Robert Downey Jr.
Acting
Born: April 4, 1965 (age 61) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Avengers
2012
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Iron Man
2008
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Iron Man 3
2013
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Iron Man 2
2010
Sherlock Holmes
2009
The Incredible Hulk
2008
Oppenheimer
2023
Photos (24)
Movies (86)
Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Avengers
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Endgame
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Captain America: Civil War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Oppenheimer
Lewis Strauss
Iron Man 2
Tony Stark
The Incredible Hulk
Tony Stark (uncredited)
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark
Zodiac
Paul Avery
The Nice Guys
Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Tropic Thunder
Kirk Lazarus
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
The Judge
Hank Palmer
Natural Born Killers
Wayne Gale
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes
Due Date
Peter Highman
Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
Chef
Marvin
U.S. Marshals
Royce
Weird Science
Ian
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Harry Lockhart
Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Gothika
Pete Graham
A Scanner Darkly
James Barris
Bowfinger
Jerry Renfro
The Soloist
Steve Lopez
Back to School
Derek
Only You
Peter Wright
Lucky You
Telephone Jack
Eros
Nick Penrose
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Tony Stark (archive footage)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Joe Wershba
Air America
Billy Covington
Wonder Boys
Terry Crabtree
The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Kozak
Less Than Zero
Julian
The Gingerbread Man
Clyde Pell
Heart and Souls
Thomas Reilly
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Lionel Sweeney
Tuff Turf
Jimmy Parker
Short Cuts
Bill Bush
The Singing Detective
Dan Dark
Chances Are
Alex Finch
True Believer
Roger Baron
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Johnny Be Good
Leo Wiggins
Charlie Bartlett
Nathan Gardner
The Pick-up Artist
Jack Jericho
Soapdish
David Seton Barnes
Restoration
Robert Merivel
Black and White
Terry Donager
One Night Stand
Charlie
Richard III
Earl Rivers
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Kirk Lazarus
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito
In Dreams
Vivian Thompson
Hail Caesar
Jerry
Hugo Pool
Franz Mazur
Home for the Holidays
Tommy Larson
Baby It's You
Stewart
Friends & Lovers
Hans
Firstborn
Lee
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
1969
Ralph Carr
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
Up the Academy
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Love and Distrust
Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Two Girls and a Guy
Blake
Whatever We Do
Bobby
Game 6
Steven Schwimmer
That's Adequate
Albert Einstein
Danger Zone
Jim Scott
Greaser's Palace
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Too Much Sun
Reed Richmond
Rented Lips
Wolf Dangler
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Narrator
The Route V50
Traveller
Lethargy
Animal Therapist
Pound
Puppy
America
Paulie Hackley
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby
TV Shows (8)
Family Guy
Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice) · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited) · 18 eps
Ally McBeal
Larry Paul · 23 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Sympathizer
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest · 7 eps
The Frame
Tony Stark / Iron Man · 1 eps
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Bruno Mussolini · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (71)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 12 eps
Raw
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 4 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 18 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 9 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 6 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Kids' Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Chef Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Val
Self (archive)
Downey's Dream Cars
Self - Host · 6 eps
Sock or Hat?
Self · 1 eps
"Sr."
Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self - Interviewee · 1 eps
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Age of A.I.
Self - Host · 8 eps
I Am Steve McQueen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Presenter
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Lewis Strauss
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Last Party 2000
Self
The Outsider
Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Voom Portraits
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Self
The Last Party
Self
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Self
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Himself
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Self
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self - Interviewee
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Self
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Self (archive footage)
Live from Studio Five
Self · 2 eps
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Barris
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Pieta
Self
Upcoming (5)
Directing (1)
Writing (1)
Producing (9)
Sweet Tooth
Executive Producer
Perry Mason
Executive Producer
Play Dirty
Executive Producer
The Judge
Executive Producer
The Sympathizer
Executive Producer
Downey's Dream Cars
Executive Producer
"Sr."
Producer
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Producer
The Age of A.I.
Executive Producer
