Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiË dÉ™l/; born November 29, 1964) 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), Cheadle built his career in the 1990s with
roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rebound: The Legend of Earl
'The Goat' Manigault (1996), 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
(2001â€"2007).Cheadle 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,
Cheadle has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black
Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in
2019.Cheadle extended his global recognition with his role as the
superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing
Terrence Howard. He also appeared as War Machine 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).
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), Cheadle built his career in the 1990s with
roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rebound: The Legend of Earl
'The Goat' Manigault (1996), 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
(2001â€"2007).Cheadle 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,
Cheadle has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black
Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in
2019.Cheadle extended his global recognition with his role as the
superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing
Terrence Howard. He also appeared as War Machine 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).
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