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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, author, director, producer, and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Way Out (2021). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, author, director, producer, and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Way Out (2021). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
Night Court
Entertainment Tonight
Tony Awards
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
DAVE
Hill Street Blues
Big Mouth
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Marvel Studios Assembled
Hollywood Game Night
Honest Trailers
Lip Sync Battle
The Early Show
Desus & Mero
Chelsea
What If...?
Fame
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Marvel Studios Legends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Shop
Number One on the Call Sheet
China Beach
L.A. Law
The Bronx Zoo
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
DuckTales
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
The Bernie Mac Show
Hart to Heart
Captain Marvel
Rush Hour 2
Ocean's Eleven
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Doomsday
Picket Fences
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Memory Police
The Infinity Saga
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Wonder Years
Secret Invasion
Avengers: Endgame
Funny or Die Presents
Avengers: Infinity War
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Colors
Ocean's Twelve
Boogie Nights
Agent Elvis
Captain America: Civil War
Ocean's Thirteen
Lush Life
Traffic
Hamburger Hill
The Golden Palace
After the Sunset
Out of Sight
Volcano
Iron Man 3
The Big Cigar
Hotel for Dogs
Mission to Mars
Iron Man 2
The Rat Pack
White Noise
The Family Man
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Flight
Brooklyn's Finest
Black Monday
No Sudden Move
House of Lies
Hotel Rwanda
Traitor
Crash
Armor Wars
Production Credits
Traitor
Black Monday
Freedom Writers
Crash
The Big Cigar
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