Don Cheadle
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.
Filmography (45)
I Love Boosters
White Noise
Space Jam: A New Legacy
No Sudden Move
Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: Civil War
Miles Ahead
Avengers: Age of Ultron
St. Vincent
Iron Man 3
Flight
The Guard
Iron Man 2
Brooklyn's Finest
Hotel for Dogs
Traitor
Ocean's Thirteen
Reign Over Me
Freedom Writers
Crash
Ocean's Twelve
Hotel Rwanda
After the Sunset
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The United States of Leland
Manic
Rush Hour 2
Ocean's Eleven
Swordfish
The Family Man
Traffic
Mission to Mars
Fail Safe
Bulworth
Out of Sight
Volcano
Boogie Nights
Rosewood
Devil in a Blue Dress
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Meteor Man
Colors
