Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

59 · Born: Nov 29, 1964

Personal Details

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Born Nov 29, 1964 Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Parents
  • Bettye Cheadle (North)
  • Donald Frank Cheadle Sr.
Relatives
  • Colin Cheadle (Sibling)
  • Cindy Cheadle (Sibling)

Biography

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. is an American actor, author, director, producer and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), and The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Career

2026
Armor Wars
Armor Wars as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2023
Agent Elvis
Agent Elvis as The Commander (voice)
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Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
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Dave
Dave as Don Cheadle
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2022
With/In
With/In
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White Noise
White Noise as Murray Siskind
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Don't Look Deeper
Don't Look Deeper as Martin
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The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Nubian Prince (voice)
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2021
The Bunny & The GOAT - ESPN 30 for 30
The Bunny & The GOAT - ESPN 30 for 30 as Al G. Rhythm
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
Space Jam: A New Legacy as Al G. Rhythm
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No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move as Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
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With/in: Volume 1
With/in: Volume 1 as (segment "Intersection")
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
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What If...?
What If...? as Rhodey (voice)
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The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years as Narrator
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2020
Don't Look Deeper
Don't Look Deeper as Martin
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DuckTales
DuckTales as Donald Duck (voice)
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame as James Rhodes / War Machine
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Black Monday
Black Monday as Maurice 'Mo' Monroe
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2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
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2016
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War as Lieutenant James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
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Kevin Hart: What Now?
Kevin Hart: What Now? as Rival Agent
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Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead as Miles Davis
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2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron as James Rhodes and War Machine
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2013
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / Iron Patriot
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2012
Captain Planet 2
Captain Planet 2 as Captain Planet
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Flight
Flight as Hugh Lang
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Captain Planet 4
Captain Planet 4 as Captain Planet
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Captain Planet 3
Captain Planet 3 as Captain Planet
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La Source
La Source as Narrator
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House of Lies
House of Lies as Marty Kaan
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2011
The Guard
The Guard as FBI agent Wendell Everett
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Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet
Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet as Captain Planet
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2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest as Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
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Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
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Funny or Die Presents...
Funny or Die Presents... as Frederick Douglass
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2009
Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs as Bernie
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2008
Traitor
Traitor as Samir Horn
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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene as Narrator (voice)
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2007
Talk to Me
Talk to Me as Ralph Waldo 'Petey' Greene
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Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen as Basher Tarr
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Reign Over Me
Reign Over Me as Alan Johnson
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2006
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost as Narrator (voice)
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2005
Crash
Crash as Det. Graham Waters
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2004
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina
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Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve as Basher Tarr
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Bonny Simmons
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After the Sunset
After the Sunset as Henri Mooré
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The United States of Leland
The United States of Leland as Pearl Madison
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2002
Ticker
Ticker as Passenger
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2001
Manic
Manic as Dr. David Monroe
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Things Behind the Sun
Things Behind the Sun as Chuck
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Swordfish
Swordfish as Agent J.T. Roberts
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The Bernie Mac Show
2000
The Family Man
The Family Man as Cash
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Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars as Luke Graham
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Traffic
Traffic as Montel Gordon
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1999
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying as Grant Wiggins
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons
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1998
The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack as Sammy Davis Jr.
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Out of Sight
Out of Sight as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
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1997
Volcano
Volcano as Emmit Reese
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Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights as Buck Swope
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Rosewood
Rosewood as Sylvester Carrier
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1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress as Mouse Alexander
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1994
Picket Fences
Picket Fences as John Littleton
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1993
Lush Life
Lush Life as Jack
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The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man as Goldilocks
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1992
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets as Happy Days Manager
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The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace as Roland Wilson
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1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Ice Tray
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1988
Colors
Colors as Rocket
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1987
Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill as Pvt. Washburn
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Night Court
Night Court as Jack
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2023
Byron Allen Presents the Grio Awards
2021
Hart to Heart
Hart to Heart
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Conan
Conan
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2020
20/20
20/20
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2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero
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2018
Christian Audigier the Vif
2017
August 28th
August 28th
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2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Chelsea
Chelsea
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Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
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2011
A Man's Story
A Man's Story
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2009
The People Speak
The People Speak
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2007
Darfur Now
Darfur Now
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2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2002
Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries
2016
Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead as Director, Writer
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