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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received multiple accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received nominations for the EGOT. Cheadle's career started with supporting roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), Colors (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He collaborated with director Steven Soderberghacting in Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Sudden Move (2021). Cheadle was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Paul Rusesabagina in the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was the co-producer of Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005. Cheadle joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010). On television, Cheadle earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), ER (2002), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration of the audiobook Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.
Don Cheadle
War Machine/Iron Patriot
for War Machine/Iron Patriot in Avengers vs X-Men (MCU 2030)
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The story is loosely inspired by the comic book. Story it is based primarily on contemporary developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the defeat of Thanos and the death of Tony Stark, the US government is working at all costs to detect and suppress all threats to humanity. He considers mutants to be one of the biggest threats here on earth. The task is assigned to Colonel William Stryker. He doesn't hesitate, and because of his resistance to mutants, he literally unleashes terror. His heartless approach, however, provokes resistance in the ranks of mutants. Professor Charles Xavier is desperate to prevent an inevitable conflict. However, a large part of the X-Men is gradually being added to Erik Lehnsherr alias Magneto. He doesn't hesitate and decides to go on the counterattack. At the same time, the repressed power of Phoenix begins to awaken in the young girl Jean Grey, thanks to the pervasive suffering of mutants. The Avengers are trying to stop the violent actions of Magneto and other mutants. But soon they are confronted with the violence perpetrated by the troops led by William Stryker. The time has come when individual members of the Avengers will have to make up their minds which side they will join.
