Don Cheadle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
164
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Conan
Golden Globe Awards
ER
Saturday Night Live
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The View
Real Time with Bill Maher
30 Rock
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Avengers: Infinity War
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
L.A. Law
What If...?
Iron Man 2
DuckTales
Big Mouth
Avengers: Endgame
Night Court
Iron Man 3
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Hill Street Blues
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Captain America: Civil War
The Oscars
Off Camera with Sam Jones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Secret Invasion
Ocean's Eleven
Marvel Studios Assembled
The Guard
The Bernie Mac Show
Marvel Studios Legends
Volcano
Chelsea
Captain Marvel
Traitor
Lip Sync Battle
Fail Safe
Fame
Desus & Mero
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Colors
Ocean's Thirteen
Rush Hour 2
Ocean's Twelve
Black Monday
House of Lies
China Beach
Picket Fences
Boogie Nights
DAVE
Number One on the Call Sheet
Darfur Now
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Unstoppable
Brooklyn's Finest
Independent Lens
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Bulworth
Agent Elvis
Hollywood Game Night
Flight
Rosewood
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Abby Singer
Traffic
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Swordfish
The Shop
I Love Boosters
Crash
Manic
The Wonder Years
Entertainment Tonight
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Black Stallions
One World: Together at Home
The Golden Palace
The Family Man
Hotel Rwanda
The Hire
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
The Bronx Zoo
The People Speak
No Sudden Move
After the Sunset
Reign Over Me
Out of Sight
Mission to Mars
The Henry Rollins Show
The Early Show
Hart to Heart
My Darling California
Talk to Me
Hotel for Dogs
White Noise
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Don't Look Deeper
Hamburger Hill
Celebrity Poker Showdown
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Real Full Monty
The Meteor Man
Canyon
MADtv
MADtv
Talking Bad
America Beyond the Color Line
Punk
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ocean's Fourteen
The United States of Leland
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Kevin Hart: What Now?
The Last Electric Knight
Miles Ahead
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Ticker
Moving Violations
With/In Volume 2
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
The Rat Pack
King Leopold's Ghost
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
With/In Volume 1
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Roadside Prophets
Lush Life
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
A Man's Story
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
A Lesson Before Dying
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
Kingdom Come
House of Lies Live
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Things Behind the Sun
The Dog Problem
Don't Look Deeper
The Topdog Diaries
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
