Don Cheadle
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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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Night Court
Tony Awards
MADtv
The Simpsons
DAVE
Hill Street Blues
Big Mouth
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Marvel Studios Assembled
Hollywood Game Night
Honest Trailers
Lip Sync Battle
The Early Show
Desus & Mero
Chelsea
What If...?
Fame
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Shop
China Beach
L.A. Law
The Bronx Zoo
DuckTales
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Hart to Heart
Secret Invasion
The Bernie Mac Show
Marvel Studios Legends
Captain Marvel
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Rush Hour 2
Ocean's Eleven
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Secret Wars
Picket Fences
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Memory Police
Avengers: Endgame
The Wonder Years
Avengers: Infinity War
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Colors
Captain America: Civil War
Boogie Nights
Agent Elvis
Funny or Die Presents
Ocean's Twelve
ER
Traffic
Lush Life
Ocean's Thirteen
Volcano
After the Sunset
Hamburger Hill
The Golden Palace
Out of Sight
Mission to Mars
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
The Big Cigar
The Rat Pack
White Noise
The Family Man
Hotel for Dogs
Flight
Brooklyn's Finest
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Crash
Traitor
No Sudden Move
House of Lies
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Hotel Rwanda
Armor Wars
Black Monday
Production Credits
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