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