Name
Robert Downey Jr.
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-04-04 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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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- 1994 Natural Born Killers as Wayne Gale
- 2010 Iron Man 2 as Tony Stark
- 1986 America as Paulie Hackley
- 1993 Short Cuts as Bill Bush
- 2009 Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
- 1989 Chances Are as Alex Finch
- 2008 Iron Man as Tony Stark
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk as Tony Stark (uncredited)
- 2006 The Shaggy Dog as Dr. Kozak
- 2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. as Joe Wershba
- 2006 A Scanner Darkly as James Barris
- 2007 Zodiac as Paul Avery
- 2007 Lucky You as Telephone Jack
- 1992 Chaplin as Charles Spencer Chaplin
- 2000 Wonder Boys as Terry Crabtree
- 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harry Lockhart
- 2003 The Singing Detective as Dan Dark
- 1988 Johnny Be Good as Leo Wiggins
- 2003 Gothika as Pete Graham
- 1999 Bowfinger as Jerry Renfro
- 2008 Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus
- 1995 Richard III as Earl Rivers
- 1998 U.S. Marshals as Royce
- 1985 Weird Science as Ian
- 1989 True Believer as Roger Baron
- 1990 Air America as Billy Covington
- 2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints as Dito
- 2012 The Avengers as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 2008 Charlie Bartlett as Nathan Gardner
- 1993 Heart and Souls as Thomas Reilly
- 1997 Hugo Pool as Franz Mazur
- 1991 Soapdish as David Seton Barnes
- 1994 Only You as Peter Wright
- 1995 Home for the Holidays as Tommy Larson
- 1997 One Night Stand as Charlie
- 1980 Up the Academy as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
- 1998 The Gingerbread Man as Clyde Pell
- 2004 Eros as Nick Penrose
- 1987 Less Than Zero as Julian
- 1985 Tuff Turf as Jimmy Parker
- 1995 Restoration as Robert Merivel
- 1999 In Dreams as Vivian Thompson
- 2008 Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Kirk Lazarus
- 2010 Due Date as Peter Highman
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as (voice)
- 1986 Back to School as Derek
- 1999 Black and White as Terry Donager
- 1987 The Pick-up Artist as Jack Jericho
- 2009 The Soloist as Steve Lopez
- 2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus as Lionel Sweeney
- 1988 1969 as Ralph Carr
- 2010 Love and Distrust as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
- 2013 Iron Man 3 as Tony Stark
- 2006 Game 6 as Steven Schwimmer
- 1991 Too Much Sun as Reed Richmond
- 1984 Firstborn as Lee
- 2011 Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant as Tony Stark (archive footage)
- 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Sherlock Holmes
- 1975 Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight as Himself
- 2003 Whatever We Do as Bobby
- 2023 Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as Self - Lewis Strauss
- 2006 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow as Narrator
- 2005 The Outsider as Self
- 2014 The Judge as Hank Palmer
- 1994 Hail Caesar as Jerry
- 2004 The Route V50 as Traveller
- 1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree as Mr. Willowby
- 2014 Chef as Marvin
- 1996 Danger Zone as Jim Scott
- 2014 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 2015 Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two as Self
- 1999 Friends & Lovers as Hans
- 1983 Baby It's You as Stewart
- 2022 "Sr." as Self
- 1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
- 2016 Captain America: Civil War as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 2014 Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
- 2023 Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss
- 2018 Avengers: Infinity War as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 1993 The Last Party as Self
- 2008 Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 1972 Greaser's Palace as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
- 2014 I Am Steve McQueen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Presenter
- 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 1998 Two Girls and a Guy as Blake
- 2007 Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
- 2016 The Nice Guys as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
- 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 1970 Pound as Puppy
- 2026 Avengers: Doomsday as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
- 2027 Avengers: Secret Wars as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
- 2002 Lethargy as Animal Therapist
- 2020 Dolittle as Dr. John Dolittle
- 2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
- 1989 That's Adequate as Albert Einstein
- Soon All-Star Weekend as Mexican Stranger
- 2010 Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Voom Portraits as Self
- 1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- 2006 One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' as Self / Barris
- 2001 Pieta as Self
- 1988 Rented Lips as Wolf Dangler
- 2010 Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented as Self
- 2012 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry as Self
- 1986 Arrival as Eddie
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 1994 Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
- 2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self
- 2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2020 MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self
- 2017 A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming as Self
- 2024 Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude as Self
- Soon The Hider
- 2001 Last Party 2000 as Self
- 2013 Iron Man 3 Unmasked as Self
- 2006 The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales as Self
- 2004 Linklater: St. Richard of Austin as Self
- 2025 The Fantastic 4: First Steps as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
- 2004 On the Set of 'Gothika' as Self
- 2004 Painting with Fire as Self
- 2000 Auto Motives as Rob
- 2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- 2026 Robert Richardson: The White Devil as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 Val as Self (archive)
- Soon Monty and the Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 A Century of Cinema as Self
- Soon Jack, Jackie as Mr. Davidson
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self - Interviewee
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
- 1997 Ally McBeal ( 23 episodes ) as Larry Paul
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
- 2012 Finding Your Roots ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Marvel Studios Assembled ( 1 episode ) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1995 The Frank Skinner Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 The Sympathizer ( 7 episodes ) as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
- 1993 GMTV ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Downey's Dream Cars ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 18 episodes ) as Self - Various Characters
- 2021 Marvel Studios Legends ( 18 episodes ) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1987 Kids' Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Punk'd ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Raw ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story ( 4 episodes ) as Bruno Mussolini
- 2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Reichen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Showbiz Show with David Spade ( 1 episode )
- 2013 The Frame ( 1 episode ) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Sock or Hat? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Chef Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Age of A.I. ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1986 American Masters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 9 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 The True Story of... ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 12 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 Disney Legends Award Ceremony ( 1 episode ) as Self
