Cast & creator
Don Cheadle
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Donald Frank Cheadle Jr.
106
film credits
75
television credits
165
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (181)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Brother Faith (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Avengers: Endgame
James Rhodes / War Machine
2019
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Avengers: Infinity War
James Rhodes / War Machine
2018
ER
Paul Nathan
1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
30 Rock
Don Cheadle
2006
L.A. Law
Julian Tatoon
1986
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Hill Street Blues
1981
Night Court
Jack
1984
DuckTales
Donald Duck (voice)
2017
What If...?
Rhodey (voice)
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Big Mouth
Don Cheadle (voice)
2017
The Bernie Mac Show
Cousin D
2001
Iron Man 2
Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
2010
Avengers: Age of Ultron
James Rhodes / War Machine
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Independent Lens
Host
1999
Ocean's Eleven
Basher Tarr
2001
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Ice Tray
1990
Captain America: Civil War
Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
2016
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Chelsea
Self
2016
Fame
1982
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
Iron Man 3
Colonel James Rhodes
2013
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - James Rhodes / Rhodey
2021
The Oscars
Self
1953
House of Lies
Marty Kaan
2012House of Lies
Executive Producer
2012
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Bennie
1992
Marvel Studios Legends
James Rhodes / War Machine (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Secret Invasion
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
2023
Picket Fences
John Littleton
1992
Captain Marvel
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
2019
China Beach
1988
Black Monday
Maurice 'Mo' Monroe
2019Black Monday
Executive Producer
2019
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
DAVE
Don Cheadle
2020
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
2021
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Nubian Prince (voice)
2022
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Al G. Rhythm
2021
Ocean's Twelve
Basher Tarr
2004
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Booker
Frenchie Sayles
1989
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Rush Hour 2
Kenny (uncredited)
2001
The Shop
Self
2018
Boogie Nights
Buck Swope
1997
The Golden Palace
Roland Wilson
1992
The Wonder Years
Narrator
2021
Ocean's Thirteen
Basher Tarr
2007
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Swordfish
Roberts
2001
No Sudden Move
Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
2021
Freedom Writers
Thanks
2007
Crash
Det. Graham Waters
2005Crash
Producer
2005
Flight
Hugh Lang
2012
St. Vincent
Executive Producer
2014
Traffic
Montel Gordon
2000
Hotel for Dogs
Bernie
2009
Agent Elvis
The Commander (voice)
2023
The Family Man
Cash
2000
The Bronx Zoo
1987
Crash
Co-Executive Producer
2008
Hart to Heart
Self - Interviewee
2021
The Hire
Passenger
2001
Volcano
Emmit Reese
1997
Hotel Rwanda
Paul Rusesabagina
2004
I Love Boosters
Dr. Jack
2026
Unstoppable
Coach Shawn Charles
2024
The Big Cigar
Executive Producer
2024The Big Cigar
Director
2024
After the Sunset
Henri Mooré
2004
Reign Over Me
Alan Johnson
2007
Mission to Mars
Luke Graham
2000
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003
The Henry Rollins Show
Himself
2006
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
JD Hudson
2024
Devil in a Blue Dress
Mouse Alexander
1995
Don't Look Deeper
Martin
2020
Out of Sight
Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
1998
Talking Bad
Self
2013
White Noise
Murray Siskind
2022
Brooklyn's Finest
Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
2010
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Rooster
1995
Hamburger Hill
Pvt. Washburn
1987
The United States of Leland
Pearl Madison
2003
Colors
Rocket
1988
The Guard
FBI agent Wendell Everett
2011
MADtv
Self
1995MADtv
Perry
1995
Traitor
Samir Horn
2008Traitor
Producer
2008
Bulworth
L.D.
1998
Miles Ahead
Miles Davis
2016Miles Ahead
Director
2016Miles Ahead
Producer
2016Miles Ahead
Story
2016Miles Ahead
Screenplay
2016
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Rhodey'
2023
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Bonny Simmons
2004
The Meteor Man
Goldilocks
1993
Moving Violations
Juicy Burgers Worker
1985
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020
Manic
Dr. David Monroe
2002
Fail Safe
Lt. Jimmy Pierce
2000
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
2005
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Rival Agent
2016
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
2019
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
2021
With/In Volume 1
(segment "Intersection")
2021
The Real Full Monty
Self (uncredited)
2024
The People Speak
Self
2009
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Earl Manigault
1996
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
The Rat Pack
Sammy Davis Jr.
1998
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
Al G. Rhythm
2021
King Leopold's Ghost
Narrator (voice)
2006
My Darling California
John Ashley Cotton
Things Behind the Sun
Chuck
2001
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Self
2017
A Man's Story
Self
2011
Rosewood
Sylvester Carrier
1997
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
2016
Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
Narrator
2021
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Self
2012
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self
2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Self
2020
A Lesson Before Dying
Grant Wiggins
1999
The Dog Problem
Dr. Nourmand (uncredited)
2006Inside 'Out of Sight'
Self
1998
Abby Singer
Don Cheadle (uncredited)
2003
Ocean's Fourteen
Basher Tarr
Talk to Me
Petey Greene
2007Talk to Me
Executive Producer
2007
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
Self
2000
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
Self
2009
The Last Electric Knight
Gang Leader
1986
House of Lies Live
Self
2013
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
Captain Planet
2011
Roadside Prophets
Happy Days Manager
1992
Ticker
Passenger
2002
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Narrator (voice)
2008Amari and the Night Brothers
Producer
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Self
2024
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
Captain Planet
2012
Darfur Now
Self
2007Canyon
Canyon
Producer
The Topdog Diaries
Self
2002
Lush Life
Jack
1993Black Stallions
Punk
1986
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
Captain Planet
2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
Captain Planet
2012A Message for Peace: Making 'Hotel Rwanda'
Self
2005