An American film actor as well as producer. Cheadle first received widespread notice for his portrayal of Mouse Alexander in the film Devil in a Blue Dress, for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics and was nominated for similar awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the NAACP Image Awards. Following soon thereafter was his performance in the title role of the 1996 HBO TV movie, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault. He also starred in the 1997 film Volcano, directed by Mick Jackson. Cheadle continued his rise to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven. In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture. He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and co-authored a book concerning the issue titled Not On Our Watch: The Mission To End Genocide In Darfur And Beyond. In 2007, Cheadle was awarded the BET Humanitarian award of the year for his numerous humanitarian services he rendered for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda. In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador. Cheadle portrays James Rhodes/War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard after Iron Man (2008). He has portrayed the role in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Series | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist | JD Hudson | 2025 |
Movie | Black Stallions | 2025 | |
Series | Agent Elvis | The Commander (voice) | 2023-03-17 |
Series | Secret Invasion | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes | 2023-06-21 |
Movie | White Noise | Murray Siskind | 2022-11-25 |
Movie | With/In Volume 2 | 2022-03-15 | |
Movie | 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT | Al G. Rhythm | 2021-06-06 |
Movie | Kill Switch | 2021 | |
Series | The Wonder Years | Narrator | 2021-09-22 |
Movie | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
Movie | With/In Volume 1 | (segment "Intersection") | 2021-06-13 |
Movie | No Sudden Move | Curtis 'Curt' Goynes | 2021-06-24 |
Movie | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Al G. Rhythm | 2021-07-08 |
Movie | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" | 2020-08-30 |
Movie | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" | 2020-08-30 |
Series | Don't Look Deeper | Martin | 2020-07-27 |
Movie | One World: Together at Home | Self | 2020-04-18 |
Movie | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | 2020-09-19 | |
Series | Black Monday | Maurice 'Mo' Monroe | 2019-01-20 |
Series | Desus & Mero | Himself - Illustrious Guest | 2019-02-21 |
Movie | Captain Marvel | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited) | 2019-03-06 |
Movie | Avengers: Endgame | James Rhodes / War Machine | 2019-04-24 |
Movie | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | 2019-12-20 |
Series | The Shop: Uninterrupted | Himself | 2018-08-28 |
Movie | Avengers: Infinity War | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2018-04-25 |
Movie | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017-08-26 |
Series | DuckTales | Donald Duck (voice) | 2017-08-12 |
Movie | L.A. Noire | Himself | 2016-12-08 |
Movie | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 2016-11-16 |
Movie | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Rival Agent | 2016-10-14 |
Movie | United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Making of 'Captain America: Civil War' | 2016-09-13 | |
Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Lieutenant James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2016-04-27 |
Movie | Miles Ahead | Miles Davis | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | Avengers: Age of Ultron | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2015-04-22 |
Series | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | 2015-04-02 |
Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Himself | 2015-08-02 |
Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Himself | 2014-02-06 |
Series | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Himself | 2014-07-28 |
Movie | Iron Man 3 Unmasked | Himself | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | Iron Man 3 | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / Iron Patriot | 2013-04-18 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | Flight | Hugh Lang | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Dakota | James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine | 2012-07-09 |
Movie | Kingdom Come | Self | 2012-04-28 |
Movie | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
Series | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | 2012-01-08 |
Movie | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 | Captain Planet | 2012-12-10 |
Movie | A Man's Story | Self | 2011-10-08 |
Movie | Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet | Captain Planet | 2011-09-14 |
Movie | Captain Planet with Don Cheadle | Captain Planet | 2011-09-14 |
Movie | The Guard | FBI agent Wendell Everett | 2011-07-07 |
Series | Funny or Die Presents | Frederick Douglass | 2010-02-15 |
Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Manny Heffley | 2010-03-19 |
Movie | Brooklyn's Finest | Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler | 2010-03-04 |
Movie | Iron Man 2 | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine | 2010-04-28 |
Movie | Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of Iron Man 2 | 2010-09-28 | |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Hotel for Dogs | Bernie | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | Traitor | Samir Horn | 2008-08-23 |
Movie | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene | Narrator (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Darfur Now | Himself | 2007-11-02 |
Movie | Talk to Me | Petey Greene | 2007-07-13 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | Basher Tarr | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | Reign Over Me | Alan Johnson | 2007-03-22 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Himself | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | King Leopold's Ghost | Narrator (voice) | 2006-05-28 |
Movie | The Dog Problem | 2006-09-11 | |
Movie | Crash | Det. Graham Waters | 2005-05-06 |
Movie | After the Sunset | Henri Mooré | 2004-11-12 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Basher Tarr | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Hotel Rwanda | Paul Rusesabagina | 2004-12-22 |
Movie | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Bonny Simmons | 2004-05-17 |
Series | America Beyond the Color Line | Himself | 2004-02-03 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Abby Singer | Don Cheadle (uncredited) | 2003-10-28 |
Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Himself | 2003-02-21 |
Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | The United States of Leland | Pearl Madison | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Ticker | Passenger | 2002-11-07 |
Movie | The Topdog Diaries | Self | 2002-11-01 |
Series | The Hire | Passenger | 2001-04-26 |
Movie | Manic | Dr. David Monroe | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Rush Hour 2 | Kenny (uncredited) | 2001-08-03 |
Movie | Things Behind the Sun | Chuck | 2001-10-12 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Basher Tarr (uncredited) | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Swordfish | Agent J.T. Roberts | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Traffic | Montel Gordon | 2000-12-27 |
Movie | Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self | 2000-12-19 |
Movie | The Family Man | Cash | 2000-12-12 |
Movie | Fail Safe | Lt. Jimmy Pierce | 2000-04-09 |
Movie | Mission to Mars | Luke Graham | 2000-03-10 |
Series | The Early Show | Himself | 1999-11-01 |
Series | Independent Lens | Host | 1999-08-09 |
Movie | A Lesson Before Dying | Grant Wiggins | 1999-05-22 |
Movie | The Rat Pack | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1998-08-22 |
Movie | Out of Sight | Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller | 1998-06-26 |
Movie | Bulworth | L.D. | 1998-05-15 |
Series | The View | Himself | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Rosewood | Sylvester Carrier | 1997-02-21 |
Movie | Volcano | Emmit Reese | 1997-04-25 |
Movie | Boogie Nights | Buck Swope | 1997-10-07 |
Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Earl Manigault | 1996-11-23 |
Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Rooster | 1995-12-01 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Devil in a Blue Dress | Mouse Alexander | 1995-09-29 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Lush Life | Jack | 1993-10-01 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Meteor Man | Goldilocks | 1993-08-06 |
Series | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Unknown | 1992-09-22 |
Series | The Golden Palace | Roland Wilson | 1992-09-18 |
Series | Picket Fences | John Littleton | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Roadside Prophets | Happy Days Manager | 1992-03-27 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Ice Tray | 1990-09-10 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | Colors | Rocket | 1988-04-15 |
Series | China Beach | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
Movie | Hamburger Hill | Pvt. Washburn | 1987-08-07 |
Series | The Bronx Zoo | Unknown | 1987-03-19 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Punk | 1986-08-06 | |
Movie | Moving Violations | Juicy Burgers Worker | 1985-04-19 |
Series | Fame | Unknown | 1982-01-07 |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Himself - Host | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Academy Awards | Himself | 1953-03-18 |