Robert Downey Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 4, 1965 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 177
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.
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Known for
The Avengers
2012Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Endgame
2019Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man
2008Movie
Tony Stark
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
2016Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027Movie
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Avengers: Doomsday
2026Movie
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
2026Movie
Self - Interviewee
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025Movie
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025TV
Self
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024TV
Self
The Sympathizer
2024TV
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024Movie
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023TV
Self
Oppenheimer
2023Movie
Lewis Strauss
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023Movie
Self - Lewis Strauss
Downey's Dream Cars
2023TV
Self - Host
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022Movie
Self - Presenter
"Sr."
2022Movie
Self
Val
2021Movie
Self (archive)
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021TV
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021TV
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020Movie
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020Movie
Self
Dolittle
2020Movie
Dr. John Dolittle
The Age of A.I.
2019TV
Self - Host
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019TV
Self
The Chef Show
2019TV
Self - Guest
Avengers: Endgame
2019Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018TV
Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017Movie
Self
The True Story of...
2017TV
Self (archive footage)
The Nice Guys
2016Movie
Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Captain America: Civil War
2016Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014Movie
Self
The Judge
2014Movie
Hank Palmer
I Am Steve McQueen
2014Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sock or Hat?
2014TV
Self
Chef
2014Movie
Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014Movie
Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014TV
Self
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013Movie
Self
Iron Man 3
2013Movie
Tony Stark
The Frame
2013TV
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012Movie
Self
The Avengers
2012Movie
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Finding Your Roots
2012TV
Self
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011Movie
Sherlock Holmes
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011Movie
Tony Stark (archive footage)
Due Date
2010Movie
Peter Highman
Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2'
2010Movie
Self
Love and Distrust
2010Movie
Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 2
2010Movie
Tony Stark
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010Movie
Self
Sherlock Holmes
2009Movie
Sherlock Holmes
Live from Studio Five
2009TV
Self
The Soloist
2009Movie
Steve Lopez
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008Movie
Kirk Lazarus
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Movie
Self
Tropic Thunder
2008Movie
Kirk Lazarus
The Incredible Hulk
2008Movie
Tony Stark (uncredited)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008Movie
Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man
2008Movie
Tony Stark
Charlie Bartlett
2008Movie
Nathan Gardner
Voom Portraits
2007Movie
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007Movie
Self
Lucky You
2007Movie
Telephone Jack
Zodiac
2007Movie
Paul Avery
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self, Self - Guest
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006Movie
Self / Barris
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006Movie
Self
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006Movie
Dito
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006Movie
Lionel Sweeney
A Scanner Darkly
2006Movie
James Barris
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006Movie
Narrator
Game 6
2006Movie
Steven Schwimmer
The Shaggy Dog
2006Movie
Dr. Kozak
The Outsider
2005Movie
Self
The Reichen Show
2005TV
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005TV
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Movie
Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005Movie
Harry Lockhart
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Movie
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004Movie
Self
Eros
2004Movie
Nick Penrose
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004Movie
Self
Painting with Fire
2004Movie
Self
The Route V50
2004Movie
Traveller
Gothika
2003Movie
Pete Graham
The Singing Detective
2003Movie
Dan Dark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003Movie
Punk'd
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Whatever We Do
2003Movie
Bobby
Lethargy
2002Movie
Animal Therapist
Pieta
2001Movie
Self
Last Party 2000
2001Movie
Self
Auto Motives
2000Movie
Rob
Wonder Boys
2000Movie
Terry Crabtree
The Early Show
1999TV
Self
Black and White
1999Movie
Terry Donager
Bowfinger
1999Movie
Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers
1999Movie
Hans
Family Guy
1999TV
Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
In Dreams
1999Movie
Vivian Thompson
Two Girls and a Guy
1998Movie
Blake
U.S. Marshals
1998Movie
Royce
The Gingerbread Man
1998Movie
Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool
1997Movie
Franz Mazur
One Night Stand
1997Movie
Charlie
Ally McBeal
1997TV
Larry Paul
The View
1997TV
Self
Danger Zone
1996Movie
Jim Scott
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
Richard III
1995Movie
Earl Rivers
Restoration
1995Movie
Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995Movie
Mr. Willowby
Home for the Holidays
1995Movie
Tommy Larson
The Frank Skinner Show
1995TV
Self
Natural Born Killers
1994Movie
Wayne Gale
Hail Caesar
1994Movie
Jerry
Only You
1994Movie
Peter Wright
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994Movie
A Century of Cinema
1994Movie
Self
Short Cuts
1993Movie
Bill Bush
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
The Last Party
1993Movie
Self
Heart and Souls
1993Movie
Thomas Reilly
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993Movie
Self
Raw
1993TV
Self (archive footage)
GMTV
1993TV
Self
Chaplin
1992Movie
Charles Spencer Chaplin
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Soapdish
1991Movie
David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun
1991Movie
Reed Richmond
Air America
1990Movie
Billy Covington
Chances Are
1989Movie
Alex Finch
True Believer
1989Movie
Roger Baron
That's Adequate
1989Movie
Albert Einstein
This Morning
1988TV
Self - Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
1969
1988Movie
Ralph Carr
Rented Lips
1988Movie
Wolf Dangler
Johnny Be Good
1988Movie
Leo Wiggins
Less Than Zero
1987Movie
Julian
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987Movie
(voice)
The Pick-up Artist
1987Movie
Jack Jericho
Kids' Choice Awards
1987TV
Self
America
1986Movie
Paulie Hackley
American Masters
1986TV
Self
Back to School
1986Movie
Derek
Arrival
1986Movie
Eddie
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985TV
Bruno Mussolini
Weird Science
1985Movie
Ian
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985Movie
Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Tuff Turf
1985Movie
Jimmy Parker
Firstborn
1984Movie
Lee
Baby It's You
1983Movie
Stewart
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Up the Academy
1980Movie
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self - Various Characters
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Presenter
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975Movie
Himself
Greaser's Palace
1972Movie
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound
1970Movie
Puppy
The Oscars
1953TV
Self, Self - Presenter
Monty and the Movies
Movie
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Weekend
Movie
Mexican Stranger
The Hider
Movie