- I Love Boosters
2026 Dr. Jack
- The Worlds Most Haunted Kingdom
2026 Costume Design
- Unstoppable
2024 Coach Shawn Charles
- White Noise
2022 Murray Siskind
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (archive footage)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 Al G. Rhythm
- No Sudden Move
2021 Curtis 'Curt' Goynes
- 30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021 Al G. Rhythm
- With/In Volume 1
2021 (segment "Intersection")
- Leading the Electric Revolution and Sustainability
2021 Narrator
- Captain Marvel
2019 James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine (uncredited)
- Avengers: Endgame
2019 James Rhodes / War Machine
- Avengers: Infinity War
2018 James Rhodes / War Machine
- Miles Ahead
2016 Director
- Captain America: Civil War
2016 Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
- Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016 Rival Agent
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 James Rhodes / War Machine
- St. Vincent
2014 Executive Producer
- Iron Man 3
2013 Colonel James Rhodes
- Flight
2012 Hugh Lang
- Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
2012 Captain Planet
- Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012 Captain Planet
- Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012 Captain Planet
- The Guard
2011 FBI agent Wendell Everett
- Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011 Captain Planet
- Iron Man 2
2010 Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
- Brooklyn's Finest
2010 Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler
- Hotel for Dogs
2009 Bernie
- Traitor
2008 Producer
- Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2008 Narrator (voice)
- Ocean's Thirteen
2007 Basher Tarr
- Reign Over Me
2007 Alan Johnson
- Talk to Me
2007 Executive Producer
- Freedom Writers
2007 Thanks
- The Dog Problem
2006 Dr. Nourmand (uncredited)
- King Leopold's Ghost
2006 Narrator (voice)
- Crash
2005 Producer
- Ocean's Twelve
2004 Basher Tarr
- Hotel Rwanda
2004 Paul Rusesabagina
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004 Bonny Simmons
- After the Sunset
2004 Henri Mooré
- The United States of Leland
2003 Pearl Madison
- Abby Singer
2003 Don Cheadle (uncredited)
- Manic
2002 Dr. David Monroe
- Ticker
2002 Passenger
- Rush Hour 2
2001 Kenny (uncredited)
- Swordfish
2001 Roberts
- Things Behind the Sun
2001 Chuck
- Ocean's Eleven
2001 Basher Tarr
- Traffic
2000 Montel Gordon
- The Family Man
2000 Cash
- Fail Safe
2000 Lt. Jimmy Pierce
- Mission to Mars
2000 Luke Graham
- A Lesson Before Dying
1999 Grant Wiggins
- Out of Sight
1998 Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
- The Rat Pack
1998 Sammy Davis Jr.
- Bulworth
1998 L.D.
- Volcano
1997 Emmit Reese
- Boogie Nights
1997 Buck Swope
- Rosewood
1997 Sylvester Carrier
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 Earl Manigault
- Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 Mouse Alexander
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 Rooster
- The Meteor Man
1993 Goldilocks
- Lush Life
1993 Jack
- Roadside Prophets
1992 Happy Days Manager
- Colors
1988 Rocket
- Hamburger Hill
1987 Pvt. Washburn
- Punk
1986
- The Last Electric Knight
1986 Gang Leader
- Moving Violations
1985 Juicy Burgers Worker
- Canyon
Producer
- Ocean's Fourteen
Basher Tarr
- My Darling California
John Ashley Cotton
- Amari and the Night Brothers
Producer
