Acting
Robert Downey Jr.
EN cinema · 133 credits
Born
4 April 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Bob Downey · RDJ · Robert John 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.'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.
Known for
Filmography
All-Star Weekend
as Mexican Stranger
The Hider
The Hider
Actor, Producer
Monty and the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes 3
Sherlock Holmes 3
as Sherlock Holmes
A Head Full of Ghosts
Producer
Avengers: Secret Wars
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Avengers: Doomsday
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
as Self - Interviewee
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
Play Dirty
Executive Producer
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
as Self - Lewis Strauss
Oppenheimer
as Lewis Strauss
"Sr."
as Self, Producer
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Presenter
Val
as Self (archive)
Dolittle
as Dr. John Dolittle
Avengers: Endgame
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Nice Guys
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Judge
as Hank Palmer, Executive Producer
Chef
as Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
I Am Steve McQueen
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Iron Man 3
as Tony Stark
The Avengers
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Sherlock Holmes
Iron Man 2
as Tony Stark
Due Date
as Peter Highman, Screenplay
Love and Distrust
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
The Soloist
as Steve Lopez
The Incredible Hulk
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Iron Man
as Tony Stark
Tropic Thunder
as Kirk Lazarus
Charlie Bartlett
as Nathan Gardner
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Kirk Lazarus
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Zodiac
as Paul Avery
Lucky You
as Telephone Jack
Voom Portraits
as Self
The Shaggy Dog
as Dr. Kozak
A Scanner Darkly
as James Barris
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Dito, Producer
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
as Lionel Sweeney
Game 6
as Steven Schwimmer
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Harry Lockhart
The Outsider
as Self
Eros
as Nick Penrose
The Route V50
as Traveller
The Singing Detective
as Dan Dark
Gothika
as Pete Graham
Whatever We Do
as Bobby
Lethargy
as Animal Therapist
Pieta
as Self
Last Party 2000
as Self
Wonder Boys
as Terry Crabtree
Auto Motives
as Rob
Bowfinger
as Jerry Renfro
In Dreams
as Vivian Thompson
Black and White
as Terry Donager
Friends & Lovers
as Hans
U.S. Marshals
as Royce
The Gingerbread Man
as Clyde Pell
Two Girls and a Guy
as Blake
Hugo Pool
as Franz Mazur
One Night Stand
as Charlie
Danger Zone
as Jim Scott
Richard III
as Earl Rivers
Home for the Holidays
as Tommy Larson
Restoration
as Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
as Mr. Willowby
Natural Born Killers
as Wayne Gale
Only You
as Peter Wright
Hail Caesar
as Jerry
Short Cuts
as Bill Bush
Heart and Souls
as Thomas Reilly
The Last Party
as Self, Writer
Chaplin
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
Soapdish
as David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun
as Reed Richmond
Air America
as Billy Covington
Chances Are
as Alex Finch
True Believer
as Roger Baron
That's Adequate
as Albert Einstein
Johnny Be Good
as Leo Wiggins
1969
as Ralph Carr
Rented Lips
as Wolf Dangler
Less Than Zero
as Julian
The Pick-up Artist
as Jack Jericho
America
as Paulie Hackley
Back to School
as Derek
Arrival
1986
Arrival
as Eddie
Tuff Turf
as Jimmy Parker
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Firstborn
as Lee
Baby It's You
as Stewart
Up the Academy
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Greaser's Palace
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound
as Puppy