Don Cheadle

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

Birth Location Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Born 1964-11-29

Movies

White Noise as Murray Siskind
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy as Al G. Rhythm
2021
No Sudden Move as Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
2021
With/In Volume 1 as (segment "Intersection")
2021
2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020
Avengers: Endgame as James Rhodes / War Machine
2019
Captain Marvel as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
2019
Avengers: Infinity War as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2018
Kevin Hart: What Now? as Rival Agent
2016
Captain America: Civil War as Lieutenant James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2016
Miles Ahead as Miles Davis
2016
Avengers: Age of Ultron as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2015
Iron Man 3 as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / Iron Patriot
2013
Flight as Hugh Lang
2012
Kingdom Come as Self
2012
A Man's Story as Self
2011
2011
The Guard as FBI agent Wendell Everett
2011
Iron Man 2 as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2010
Brooklyn's Finest as Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
2010
2009
Hotel for Dogs as Bernie
2009
Traitor as Samir Horn
2008
Darfur Now as Himself
2007
Talk to Me as Petey Greene
2007
Ocean's Thirteen as Basher Tarr
2007
Reign Over Me as Alan Johnson
2007
King Leopold's Ghost as Narrator (voice)
2006
2005
Crash as Det. Graham Waters
2005
Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina
2004
Ocean's Twelve as Basher Tarr
2004
After the Sunset as Henri Mooré
2004
2004
Abby Singer as Don Cheadle (uncredited)
2003
The United States of Leland as Pearl Madison
2003
Ticker as Passenger
2002
2002
Ocean's Eleven as Basher Tarr (uncredited)
2001
2001
Rush Hour 2 as Kenny (uncredited)
2001
Swordfish as Agent J.T. Roberts
2001
Manic as Dr. David Monroe
2001
Traffic as Montel Gordon
2000
The Family Man as Cash
2000
Fail Safe as Lt. Jimmy Pierce
2000
Mission to Mars as Luke Graham
2000
A Lesson Before Dying as Grant Wiggins
1999
The Rat Pack as Sammy Davis Jr.
1998
Out of Sight as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
1998
Bulworth as L.D.
1998
Boogie Nights as Buck Swope
1997
Volcano as Emmit Reese
1997
Rosewood as Sylvester Carrier
1997
Devil in a Blue Dress as Mouse Alexander
1995
Lush Life as Jack
1993
The Meteor Man as Goldilocks
1993
Roadside Prophets as Happy Days Manager
1992
Colors as Rocket
1988
Hamburger Hill as Pvt. Washburn
1987
1986
Moving Violations as Juicy Burgers Worker
1985
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Armor Wars as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
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Movies

Miles Ahead Writer
2016
Miles Ahead Producer
2016
Miles Ahead Director
2016
St. Vincent Executive Producer
2014
Traitor Producer
2008
Talk to Me Executive Producer
2007
2007
Crash Producer
2005