Don Cheadle 1964 60

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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Avengers: Infinity War 2018
James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Endgame 2019
James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
James Rhodes / War Machine
Captain America: Civil War 2016
Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
Iron Man 3 2013
Colonel James Rhodes
Iron Man 2 2010
Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Captain Marvel 2019
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven 2001
Basher Tarr (uncredited)
Flight 2012
Hugh Lang
Rush Hour 2 2001
Kenny (uncredited)
Crash 2005
Det. Graham Waters, Producer
Hotel Rwanda 2004
Paul Rusesabagina

Credit 96

2025 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

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