Fan Casting Don Cheadle as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in The Shawshank Redemption

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Don Cheadle as Ellis Boyd Red Redding in The Shawshank Redemption

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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. is an American actor, author, director, producer and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he buil...

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Ellis Boyd Red Redding in The Shawshank Redemption

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Don Cheadle

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Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding

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The Shawshank Redemption

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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

by Stephen King

Andy Dufresne is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn't commit the crimes...

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Don Cheadle is known for his roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, and Avengers: Endgame. He has been suggested by fans for 3,030 roles on myCast, including Best in Best & Worst Comic Book Castings. Similar actors include Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, and Idris Elba. Don Cheadle was suggested to play Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in The Shawshank Redemption by loverofmovies. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Will Smith, Denzel Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. The Shawshank Redemption has 16 roles, including Andy Dufresne, Samuel Norton, and Tommy Williams.

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