Robert Downey Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1965
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
A Head Full of Ghosts TBA
Producer
Sprunki: The Movie TBA
as Jevin
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer TBA
Actor
- Sherlock Holmes 3
Sherlock Holmes 3 TBA
as Sherlock Holmes
Monty and the Movies TBA
as Self (archive footage)
- The Hider
The Hider TBA
Actor, Producer
All-Star Weekend TBA
as Mexican Stranger
Avengers: Secret Wars 2027
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Avengers: Doomsday 2026
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Richardson: The White Devil 2026
as Self - Interviewee
Play Dirty 2025
Executive Producer
The Fantastic 4: First Steps 2025
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude 2024
as Self
Oppenheimer 2023
as Lewis Strauss
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 2023
as Self - Lewis Strauss
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
as Self - Presenter
"Sr." 2022
as Self, Producer
Val 2021
as Self (archive)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains 2020
as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 2020
as Self
Dolittle 2020
as Dr. John Dolittle
Avengers: Endgame 2019
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming 2017
as Self
The Nice Guys 2016
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Captain America: Civil War 2016
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two 2015
as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! 2014
as Self
The Judge 2014
as Hank Palmer, Executive Producer
I Am Steve McQueen 2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Chef 2014
as Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 3 Unmasked 2013
as Self
Iron Man 3 2013
as Tony Stark
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry 2012
as Self
The Avengers 2012
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011
as Sherlock Holmes
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant 2011
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Due Date 2010
as Peter Highman, Screenplay
Love and Distrust 2010
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 2 2010
as Tony Stark
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented 2010
as Self
Sherlock Holmes 2009
as Sherlock Holmes
The Soloist 2009
as Steve Lopez
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness 2008
as Kirk Lazarus
Animal House: The Inside Story 2008
as Self
Tropic Thunder 2008
as Kirk Lazarus
The Incredible Hulk 2008
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound 2008
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 2008
as Tony Stark
Charlie Bartlett 2008
as Nathan Gardner
Voom Portraits 2007
as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens 2007
as Self
Lucky You 2007
as Telephone Jack
Zodiac 2007
as Paul Avery
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales 2006
as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' 2006
as Self / Barris
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 2006
as Dito, Producer
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 2006
as Lionel Sweeney
A Scanner Darkly 2006
as James Barris
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow 2006
as Narrator
Game 6 2006
as Steven Schwimmer
The Shaggy Dog 2006
as Dr. Kozak
The Outsider 2005
as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005
as Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005
as Harry Lockhart
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 2005
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin 2004
as Self
Eros 2004
as Nick Penrose
- Painting with Fire
Painting with Fire 2004
as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika' 2004
as Self
The Route V50 2004
as Traveller
Gothika 2003
as Pete Graham
The Singing Detective 2003
as Dan Dark
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin 2003
Actor
Whatever We Do 2003
as Bobby
Lethargy 2002
as Animal Therapist
Pieta 2001
as Self
Last Party 2000 2001
as Self
Auto Motives 2000
as Rob
Wonder Boys 2000
as Terry Crabtree
Black and White 1999
as Terry Donager
Bowfinger 1999
as Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers 1999
as Hans
In Dreams 1999
as Vivian Thompson
Two Girls and a Guy 1998
as Blake
U.S. Marshals 1998
as Royce
The Gingerbread Man 1998
as Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool 1997
as Franz Mazur
One Night Stand 1997
as Charlie
Danger Zone 1996
as Jim Scott
Restoration 1995
as Robert Merivel
Richard III 1995
as Earl Rivers
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree 1995
as Mr. Willowby
Home for the Holidays 1995
as Tommy Larson
Natural Born Killers 1994
as Wayne Gale
Hail Caesar 1994
as Jerry
Only You 1994
as Peter Wright
A Century of Cinema 1994
as Self
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! 1994
Actor
Short Cuts 1993
as Bill Bush
The Last Party 1993
as Self, Writer
Heart and Souls 1993
as Thomas Reilly
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 1993
as Self
Chaplin 1992
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
Soapdish 1991
as David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun 1991
as Reed Richmond
Air America 1990
as Billy Covington
Chances Are 1989
as Alex Finch
True Believer 1989
as Roger Baron
That's Adequate 1989
as Albert Einstein
1969 1988
as Ralph Carr
Rented Lips 1988
as Wolf Dangler
Johnny Be Good 1988
as Leo Wiggins
Martini Ranch: Reach 1988
Thanks
Less Than Zero 1987
as Julian
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987
as (voice)
The Pick-up Artist 1987
as Jack Jericho
America 1986
as Paulie Hackley
Back to School 1986
as Derek
- Arrival
Arrival 1986
as Eddie
Weird Science 1985
as Ian
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Tuff Turf 1985
as Jimmy Parker
Firstborn 1984
as Lee
Baby It's You 1983
as Stewart
Up the Academy 1980
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight 1975
as Himself
Greaser's Palace 1972
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound 1970
as Puppy
Credits from TMDB.