Age: 61
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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
Kromos
for Kromos in Pirates of the Caribbean: To Farther Shores
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The Golden Age of Piracy is over, and the world has no room for pirates. Now 60 years old, Jack Sparrow decides it's time to leave the Caribbean and retire. With his father Capt. Teague and old friend Mr. Gibbs, he sails for the fabled pirate utopia of Libertalia, a place where pirates can live out their days in splendour. In the Atlantic, they are captured by Atlanteans and taken to the lost city of Atlantis, controlled by rebels led by Kromos, who usurped the king's throne. As Kromos is about to kill them and reclaim the Sword of Triton from Jack, they are rescued by exiled princess Kida and her loyalists, who want to use the Sword to retake Atlantis. Having no interest in joining the civil war and just wanting to reach Libertalia, Jack gives Kida the Sword and prepares to leave, but Kromos attacks, burns down the Black Pearl and murders Teague. Seeking revenge, Jack helps Kida take back Atlantis. Kromos reveals the king is still alive, so Kida goes to free her father. Jack duels Kromos, who eventually disarms and stabs Jack, but Gibbs sacrifices himself to save Jack's life. Jack outsmarts Kromos and kills him, avenging the Pearl, Teague, and Gibbs. Afterwards, Jack buries Teague and Gibbs in the wreckage of the Black Pearl. Kida offers him sanctuary in Atlantis, but Jack leaves. Finally arriving in Madagascar, Jack finds nothing. Libertalia was a myth. Jack succumbs to his wounds and collapses on the shore. He wakes up, finding himself back in Atlantis. In the final shot of the film, Jack raises a bottle of rum, saying "Drink up me hearties yo ho," and decides to spend his last days there.
