Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/, CHEE-dəl; 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.
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RevenueActing
Primarily2025 Canyon Producer
2025 Inside 'Out of Sight' as Himself
2025 Black Stallions
2025 Amari And The Night Brothers Producer
2025 Armor Wars as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2024 The Real Full Monty as Self (uncredited)
2024 Unstoppable as Coach Shawn Charles
2024 Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion as Self - 'Rhodey'
2023 Don't Look Deeper as Martin
2023 Secret Invasion as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
2022 White Noise as Murray Siskind
2022 With/In Volume 2
2021 Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy as Al G. Rhythm
2021 No Sudden Move as Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
2021 With/In Volume 1 as (segment "Intersection")
2021 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT as Al G. Rhythm
2020 Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times as Self
2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
2019 Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
2019 Avengers: Endgame as James Rhodes / War Machine
2019 Captain Marvel as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
2018 Avengers: Infinity War as James Rhodes / War Machine
2017 August 28: A Day in the Life of a People as Self
2016 L.A. Noir as Actor
2016 David Blaine: Beyond Magic as Self
2016 Kevin Hart: What Now? as Rival Agent
2016 Captain America: Civil War as Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
2016 Miles Ahead as Miles Davis Director, Producer, Writer
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron as James Rhodes / War Machine
2014 St. Vincent Executive Producer
2013 House of Lies Live as Self
2013 Iron Man 3 as Colonel James Rhodes
2012 Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 as Captain Planet
2012 Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3 as Captain Planet
2012 Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 as Captain Planet
2012 Flight as Hugh Lang
2012 Kingdom Come as Self
2012 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
2011 A Man's Story as Self
2011 Captain Planet with Don Cheadle as Captain Planet
2011 The Guard as FBI agent Wendell Everett
2010 Iron Man 2 as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
2010 Brooklyn's Finest as Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
2009 The People Speak as Self
2009 A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' as Self
2009 Hotel for Dogs as Bernie
2008 Traitor as Samir Horn Producer
2008 Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene as Narrator (voice)
2007 Darfur Now as Self
2007 Talk to Me as Petey Greene Executive Producer
2007 Ocean's Thirteen as Basher Tarr
2007 Reign Over Me as Alan Johnson
2007 Freedom Writers Thanks
2006 The Dog Problem
2006 King Leopold's Ghost as Narrator (voice)
2005 Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast as Self - Presenter
2005 Crash as Det. Graham Waters Producer
2004 Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina
2004 Ocean's Twelve as Basher Tarr
2004 After the Sunset as Henri Mooré
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Bonny Simmons
2003 Abby Singer as Don Cheadle (uncredited)
2003 The United States of Leland as Pearl Madison
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002 Ticker as Passenger
2002 The Topdog Diaries as Self
2001 Ocean's Eleven as Basher Tarr (uncredited)
2001 Things Behind the Sun as Chuck
2001 Rush Hour 2 as Kenny (uncredited)
2001 Swordfish as Roberts
2001 Manic as Dr. David Monroe
2000 Traffic as Montel Gordon
2000 Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
2000 The Family Man as Cash
2000 Fail Safe as Lt. Jimmy Pierce
2000 Mission to Mars as Luke Graham
1999 A Lesson Before Dying as Grant Wiggins
1998 The Rat Pack as Sammy Davis Jr.
1998 Out of Sight as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
1998 Bulworth as L.D.
1997 Boogie Nights as Buck Swope
1997 Volcano as Emmit Reese
1997 Rosewood as Sylvester Carrier
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Earl Manigault
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Rooster
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress as Mouse Alexander
1993 Lush Life as Jack
1993 The Meteor Man as Goldilocks
1992 Roadside Prophets as Happy Days Manager
1988 Colors as Rocket
1987 Hamburger Hill as Pvt. Washburn
1986 Punk
1985 Moving Violations as Juicy Burgers Worker
7.15 War 2
6.98 Adventure 11
6.84 Science Fiction 12
6.75 Action 19
6.67 Animation 1
6.60 Unknown 1
6.44 Romance 5
6.37 Documentary 20
6.35 Crime 21
6.33 Family 2
6.24 Thriller 19
6.16 TV Movie 8
6.15 Drama 37
6.11 Comedy 23
6.09 History 10
5.93 Fantasy 5
5.69 Music 5
4.95 Horror 2
3.73 Mystery 2