Robert Downey Jr.
Acting
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.
TV Shows(47)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
The Sympathizer
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Downey's Dream Cars
Self - Host
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
The Age of A.I.
Self - Host
2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
2019
The Chef Show
Self - Guest
2019
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Sock or Hat?
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
The Frame
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2013
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Punk'd
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Early Show
Self
1999
Family Guy
Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
1999
Ally McBeal
Larry Paul
1997
The View
Self
1997
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Raw
Self (archive footage)
1993
GMTV
Self
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
This Morning
Self - Interviewee
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Kids' Choice Awards
Self
1987
American Masters
Self
1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Bruno Mussolini
1985
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953
Movies(126)
Avengers: Secret Wars
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
2026
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
2025
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Self
2024
Oppenheimer
Lewis Strauss
2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Lewis Strauss
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Presenter
2022
"Sr."
Self
2022
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
2020
Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
2020
Avengers: Endgame
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2018
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2017
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
2017
The Nice Guys
Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
2016
Captain America: Civil War
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2016
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Self
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2015
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
2014
The Judge
Hank Palmer
2014
I Am Steve McQueen
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Chef
Marvin
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
2014
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Self
2013
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark
2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
2012
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Self
2012
The Avengers
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes
2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Tony Stark (archive footage)
2011
Due Date
Peter Highman
2010
Love and Distrust
Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
2010
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Self (archive footage)
2010
Iron Man 2
Tony Stark
2010
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Self
2010
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009
The Soloist
Steve Lopez
2009
I Am 'Iron Man'
Self
2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Kirk Lazarus
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
2008
Tropic Thunder
Kirk Lazarus
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Tony Stark (uncredited)
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
2008
Iron Man
Tony Stark
2008
Charlie Bartlett
Nathan Gardner
2008
Voom Portraits
Self
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Self
2007
Lucky You
Telephone Jack
2007
Zodiac
Paul Avery
2007
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Barris
2006
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito
2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Lionel Sweeney
2006
A Scanner Darkly
James Barris
2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Narrator
2006
Game 6
Steven Schwimmer
2006
The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Kozak
2006
The Outsider
Self
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Joe Wershba
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Harry Lockhart
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004
Eros
Nick Penrose
2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Self
2004
Painting with Fire
Self
2004
The Route V50
Traveller
2004
Gothika
Pete Graham
2003
The Singing Detective
Dan Dark
2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Whatever We Do
Bobby
2003
Lethargy
Animal Therapist
2002
Pieta
Self
2001
Last Party 2000
Self
2001
Auto Motives
Rob
2000
Wonder Boys
Terry Crabtree
2000
Black and White
Terry Donager
1999
Bowfinger
Jerry Renfro
1999
Friends & Lovers
Hans
1999
In Dreams
Vivian Thompson
1999
Two Girls and a Guy
Blake
1998
U.S. Marshals
Royce
1998
The Gingerbread Man
Clyde Pell
1998
Hugo Pool
Franz Mazur
1997
One Night Stand
Charlie
1997
Danger Zone
Jim Scott
1996
Richard III
Earl Rivers
1995
Restoration
Robert Merivel
1995
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby
1995
Home for the Holidays
Tommy Larson
1995
Natural Born Killers
Wayne Gale
1994
Hail Caesar
Jerry
1994
Only You
Peter Wright
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Short Cuts
Bill Bush
1993
The Last Party
Self
1993
Heart and Souls
Thomas Reilly
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
1992
Soapdish
David Seton Barnes
1991
Too Much Sun
Reed Richmond
1991
Air America
Billy Covington
1990
Chances Are
Alex Finch
1989
True Believer
Roger Baron
1989
That's Adequate
Albert Einstein
1989
1969
Ralph Carr
1988
Rented Lips
Wolf Dangler
1988
Johnny Be Good
Leo Wiggins
1988
Less Than Zero
Julian
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
1987
The Pick-up Artist
Jack Jericho
1987
America
Paulie Hackley
1986
Back to School
Derek
1986
Arrival
Eddie
1986
Weird Science
Ian
1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
1985
Tuff Turf
Jimmy Parker
1985
Firstborn
Lee
1984
Baby It's You
Stewart
1983
Up the Academy
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
1980
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Himself
1975
Greaser's Palace
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
1972
Pound
Puppy
1970
Vertigo
John 'Scottie' Ferguson
All-Star Weekend
Mexican Stranger
The Hider