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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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ER
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The Daily Show
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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30 Rock
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Saturday Night Live
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The Oscars
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Night Court
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Tony Awards
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MADtv
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The Simpsons
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DAVE
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Hill Street Blues
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Big Mouth
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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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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Chelsea
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What If...?
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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
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China Beach
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L.A. Law
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The Bronx Zoo
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Marvel Studios Legends
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DuckTales
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls
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The Bernie Mac Show
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Hart to Heart
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Ocean's Eleven
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Captain Marvel
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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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: Doomsday
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Picket Fences
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The Memory Police
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Secret Invasion
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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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Avengers: Infinity War
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Funny or Die Presents
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Captain America: Civil War
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Colors
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Boogie Nights
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Ocean's Twelve
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Agent Elvis
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Traffic
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Lush Life
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Ocean's Thirteen
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The Golden Palace
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After the Sunset
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Volcano
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Hamburger Hill
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Hotel for Dogs
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The Rat Pack
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The Family Man
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Mission to Mars
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Iron Man 2
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The Big Cigar
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White Noise
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Iron Man 3
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Flight
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Brooklyn's Finest
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
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Crash
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Traitor
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Black Monday
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House of Lies
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Hotel Rwanda
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Armor Wars
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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No Sudden Move
Production Credits
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