Age: 61
male
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
James Rhodes/War Machine
for James Rhodes/War Machine in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Suggested by user_83496
It's six months after Steve Rogers gives his shield to Sam Wilson. Sam is not feeling too comfortable with taking on the mantle of Captain America and decides the best thing to do is to donate the shield to the Smithsonian. However he will soon find out that the government has chosen their own replacement for Captain America, John Walker. Sam, with the help of Bucky and Sharon must now fight to get back Captain America's shield and honor his legacy. Meanwhile, the US government not only makes John Walker the new Captain America, but also makes him the leader of a new 'superhero' team known as the Thunderbolts, who will become great enemies of Sam, Bucky, and Sharon. Sam also discovers that there was indeed a black Captain America named Isaiah Bradley who fought in the Korean War and also has a bad history with the government and Sam even goes on a little side quest to hunt down those who have mistreated Isaiah.
