Don Cheadle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
160
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-11-29 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Don Cheadle
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Conan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Avengers: Infinity War
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Tony Awards
ER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
The View
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Hill Street Blues
What If...?
Night Court
Iron Man 2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
DuckTales
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Big Mouth
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Bernie Mac Show
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Iron Man 3
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
L.A. Law
Marvel Studios Legends
Fame
Captain America: Civil War
Lip Sync Battle
Chelsea
Ocean's Twelve
Independent Lens
The Wonder Years
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Boogie Nights
Ocean's Eleven
Desus & Mero
The Oscars
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
China Beach
Secret Invasion
Captain Marvel
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Unstoppable
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Picket Fences
Entertainment Tonight
House of Lies
DAVE
Rush Hour 2
Black Monday
The Family Man
After the Sunset
Marvel Studios Assembled
The Meteor Man
The Golden Palace
Traffic
Hollywood Game Night
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Crash
Volcano
Space Jam: A New Legacy
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Things Behind the Sun
Agent Elvis
Ocean's Thirteen
Number One on the Call Sheet
Hamburger Hill
No Sudden Move
The Shop
Hotel Rwanda
White Noise
Colors
Flight
Brooklyn's Finest
Traitor
Hotel for Dogs
Roadside Prophets
Swordfish
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Reign Over Me
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Hart to Heart
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
The Guard
Ticker
Talk to Me
A Man's Story
Rosewood
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
The Bronx Zoo
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Lush Life
Mission to Mars
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
The Henry Rollins Show
The Early Show
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
The Hire
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
Out of Sight
Don't Look Deeper
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
The United States of Leland
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
With/In Volume 2
America Beyond the Color Line
Devil in a Blue Dress
The People Speak
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
With/In Volume 1
Moving Violations
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Kingdom Come
The Dog Problem
A Lesson Before Dying
MADtv
MADtv
Bulworth
Abby Singer
Don't Look Deeper
One World: Together at Home
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Manic
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Darfur Now
Ocean's Fourteen
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
House of Lies Live
Punk
The Real Full Monty
Black Stallions
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Miles Ahead
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Fail Safe
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
The Rat Pack
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Canyon
King Leopold's Ghost
The Topdog Diaries
