Jon Favreau
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1966
- Birthplace
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), Wimbledon (2004), 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 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 and Grogu (2026). Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), 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 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.
Filmography
Disney Worldbuilders 2026
as Self
Disney+ Insider: The Mandalorian and Grogu - A New Mission Launches at Disneyland Resort 2026
as Self - Director, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'
The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
Director, Producer, Writer
Frankenstein 2025
Thanks
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland 2025
as Self
Megalopolis 2024
Thanks
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
as Happy Hogan
Disney 100: Remember That 2023
as Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen 2022
as Self - Commentator
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies 2022
Thanks
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
as Happy Hogan
Alien Xmas 2020
as Obie (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer
Black Is King 2020
Thanks
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee 2019
as Self
The Lion King 2019
Producer, Director
Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019
as Happy Hogan
Avengers: Endgame 2019
as Happy Hogan, Executive Producer
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero 2018
as Self
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass 2018
as Self
Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
as Rio Durant (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
Executive Producer
Chef 2017
Original Story
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
as Happy Hogan
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming 2017
as Self
Term Life 2016
as Jimmy Lincoln
The Jungle Book 2016
as Pygmy Hog (voice), Director, Producer
Grimsby 2016
Thanks
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 2015
as Self
Entourage 2015
as Jon Favreau
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
Executive Producer
Misery Loves Comedy 2015
as Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 2014
Original Film Writer
Chef 2014
as Carl Casper, Writer, Director, Producer
The Wolf Pack 2014
as Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014
as Self
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
as Manny Riskin
Iron Man 3 2013
as Happy Hogan, Executive Producer
Identity Thief 2013
as Harold Cornish
People Like Us 2012
as Richards
The Avengers 2012
Executive Producer
John Carter 2012
as Thark Bookie
Cowboys & Aliens 2011
Director, Executive Producer
Zookeeper 2011
as Jerome the Bear (voice)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010
as Self
Brother's Justice 2010
as Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010
as Self
Iron Man 2 2010
as Happy Hogan, Executive Producer, Director
Couples Retreat 2009
as Joey, Screenplay
G-Force 2009
as Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
I Love You, Man 2009
as Barry
Four Christmases 2008
as Denver McVie
- Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man 2008
as Self
Iron Man 2008
as Hogan, Executive Producer, Director
Open Season 2006
as Reilly (voice)
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland 2006
as Self
The Break-Up 2006
as Johnny O
Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005
Director
Green Street Hooligans 2005
Executive Producer
Still Swingin’ 2005
as Self
Elf Jukebox 2004
as Self
Elf: That's a Wrap 2004
as Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole 2004
as Self
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell 2004
as Self
Elf: Film School for Kids 2004
as Self
Wimbledon 2004
as Ron Roth
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004
as Self
Something's Gotta Give 2003
as Leo
Elf 2003
as Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice), Director, Screenplay
The Big Empty 2003
as John Person, Executive Producer
Daredevil 2003
as Franklin Nelson
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest 2002
Screenplay
Made 2001
as Bobby, Director, Producer, Writer
The Replacements 2000
as Daniel Bateman
Love & Sex 2000
as Adam Levy
Rocky Marciano 1999
as Rocky Marciano
Very Bad Things 1998
as Kyle Fisher
Deep Impact 1998
as Gus Partenza
Dogtown 1997
as Ezra Good
Persons Unknown 1996
as Terry
Just Your Luck 1996
as Straker
Swingers 1996
as Mike Peters, Screenplay, Co-Producer
Notes from Underground 1995
as Zerkov
Batman Forever 1995
as Assistant
Speechless 1994
as Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994
as Elmer Rice
PCU 1994
as Gutter
Grandpa's Funeral 1994
as Paul Metsler
Rudy 1993
as D-Bob
Hoffa 1992
as Extra
Folks! 1992
as Chicago Taxi Driver
Credits from TMDB.