Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

1964-11-29

Biography

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. is an American actor, author, director, producer and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), and The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Also appears in

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

8.2

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

8.2

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

6.8

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

7.4

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

7.3

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9

Ocean’s Eleven

Ocean’s Eleven

7.4

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

6.8

Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2

6.7

The Family Man

The Family Man

6.8

Crash

Crash

7.2

Flight

Flight

6.8

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

6.7

Ocean’s Thirteen

Ocean’s Thirteen

6.7

Ocean’s Twelve

Ocean’s Twelve

6.6

Volcano

Volcano

5.9

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

7.6

Traffic

Traffic

7.1

Swordfish

Swordfish

6.2

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

6.7