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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
for War Machine in Iron Man 4: The Iron Brigade
Suggested by enzomaroni_arcct9999
Plot Summary: Justin Hammer hired 3 old rivals of Tony Stark and gave them armor made out of old Stark tech and new Hammer Tech. These 3 does multiple crimes and they needed to be stopped. The government decided to send Rescue and War Machine to fight. Harley was sneaking in Stark tower to see his mentor's old suits but he was caught by Morgan, they both have a talk about Tony and then Nick Fury walks in and says "Well I'm sorry to interrupt but the world right now is on fire, we need more defender of the world, more heroes. We need more Iron Man" He hands Harley his own arc reactor and Nick Fury says "Congrats, your a man made of iron" Morgan then shows her own Arc Reactor. Professor Hulk mentors Harley, he said that he felt nervous taking the mantle of Iron Man but Professor Hulk talks about him being brave and a hero. Harley felt ready to take the mantle of Iron Man. The fight took place in Utah and the 4 Iron Men were fighting at their best until Harley, Morgan, Pepper and Rhodes combine their blast and created a large explosion killing them but then we see Crimson Dynamo escape with barely any armor left. In the end credits we see Justin Hammer standing next to the Tinkerer, we then see Ultron's head and we see it's eyes glow as it says "Hello".
