
Robert Downey Jr.
Known for Acting · 173 credits
- Born
- 1965-04-04 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Downey · RDJ
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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Known For
TV Shows (47)

Family Guy
1999
as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest

Raw
1993
as Self (archive footage)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self / Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Various Characters

The View
1997
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

American Masters
1986
as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

GMTV
1993
as Self

The Reichen Show
2005
as Self

Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Punk'd
2003
as Self

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter

Ally McBeal
1997
as Larry Paul

Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)

Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self

Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
as Self

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self

The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self

The Sympathizer
2024
as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest

The Frame
2013
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

The Chef Show
2019
as Self - Guest

The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005

The Early Show
1999
as Self

This Morning
1988
as Self - Interviewee

Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Bruno Mussolini

Sock or Hat?
2014
as Self

The Age of A.I.
2019
as Self - Host

Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self

Downey's Dream Cars
2023
as Self - Host

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
Movies (126)

Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

The Avengers
2012
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Iron Man 2
2010
as Tony Stark

Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Oppenheimer
2023
as Lewis Strauss

Iron Man
2008
as Tony Stark

Iron Man 3
2013
as Tony Stark

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)

Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Avengers: Doomsday
2026
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Tony Stark (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Sherlock Holmes

Zodiac
2007
as Paul Avery

The Nice Guys
2016
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

Tropic Thunder
2008
as Kirk Lazarus

Dolittle
2020
as Dr. John Dolittle

The Judge
2014
as Hank Palmer

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Sherlock Holmes

Avengers: Secret Wars
2027
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

Due Date
2010
as Peter Highman

Chef
2014
as Marvin

U.S. Marshals
1998
as Royce

Heart and Souls
1993
as Thomas Reilly

Natural Born Killers
1994
as Wayne Gale

Chances Are
1989
as Alex Finch

Weird Science
1985
as Ian

Only You
1994
as Peter Wright

Gothika
2003
as Pete Graham

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
as Harry Lockhart

A Scanner Darkly
2006
as James Barris

Soapdish
1991
as David Seton Barnes

Restoration
1995
as Robert Merivel

Tuff Turf
1985
as Jimmy Parker

Lucky You
2007
as Telephone Jack

The Shaggy Dog
2006
as Dr. Kozak

Short Cuts
1993
as Bill Bush

Eros
2004
as Nick Penrose

Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Joe Wershba

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
as Tony Stark (archive footage)

Bowfinger
1999
as Jerry Renfro

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
as Self

Wonder Boys
2000
as Terry Crabtree

Chaplin
1992
as Charles Spencer Chaplin

Black and White
1999
as Terry Donager

Charlie Bartlett
2008
as Nathan Gardner

Baby It's You
1983
as Stewart

Air America
1990
as Billy Covington

Back to School
1986
as Derek

Less Than Zero
1987
as Julian

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Presenter

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
as Lionel Sweeney

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man

In Dreams
1999
as Vivian Thompson

Love and Distrust
2010
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")

The Soloist
2009
as Steve Lopez

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)

The Outsider
2005
as Self

The Gingerbread Man
1998
as Clyde Pell

Voom Portraits
2007
as Self

Johnny Be Good
1988
as Leo Wiggins

True Believer
1989
as Roger Baron

Home for the Holidays
1995
as Tommy Larson

The Singing Detective
2003
as Dan Dark

Hugo Pool
1997
as Franz Mazur

The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Jack Jericho

Richard III
1995
as Earl Rivers

That's Adequate
1989
as Albert Einstein

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Dito

Friends & Lovers
1999
as Hans

Firstborn
1984
as Lee

One Night Stand
1997
as Charlie

Last Party 2000
2001
as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
Arrival
1986
as Eddie

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003

"Sr."
2022
as Self

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
as Kirk Lazarus

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
as Self - Lewis Strauss

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994

Danger Zone
1996
as Jim Scott

Game 6
2006
as Steven Schwimmer

1969
1988
as Ralph Carr

Too Much Sun
1991
as Reed Richmond

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self

I Am Steve McQueen
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hail Caesar
1994
as Jerry

Two Girls and a Guy
1998
as Blake

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
as Self

The Last Party
1993
as Self

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006
as Self / Barris

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975
as Himself

Up the Academy
1980
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

Rented Lips
1988
as Wolf Dangler

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Hider

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010
as Self

America
1986
as Paulie Hackley

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
as Self
Vertigo
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson

Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
as Self

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024
as Self
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015
as Self

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Mr. Willowby

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
as Self

Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self

All-Star Weekend
as Mexican Stranger
Auto Motives
2000
as Rob
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012
as Self

I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self

The Route V50
2004
as Traveller

Pound
1970
as Puppy

Whatever We Do
2003
as Bobby

Greaser's Palace
1972
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self

On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
About 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.… With 173 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Robert Downey Jr. has appeared in 126 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Downey Jr. Movies
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- The Avengers (2012) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Iron Man 2 (2010) — as Tony Stark
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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