Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received\u00a0multiple accolades, including two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, two\u00a0Grammy Awards, and a\u00a0Tony Award, as well as nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, and 11\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received\u00a0nominations for the EGOT.<\/p>\n
Cheadle’s career started with supporting roles in\u00a0Hamburger Hill\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Colors\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Devil in a Blue Dress\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Rosewood\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Boogie Nights\u00a0(1997), and\u00a0Bulworth\u00a0(1998). He collaborated with director\u00a0Steven Soderberghacting in\u00a0Out of Sight\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Traffic\u00a0(2000),\u00a0The Ocean’s Trilogy\u00a0(2001\u20132007), and\u00a0No Sudden Move\u00a0(2021). Cheadle was nominated for an\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actor\u00a0for portraying\u00a0Paul Rusesabagina\u00a0in the historical drama film\u00a0Hotel Rwanda\u00a0(2004). He was the co-producer of\u00a0Crash, which won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Picture\u00a0in 2005. Cheadle joined the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0portraying\u00a0James “Rhodey” Rhodes \/ War Machine, beginning with\u00a0Iron Man 2\u00a0(2010).<\/p>\n
On television, Cheadle earned nominations for\u00a0the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series\u00a0for his roles as\u00a0Marty Kaan\u00a0in\u00a0House of Lies\u00a0(2012\u20132016) and Maurice Monroe in\u00a0Black Monday\u00a0(2019\u20132021). He was further Emmy-nominated for\u00a0The Rat Pack (1998),\u00a0A Lesson Before Dying\u00a0(1999),\u00a0Things Behind the Sun\u00a0(2001),\u00a0ER\u00a0(2002), and\u00a0The Falcon and the Winter Soldier\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n
In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning\u00a0Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media\u00a0for Miles Ahead’s soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for\u00a0Best Spoken Word Album\u00a0for his narration of the audiobook\u00a0Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a\u00a0Tony Award for Best Musical\u00a0as a producer for the musical\u00a0A Strange Loop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received\u00a0multiple accolades, including two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, two\u00a0Grammy Awards, and a\u00a0Tony Award, as well as nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, two\u00a0BAFTA Awards, and 11\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received\u00a0nominations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7732","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n