Don Cheadle

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-11-29 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Don Cheadle

Biography

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...

Acting

2004

Ocean's Twelve

as Basher Tarr

2004

Hotel Rwanda

as Paul Rusesabagina

2007

Ocean's Thirteen

as Basher Tarr

1988

Colors

as Rocket

1998

Out of Sight

as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller

2010

Iron Man 2

as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes

2000

Mission to Mars

as Luke Graham

2005

Crash

as Det. Graham Waters

2004

After the Sunset

as Henri Mooré

2007

Reign Over Me

as Alan Johnson

2000

Traffic

as Montel Gordon

1987

Hamburger Hill

as Pvt. Washburn

1997

Volcano

as Emmit Reese

1997

Boogie Nights

as Buck Swope

2001

Rush Hour 2

as Kenny (uncredited)

1993

The Meteor Man

as Goldilocks

2000

2007

Talk to Me

as Petey Greene

2000

Fail Safe

as Lt. Jimmy Pierce

2007

Darfur Now

as Self

1995

Devil in a Blue Dress

as Mouse Alexander

1998

The Rat Pack

as Sammy Davis Jr.

1997

Rosewood

as Sylvester Carrier

1998

Bulworth

as L.D.

1985

Moving Violations

as Juicy Burgers Worker

2001

Swordfish

as Roberts

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

as Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler

2008

Traitor

as Samir Horn

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)

2003

1992

Roadside Prophets

as Happy Days Manager

2001

Manic

as Dr. David Monroe

2009

2011

The Guard

as FBI agent Wendell Everett

2013

Iron Man 3

as Colonel James Rhodes

1999

A Lesson Before Dying

as Grant Wiggins

1993

Lush Life

as Jack

2011

2024

Unstoppable

as Coach Shawn Charles

2012

2012

Flight

as Hugh Lang

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as James Rhodes / War Machine

2006

The Dog Problem

as Dr. Nourmand (uncredited)

2016

Miles Ahead

as Miles Davis

2016

Captain America: Civil War

as Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine

1986

2023

2002

Ticker

as Passenger

2009

2016

Kevin Hart: What Now?

as Rival Agent

2018

Avengers: Infinity War

as James Rhodes / War Machine

2011

2003

Abby Singer

as Don Cheadle (uncredited)

2006

King Leopold's Ghost

as Narrator (voice)

2019

Captain Marvel

as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)

2021

2021

No Sudden Move

as Curtis 'Curt' Goynes

2019

Avengers: Endgame

as James Rhodes / War Machine

2020

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"

2021

With/In Volume 1

as (segment "Intersection")

2022

White Noise

as Murray Siskind

2024

The Real Full Monty

as Self (uncredited)

2001

Ocean's Eleven

as Basher Tarr (uncredited)

2016

L.A. Noir

as Actor

Production

2008

Traitor

as Producer

2007

2016

Miles Ahead

as Director

2016

Miles Ahead

as Producer

2005

Crash

as Producer

2016

Miles Ahead

as Writer

2007

Talk to Me

as Executive Producer

2014

St. Vincent

as Executive Producer

-

Canyon

as Producer

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