Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle (60)

1964-11-29 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/, CHEE-dəl; 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Cheadle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

On Movies

  • Unstoppable
  • Don't Look Deeper
  • White Noise
  • With/In Volume 2
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy
  • No Sudden Move
  • With/In Volume 1
  • 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Captain Marvel
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • L.A. Noir
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Miles Ahead
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • House of Lies Live
  • Iron Man 3
  • Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
  • Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
  • Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
  • Flight
  • Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
  • The Guard
  • Iron Man 2
  • Brooklyn's Finest
  • Hotel for Dogs
  • Traitor
  • Talk to Me
  • Ocean's Thirteen
  • Reign Over Me
  • The Dog Problem
  • Crash
  • Hotel Rwanda
  • Ocean's Twelve
  • After the Sunset
  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon
  • Abby Singer
  • The United States of Leland
  • Ticker
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Things Behind the Sun
  • Rush Hour 2
  • Swordfish
  • Manic
  • Traffic
  • The Family Man
  • Fail Safe
  • Mission to Mars
  • A Lesson Before Dying
  • The Rat Pack
  • Out of Sight
  • Bulworth
  • Boogie Nights
  • Volcano
  • Rosewood
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
  • Devil in a Blue Dress
  • Lush Life
  • The Meteor Man
  • Roadside Prophets
  • Colors
  • Hamburger Hill
  • Punk
  • Moving Violations

Movies as Director

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