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