Don Cheadle

Acting · Born 1964-11-29 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina
• Crash as Det. Graham Waters
• Reign Over Me as Alan Johnson
• Traffic as Montel Gordon
• Boogie Nights as Buck Swope
• The Guard as FBI agent Wendell Everett
• Iron Man 3 as Colonel James Rhodes
• Avengers: Age of Ultron as James Rhodes / War Machine
• Captain America: Civil War as Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
• Avengers: Infinity War as James Rhodes / War Machine

TV

• The Simpsons as Brother Faith (voice)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Ice Tray
• Hill Street Blues
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
• What If...? as Rhodey (voice)
• ER as Paul Nathan
• Big Mouth as Don Cheadle (voice)
• DuckTales as Donald Duck (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• L.A. Law as Julian Tatoon