full Monty
2024
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2024
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000
With/In Volume 1
2021
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009
Ocean's Fourteen
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Lush Life
1993
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011
My Darling California
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House of Lies Live
2013
Darfur Now
2007
Punk
1986
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
2012
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2008
Inside 'Out of Sight'
1998
Black Stallions
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The Topdog Diaries
2002
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012
The Last Electric Knight
1986
Canyon
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
2005
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
2021
