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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
CIA Agent Cassius Hodge
for CIA Agent Cassius Hodge in Hawkeye: Point of Impact
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After ten years as Hawkeye — Avenger, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and ghost of too many wars — Clint Barton thought he’d finally earned a moment of peace. But when a terrorist attack devastates the Wakandan Embassy in New York, peace dies with it. The culprit: Jagged Bow, a rogue archer and former S.H.I.E.L.D. operative named Emberlin, trained in the same black ops program that made Clint a killer. Driven by vengeance and delusion, Emberlin aims to ignite global chaos by striking another foreign embassy, framing the Avengers, and forcing the world into conflict. Haunted by his past and guilt over those he couldn’t save, Clint becomes both hunter and hunted, drawn into a deadly mirror game against someone who knows his every weakness. Hawkeye: Point of Impact is a violent, R-rated espionage thriller that strips away the glamour of heroism and dives into the moral rot beneath it. Racing against time, Clint must uncover Emberlin’s network before the next attack triggers an international war. Every arrow fired and every choice made drags him closer to the man he swore he’d never become again. As bodies fall and loyalties fracture, Clint faces the brutal truth — sometimes, the only way to stop a monster is to remember that you were one once too. In a final, blood-soaked showdown, Hawkeye must decide whether justice is worth his soul.
