Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. was on born November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an American film actor as well as producer. Cheadle first received widespread notice for his portrayal of Mouse Alexander in the film Devil in a Blue Dress, for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics and was nominated for similar awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the NAACP Image Awards. Following soon thereafter was his performance in the title role of the 1996 HBO TV movie, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault. He also starred in the 1997 film Volcano, directed by Mick Jackson. Cheadle continued his rise to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven. In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2010, Cheadle assumed the role of James Rhodes in the film Iron Man 2, replacing Terrence Howard, his Crash co-star. He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and co-authored a book concerning the issue titled Not On Our Watch: The Mission To End Genocide In Darfur And Beyond. In 2007, Cheadle was awarded the BET Humanitarian award of the year for his numerous humanitarian services he rendered for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda. In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador.
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Movie | Black Stallions | 2025 | |
Movie | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Rhodey' | 2023-09-20 |
Series | Agent Elvis | The Commander (voice) | 2023-03-17 |
Series | Secret Invasion | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes | 2023-06-21 |
Movie | White Noise | Murray Siskind | 2022-11-25 |
Series | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | James "Rhodey" Rhodes | 2021-03-19 |
Movie | 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT | Al G. Rhythm | 2021-06-06 |
Movie | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Al G. Rhythm | 2021-07-08 |
Series | The Wonder Years | Narrator | 2021-09-22 |
Movie | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
Movie | No Sudden Move | Curtis 'Curt' Goynes | 2021-06-24 |
Movie | One World: Together at Home | Self | 2020-04-18 |
Series | Don't Look Deeper | Martin | 2020-07-27 |
Movie | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | 2020-09-19 | |
Movie | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" | 2020-08-30 |
Series | Black Monday | Maurice 'Mo' Monroe | 2019-01-20 |
Movie | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | 2019-12-20 |
Movie | Captain Marvel | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited) | 2019-03-06 |
Movie | Avengers: Endgame | James Rhodes / War Machine | 2019-04-24 |
Movie | Avengers: Infinity War | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2018-04-25 |
Movie | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017-08-26 |
Movie | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 2016-11-16 |
Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Lieutenant James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2016-04-27 |
Movie | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Rival Agent | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | Avengers: Age of Ultron | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2015-04-22 |
Movie | Iron Man 3 | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / Iron Patriot | 2013-04-18 |
Series | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | 2012-01-08 |
Movie | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-10 |
Movie | Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
Movie | Flight | Hugh Lang | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | The Guard | FBI agent Wendell Everett | 2011-07-07 |
Movie | A Man's Story | Self | 2011-10-08 |
Movie | Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet | Captain Planet | 2011-09-14 |
Series | Funny or Die Presents | Frederick Douglass | 2010-02-15 |
Movie | Brooklyn's Finest | Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler | 2010-03-04 |
Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Manny Heffley | 2010-03-19 |
Movie | Iron Man 2 | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2010-04-28 |
Movie | Hotel for Dogs | Bernie | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Traitor | Samir Horn | 2008-08-23 |
Movie | Reign Over Me | Alan Johnson | 2007-03-22 |
Movie | Darfur Now | Himself | 2007-11-02 |
Movie | Talk to Me | Petey Greene | 2007-07-13 |
Series | Drunk History | Frederick Douglass | 2007-08-06 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | Basher Tarr | 2007-06-05 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | The Dog Problem | 2006-09-11 | |
Movie | A Concert for Hurricane Relief | Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | Crash | Det. Graham Waters | 2005-05-06 |
Movie | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Bonny Simmons | 2004-05-17 |
Series | Animated Tales of the World | John Henry | 2004-01-04 |
Movie | After the Sunset | Henri Mooré | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Basher Tarr | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Hotel Rwanda | Paul Rusesabagina | 2004-12-22 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
Movie | The United States of Leland | Pearl Madison | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Abby Singer | Self | 2003-10-28 |
Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Ticker | Passenger | 2002-11-07 |
Movie | Swordfish | Agent J.T. Roberts | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Manic | Dr. David Monroe | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Things Behind the Sun | Chuck | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Kenny (uncredited) | 2001-08-03 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Basher Tarr (uncredited) | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Mission to Mars | Luke Graham | 2000-03-10 |
Movie | The Family Man | Cash | 2000-12-12 |
Movie | Traffic | Montel Gordon | 2000-12-27 |
Movie | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self | 2000-12-19 |
Movie | Fail Safe | Lt. Jimmy Pierce | 2000-04-09 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Series | Independent Lens | Host | 1999-08-09 |
Movie | A Lesson Before Dying | Grant Wiggins | 1999-05-22 |
Movie | Bulworth | L.D. | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | The Rat Pack | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1998-08-22 |
Movie | Out of Sight | Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller | 1998-06-26 |
Movie | Rosewood | Sylvester Carrier | 1997-02-21 |
Movie | Volcano | Emmit Reese | 1997-04-25 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Boogie Nights | Buck Swope | 1997-10-07 |
Movie | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Earl Manigault | 1996-11-23 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Rooster | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | Devil in a Blue Dress | Mouse Alexander | 1995-09-15 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Meteor Man | Goldilocks | 1993-08-06 |
Movie | Lush Life | Jack | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | Roadside Prophets | Happy Days Manager | 1992-03-27 |
Series | Picket Fences | John Littleton | 1992-09-18 |
Series | The Golden Palace | Roland Wilson | 1992-09-18 |
Series | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Unknown | 1992-09-22 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown | 1990-09-10 |
Movie | Colors | Rocket | 1988-04-15 |
Series | China Beach | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
Series | The Bronx Zoo | Unknown | 1987-03-19 |
Movie | Hamburger Hill | Pvt. Washburn | 1987-08-07 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Sidekicks | Unknown | 1986-09-26 |
Movie | Punk | 1986-08-06 | |
Movie | Moving Violations | Juicy Burgers Worker | 1985-04-19 |
Series | Fame | Unknown | 1982-01-07 |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |