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.
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)
The Incredible Hulk
(Tony Stark (uncredited))
Iron Man
(Tony Stark)
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)
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)
1969
(Ralph Carr)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
(Lionel Sweeney)
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)
Whatever We Do
(Bobby)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
(Himself)
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)
"Sr."
(Self)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(Punk Party Crasher (uncredited))
Captain America: Civil War
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
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
(Self - 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)
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)
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 and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
(Self)
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
(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)
Animal House: The Inside Story
(Self)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
(Self)
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
(Self)
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
(Self)
The Hider
Last Party 2000
(Self)
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
(Self)
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
(Self)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
(Self)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
(Self)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
(Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited))
On the Set of 'Gothika'
(Self)
Painting with Fire
(Self)
Auto Motives
(Rob)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
(Self)
I Am 'Iron Man'
(Self)
This Morning
(Self - Interviewee)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Family Guy
(Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice))
Ally McBeal
(Larry Paul)
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 - Guest)
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self - Guest)
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))
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self - Guest)
Kids' Choice Awards
(Self)
Punk'd
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
(Self)
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
(Self)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
The Frame
(Tony Stark / Iron Man)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
Sock or Hat?
(Self)
The Chef Show
(Self - Guest)
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)
The Oscars
(Self - Presenter)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
(Self)
People's Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
The True Story of...
(Self (archive footage))
The Daily Show
(Self - Guest)
Late Show with David Letterman
(Self - Guest)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
(Producer)
The Judge
(Executive Producer)
"Sr."
(Producer)
A Head Full of Ghosts
(Producer)
Vertigo
(Producer)
The Last Party
(Writer)
The Hider
(Producer)
Play Dirty
(Executive Producer)
Martini Ranch: Reach
(Thanks)
The Twilight Zone
(Director)
Perry Mason
(Executive Producer)
Sweet Tooth
(Executive Producer)
The Age of A.I.
(Executive Producer)
The Sympathizer
(Executive Producer)
Downey's Dream Cars
(Executive Producer)
Weather Girl
(Executive Producer)