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Don Cheadle
21 FOLLOWERS • 92 CREDITS • NOV 29, 1964 • 59
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).
Known For
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The Daily Show
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The Oscars
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eYYQWACx7ttUzRwTNYuo6zveqpE.jpg)
30 Rock
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bpEVtr4NCkbmTdponemKSjt9POc.jpg)
Night Court
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6pxoHfywO6bFDOQa9bmWZ1hyKBt.jpg)
Tony Awards
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iorStu3DHuscNfQiIyQomvMyO0h.jpg)
DAVE
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMfqHsOeI0yLwifmfCRGTaItvTS.jpg)
Hill Street Blues
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v0WrnCkqwXAVhVOu0bGo5ljaZJV.jpg)
Big Mouth
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pbpoLLp4kvnYVfnEGiEhagpJuVZ.jpg)
Real Time with Bill Maher
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Hollywood Game Night
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Marvel Studios Assembled
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Honest Trailers
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The Early Show
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Lip Sync Battle
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Desus & Mero
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Marvel Studios Legends
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lDbyyKRDk5FmDY98eCc97gUEZod.jpg)
Chelsea
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWg4Jk7NwVEz2BtU1aKKDoDJPeB.jpg)
What If...?
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wed91CGCdmtBLbo82o0cF2QNRUw.jpg)
Fame
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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The Boys Presents: Diabolical
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The Boys Presents: Diabolical
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The Shop
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hAHjHqh9b31xljMxSc6PBet3a1X.jpg)
China Beach
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hs1TBk6KlPBlnb7ybpqgK6IzcCx.jpg)
L.A. Law
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1grSsDkCe9Zaqh7kfIqwq3NlnSp.jpg)
The Bronx Zoo
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DuckTales
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sA3E8KlWPGVY2JjbsmtgW8Lk4mG.jpg)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
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Secret Invasion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/auTnAsA5USO1901qti1mxbUIVoE.jpg)
The Bernie Mac Show
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Hart to Heart
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hQQCdZrsHtZyR6NbKH2YyCqd2fR.jpg)
Ocean's Eleven
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AtsgWhDnHTq68L0lLsUrCnM7TjG.jpg)
Captain Marvel
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Rush Hour 2
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
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Avengers 5
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Avengers: Secret Wars
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Picket Fences
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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Avengers: Infinity War
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The Memory Police
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Captain America: Civil War
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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The Wonder Years
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/or06FN3Dka5tukK1e9sl16pB3iy.jpg)
Avengers: Endgame
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
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Ocean's Twelve
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wnE24UPCPQsQnbBOu4zVE2qaDNm.jpg)
Boogie Nights
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p1PaO1kMsLNkkw15zWsp97KN4Ez.jpg)
Funny or Die Presents
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9iFMG4zyAkLnvfEwNqIiiEEQ342.jpg)
Agent Elvis
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5KueYME8A449pxaKTJZp3cWKKSX.jpg)
Colors
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Lush Life
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
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Ocean's Thirteen
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Traffic
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After the Sunset
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ej1EQd50VZKvzoXzOsXR21D2u02.jpg)
The Golden Palace
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a84FDoIm64qcyKq6BEMB9Ycldpt.jpg)
Hamburger Hill
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6JA1o2Xz3QJRfdZqhAwlGqAVQyR.jpg)
Volcano
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qhPtAc1TKbMPqNvcdXSOn9Bn7hZ.jpg)
Iron Man 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xuCsYoRiWyFiBLMvpNyn2S3VR9z.jpg)
Hotel for Dogs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2p40gebB8gr7FqZtjCczdcMHltv.jpg)
The Big Cigar
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1a48bfLQm57ByADdw05uRMoFCZc.jpg)
White Noise
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6WBeq4fCfn7AN0o21W9qNcRF2l9.jpg)
Iron Man 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q720CdZKDSvYy4dux6lbfMOX1MA.jpg)
The Rat Pack
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cTKWoBpN5Gvi0vpMb9mLtYlwXqT.jpg)
Mission to Mars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zsedbiD7i2SepxIxb0F3U95mqyH.jpg)
The Family Man
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ZyJJpMsc3bF8gduDaxo0zo1gwK.jpg)
Brooklyn's Finest
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1AjXgBM2lkpG3FLQO0f6AK3Bi1e.jpg)
Flight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mDACFTANR34u6lvucazoYiFJOp7.jpg)
Space Jam: A New Legacy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/86BdPC6RDX88NC880pLidKn2LCj.jpg)
Crash
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vDbzi8eM710THVCwjfqVU8a5E3g.jpg)
Armor Wars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xrrNWeMC9p2J0fEUCYYsyA67EdB.jpg)
House of Lies
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/34BmdJkdvRweC3xJJFlOFQ2IbYc.jpg)
No Sudden Move
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/va4Uo7L2b4d96JTdRMclO9L2hY0.jpg)
Traitor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p3pHw85UMZPegfMZBA6dZ06yarm.jpg)
Hotel Rwanda
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/674abvUEbKzP2kXBWqWT1e3KuBv.jpg)
Black Monday
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