Don Cheadle
25 FOLLOWERS • 94 CREDITS • NOV 29, 1964 • 60
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).
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Night Court
Tony Awards
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
DAVE
Hill Street Blues
Big Mouth
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Marvel Studios Assembled
Hollywood Game Night
Honest Trailers
Lip Sync Battle
The Early Show
Desus & Mero
Chelsea
What If...?
Fame
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Marvel Studios Legends
The Shop
China Beach
L.A. Law
The Bronx Zoo
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
DuckTales
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Secret Invasion
Hart to Heart
The Bernie Mac Show
Captain Marvel
Rush Hour 2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Ocean's Eleven
Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Doomsday
Picket Fences
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Memory Police
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Wonder Years
Avengers: Endgame
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Avengers: Infinity War
Colors
Agent Elvis
Ocean's Twelve
Boogie Nights
Funny or Die Presents
Captain America: Civil War
Lush Life
ER
Ocean's Thirteen
Traffic
Hamburger Hill
The Golden Palace
Volcano
Out of Sight
After the Sunset
Iron Man 2
The Rat Pack
The Family Man
The Big Cigar
White Noise
Mission to Mars
Iron Man 3
Hotel for Dogs
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Crash
Brooklyn's Finest
Flight
Black Monday
No Sudden Move
Traitor
Armor Wars
House of Lies
Hotel Rwanda
Production Credits
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