Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for and/or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and the upcoming Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Iron Man 2
(Happy Hogan)
Swingers
(Mike Peters)
Very Bad Things
(Kyle Fisher)
Iron Man
(Hogan)
The Replacements
(Daniel Bateman)
Open Season
(Reilly (voice))
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
(Elmer Rice)
Something's Gotta Give
(Leo)
Wimbledon
(Ron Roth)
Deep Impact
(Gus Partenza)
Love & Sex
(Adam Levy)
Four Christmases
(Denver McVie)
Daredevil
(Franklin "Foggy" Nelson)
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
(Self)
The Break-Up
(Johnny O)
Rocky Marciano
(Rocky Marciano)
PCU
(Gutter)
Rudy
(D-Bob)
The Big Empty
(John Person)
Made
(Bobby)
Zookeeper
(Jerome the Bear (voice))
I Love You, Man
(Barry)
Brother's Justice
(Self)
Iron Man 3
(Happy Hogan)
Couples Retreat
(Joey)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
(Self)
G-Force
(Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice))
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
(Self)
Persons Unknown
(Terry)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
(Self)
Notes from Underground
(Zerkov)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Manny Riskin)
Batman Forever
(Assistant)
Identity Thief
(Harold Cornish)
Dogtown
(Ezra Good)
The Wolf Pack
(Self)
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
(Self)
Chef
(Carl Casper)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(Self (archive footage))
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
(Self (archive footage))
Misery Loves Comedy
(Self)
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
Term Life
(Jimmy Lincoln)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
(Self)
Entourage
(Jon Favreau)
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
(Self)
The Jungle Book
(Pygmy Hog (voice))
People Like Us
(Richards)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Happy Hogan)
Deadpool & Wolverine
(Happy Hogan)
The 44th President: In His Own Words
(Self)
I Am Iron Man
(Self)
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
(Himself)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(Rio Durant (voice))
Just Your Luck
(Straker)
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
(Self)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(Happy Hogan)
Brother's Justice
Avengers: Endgame
(Happy Hogan)
John Carter
(Thark Bookie)
Elf
(Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice))
Grandpa's Funeral
(Paul Metsler)
Hoffa
(Extra)
Speechless
(Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited))
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
(Self)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(Happy Hogan)
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Self)
Folks!
(Chicago Taxi Driver)
Dinner for Five
Seinfeld
(Eric the Clown)
Family Guy
(Host of KISS Forum (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
(Self)
Friends
(Pete Becker)
Monk
(Dr. Oliver Bloom)
My Name Is Earl
(Mr. Patrick)
Rocket Power
HypaSpace
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self)
The Celebrity Apprentice
The King of Queens
(Sean McGee)
Marvel Studios Assembled
(Self (archive footage))
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
(Self (archive footage))
MADtv
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Chicago Hope
Iconoclasts
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self)
The Director's Chair
(Self)
What If...?
(Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice))
What If...?
(Happy Hogan (voice))
The Sopranos
(Self)
Marvel Studios Assembled
(Self)
Chelsea
(Self)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited))
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
(Self)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
What If...?
(Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice))
What If...?
(Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice))
Robot Chicken
(Zeus / Race Announcer (voice))
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
(Crumford Lorak (voice))
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
(Crumford Lorax (voice))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(Pre Vizsla (voice))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice))
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Chef Show
(Self)
Fallen Angels
(Leo)
Dilbert
(Holden Callfielder (voice))
The Mandalorian
(Paz Vizsla (voice))
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
IMDb on the Scene
(Self)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator)
Conan
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Iron Man
(Executive Producer)
Elf
(Director)
Iron Man 2
(Executive Producer)
Iron Man 2
(Director)
Swingers
(Screenplay)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
(Director)
The Avengers
(Executive Producer)
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
(Screenplay)
Made
(Director)
Iron Man 3
(Executive Producer)
Cowboys & Aliens
(Director)
Couples Retreat
(Screenplay)
Chef
(Writer)
Chef
(Director)
Chef
(Producer)
The Jungle Book
(Director)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Executive Producer)
Black Is King
(Thanks)
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
(Thanks)
The Mandalorian & Grogu
(Director)
The Mandalorian & Grogu
(Producer)
The Mandalorian & Grogu
(Writer)
The Jungle Book
(Producer)
Made
(Producer)
Made
(Writer)
Avengers: Endgame
(Executive Producer)
Avengers: Infinity War
(Executive Producer)
The Jungle Book 2
(Director)
Swingers
(Co-Producer)
The Lion King
(Producer)
Green Street Hooligans
(Executive Producer)
Grimsby
(Thanks)
The Lion King
(Director)
Iron Man
(Director)
Chef
(Original Story)
Alien Xmas
(Executive Producer)
The Big Empty
(Executive Producer)
Dinner for Five
(Executive Producer)
In Case of Emergency
(Director)
Undeclared
(Director)
Revolution
(Director)
The Office
(Director)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Director)
About a Boy
(Director)
Revolution
(Co-Executive Producer)
Revolution
(Executive Producer)
The Orville
(Director)
The Orville
(Producer)
Young Sheldon
(Director)
The Chef Show
(Executive Producer)
The Mandalorian
(Executive Producer)
The Chef Show
(Director)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Executive Producer)
The Mandalorian
(Writer)
Ahsoka
(Executive Producer)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Executive Producer)
The Mandalorian
(Director)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Writer)
Lion
(Executive Producer)
Prehistoric Planet
(Executive Producer)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
(Executive Producer)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Thanks)
Young Sheldon
(Executive Producer)
Dinner for Five
(Creator)
The Mandalorian
(Creator)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Creator)
Lion
(Creator)