Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).
As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for and/or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and the upcoming Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show.
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Known for
Family Guy
Host of KISS Forum (voice)
Friends
Pete Becker
The Sopranos
Self
Seinfeld
Eric the Clown
Monk
Dr. Oliver Bloom
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Pre Vizsla (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice)
The Mandalorian
Paz Vizsla (voice)
Robot Chicken
Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Happy Hogan
The King of Queens
Sean McGee
What If...?
Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice)
What If...?
Happy Hogan (voice)
What If...?
Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
What If...?
Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
My Name Is Earl
Mr. Patrick
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Happy Hogan
Iron Man 2
Happy Hogan
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Happy Hogan
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Happy Hogan
Iron Man 3
Happy Hogan
Iron Man
Hogan
The Wolf of Wall Street
Manny Riskin
The Book of Boba Fett
Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
The Celebrity Apprentice
Honest Trailers
Happy Hogan (archive footage)
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
Leo
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
Dilbert
Holden Callfielder (voice)
The Chef Show
Self
Iconoclasts
Self
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Crumford Lorak (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Crumford Lorax (voice)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Self
The Jungle Book
Pygmy Hog (voice)
Batman Forever
Assistant
Deep Impact
Gus Partenza
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
John Carter
Thark Bookie
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rio Durant (voice)
Rocket Power
Entourage
Jon Favreau
Daredevil
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Open Season
Reilly (voice)
Elf
Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
The Break-Up
Johnny O
Zookeeper
Jerome the Bear (voice)
Chef
Carl Casper
Couples Retreat
Joey
The Replacements
Daniel Bateman
Something's Gotta Give
Leo
Identity Thief
Harold Cornish
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
G-Force
Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
MADtv
Self
Rudy
D-Bob
I Love You, Man
Barry
Four Christmases
Denver McVie
Swingers
Mike Peters
Wimbledon
Ron Roth
Very Bad Things
Kyle Fisher
Term Life
Jimmy Lincoln
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
People Like Us
Richards
I Am Iron Man
Self
HypaSpace
Self
Hoffa
Extra
PCU
Gutter
Made
Bobby
Love & Sex
Adam Levy
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Elmer Rice
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Self (archive footage)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
Speechless
Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Alien Xmas
Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
The Big Empty
John Person
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
Self
Folks!
Chicago Taxi Driver
Brother's Justice
Self
Brother's Justice
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Notes from Underground
Zerkov
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Self
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Just Your Luck
Straker
The 44th President: In His Own Words
Self
Dogtown
Ezra Good
Persons Unknown
Terry
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Wolf Pack
Self
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
Himself
Conan
Self
Grandpa's Funeral
Paul Metsler
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Chelsea
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
Dinner for Five
The Director's Chair
Self
IMDb on the Scene
Self