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.
91 movies · 68 shows
I Love Boosters
2026·6.0
The Real Full Monty
2024·4.0
Unstoppable
2024·5.3
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2024·7.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023·5.2
White Noise
2022·5.6
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021·6.9
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
2021·6.0
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021·6.6
No Sudden Move
2021·6.4
With/In Volume 1
2021·3.2
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021·5.1
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020·10.0
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020·8.1
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020·0.0
One World: Together at Home
2020·7.1
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019·7.1
Avengers: Endgame
2019·8.2
Captain Marvel
2019·6.8
Avengers: Infinity War
2018·8.2
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017·1.0
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016·7.1
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016·6.4
Captain America: Civil War
2016·7.5
Miles Ahead
2016·6.4
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015·7.3
House of Lies Live
2013·0.0
Iron Man 3
2013·6.9
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012·5.0
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012·5.5
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
2012·4.8
Kingdom Come
2012·6.2
Flight
2012·6.9
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012·8.1
A Man's Story
2011·6.9
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011·5.8
The Guard
2011·7.0
Iron Man 2
2010·6.9
Brooklyn's Finest
2010·6.3
The People Speak
2009·7.2
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009·7.0
Hotel for Dogs
2009·6.1
Traitor
2008·6.7
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2008·8.4
Darfur Now
2007·6.1
Talk to Me
2007·6.8
Ocean's Thirteen
2007·6.7
Reign Over Me
2007·7.2
The Dog Problem
2006·6.0
King Leopold's Ghost
2006·8.0
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005·2.0
Crash
2005·7.2
A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
2005·9.0
Hotel Rwanda
2004·7.7
Ocean's Twelve
2004·6.6
After the Sunset
2004·6.2
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004·6.5
Abby Singer
2003·6.8
The United States of Leland
2003·6.5
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003·5.2
Manic
2002·6.8
Ticker
2002·6.7
The Topdog Diaries
2002·10.0
Ocean's Eleven
2001·7.5
Things Behind the Sun
2001·6.0
Rush Hour 2
2001·6.8
Swordfish
2001·6.3
Traffic
2000·7.1
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000·7.0
The Family Man
2000·6.8
Fail Safe
2000·6.9
Mission to Mars
2000·6.0
A Lesson Before Dying
1999·5.0
The Rat Pack
1998·5.9
Inside 'Out of Sight'
1998·10.0
Out of Sight
1998·6.7
Bulworth
1998·6.3
Boogie Nights
1997·7.6
Volcano
1997·6.0
Rosewood
1997·6.5
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996·7.1
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995·6.5
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995·6.5
Lush Life
1993·7.2
The Meteor Man
1993·5.8
Roadside Prophets
1992·5.5
Colors
1988·6.5
Hamburger Hill
1987·6.6
Punk
1986·4.5
The Last Electric Knight
1986·0.0
Moving Violations
1985·5.4