Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period of drug-related problems and run-ins with the law, and a surge in popular and commercial success in the 2000s. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin received a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000, and won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would not insure himю He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Natural Born Killers
(Wayne Gale)
Iron Man 2
(Tony Stark)
America
(Paulie Hackley)
Short Cuts
(Bill Bush)
Sherlock Holmes
(Sherlock Holmes)
Chances Are
(Alex Finch)
Iron Man
(Tony Stark)
The Incredible Hulk
(Tony Stark (uncredited))
The Shaggy Dog
(Dr. Kozak)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(Joe Wershba)
A Scanner Darkly
(James Barris)
Zodiac
(Paul Avery)
Lucky You
(Telephone Jack)
Chaplin
(Charles Spencer Chaplin)
Wonder Boys
(Terry Crabtree)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(Harry Lockhart)
The Singing Detective
(Dan Dark)
Johnny Be Good
(Leo Wiggins)
Gothika
(Pete Graham)
Bowfinger
(Jerry Renfro)
Tropic Thunder
(Kirk Lazarus)
Richard III
(Earl Rivers)
U.S. Marshals
(Royce)
Weird Science
(Ian)
True Believer
(Roger Baron)
Air America
(Billy Covington)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
(Dito)
The Avengers
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Charlie Bartlett
(Nathan Gardner)
Heart and Souls
(Thomas Reilly)
Hugo Pool
(Franz Mazur)
Soapdish
(David Seton Barnes)
Only You
(Peter Wright / Damon Bradley)
Home for the Holidays
(Tommy Larson)
One Night Stand
(Charlie)
Up the Academy
(Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited))
The Gingerbread Man
(Clyde Pell)
Eros
(Nick Penrose)
Less Than Zero
(Julian)
Tuff Turf
(Jimmy Parker)
Restoration
(Robert Merivel)
Vertigo
(John 'Scottie' Ferguson)
In Dreams
(Vivian Thompson)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
(Kirk Lazarus)
Due Date
(Peter Highman)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
((voice))
Back to School
(Derek)
Black and White
(Terry Donager)
The Pick-up Artist
(Jack Jericho)
The Soloist
(Steve Lopez)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
(Lionel Sweeney)
1969
(Ralph Carr)
Love and Distrust
(Rob (segment "Auto Motives"))
Iron Man 3
(Tony Stark)
Game 6
(Steven Schwimmer)
Too Much Sun
(Reed Richmond)
Firstborn
(Lee)
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
(Tony Stark (archive footage))
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(Sherlock Holmes)
Equilibrium
(Nick Penrose)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
(Himself)
Whatever We Do
(Bobby)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
(Self - Lewis Strauss)
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
(Narrator)
The Outsider
(Self)
The Judge
(Hank Palmer)
Hail Caesar
(Jerry)
The Route V50
(Traveller)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
(Mr. Willowby)
Chef
(Marvin)
Danger Zone
(Jim Scott)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
(Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
(Self)
Friends & Lovers
(Hans)
Baby It's You
(Stewart)
The Age of A.I
(Executive Producer)
"Sr."
(Self)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(Punk Party Crasher (uncredited))
Captain America: Civil War
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Sherlock Holmes 3
(Sherlock Holmes)
Downey's Dream Cars
(Robert Downey Jr.)
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
(Self)
Oppenheimer
(Lewis Strauss)
Avengers: Infinity War
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
The Last Party
(Self)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
(Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Greaser's Palace
(Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited))
I Am Steve McQueen
(Narrator (voice))
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self - Presenter)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Two Girls and a Guy
(Blake)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(Self)
The Nice Guys
(Sid Shattuck (uncredited))
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Pound
(Puppy)
Avengers: Doomsday
(Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom)
Avengers: Secret Wars
(Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom)
Lethargy
(Animal Therapist)
Dolittle
(Dr. John Dolittle)
I Am Iron Man
(Self)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
That's Adequate
(Albert Einstein)
All-Star Weekend
(Mexican Stranger)
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
(Self (archive footage))
Voom Portraits
(Self)
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
(Self)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
(Self / Barris)
Pieta
(Self)
Rented Lips
(Wolf Dangler)
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
(Self)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
(Self)
Arrival
(Eddie)
Avengers: Endgame
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
(Self)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
(Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footge))
Animal House: The Inside Story
(Self)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
(Self)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(Self (archive footage))
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming
(Self)
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
(Self)
The Hider
Last Party 2000
(Self)
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer
(Self)
This Morning
(Self - Interviewee)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Family Guy
(Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice))
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
(Larry Paul)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The View
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
Marvel Studios Assembled
(Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage))
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
The Frank Skinner Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Sympathizer
(Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest)
GMTV
(Self)
Downey's Dream Cars
(Self - Host)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Various Characters)
Marvel Studios Legends
(Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited))
Kids' Choice Awards
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Punk'd
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
(Self)
WWE Raw
(Self (archive footage))
Mussolini: The Untold Story
(Bruno Mussolini)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Honest Trailers
(Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage))
The Frame
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
Stark Expo Shorts
(Iron Man / Tony Stark)
Sock or Hat?
(Self)
The Chef Show
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
The Age of A.I.
(Self - Host)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
American Masters
(Self)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Play Dirty
(Producer)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
(Producer)
The Judge
(Executive Producer)
The Age of A.I
(Executive Producer)
"Sr."
(Producer)
A Head Full of Ghosts
(Producer)
Vertigo
(Producer)
The Last Party
(Writer)
The Hider
(Producer)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
Perry Mason
(Executive Producer)
Sweet Tooth
(Executive Producer)
The Age of A.I.
(Executive Producer)
The Sympathizer
(Executive Producer)
Helltown
(Executive Producer)
Downey's Dream Cars
(Executive Producer)