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Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, MissouriDon Cheadle is an African-American film and television actor who first became well-known for playing the district attorney on the television series . He attended high school in Denver, Colorado, at East High School. Since then he has appeared in films including . These last three were directed by Steven Soderbergh, who has said that Cheadle is one of his favorite actors to work with.

Cheadle was nominated for a 2005 Academy Award for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in , a story about a Hutu hotel manager in Rwanda who sheltered hundreds of Tutsis and other refugees from murderous militias during the Rwandan genocide in mid-1994.

Cheadle will make his directorial debut with the adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Tishomingo Blues.

Cheadle also has appeared in NFL commercials promoting the Super Bowl from 2002-05.