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Don Cheadle
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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May 22nd, 2026 | I Love Boosters | Dr. Jack | TBD | |
December 8th, 2024 | The Real Full Monty | Self (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
December 6th, 2024 | Unstoppable | Coach Shawn Charles | 5.3 | |
June 19th, 2024 | Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics | Self | 7 | |
September 19th, 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Rhodey' | 5.2 | |
November 25th, 2022 | White Noise | Murray Siskind | 5.6 | |
November 12th, 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage) | 6.9 | |
October 13th, 2021 | Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability | Narrator | 6 | |
July 8th, 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Al G. Rhythm | 6.6 | |
June 24th, 2021 | No Sudden Move | Curtis 'Curt' Goynes | 6.4 | |
June 13th, 2021 | With/In Volume 1 | (segment "Intersection") | 3.2 | |
June 6th, 2021 | 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT | Al G. Rhythm | 4.3 | |
September 19th, 2020 | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Self | 10 | |
August 30th, 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" | 8.1 | |
April 22nd, 2020 | Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort | Self | TBD | |
April 18th, 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | 7.1 | |
December 20th, 2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | 7.1 | |
April 24th, 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | James Rhodes / War Machine | 8.2 | |
March 6th, 2019 | Captain Marvel | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
April 25th, 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | James Rhodes / War Machine | 8.2 | |
August 26th, 2017 | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 1 | |
November 16th, 2016 | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 7.1 | |
October 14th, 2016 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Rival Agent | 6.4 | |
April 27th, 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine | 7.4 | |
January 22nd, 2016 | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis | 6.4 | |
April 22nd, 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | James Rhodes / War Machine | 7.3 | |
December 31st, 2013 | House of Lies Live | Self | TBD | |
April 18th, 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Colonel James Rhodes | 6.9 | |
December 14th, 2012 | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 | Captain Planet | 5 | |
December 12th, 2012 | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3 | Captain Planet | 5 | |
December 10th, 2012 | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 | Captain Planet | 4.5 | |
April 28th, 2012 | Kingdom Come | Self | 6.2 | |
February 22nd, 2012 | Flight | Hugh Lang | 6.9 | |
February 19th, 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 8.1 | |
October 8th, 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | 6.9 | |
September 14th, 2011 | Captain Planet with Don Cheadle | Captain Planet | 5.8 | |
July 7th, 2011 | The Guard | FBI agent Wendell Everett | 7 | |
April 28th, 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes | 6.9 | |
March 4th, 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler | 6.3 | |
December 13th, 2009 | The People Speak | Self | 7.2 | |
April 28th, 2009 | A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' | Self | TBD | |
January 16th, 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Bernie | 6.1 | |
August 23rd, 2008 | Traitor | Samir Horn | 6.7 | |
January 1st, 2008 | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene | Narrator (voice) | 8.4 | |
November 2nd, 2007 | Darfur Now | Self | 6.1 | |
July 13th, 2007 | Talk to Me | Petey Greene | 6.9 | |
June 5th, 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Basher Tarr | 6.7 | |
March 22nd, 2007 | Reign Over Me | Alan Johnson | 7.2 | |
September 11th, 2006 | The Dog Problem | Dr. Nourmand (uncredited) | 6 | |
May 28th, 2006 | King Leopold's Ghost | Narrator (voice) | 8 | |
September 2nd, 2005 | Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2 | |
May 6th, 2005 | Crash | Det. Graham Waters | 7.2 | |
April 12th, 2005 | A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda' | Self | 9 | |
December 22nd, 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | Paul Rusesabagina | 7.7 | |
December 9th, 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Basher Tarr | 6.6 | |
November 12th, 2004 | After the Sunset | Henri Mooré | 6.2 | |
May 17th, 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Bonny Simmons | 6.5 | |
October 28th, 2003 | Abby Singer | Don Cheadle (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
May 15th, 2003 | The United States of Leland | Pearl Madison | 6.5 | |
February 10th, 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | TBD | 5.2 | |
November 12th, 2002 | Ticker | Passenger | 6.7 | |
November 1st, 2002 | The Topdog Diaries | Self | 10 | |
October 12th, 2001 | Things Behind the Sun | Chuck | 6 | |
August 3rd, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Kenny (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
June 8th, 2001 | Swordfish | Roberts | 6.3 | |
January 27th, 2001 | Manic | Dr. David Monroe | 6.9 | |
December 27th, 2000 | Traffic | Montel Gordon | 7.1 | |
December 19th, 2000 | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self | 7 | |
December 12th, 2000 | The Family Man | Cash | 6.8 | |
April 9th, 2000 | Fail Safe | Lt. Jimmy Pierce | 6.9 | |
July 1st, 1998 | Inside 'Out of Sight' | Self | 10 | |
August 6th, 1986 | Punk | TBD | 4.5 | |
TBD | Black Stallions | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | Canyon | TBD | TBD | |
December 7th, 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Basher Tarr (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
TBD | Ocean's Fourteen | Basher Tarr | TBD | |
TBD | My Darling California | John Ashley Cotton | TBD | |
March 10th, 2000 | Mission to Mars | Luke Graham | 6 | |
May 22nd, 1999 | A Lesson Before Dying | Grant Wiggins | 4.9 | |
August 22nd, 1998 | The Rat Pack | Sammy Davis Jr. | 5.9 | |
June 26th, 1998 | Out of Sight | Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller | 6.7 | |
May 15th, 1998 | Bulworth | L.D. | 6.3 | |
October 7th, 1997 | Boogie Nights | Buck Swope | 7.6 | |
April 25th, 1997 | Volcano | Emmit Reese | 5.9 | |
February 21st, 1997 | Rosewood | Sylvester Carrier | 6.5 | |
November 23rd, 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Earl Manigault | 7.2 | |
December 1st, 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Rooster | 6.5 | |
September 29th, 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Mouse Alexander | 6.5 | |
October 1st, 1993 | Lush Life | Jack | 7.2 | |
August 6th, 1993 | The Meteor Man | Goldilocks | 5.8 | |
March 27th, 1992 | Roadside Prophets | Happy Days Manager | 5.5 | |
April 15th, 1988 | Colors | Rocket | 6.5 | |
August 7th, 1987 | Hamburger Hill | Pvt. Washburn | 6.6 | |
February 16th, 1986 | The Last Electric Knight | Gang Leader | TBD | |
April 19th, 1985 | Moving Violations | Juicy Burgers Worker | 5.4 | |
TBD | "I'm Gonna Kick Your C*nt In!" | TBD | TBD |