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.

Filmography

• 2026I Love Boosters — Dr. Jack
• Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — JD Hudson
• The Big Cigar — Executive Producer, Director
• 2024Unstoppable — Coach Shawn Charles
• Agent Elvis — The Commander (voice)
• Secret Invasion — James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
• The Boys Presents: Diabolical — Nubian Prince (voice)
• 2022White Noise — Murray Siskind
• 202130 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT — Al G. Rhythm
• 2021Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability — Narrator
• Marvel Studios Legends — James Rhodes / War Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special — James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
• 2021No Sudden Move — Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
• 2021Space Jam: A New Legacy — Al G. Rhythm
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier — James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
• The Wonder Years — Narrator
• What If...? — Rhodey (voice)
• 2021With/In Volume 1 — (segment "Intersection")
• 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King — Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
• DAVE — Don Cheadle
• Don't Look Deeper — Martin
• 2019Avengers: Endgame — James Rhodes / War Machine
• Black Monday — Maurice 'Mo' Monroe, Executive Producer
• 2019Captain Marvel — James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
• 2018Avengers: Infinity War — James Rhodes / War Machine
• Big Mouth — Don Cheadle (voice)
• DuckTales — Donald Duck (voice)
• 2016Captain America: Civil War — Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
• 2016Kevin Hart: What Now? — Rival Agent
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
• 2016Miles Ahead — Miles Davis, Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
• 2015Avengers: Age of Ultron — James Rhodes / War Machine
• 2014St. Vincent — Executive Producer
• 2013Iron Man 3 — Colonel James Rhodes
• 2012Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 — Captain Planet
• 2012Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3 — Captain Planet
• 2012Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 — Captain Planet
• 2012Flight — Hugh Lang
• House of Lies — Marty Kaan, Executive Producer
• 2011Captain Planet with Don Cheadle — Captain Planet
• 2011The Guard — FBI agent Wendell Everett
• 2010Brooklyn's Finest — Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
• 2010Iron Man 2 — Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
• 2009Hotel for Dogs — Bernie
• 2008Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene — Narrator (voice)
• Crash — Co-Executive Producer
• 2008Traitor — Samir Horn, Producer
• 2007Freedom Writers — Thanks
• 2007Ocean's Thirteen — Basher Tarr
• 2007Reign Over Me — Alan Johnson
• 2007Talk to Me — Petey Greene, Executive Producer
• 30 Rock — Don Cheadle
• 2006King Leopold's Ghost — Narrator (voice)
• 2006The Dog Problem — Dr. Nourmand (uncredited)
• 2005Crash — Det. Graham Waters, Producer
• 2004After the Sunset — Henri Mooré
• 2004Hotel Rwanda — Paul Rusesabagina
• 2004Ocean's Twelve — Basher Tarr
• 2004The Assassination of Richard Nixon — Bonny Simmons
• 2003Abby Singer — Don Cheadle (uncredited)
• 2003The United States of Leland — Pearl Madison
• 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
• 2002Manic — Dr. David Monroe
• 2002Ticker — Passenger
• 2001Ocean's Eleven — Basher Tarr
• 2001Rush Hour 2 — Kenny (uncredited)
• 2001Swordfish — Roberts
• The Bernie Mac Show — Cousin D
• The Hire — Passenger
• 2001Things Behind the Sun — Chuck
• 2000Fail Safe — Lt. Jimmy Pierce
• 2000Mission to Mars — Luke Graham
• 2000The Family Man — Cash
• 2000Traffic — Montel Gordon
• 1999A Lesson Before Dying — Grant Wiggins
• Independent Lens — Host
• 1998Bulworth — L.D.
• 1998Out of Sight — Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
• 1998The Rat Pack — Sammy Davis Jr.
• 1997Boogie Nights — Buck Swope
• 1997Rosewood — Sylvester Carrier
• 1997Volcano — Emmit Reese
• 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault — Earl Manigault
• 1995Devil in a Blue Dress — Mouse Alexander
• MADtv — Self, Perry
• 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead — Rooster
• ER — Paul Nathan
• 1993Lush Life — Jack
• 1993The Meteor Man — Goldilocks
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Bennie
• Picket Fences — John Littleton
• 1992Roadside Prophets — Happy Days Manager
• The Golden Palace — Roland Wilson
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Ice Tray
• Booker — Frenchie Sayles
• The Simpsons — Brother Faith (voice)
• China Beach
• 1988Colors — Rocket
• 1987Hamburger Hill — Pvt. Washburn
• The Bronx Zoo
• L.A. Law — Julian Tatoon
• 1986Punk
• 1986The Last Electric Knight — Gang Leader
• 1985Moving Violations — Juicy Burgers Worker
• Night Court — Jack
• Fame
• Hill Street Blues
• Amari and the Night Brothers — Producer
• Black Stallions
• Canyon — Producer
• My Darling California — John Ashley Cotton
• Ocean's Fourteen — Basher Tarr

Appearances as themselves (56)

• Number One on the Call Sheet — Self
• 2024The Real Full Monty — Self (uncredited)
• 2024Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics — Self
• 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion — Self - 'Rhodey'
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• Hart to Heart — Self - Interviewee
• Marvel Studios Assembled — Self - James Rhodes / Rhodey
• 2020Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times — Self
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• 2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort — Self
• 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee — Self
• Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
• The Shop — Self
• 2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a People — Self
• Chelsea — Self
• 2016David Blaine: Beyond Magic — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• 2013House of Lies Live — Self
• Talking Bad — Self
• 2012I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac — Self
• 2012Kingdom Come — Self
• 2011A Man's Story — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2009A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' — Self
• 2009The People Speak — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2007Darfur Now — Self
• The Henry Rollins Show — Himself
• 2005A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda' — Self
• 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast — Self - Presenter
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• America Beyond the Color Line — Self
• Celebrity Poker Showdown — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002The Topdog Diaries — Self
• 2000Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' — Self
• The Early Show — Self - Guest
• 1998Inside 'Out of Sight' — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter