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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Acting April 4, 1965 (61 years old) New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 130

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

2026
Avengers: Endgame 8.2

Avengers: Endgame

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2019
Avengers: Infinity War 8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2018
The Avengers 8.1

The Avengers

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2012
Oppenheimer 8.0

Oppenheimer

as Lewis Strauss

2023
Iron Man 7.7

Iron Man

as Tony Stark

2008
Avengers: Age of Ultron 7.3

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2015
Spider-Man: Homecoming 7.3

Spider-Man: Homecoming

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2017
Iron Man 2 6.9

Iron Man 2

as Tony Stark

2010
Captain America: Civil War 7.5

Captain America: Civil War

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2016
The Fantastic 4: First Steps 6.9

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)

2025
Iron Man 3 6.9

Iron Man 3

as Tony Stark

2013
The Incredible Hulk 6.3

The Incredible Hulk

as Tony Stark (uncredited)

2008
Zodiac 7.5

Zodiac

as Paul Avery

2007
Avengers: Secret Wars

Avengers: Secret Wars

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

2027
The Nice Guys 7.1

The Nice Guys

as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

2016
Sherlock Holmes 7.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

2009
Tropic Thunder 6.7

Tropic Thunder

as Kirk Lazarus

2008
The Judge 7.3

The Judge

as Hank Palmer

2014
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 7.1

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Sherlock Holmes

2011
Dolittle 6.6

Dolittle

as Dr. John Dolittle

2020
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 7.2

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

as Harry Lockhart

2005
Natural Born Killers 7.0

Natural Born Killers

as Wayne Gale

1994
Chef 7.1

Chef

as Marvin

2014
Weird Science 6.5

Weird Science

as Ian

1985
Due Date 6.4

Due Date

as Peter Highman

2010
U.S. Marshals 6.6

U.S. Marshals

as Royce

1998
Chaplin 7.4

Chaplin

as Charles Spencer Chaplin

1992
Short Cuts 7.2

Short Cuts

as Bill Bush

1993
Good Night, and Good Luck. 7.1

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Joe Wershba

2005
Gothika 6.2

Gothika

as Pete Graham

2003
Only You 6.7

Only You

as Peter Wright

1994
Less Than Zero 6.4

Less Than Zero

as Julian

1987
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant 6.3

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

as Tony Stark (archive footage)

2011
Back to School 6.3

Back to School

as Derek

1986
Bowfinger 6.2

Bowfinger

as Jerry Renfro

1999
A Scanner Darkly 6.8

A Scanner Darkly

as James Barris

2006
Air America 5.8

Air America

as Billy Covington

1990
Wonder Boys 6.8

Wonder Boys

as Terry Crabtree

2000
The Soloist 6.7

The Soloist

as Steve Lopez

2009
Heart and Souls 7.0

Heart and Souls

as Thomas Reilly

1993
Eros 5.7

Eros

as Nick Penrose

2004
Chances Are 6.6

Chances Are

as Alex Finch

1989
Home for the Holidays 6.3

Home for the Holidays

as Tommy Larson

1995
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 6.1

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)

1985
Restoration 6.1

Restoration

as Robert Merivel

1995
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 6.9

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man

2014
Tuff Turf 5.9

Tuff Turf

as Jimmy Parker

1985
Richard III 6.8

Richard III

as Earl Rivers

1995
Soapdish 6.3

Soapdish

as David Seton Barnes

1991
The Shaggy Dog 4.9

The Shaggy Dog

as Dr. Kozak

2006
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness 6.8

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

as Kirk Lazarus

2008
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 6.1

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

as Lionel Sweeney

2006
Val 7.2

Val

as Self (archive)

2021
The Pick-up Artist 5.6

The Pick-up Artist

as Jack Jericho

1987
One Night Stand 5.6

One Night Stand

as Charlie

1997
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 6.5

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

as Dito

2006
In Dreams 5.5

In Dreams

as Vivian Thompson

1999
Lucky You 5.7

Lucky You

as Telephone Jack

2007
True Believer 6.2

True Believer

as Roger Baron

1989
Charlie Bartlett 6.7

Charlie Bartlett

as Nathan Gardner

2008
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 8.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self - Presenter

2022
The Gingerbread Man 5.6

The Gingerbread Man

as Clyde Pell

1998
Love and Distrust 3.8

Love and Distrust

as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")

2010
Black and White 4.6

Black and White

as Terry Donager

1999
Johnny Be Good 4.7

Johnny Be Good

as Leo Wiggins

1988
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 8.1

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self

2020
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens 7.7

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

as Self

2007
"Sr." 6.9

"Sr."

as Self

2022
Baby It's You 6.1

Baby It's You

as Stewart

1983
Robert Richardson: The White Devil

Robert Richardson: The White Devil

as Self - Interviewee

2026
Sprunki: The Movie

Sprunki: The Movie

as Jevin

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! 6.8

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

as Self

2014
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 7.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as (voice)

