Date of birth 29 November, 1964. Birth place Missouri, USA . Birth name Don Cheadle Height 5' 8.25 " (173 cm) Don Cheadle is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe award winning American actor.

Don Cheadle is An American born actor who has starred in many movies, notably in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ and ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Having graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, Cheadle began his career as a dancer in Angela Windbush’s music video for ‘The Real Thing’.

Following this Cheadle was well recognized for his role as a district attorney in the popular TV series ‘Picket Fences’. His recognition earned him roles in ‘Rosewood’, ‘The Family Man’ and ‘Boogie Nights’. Later he was chosen by popular director Steven Soderbergh to star in a range of his movies. He starred along side Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro and Catherine Zeta Jones in the award winning film ‘Traffic’ (2000).

Cheadle is famed as an expert in the ancient Chinese board game Go. He is said to have choreographed a part in the movie ‘After the Sunset’ where Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek play a scene playing the board game. Cheadle is married to actress Bridgid Coulter and is the father of two daughters.