Don Cheadle's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$40 Million
Age:	61
Born:	November 29, 1964
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Actor
Last Updated:	Feb 12, 2026

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• Introduction
• Film Salaries
• Don’t Look Deeper Salary
• House of Lies Salary
• Highest-Grossing Movies
• Real Estate
• Philanthropy

Introduction

Don Cheadle is an American professional actor and filmmaker with an estimated net worth of $40 Million.

Film Salaries

Year	Project	Salary
2010	Iron Man 2	$1,000,000
Total Calculated Earnings:		$1,000,000

At the time of writing, only one of Don Cheadle’s many, many film salaries has been publicly disclosed. This was his $1 million salary for starring in Iron Man 2. It’s worth noting that this film marked the first of many appearances in the Marvel franchise. Several outlets have reported his salaries for later Marvel films, but these figures are just estimates and not based on any factual data.

Don’t Look Deeper Salary

According to Variety, Cheadle was paid a one-time fee of $1 million to star in Don’t Look Deeper in 2020. The miniseries aired for fourteen episodes, earning Cheadle roughly $71,400 per episode.

House of Lies Salary

Reports suggest that Cheadle earned $150,000 per episode for starring as Marty Kaan in House of Lies. The series aired for five seasons between 2012 and 2016, with Don appearing in all 58 episodes. Cheadle’s $150,000 per episode should have equated to $1.8 million per season for every season except the last, since it comprises just ten episodes. Thus, he would have earned $1.5 million for season five, bringing his total estimated earnings from House of Lies to $8.7 million.

Highest-Grossing Movies

Cheadle entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2010, and his work with the franchise quickly knocked many of his other movies off the list. He starred in three of the Avengers movies, which grossed a combined $6.3 billion at the box office. His first two appearances with the franchise, Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3, remain on the list, grossing $624 million and $1.22 billion, respectively. In addition, Cheadle was also featured in Captain America: Civil War and Captain Marvel, which added another $2.29 billion to his box office gross. In the seven Marvel movies he appeared in, Cheadle contributed to $10.4 billion in box office revenue.

Some notable mentions that didn’t make the list include Hotel Rwanda ($34 million), Crash $98 million), Traffic ($208 million) and Boogie Nights ($43 million).

Here’s a complete list of Don Cheadle’s ten highest-grossing movies:

1. Avengers: Endgame – $2.8 Billion (2019)
2. Avengers: Infinity War – $2.05 Billion (2018)
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron – $1.41 Billion (2015)
4. Iron Man 3 – $1.22 Billion (2013)
5. Captain America: Civil War – $1.16 Billion (2016)
6. Captain Marvel – $1.13 Billion (2019)
7. Iron Man 2 – $624 Million (2010)
8. Ocean’s Eleven – $451 Million (2001)
9. Ocean’s Twelve – $363 Million (2004)
10. Rush Hour 2 – $347 Million (2001)

Real Estate

Venice Home

In 2014, Cheadle and his wife acquired what was then an 800-square-foot bungalow in Venice, California, for $894,000. The couple completely transformed the home, turning it into a two-story steel-clad house with 2,400 square feet of living space and a rooftop deck.

Cheadle listed the home on the market in 2016 for $2.45 million, and after two years and several price changes, sold it for $2.415 million. While we’re unsure how much was spent on the construction, Don received pretty much what he was asking for on the property.

Philanthropy

After-School All-Stars, Aid Still Required, Ante Up For Africa, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Children Mending Hearts, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, EasterSeals, ENOUGH Project, Golden Hat Foundation, H.O.M.E., International Rescue Committee, and Jewish World Watch.