FrameThrower · Actors · Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
16 films · 1,175 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1995–2022
Born 29 November 1964 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. 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).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 16 films · 1,175 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1995–2022
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,175 frames from the 16 films we hold. This is the look of the work Don takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 16 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 51% low key — the look of the work Don takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
White Noise
2022 · Murray Siskind
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · Al G. Rhythm
No Sudden Move
2021 · Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
Iron Man 3
2013 · Colonel James Rhodes
Iron Man 2
2010 · Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004 · Bonny Simmons
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · James Rhodes / War Machine
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · James Rhodes / War Machine
Ocean’s Thirteen
2007 · Basher Tarr
Ocean’s Twelve
2004 · Basher Tarr
Traffic
2000 · Montel Gordon
Out Of Sight
1998 · Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
Devil In A Blue Dress
1995 · Mouse Alexander
Boogie Nights
· Buck Swope
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,175 frames from Don Cheadle's 16 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.