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.
as Basher Tarr
as John Ashley Cotton
as Dr. Jack
as Self(1 ep)
as Self (uncredited)
as Coach Shawn Charles
as JD Hudson(8 eps)
as Self - 'Rhodey'
as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes(6 eps)
as The Commander (voice)(10 eps)
as Murray Siskind
as Self(1 ep)
as Nubian Prince (voice)(1 ep)
as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
as Narrator(32 eps)
as Rhodey (voice)(1 ep)
as Self - Interviewee(1 ep)
as Al G. Rhythm
as Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
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as Al G. Rhythm
as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine(1 ep)
as Self - James Rhodes / Rhodey(1 ep)
as James Rhodes / War Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
as Martin(14 eps)
as Self
as Don Cheadle(1 ep)
as James Rhodes / War Machine
as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
as Self - Illustrious Guest(2 eps)
as Maurice 'Mo' Monroe(30 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as James Rhodes / War Machine
as Don Cheadle (voice)(1 ep)
as Donald Duck (voice)(2 eps)
as Self
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as Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
as Miles Davis
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
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as James Rhodes / War Machine
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as Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
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as Bernie
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as Petey Greene
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as Alan Johnson
as Don Cheadle(1 ep)
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as Det. Graham Waters
as Self(1 ep)
as Paul Rusesabagina
as Basher Tarr
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as Don Cheadle (uncredited)
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as Pearl Madison
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as Dr. David Monroe
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as Cousin D(2 eps)
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as Montel Gordon
as Cash
as Lt. Jimmy Pierce
as Luke Graham
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
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as Grant Wiggins
as Sammy Davis Jr.
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as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
as L.D.
as Buck Swope
as Self(3 eps)
as Emmit Reese
as Sylvester Carrier
as Earl Manigault
as Self - Guest(3 eps)
as Rooster
as Self(1 ep)
as Perry(1 ep)
as Mouse Alexander
as Paul Nathan(4 eps)
as Jack
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as Goldilocks
as Bennie(2 eps)
as Roland Wilson(24 eps)
as John Littleton(44 eps)
as Happy Days Manager
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as Brother Faith (voice)(1 ep)
as Frenchie Sayles(1 ep)
as Rocket
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