Avengers: Secret Wars
2027 · Movie
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Downey Jr.
1965-04-04
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New York City, New York, USA
Writers:
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.
Filmography
Avengers: Doomsday
2026 · Movie
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
2026 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Movie
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · TV Show
as Self
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024 · Movie
as Self
The Sympathizer
2024 · TV Show
as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023 · Movie
as Self - Lewis Strauss
Oppenheimer
2023 · Movie
as Lewis Strauss
Downey's Dream Cars
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · TV Show
as Self
"Sr."
2022 · Movie
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Movie
as Self - Presenter
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 · TV Show
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 · TV Show
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dolittle
2020 · Movie
as Dr. John Dolittle
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Movie
as Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020 · Movie
as Self
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Chef Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Age of A.I.
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017 · Movie
as Self
The True Story of...
2017 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Nice Guys
2016 · Movie
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
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Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015 · Movie
as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Judge
2014 · Movie
as Hank Palmer
Chef
2014 · Movie
as Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · Movie
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014 · Movie
as Self
I Am Steve McQueen
2014 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Sock or Hat?
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Iron Man 3
2013 · Movie
as Tony Stark
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013 · Movie
as Self
The Frame
2013 · TV Show
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Avengers
2012 · Movie
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012 · Movie
as Self
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012 · Movie
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011 · Movie
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
Iron Man 2
2010 · Movie
as Tony Stark
Due Date
2010 · Movie
as Peter Highman
Love and Distrust
2010 · Movie
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010 · Movie
as Self
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
The Soloist
2009 · Movie
as Steve Lopez
Live from Studio Five
2009 · TV Show
as Self
The Incredible Hulk
2008 · Movie
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Iron Man
2008 · Movie
as Tony Stark
Tropic Thunder
2008 · Movie
as Kirk Lazarus
Charlie Bartlett
2008 · Movie
as Nathan Gardner
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008 · Movie
as Kirk Lazarus
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008 · Movie
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Movie
as Self
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008 · Movie
as Self
Zodiac
2007 · Movie
as Paul Avery
Lucky You
2007 · Movie
as Telephone Jack
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Movie
as Self
Voom Portraits
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Shaggy Dog
2006 · Movie
as Dr. Kozak
A Scanner Darkly
2006 · Movie
as James Barris
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 · Movie
as Dito
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006 · Movie
as Lionel Sweeney
Game 6
2006 · Movie
as Steven Schwimmer
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006 · Movie
as Narrator
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006 · Movie
as Self / Barris
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006 · Movie
as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Movie
as Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Movie
as Harry Lockhart
The Outsider
2005 · Movie
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Movie
as Self
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The Reichen Show
2005 · TV Show
as Self
No image
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005 · TV Show
Eros
2004 · Movie
as Nick Penrose
The Route V50
2004 · Movie
as Traveller
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004 · Movie
as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004 · Movie
as Self
No image
Painting with Fire
2004 · Movie
as Self
The Singing Detective
2003 · Movie
as Dan Dark
Gothika
2003 · Movie
as Pete Graham
Whatever We Do
2003 · Movie
as Bobby
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Punk'd
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Lethargy
2002 · Movie
as Animal Therapist
Pieta
2001 · Movie
as Self
Last Party 2000
2001 · Movie
as Self
Wonder Boys
2000 · Movie
as Terry Crabtree
No image
Auto Motives
2000 · Movie
as Rob
Bowfinger
1999 · Movie
as Jerry Renfro
In Dreams
1999 · Movie
as Vivian Thompson
Black and White
1999 · Movie
as Terry Donager
Friends & Lovers
1999 · Movie
as Hans
Family Guy
1999 · TV Show
as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
as Self
U.S. Marshals
1998 · Movie
as Royce
The Gingerbread Man
1998 · Movie
as Clyde Pell
Two Girls and a Guy
1998 · Movie
as Blake
Hugo Pool
1997 · Movie
as Franz Mazur
One Night Stand
1997 · Movie
as Charlie
Ally McBeal
1997 · TV Show
as Larry Paul
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Danger Zone
1996 · Movie
as Jim Scott
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Richard III
1995 · Movie
as Earl Rivers
Home for the Holidays
1995 · Movie
as Tommy Larson
Restoration
1995 · Movie
as Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995 · Movie
as Mr. Willowby
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · TV Show
as Self
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Movie
as Wayne Gale
Only You
1994 · Movie
as Peter Wright
Hail Caesar
1994 · Movie
as Jerry
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994 · Movie
Short Cuts
1993 · Movie
as Bill Bush
Heart and Souls
1993 · Movie
as Thomas Reilly
The Last Party
1993 · Movie
as Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Movie
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
GMTV
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Raw
1993 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Chaplin
1992 · Movie
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
Soapdish
1991 · Movie
as David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun
1991 · Movie
as Reed Richmond
Air America
1990 · Movie
as Billy Covington
Chances Are
1989 · Movie
as Alex Finch
True Believer
1989 · Movie
as Roger Baron
That's Adequate
1989 · Movie
as Albert Einstein
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Movie
as Leo Wiggins
1969
1988 · Movie
as Ralph Carr
Rented Lips
1988 · Movie
as Wolf Dangler
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Less Than Zero
1987 · Movie
as Julian
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · Movie
as (voice)
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Movie
as Jack Jericho
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · TV Show
as Self
America
1986 · Movie
as Paulie Hackley
Back to School
1986 · Movie
as Derek
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Arrival
1986 · Movie
as Eddie
American Masters
1986 · TV Show
as Self
Weird Science
1985 · Movie
as Ian
Tuff Turf
1985 · Movie
as Jimmy Parker
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985 · Movie
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985 · TV Show
as Bruno Mussolini
Firstborn
1984 · Movie
as Lee
Baby It's You
1983 · Movie
as Stewart
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Up the Academy
1980 · Movie
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975 · Movie
as Himself
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Various Characters
People's Choice Awards
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
Greaser's Palace
1972 · Movie
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound
1970 · Movie
as Puppy
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Presenter
No image
Vertigo
· Movie
as John 'Scottie' Ferguson
All-Star Weekend
· Movie
as Mexican Stranger
No image
The Hider
· Movie
Crew Credits
Play Dirty
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Sympathizer
2024 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Downey's Dream Cars
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer
"Sr."
2022 · Movie
Producer
Sweet Tooth
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Perry Mason
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Age of A.I.
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Judge
2014 · Movie
Executive Producer
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 · Movie
Producer
The Last Party
1993 · Movie
Writer
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988 · Movie
Thanks
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
Director
A Head Full of Ghosts
· Movie
Producer
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Vertigo
· Movie
Producer
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The Hider
· Movie
Producer
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Weather Girl
· TV Show
Executive Producer