1987
Firstborn 6.1

Firstborn

as Lee

1984
Two Girls and a Guy 5.2

Two Girls and a Guy

as Blake

1998
The Outsider 6.8

The Outsider

as Self

2005
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound 5.9

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man

2008
The Singing Detective 5.1

The Singing Detective

as Dan Dark

2003
I Am Steve McQueen 6.1

I Am Steve McQueen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014
Monty and the Movies

Monty and the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin 7.0

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003
Hugo Pool 5.3

Hugo Pool

as Franz Mazur

1997
1969 5.6

1969

as Ralph Carr

1988
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 6.5

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

as Self - Lewis Strauss

2023
Too Much Sun 4.7

Too Much Sun

as Reed Richmond

1991
Up the Academy 4.8

Up the Academy

as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

1980
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 8.0

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

as Self

2005
That's Adequate 4.1

That's Adequate

as Albert Einstein

1989
Game 6 4.6

Game 6

as Steven Schwimmer

2006
Danger Zone 4.2

Danger Zone

as Jim Scott

1996
All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend

as Mexican Stranger

A Century of Cinema 8.3

A Century of Cinema

as Self

1994
Hail Caesar 3.4

Hail Caesar

as Jerry

1994
Greaser's Palace 4.6

Greaser's Palace

as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)

1972
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' 8.2

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

as Self / Barris

2006
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming 7.4

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

as Self

2017
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains 9.0

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

as Self

2020
On the Set of 'Gothika'

On the Set of 'Gothika'

as Self

2004
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree 6.2

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

as Mr. Willowby

1995
Animal House: The Inside Story 4.0

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self

2008
Rented Lips 3.8

Rented Lips

as Wolf Dangler

1988
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude 8.0

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

as Self

2024
Friends & Lovers 4.9

Friends & Lovers

as Hans

1999
Lethargy 6.0

Lethargy

as Animal Therapist

2002
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 8.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self

1993
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented 7.0

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

as Self

2010
Auto Motives 6.0

Auto Motives

as Rob

2000
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

as Self

2004
Voom Portraits 10.0

Voom Portraits

as Self

2007
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow 6.9

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

as Narrator

2006
The Last Party 5.2

The Last Party

as Self

1993
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

1994
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry 6.4

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

as Self

2012
Last Party 2000 6.8

Last Party 2000

as Self

2001
Iron Man 3 Unmasked 5.5

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

as Self

2013
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI 5.0

The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two 7.0

Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two

as Self

2015
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales 7.0

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

as Self

2006
Pound 4.8

Pound

as Puppy

1970
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon 3.7

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight 5.6

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

as Himself

1975
Arrival 7.0

Arrival

as Eddie

1986
America 4.0

America

as Paulie Hackley

1986
Whatever We Do 4.7

Whatever We Do

as Bobby

2003
The Hider

The Hider

The Route V50 5.7

The Route V50

as Traveller

2004
Painting with Fire

Painting with Fire

as Self

2004
Pieta

Pieta

as Self

2001

TV Shows 52

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
VisionQuest 8.3

VisionQuest

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)

2026
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)

1999
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

1996
Late Show with David Letterman 6.5

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Raw 6.7

Raw

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Late Night with David Letterman 6.2

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
GMTV 5.8

GMTV

as Self

1993
American Masters 7.1

American Masters

as Self

1986
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Ally McBeal 6.5

Ally McBeal

as Larry Paul

1997
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
Off Camera with Sam Jones 5.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2014
Punk'd 5.1

Punk'd

as Self

2003
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self

2005
Marvel Studios Legends 7.4

Marvel Studios Legends

as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

1953
Entertainment Tonight 4.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1975
Marvel Studios Assembled 7.2

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)

2021
Kids' Choice Awards 8.8

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self

1987
The Frank Skinner Show 7.5

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

1995
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
The Sympathizer 6.9

The Sympathizer

as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest

2024
The True Story of... 8.3

The True Story of...

as Self (archive footage)

2017
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman 7.0

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

as Self

2018
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self - Interviewee

1988
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter 2.9

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2023
The Chef Show 7.5

The Chef Show

as Self - Guest

2019
The Showbiz Show with David Spade 7.2

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

2005
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

2025
The Frame 10.0

The Frame

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2013
Disney Legends Award Ceremony 1.0

Disney Legends Award Ceremony

as Self

2024
The Age of A.I. 8.1

The Age of A.I.

as Self - Host

2019
Mussolini: The Untold Story 5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Bruno Mussolini

1985
Sock or Hat?

Sock or Hat?

as Self

2014
Downey's Dream Cars 7.1

Downey's Dream Cars

as Self - Host

2023
Live from Studio Five 3.8

Live from Studio Five

as Self

2009
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

as Self

2019

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