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