Don Cheadle — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. was born in 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He grew up in a family with an older brother and a younger sister. His father worked as a psychologist, and his mother was a bank manager. He studied at the California Institute of the Arts. He works as an actor, director, and producer. Since 2020, he has been married to actress Bridgid Coulter, and the couple has 2 children: a son, Imani, and a daughter, Ayana

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (2013) [House of Lies], Oscar nomination (2004) [Hotel Rwanda]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Hotel Rwanda" (2004), "Collateral" (2004), "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (2021), "House of Lies" (2012)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Don is actively involved in human rights work, in particular, he is one of the most well-known fighters against the genocide in Darfur

Filmography

6

2019 Avengers: Endgame James Rhodes / War Machine

2001 Ocean's Eleven Basher Tarr

2007 Ocean's Thirteen Basher Tarr

2004 Ocean's Twelve Basher Tarr

2010 Iron Man 2 Lt. Col. James «Rhodey» Rhodes

2013 Iron Man 3 Colonel James Rhodes

All filmography 6

Awards & recognition

1 nominations · 1 Award ceremony

MTV Movie & TV Awards 1 nominations

Best On-Screen Team Ocean's Eleven 2002

Interesting facts

4

1
Born into the family of a psychology teacher and a psychiatrist.
2
In 2010, Don Cheadle became a UN Goodwill Ambassador for environmental programs.
3
Full name - Donald Frank Cheadle.
4
Don Cheadle and his girlfriend Bridgid Coulter have two daughters: Ayana Tai (born 1995) and Imani (born 1997).