Robert Downey Jr.
Known for Acting · 176 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)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Family Guy
1999
as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Raw
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Various Characters
The View
1997
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Punk'd
2003
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ally McBeal
1997
as Larry Paul
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
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
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
as Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
The Age of A.I.
2019
as Self - Host
The Chef Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
This Morning
1988
as Self - Interviewee
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
as Bruno Mussolini
Sock or Hat?
2014
as Self
Downey's Dream Cars
2023
as Self - Host
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
Movies (129)
The Avengers
2012
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Oppenheimer
2023
as Lewis Strauss
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 3
2013
as Tony Stark
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Iron Man
2008
as Tony Stark
Iron Man 2
2010
as Tony Stark
The Nice Guys
2016
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Dolittle
2020
as Dr. John Dolittle
Zodiac
2007
as Paul Avery
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Kirk Lazarus
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
as Sherlock Holmes
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
The Judge
2014
as Hank Palmer
Sherlock Holmes
2009
as Sherlock Holmes
Chef
2014
as Marvin
Due Date
2010
as Peter Highman
Gothika
2003
as Pete Graham
Natural Born Killers
1994
as Wayne Gale
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
as Harry Lockhart
Friends & Lovers
1999
as Hans
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Joe Wershba
U.S. Marshals
1998
as Royce
Chaplin
1992
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
Weird Science
1985
as Ian
Shardscapes 64%
as El chat
Eros
2004
as Nick Penrose
I Am Steve McQueen
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self
Only You
1994
as Peter Wright
"Sr."
2022
as Self
Heart and Souls
1993
as Thomas Reilly
The Outsider
2005
as Self
A Scanner Darkly
2006
as James Barris
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
2026
as Self - Interviewee
Soapdish
1991
as David Seton Barnes
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Whatever We Do
2003
as Bobby
Tuff Turf
1985
as Jimmy Parker
Back to School
1986
as Derek
Lethargy
2002
as Animal Therapist
Air America
1990
as Billy Covington
The Shaggy Dog
2006
as Dr. Kozak
Baby It's You
1983
as Stewart
The Gingerbread Man
1998
as Clyde Pell
The Soloist
2009
as Steve Lopez
Charlie Bartlett
2008
as Nathan Gardner
Greaser's Palace
1972
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Rain of Madness
2008
as Kirk Lazarus
Lucky You
2007
as Telephone Jack
Bowfinger
1999
as Jerry Renfro
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Restoration
1995
as Robert Merivel
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010
as Self
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975
as Himself
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
Hail Caesar
1994
as Jerry
Last Party 2000
2001
as Self
Short Cuts
1993
as Bill Bush
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Jack Jericho
Wonder Boys
2000
as Terry Crabtree
Chances Are
1989
as Alex Finch
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
as Self
Hugo Pool
1997
as Franz Mazur
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Dito
Richard III
1995
as Earl Rivers
Game 6
2006
as Steven Schwimmer
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Tommy Larson
All-Star Weekend
as Mexican Stranger
True Believer
1989
as Roger Baron
Too Much Sun
1991
as Reed Richmond
The Last Party
1993
as Self
Less Than Zero
1987
as Julian
One Night Stand
1997
as Charlie
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
The Singing Detective
2003
as Dan Dark
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Black and White
1999
as Terry Donager
Two Girls and a Guy
1998
as Blake
Johnny Be Good
1988
as Leo Wiggins
Up the Academy
1980
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Danger Zone
1996
as Jim Scott
Firstborn
1984
as Lee
Voom Portraits
2007
as Self
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
as Lionel Sweeney
Auto Motives
2000
as Rob
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
as Self
Untitled Sherlock Holmes Sequel
as Sherlock Holmes
The Route V50
2004
as Traveller
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Mr. Willowby
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024
as Self
Rented Lips
1988
as Wolf Dangler
Love and Distrust
2010
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self
That's Adequate
1989
as Albert Einstein
Pound
1970
as Puppy
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Presenter
1969
1988
as Ralph Carr
In Dreams
1999
as Vivian Thompson
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
as Self
Vertigo
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
as Self
The Hider
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006
as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006
as Self / Barris
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012
as Self
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
as Self
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006
as Narrator
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
as Self - Lewis Strauss
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 176 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Robert Downey Jr. has appeared in 129 films and 47 TV shows.
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- The Avengers (2012) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Oppenheimer (2023) — as Lewis Strauss
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Avengers: Doomsday (2026) — as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
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