Actor

Donald Cerrone

March 29, 1983 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American former professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and actor best known for competing in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the Lightweight division of the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).

He is known and respected by fans for his willingness to fight any time, having completed thirty-eight fights in his eleven-year UFC tenure. Cerrone challenged for the WEC Lightweight Championship in 2009 and 2010, and the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2015. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

Notable work

8.2
Cobra Kai (2018)
as MMA Fighter
6.8
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
as Belgian Backpacker
6.5
Spenser Confidential (2020)
as 'Big Boy'
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
as Donald Cerrone
7.9
The Terminal List (2022)
as Tomahawk Guard
7.2
Mythic Quest (2020)
as Donald Cerrone
7.6
Magnum P.I. (2018)
as Reese

Often works with

Brendan Fehr
3 titles together
The Night Shift, The Commando, Kill Me Again
Adam Karst
2 titles together
The Equalizer 2, Embattled
Rob Mac
2 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest
David Hornsby
2 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest
Andrew Friedman
2 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest
Michael Naughton
2 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest

Full filmography · 25

Winter: Battleground
as Winter
2026
Prisoner of War
as Captain Collins
20257.1
Americana
as Sheriff Cole Pickering
20256.2
Kill Me Again
as Officer Smith
20256.1
Place of Bones
as Minor Wilson
20245.4
Lights Out
as Carter
20247
Outlaw Johnny Black
as Crackshot Bob
20235.4
Mojave Diamonds
as Roy Mason
2023
3 Days in Malay
as James
20234.9
The Weapon
as Marshall Railey
20235
Project Legion
as Greg
20224.6
Terror on the Prairie
as Jeb
20226.1