Don Cheadle

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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.

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2026
I Love Boosters
Movie Dr. Jack
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV show Self
2024
The Real Full Monty
Movie Self (uncredited)
2024
Unstoppable
Movie Coach Shawn Charles
2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV show JD Hudson
2024
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Movie Self
2024
The Big Cigar
TV show Executive Producer
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Movie Self - 'Rhodey'
2023
Secret Invasion
TV show James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
2023
Agent Elvis
TV show The Commander (voice)
2022
White Noise
Movie Murray Siskind
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TV show Nubian Prince (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
2021
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
Movie Narrator
2021
The Wonder Years
TV show Narrator

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2021
What If...?
TV show Rhodey (voice)
2021
Hart to Heart
TV show Self - Interviewee
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Movie Al G. Rhythm
2021
No Sudden Move
Movie Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
2021
With/In Volume 1
Movie (segment "Intersection")
2021
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
Movie Al G. Rhythm
2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV show James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV show Self - James Rhodes / Rhodey
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TV show James Rhodes / War Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Movie Self
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Movie Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020
Don't Look Deeper
TV show Martin
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
Movie Self
2020
DAVE
TV show Don Cheadle
2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie Self
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Movie James Rhodes / War Machine
2019
Captain Marvel
Movie James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
2019
Desus & Mero
TV show Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Black Monday
TV show Maurice 'Mo' Monroe
2018
The Shop
TV show Self
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie James Rhodes / War Machine
2017
Big Mouth
TV show Don Cheadle (voice)
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie Self