Robert Downey Jr.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey was the highest-paid actor in the world annually from 2013 to 2015. Known for his versatility across roles, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father, Robert Downey Sr.'s, film Pound (1970). He rose to prominence by working with the Brat Pack for the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). His portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the biopic Chaplin (1992) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination. After spending less than a year at a treatment facility on drug charges, Downey joined the television series Ally McBeal in 2000, earning a Golden Globe for his performance. Dismissed from the show in 2001 following further drug-related arrests, he entered a court-ordered rehabilitation program and has remained sober since 2003. After Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, Downey made his film comeback with The Singing Detective (2003). He gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey starred as the titular detective in Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him a Golden Globe. His portrayal of bureaucrat Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023) won him the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2024, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the miniseries The Sympathizer. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Time named Downey one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Forbes featured him on the Celebrity 100 in 2013 and 2014. He has pursued music, releasing the jazz-pop album The Futurist (2004), which charted on the US Billboard 200. Divorced from singer Deborah Falconer, Downey has been married to film producer Susan Levin since 2005; they co-founded the production company Team Downey. Downey has three children: one with Falconer and two with Levin. In 2025, he was named one of the greatest film actors of the 21st century by The Independent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: 04 April 1965
Played In
Avengers: Secret Wars
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Avengers: Doomsday
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
The Sympathizer
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Oppenheimer
Lewis Strauss
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Lewis Strauss
Downey's Dream Cars
Self - Host
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Presenter
"Sr."
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
The Age of A.I.
Self - Host
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
The Chef Show
Self - Guest
Avengers: Endgame
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
The Nice Guys
Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Captain America: Civil War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
The Judge
Hank Palmer
I Am Steve McQueen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sock or Hat?
Self
Chef
Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Self
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark
The Frame
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Self
The Avengers
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Finding Your Roots
Self
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Tony Stark (archive footage)
Due Date
Peter Highman
Love and Distrust
Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 2
Tony Stark
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Self
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Live from Studio Five
Self
The Soloist
Steve Lopez
I Am 'Iron Man'
Self
Rain of Madness
Kirk Lazarus
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Tropic Thunder
Kirk Lazarus
The Incredible Hulk
Tony Stark (uncredited)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Charlie Bartlett
Nathan Gardner
Voom Portraits
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
Lucky You
Telephone Jack
Zodiac
Paul Avery
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Barris
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Lionel Sweeney
A Scanner Darkly
James Barris
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Narrator
Game 6
Steven Schwimmer
The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Kozak
The Outsider
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Harry Lockhart
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
Eros
Nick Penrose
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Self
Painting with Fire
Self
The Route V50
Traveller
Gothika
Pete Graham
The Singing Detective
Dan Dark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Punk'd
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Whatever We Do
Bobby
Lethargy
Animal Therapist
Pieta
Self
Last Party 2000
Self
Auto Motives
Rob
Wonder Boys
Terry Crabtree
The Early Show
Self
Black and White
Terry Donager
Bowfinger
Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers
Hans
Family Guy
Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
In Dreams
Vivian Thompson
Two Girls and a Guy
Blake
U.S. Marshals
Royce
The Gingerbread Man
Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool
Franz Mazur
One Night Stand
Charlie
Ally McBeal
Larry Paul
The View
Self
Danger Zone
Jim Scott
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Richard III
Earl Rivers
Restoration
Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby
Home for the Holidays
Tommy Larson
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
Natural Born Killers
Wayne Gale
Hail Caesar
Jerry
Only You
Peter Wright
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Short Cuts
Bill Bush
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
The Last Party
Self
Heart and Souls
Thomas Reilly
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Raw
Self (archive footage)
GMTV
Self
Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Soapdish
David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun
Reed Richmond
Air America
Billy Covington
Chances Are
Alex Finch
True Believer
Roger Baron
That's Adequate
Albert Einstein
This Morning
Self - Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1969
Ralph Carr
Rented Lips
Wolf Dangler
Johnny Be Good
Leo Wiggins
Less Than Zero
Julian
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
The Pick-up Artist
Jack Jericho
Kids' Choice Awards
Self
America
Paulie Hackley
American Masters
Self
Back to School
Derek
Arrival
Eddie
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Bruno Mussolini
Weird Science
Ian
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Tuff Turf
Jimmy Parker
Firstborn
Lee
Baby It's You
Stewart
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Up the Academy
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Himself
Greaser's Palace
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound
Puppy
The Oscars
Self
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Vertigo
John 'Scottie' Ferguson
All-Star Weekend
Mexican Stranger
The Hider