Don Cheadle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
163
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-11-29 (61 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
Saturday Night Live
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
30 Rock
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Real Time with Bill Maher
Avengers: Infinity War
ER
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Tony Awards
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Big Mouth
Iron Man 2
What If...?
DuckTales
Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Endgame
Night Court
L.A. Law
Hill Street Blues
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
DAVE
Iron Man 3
The Bernie Mac Show
Ocean's Eleven
Lip Sync Battle
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Boogie Nights
Black Monday
Marvel Studios Legends
House of Lies
Chelsea
Rush Hour 2
The Oscars
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Family Man
Picket Fences
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Hotel Rwanda
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Crash
Ocean's Twelve
Fame
Secret Invasion
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Independent Lens
Things Behind the Sun
Captain Marvel
China Beach
Marvel Studios Assembled
Desus & Mero
Out of Sight
Flight
Entertainment Tonight
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Ocean's Thirteen
Hamburger Hill
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
The Guard
The Shop
Swordfish
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
The Wonder Years
Hollywood Game Night
Unstoppable
Colors
Traffic
Volcano
Traitor
Agent Elvis
Abby Singer
Manic
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Lush Life
Black Stallions
Mission to Mars
The Golden Palace
Bulworth
Fail Safe
White Noise
Number One on the Call Sheet
Punk
Moving Violations
No Sudden Move
Hart to Heart
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Rosewood
The Henry Rollins Show
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Brooklyn's Finest
Kingdom Come
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Roadside Prophets
Don't Look Deeper
After the Sunset
Hotel for Dogs
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Darfur Now
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
Devil in a Blue Dress
Miles Ahead
Reign Over Me
Celebrity Poker Showdown
The Bronx Zoo
A Man's Story
The Hire
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
Talk to Me
The Meteor Man
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
I Love Boosters
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
The Early Show
Don't Look Deeper
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
With/In Volume 2
With/In Volume 1
Kevin Hart: What Now?
America Beyond the Color Line
The Real Full Monty
The United States of Leland
A Lesson Before Dying
One World: Together at Home
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
The Dog Problem
My Darling California
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
The Rat Pack
MADtv
MADtv
The People Speak
Ocean's Fourteen
Canyon
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
The Topdog Diaries
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
House of Lies Live
King Leopold's Ghost
Ticker
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
