Don Cheadle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 29, 1964 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Credits
- 163
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
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Endgame
2019Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Captain America: Civil War
2016Movie
Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
Iron Man 3
2013Movie
Colonel James Rhodes
Iron Man 2
2010Movie
Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Filmography
I Love Boosters
2026Movie
Dr. Jack
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025TV
Self
The Real Full Monty
2024Movie
Self (uncredited)
Unstoppable
2024Movie
Coach Shawn Charles
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024TV
JD Hudson
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2024Movie
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023Movie
Self - 'Rhodey'
Secret Invasion
2023TV
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Agent Elvis
2023TV
The Commander (voice)
White Noise
2022Movie
Murray Siskind
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022TV
Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022TV
Nubian Prince (voice)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021Movie
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
2021Movie
Narrator
The Wonder Years
2021TV
Narrator
What If...?
2021TV
Rhodey (voice)
Hart to Heart
2021TV
Self - Interviewee
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021Movie
Al G. Rhythm
No Sudden Move
2021Movie
Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
With/In Volume 1
2021Movie
(segment "Intersection")
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021Movie
Al G. Rhythm
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021TV
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021TV
Self - James Rhodes / Rhodey
Marvel Studios Legends
2021TV
James Rhodes / War Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020Movie
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020Movie
Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
Don't Look Deeper
2020TV
Martin
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020Movie
Self
One World: Together at Home
2020Movie
Self
DAVE
2020TV
Don Cheadle
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019Movie
Self
Avengers: Endgame
2019Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Captain Marvel
2019Movie
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
Desus & Mero
2019TV
Self - Illustrious Guest
Black Monday
2019TV
Maurice 'Mo' Monroe
The Shop
2018TV
Self
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Big Mouth
2017TV
Don Cheadle (voice)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017Movie
Self
DuckTales
2017TV
Donald Duck (voice)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016Movie
Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016TV
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016Movie
Rival Agent
Chelsea
2016TV
Self
Captain America: Civil War
2016Movie
Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
Miles Ahead
2016Movie
Miles Davis
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Movie
James Rhodes / War Machine
Lip Sync Battle
2015TV
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014TV
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014TV
Self
House of Lies Live
2013Movie
Self
Talking Bad
2013TV
Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013TV
Self
Iron Man 3
2013Movie
Colonel James Rhodes
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012Movie
Captain Planet
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012Movie
Captain Planet
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
2012Movie
Captain Planet
Kingdom Come
2012Movie
Self
Flight
2012Movie
Hugh Lang
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012Movie
Self
House of Lies
2012TV
Marty Kaan
A Man's Story
2011Movie
Self
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011Movie
Captain Planet
The Guard
2011Movie
FBI agent Wendell Everett
Conan
2010TV
Self
Iron Man 2
2010Movie
Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Brooklyn's Finest
2010Movie
Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
The People Speak
2009Movie
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009Movie
Self
Hotel for Dogs
2009Movie
Bernie
Traitor
2008Movie
Samir Horn
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2008Movie
Narrator (voice)
Darfur Now
2007Movie
Self
Talk to Me
2007Movie
Petey Greene
Ocean's Thirteen
2007Movie
Basher Tarr
Reign Over Me
2007Movie
Alan Johnson
30 Rock
2006TV
Don Cheadle
The Dog Problem
2006Movie
Dr. Nourmand (uncredited)
King Leopold's Ghost
2006Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Henry Rollins Show
2006TV
Himself
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005Movie
Self - Presenter
Crash
2005Movie
Det. Graham Waters
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
2005Movie
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Hotel Rwanda
2004Movie
Paul Rusesabagina
Ocean's Twelve
2004Movie
Basher Tarr
After the Sunset
2004Movie
Henri Mooré
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004Movie
Bonny Simmons
America Beyond the Color Line
2004TV
Self
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003TV
Self
Abby Singer
2003Movie
Don Cheadle (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
The United States of Leland
2003Movie
Pearl Madison
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Guest
Manic
2002Movie
Dr. David Monroe
Ticker
2002Movie
Passenger
The Topdog Diaries
2002Movie
Self
Ocean's Eleven
2001Movie
Basher Tarr
The Bernie Mac Show
2001TV
Cousin D
Things Behind the Sun
2001Movie
Chuck
Rush Hour 2
2001Movie
Kenny (uncredited)
Swordfish
2001Movie
Roberts
The Hire
2001TV
Passenger
Traffic
2000Movie
Montel Gordon
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000Movie
Self
The Family Man
2000Movie
Cash
Fail Safe
2000Movie
Lt. Jimmy Pierce
Mission to Mars
2000Movie
Luke Graham
The Early Show
1999TV
Self - Guest
Independent Lens
1999TV
Host
A Lesson Before Dying
1999Movie
Grant Wiggins
The Rat Pack
1998Movie
Sammy Davis Jr.
Inside 'Out of Sight'
1998Movie
Self
Out of Sight
1998Movie
Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
Bulworth
1998Movie
L.D.
Boogie Nights
1997Movie
Buck Swope
The View
1997TV
Self
Volcano
1997Movie
Emmit Reese
Rosewood
1997Movie
Sylvester Carrier
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996Movie
Earl Manigault
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995Movie
Rooster
MADtv
1995TV
Self, Perry
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995Movie
Mouse Alexander
ER
1994TV
Paul Nathan
Lush Life
1993Movie
Jack
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
The Meteor Man
1993Movie
Goldilocks
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992TV
Bennie
The Golden Palace
1992TV
Roland Wilson
Picket Fences
1992TV
John Littleton
Roadside Prophets
1992Movie
Happy Days Manager
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990TV
Ice Tray
The Simpsons
1989TV
Brother Faith (voice)
Booker
1989TV
Frenchie Sayles
China Beach
1988TV
Colors
1988Movie
Rocket
Hamburger Hill
1987Movie
Pvt. Washburn
The Bronx Zoo
1987TV
L.A. Law
1986TV
Julian Tatoon
Punk
1986Movie
The Last Electric Knight
1986Movie
Gang Leader
Moving Violations
1985Movie
Juicy Burgers Worker
Night Court
1984TV
Jack
Fame
1982TV
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
My Darling California
Movie
John Ashley Cotton
Ocean's Fourteen
Movie
Basher Tarr
Canyon
Movie
Black Stallions
Movie