Robert Downey Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

167

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-04-04 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Bob Downey
  • روبرت داوني جونير
  • 로버트 다우니 주니어
  • ロバート・ダウニー・Jr
  • Роберт Дауни-младший
  • Роберт Дауни мл.
  • รอเบิร์ต ดาวนีย์ จูเนียร์
  • Роберт Дауні-молодший
  • RDJ
  • Ρόμπερτ Ντάουνι Τζούνιορ
  • রবার্ট ডাউনি জুনিয়র
  • رابرت داونی جونیور
  • 小罗伯特·唐尼
  • Роберт Дауни-мл.
  • רוברט דאוני ג'וניור

Robert Downey Jr.

Biography

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1966) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success later in his career. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor.

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

Initially, completion bond companies would not insure Downey, until Mel Gibson paid the insurance bond for the 2003 film The Singing Detective. He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008); for the latter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Downey gained global recognition for starring as Tony Stark / Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played the title character in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

In 2024 he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his work in "Oppenheimer."

Known For

The Avengers
7.7%

The Avengers

Apr 25, 2012

Avengers: Infinity War
8.2%

Avengers: Infinity War

Apr 25, 2018

Iron Man
7.6%

Iron Man

Apr 30, 2008

Avengers: Endgame
8.3%

Avengers: Endgame

Apr 24, 2019

Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.3%

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Apr 22, 2015

Iron Man 3
6.9%

Iron Man 3

Apr 18, 2013

Spider-Man: Homecoming
7.3%

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Jul 5, 2017

Iron Man 2
6.8%

Iron Man 2

Apr 28, 2010

Sherlock Holmes
7.2%

Sherlock Holmes

Dec 23, 2009

The Incredible Hulk
6.2%

The Incredible Hulk

Jun 12, 2008

Loki
8.2%

Loki

Jun 9, 2021

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Acting

Sherlock Holmes 3 as Sherlock Holmes
Vertigo as John 'Scottie' Ferguson
All-Star Weekend as Mexican Stranger
2024
The Sympathizer as The Congressman / The Agent / The Director / The Professor
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2023
Oppenheimer as Lewis Strauss
2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as Self - Lewis Strauss
2023
Downey's Dream Cars as Self - Host
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Presenter
2022
Sr. as Self
2022
Downey's Dream Cars as Robert Downey Jr.
2021
Val as Self (archive footage)
2021
Loki as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self
2020
Dolittle as Dr. John Dolittle
2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footge)
2019
The Age of A.I as Executive Producer
2019
The Age of A.I. as Self - Host
2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways as Self
2019
The Chef Show as Self
2019
Avengers: Endgame as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2018
Avengers: Infinity War as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman as Self
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2017
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming as Self
2016
The Nice Guys as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
2016
Captain America: Civil War as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2015
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! as Self
2014
The Judge as Hank Palmer
2014
I Am Steve McQueen as Narrator (voice)
2014
Sock or Hat? as Self
2014
Chef as Marvin
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013
Iron Man 3 as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2013
The Frame as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry as Self
2012
The Avengers as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self
2012
Honest Trailers as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Sherlock Holmes
2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant as Tony Stark (archive footage)
2010
Due Date as Peter Highman
2010
Love and Distrust as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
2010
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
2010
Iron Man 2 as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2010
Stark Expo Shorts as Iron Man / Tony Stark
2010
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented as Self
2009
Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
2009
Live from Studio Five as Self
2009
The Soloist as Steve Lopez
2008
I Am Iron Man as Self
2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Kirk Lazarus
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
2008
Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus
2008
The Incredible Hulk as Tony Stark (uncredited)
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
2008
Iron Man as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2008
Charlie Bartlett as Nathan Gardner
2007
Voom Portraits as Self
2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self
2007
Lucky You as Telephone Jack
2007
Zodiac as Paul Avery
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
2006
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' as Self / Barris
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints as Dito
2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus as Lionel Sweeney
2006
A Scanner Darkly as James Barris
2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow as Narrator
2006
Game 6 as Steven Schwimmer
2006
The Shaggy Dog as Dr. Kozak
2005
The Outsider as Self
2005
The Reichen Show as Self
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. as Joe Wershba
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as Harry Lockhart
2004
Eros as Nick Penrose
2004
Equilibrium as Nick Penrose
2004
The Route V50 as Traveller
2003
Gothika as Pete Graham
2003
The Singing Detective as Dan Dark
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Punk'd as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003
Whatever We Do as Bobby
2002
Lethargy as Animal Therapist
2001
Pieta as Self
2000
Wonder Boys as Terry Crabtree
1999
The Early Show as Self
1999
Black and White as Terry Donager
1999
Bowfinger as Jerry Renfro
1999
Friends & Lovers as Hans
1999
Family Guy as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
1999
In Dreams as Vivian Thompson
1998
U.S. Marshals as John Royce
1998
The Gingerbread Man as Clyde Pell
1997
Hugo Pool as Franz Mazur
1997
One Night Stand as Charlie
1997
Ally McBeal
1997
Ally McBeal as Larry Paul
1997
Two Girls and a Guy as Blake Allen
1997
The View as Self
1996
Danger Zone as Jim Scott
1995
Richard III as Earl Rivers
1995
Restoration as Robert Merivel
1995
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree as Mr. Willowby
1995
Home for the Holidays as Tommy Larson
1995
The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1994
Natural Born Killers as Wayne Gale
1994
Hail Caesar as Jerry
1994
Only You as Peter Wright / Damon Bradley
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993
Short Cuts as Bill Bush
1993
The Last Party as Self
1993
Heart and Souls as Thomas Reilly
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1993
WWE Raw as Self (archive footage)
1993
GMTV as Self
1992
Chaplin as Charles Spencer Chaplin
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards as Robert Downey Jr
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991
Soapdish as David Seton Barnes
1990
Too Much Sun as Reed Richmond
1990
Air America as Billy Covington
1989
Chances Are as Alex Finch
1989
True Believer as Roger Baron
1989
That's Adequate as Albert Einstein
1988
This Morning as Self - Interviewee
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
1969 as Ralph Carr
1988
Johnny Be Good as Leo Wiggins
1987
Less Than Zero as Julian
1987
Rented Lips as Wolf Dangler
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as (voice)
1987
The Pick-up Artist as Jack Jericho
1987
Kids' Choice Awards as Self
1986
America as Paulie Hackley
1986
American Masters as Self
1986
Back to School as Derek
1986
Arrival as Eddie
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story as Bruno Mussolini
1985
Weird Science as Ian
1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
1985
Tuff Turf as Jimmy Parker
1984
Firstborn as Lee
1983
Baby It's You as Stewart
1982
Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1980
Up the Academy as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight as Himself
1972
Greaser's Palace as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
1970
Pound as Puppy
1953
The Oscars as Self

Directing

1985
The Twilight Zone as Director

Production

Play Dirty as Producer
Vertigo as Producer
A Head Full of Ghosts as Producer
Helltown as Executive Producer
2024
The Sympathizer as Executive Producer
2023
Downey's Dream Cars as Executive Producer
2022
Sr. as Producer
2021
Sweet Tooth as Executive Producer
2020
Perry Mason as Executive Producer
2019
The Age of A.I as Executive Producer
2019
The Age of A.I. as Executive Producer
2014
The Judge as Executive Producer
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints as Producer

Writing

1993
The Last Party as Writer
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