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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
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The Simpsons
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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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Marvel Studios Assembled
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Hollywood Game Night
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Honest Trailers
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Lip Sync Battle
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The Early Show
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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
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The Bronx Zoo
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DuckTales
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls
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Hart to Heart
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The Bernie Mac Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f5ZMzzCvt2IzVDxr54gHPv9jlC9.jpg)
Secret Invasion
![](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: Secret Wars
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Avengers 5
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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Picket Fences
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Captain America: Civil War
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The Memory Police
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The Wonder Years
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
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Avengers: Endgame
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Funny or Die Presents
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Ocean's Twelve
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wnE24UPCPQsQnbBOu4zVE2qaDNm.jpg)
Boogie Nights
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Agent Elvis
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5KueYME8A449pxaKTJZp3cWKKSX.jpg)
Colors
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ER
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Ocean's Thirteen
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Lush Life
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Traffic
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After the Sunset
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Hamburger Hill
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Volcano
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The Golden Palace
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White Noise
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Iron Man 2
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The Big Cigar
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The Family Man
![](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/xuCsYoRiWyFiBLMvpNyn2S3VR9z.jpg)
Hotel for Dogs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qhPtAc1TKbMPqNvcdXSOn9Bn7hZ.jpg)
Iron Man 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1AjXgBM2lkpG3FLQO0f6AK3Bi1e.jpg)
Flight
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Crash
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5bFK5d3mVTAvBCXi5NPWH0tYjKl.jpg)
Space Jam: A New Legacy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ZyJJpMsc3bF8gduDaxo0zo1gwK.jpg)
Brooklyn's Finest
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vDbzi8eM710THVCwjfqVU8a5E3g.jpg)
Armor Wars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/674abvUEbKzP2kXBWqWT1e3KuBv.jpg)
Black Monday
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p3pHw85UMZPegfMZBA6dZ06yarm.jpg)
Hotel Rwanda
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/va4Uo7L2b4d96JTdRMclO9L2hY0.jpg)
Traitor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xrrNWeMC9p2J0fEUCYYsyA67EdB.jpg)
House of Lies
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No Sudden Move
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