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Robert Downey Jr.

Acting 60 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 7.5
Born: April 4, 1965

Biography

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.

Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (174)

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

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