Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA) is an American Oscar nominated actor. He has appeared in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (1999) the Ocean's Eleven franchise, Hotel Rwanda (2004), Crash (2004) and the Iron Man film franchise.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Donald Frank Cheadle Sr. and Bettye North. He has a sister, Cindy, and a brother, Colin. He attended Hartley Elementary School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Cheadle graduated in 1982 from East High School in Denver, Colorado. 
===Career===
Cheadle began his career with a series of television roles in the 1980s. He made his major motion picture debut with a role as Private Johnny Washburn in the war film Hamburger Hill (1987). He played Rocket in the crime drama Colors (1988).
He played Mouse Alexander in the crime drama Devil in a Blue Dress (1995).
He played Rooster in the crime drama Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). 
He had the title role in the HBO television movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996). 
He starred as Sylvester Carrie in the drama film Rosewood (1997). He starred as speaker salesman and petty criminal Buck Swope in the Paul Thomas Anderson drama Boogie Nights (1997). 
He starred in the Steven Soderbergh crime drama Out of Sight (1998) as crime boss Maurice Miller. The film marked the start of a longstanding collaboration with Soderbergh. Cheadle appeared in Soderbergh's crime drama Traffic (2000) as DEA Agent Montel Gordon. Cheadle appeared uncredited as cockney explosives expert Basher Tarr in Soderbergh's remake of the film Ocean's Eleven (2001). Cheadle reprised the role in the films sequels Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). 
He played psychiatrist Dr. David Monroe in the independent drama film Manic (2001). 
He starred in the Terry George drama Hotel Rwanda (2004) as humanitarian hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina. The film was set during the Rwandan Genocide and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Also in 2004 he played Detective Graham Waters in the best picture Oscar winning drama film Crash (2004).
He plays Colonel James Rhodes in the Iron Man film franchise, having taken over the role from Terrence Howard from the film Iron Man 2 (2010) onwards.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984	3 Days 	Angel 	
1985	Moving Violations 	Juicy Burgers Worker 	
1986	Punk 	 	
1987	Hamburger Hill 	Pvt. Washburn 	
1988	Colors 	Rocket 	
1992	Roadside Prophets 	Happy Days Manager 	
1993	The Meteor Man 	Goldilocks 	
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 	Rooster 	
1995	Devil in a Blue Dress 	Mouse Alexander 	
1996	Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault 	 	
1997	Volcano 	Emmit Reese 	
1997	Rosewood 	Sylvester Carrier 	
1997	Boogie Nights 	Buck Swope 	
1998	Out of Sight 	Maurice Miller 	
1998	The Rat Pack 	Sammy Davis Jr. 	
1998	Bulworth 	L.D. 	
2000	Traffic 	Montel Gordon 	
2000	Mission to Mars 	Luke Graham 	
2000	The Family Man 	Cash 	
2001	Rush Hour 2 	Kenny 	Uncredited Cameo
2001	Things Behind the Sun 	Chuck 	
2001	Manic 	Dr. David Monroe 	
2001	Swordfish 	Agent J.T. Roberts 	
2001	Ticker 	Passenger 	
2001	Ocean's Eleven 	Basher Tarr 	Uncredited Cameo
2003	Abby Singer 	Himself 	
2003	The United States of Leland 	Pearl Madison 	
2004	Ocean's Twelve 	Basher Tarr 	
2004	After the Sunset 	Henri Mooré 	
2004	The Assassination of Richard Nixon 	Bonny Simmons 	
2004	Unchained Memories: Readings From The Slave Narratives	 	
2004	Hotel Rwanda 	Paul Rusesabagina 	
2005	Crash 	Det. Graham Waters 	
2006	The Dog Problem 	Dr. Nourmand 	
2006	King Leopold's Ghost 	Narrator 	
2007	Reign Over Me 	Alan Johnson 	
2007	Talk to Me 	Petey Greene 	
2007	Ocean's Thirteen 	Basher Tarr 	
2007	Darfur Now 	Himself 	
2008	Traitor 	Samir Horn 	
2009	Hotel for Dogs 	Bernie 	
2009	The People Speak 	Himself 	Documentary
2010	Brooklyn's Finest 	Clarence 'Tango' Butler 	
2010	Iron Man 2 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	
2011	The Guard 	FBI Agent Wendell Everett 	
2012	Flight 	Hugh Lang 	
2013	Iron Man 3 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / Iron Patriot	
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	
2015	Miles Ahead 	Miles Davis 	Also director, writer and producer
2016	Captain America: Civil War 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	
2016	Kevin Hart: What Now? 	Himself 	
2018	Avengers: Infinity War 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	
2019	Captain Marvel 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine 	Post-production
TBA 	Prince of Darkness 	Jeremiah Hamilton 	Also producer
==External links==
*Don Cheadle on Wikipedia 
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