List of Don Cheadle performances

Don Cheadle is an American actor and producer that has appeared in numerous films and television series since the early 1980s. He has appeared in the films Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault as Earl Manigault (1996), Volcano (1997) and Boogie Nights (1997). He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1998 film The Rat Pack.

Cheadle in 2011

In 2001, he was cast as Basher Tarr in the first installment of the Ocean's film series. He went on to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel and the 2007 final film of the trilogy. During that time, he starred in the 2004 drama film Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina which earned him Best Actor nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. The same year, he was a part of the ensemble cast in the film Crash alongside Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon.

In 2010, he replaced Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes / War Machine / Iron Patriot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Iron Man 2. He later reprised the role in Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and What If...? (2021), and miniseries Secret Invasion (2023).

His television work includes appearances in Night Court (1988), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), The Golden Palace (1992-1993), Picket Fences (1993–1995), The Bernie Mac Show (2002), ER (2002), and as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016).

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1984	3 Days	Angel
1985	Moving Violations	Juicy Burgers Worker
1987	Hamburger Hill	Pvt. Washburn
1988	Colors	Rocket		[1]
1992	Roadside Prophets	Happy Days Manager
1993	The Meteor Man	Goldilocks
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	Rooster
	Devil in a Blue Dress	Mouse Alexander
1997	Volcano	Emmit Reese
	Rosewood	Sylvester Carrier
	Boogie Nights	Buck Swope
1998	Out of Sight	Maurice Miller
	Bulworth	L.D.
2000	Traffic	Montel Gordon
	Mission to Mars	Luke Graham
	The Family Man	Cash
2001	Rush Hour 2	Kenny	Uncredited cameo	[2]
	Things Behind the Sun	Chuck
	Manic	Dr. David Monroe
	Swordfish	Agent J.T. Roberts
	Ocean's Eleven	Basher Tarr	Not credited on VHS release
2002	Ticker	Passenger	Segment for the BMW short film series The Hire
2003	Abby Singer	Himself
	The United States of Leland	Pearl Madison
2004	Ocean's Twelve	Basher Tarr
	After the Sunset	Henri Mooré
	The Assassination of Richard Nixon	Bonny Simmons
	Hotel Rwanda	Paul Rusesabagina		[3]
	Crash	Detective Graham Waters	Also producer	[4]
2006	The Dog Problem	Dr. Nourmand
	King Leopold's Ghost	Narrator
2007	Reign Over Me	Alan Johnson		[5]
	Talk to Me	Petey Greene	Also executive producer	[6]
	Ocean's Thirteen	Basher Tarr		[7]
	Darfur Now	Himself	Also producer
2008	Traitor	Samir Horn		[8]
2009	Hotel for Dogs	Bernie		[9]
	The People Speak	Himself	Documentary	[10]
2010	Brooklyn's Finest	Clarence 'Tango' Butler		[11]
	Iron Man 2	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine		[12]
2011	The Guard	FBI Agent Wendell Everett		[13]
2012	Flight	Hugh Lang		[14]
2013	Iron Man 3	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / Iron Patriot		[15]
2014	St. Vincent	—	Executive producer only	[16]
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine		[17]
	Miles Ahead	Miles Davis	Also director, writer and producer	[18]
2016	Kevin Hart: What Now?	Himself		[19]
	Captain America: Civil War	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine		[20]
2018	Avengers: Infinity War			[21]
2019	Captain Marvel		Uncredited cameo; mid-credits scene	[22]
	Avengers: Endgame	James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine / Iron Patriot		[23]
2021	With/In: Volume 1	—	Segment: "Intersection"	[24]
	No Sudden Move	Curt Goynes		[25]
	Space Jam: A New Legacy	Al-G Rhythm		[26]
2022	White Noise	Murray		[27]
2024	Unstoppable	Sean Charles		[28]

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1986	Fame	Henry Lee	2 episodes
	L.A. Law	Julian Tatoon	Episode: "Gibbon Take"
	Sidekicks	Cholo	Episode: "The Last Electric Knight"
1987	Hill Street Blues	Darius Milton	Episode: "Days of Swine and Roses"
	The Bronx Zoo	Carver	Episode: "Small Victories"
1988	Night Court	Jack	Episode: "Jung and the Restless"
	Hooperman	Himself	Episode: "High Noon"
1989	Booker		Episode: "The Pump"
1990	China Beach	Angel	Episode: "Warriors"
	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Ice Tray	Episode: "Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy"
1992–1993	The Golden Palace	Roland Wilson	24 episodes
1993	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Bennie	2 episodes
	Lush Life	Jack	Television film
1993–1995	Picket Fences	D.A. John Littleton	38 episodes
1996	Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault	Earl "The Goat" Manigault	Television film
1998	The Rat Pack	Sammy Davis Jr.
1999	A Lesson Before Dying	Grant Wiggins
2000	The Simpsons	Brother Faith	Voice, episode: "Faith Off"
	Fail Safe	Lt. Jimmy Pierce	Television film
2002	The Bernie Mac Show	Cousin D	2 episodes
	ER	Paul Nathan	4 episodes
2003	Mad TV	Perry	Episode #9.3
2010	Drunk History	Frederick Douglass	Volume 5
2012–2016	House of Lies	Marty Kaan	58 episodes; also executive producer and director	[29]
2012	30 Rock	Himself	Episode: "Unwindulax"
2018–2020	DuckTales	Donald Duck	Voice, 2 episodes
2019–2021	Black Monday	Maurice Monroe	30 episodes; also executive producer	[30]
2019	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	Episode: "Don Cheadle/Gary Clark Jr."	[31]
2020	Don’t Look Deeper	Martin	14 episodes	[32]
2021	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier	James "Rhodey" Rhodes	Episode: "New World Order"	[33]
	What If...?		Voice, episode: "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?"	[34]
2021–2023	Marvel Studios: Assembled	Himself	Documentary; 2 episodes
	The Wonder Years	Dean Williams / Narrator	Main cast	[35]
2022	The Boys Presents: Diabolical	Nubian Prince	Voice; episode: "Nubian Vs. Nubian"	[36]
2023	Agent Elvis	The Commander	Voice; 10 episodes
	Secret Invasion	Raava / James "Rhodey" Rhodes	Main cast, miniseries; 6 episodes	[37]
2024	Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist	J.D. Hudson	Miniseries	[38]

Key

†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Topdog/Underdog	Booth	Off-Broadway performances	[39]

Video games

Year	Title	Voice Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Iron Man 2	James Rhodes / War Machine		[40]
2016	Lego Marvel's Avengers		Audio archive footage

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist	Ref.
1989	"It's the Real Thing"	Angela Winbush	[41]
2014	"Run"	Jay-Z	[42]
2017	"DNA."	Kendrick Lamar	[43]
	"1-800-273-8255"	Logic	[44]