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Robert Downey Jr.

Born · April 4, 1965 (59 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Bio

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Academy Award, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. At age five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987) teen films. Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered 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 and 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 because completion bond companies would not insure him, 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). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). 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 has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He debuted on Broadway that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Avengers

Tony Stark / Iron Man

Telephone Jack

5.6

2007

Zodiac

Paul Avery

7.5

2007

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Dito

6.5

2006

A Scanner Darkly

James Barris

6.8

2006

The Shaggy Dog

Dr. Kozak

4.9

2006

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Joe Wershba

7.1

2005

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Harry Lockhart

7.2

2005

Eros

Nick Penrose

5.7

2004

Gothika

Pete Graham

6.1

2003

The Singing Detective

Dan Dark

5.1

2003

Wonder Boys

Terry Crabtree

6.8

2000

Bowfinger

Jerry Renfro

6.2

1999

In Dreams

Vivian Thompson

5.4

1999

U.S. Marshals

Royce

6.5

1998

The Gingerbread Man

Clyde Pell

5.6

1998

Hugo Pool

Franz Mazur

5.1

1997

One Night Stand

Charlie

5.6

1997

Richard III

Earl Rivers

6.7

1995

Restoration

Robert Merivel

6.0

1995

Home for the Holidays

Tommy Larson

6.3

1995

Natural Born Killers

Wayne Gale

7.1

1994

Only You

Peter Wright

6.8

1994

Short Cuts

Bill Bush

7.2

1993

Heart and Souls

Thomas Reilly

6.9

1993

Chaplin

Charles Spencer Chaplin

7.4

1992

Soapdish

David Seton Barnes

6.3

1991

Air America

Billy Covington

5.8

1990

Chances Are

Alex Finch

6.6

1989

True Believer

Roger Baron

6.2

1989

Johnny Be Good

Leo Wiggins

4.6

1988

Less Than Zero

Julian

6.4

1987

America

Paulie Hackley

4.0

1986

Weird Science

Ian

6.5

1985

Tuff Turf

Jimmy Parker

5.9

1985

Up the Academy

Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

4.7

1980

Vertigo

John 'Scottie' Ferguson

0.0

Oppenheimer

Lewis Strauss

8.1

2023

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

Self - Lewis Strauss

6.1

2023

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self - Presenter

8.1

2022

"Sr."

Self

6.9

2022

The Age of A.I

Executive Producer

0.0

2019

Avengers: Infinity War

Tony Stark / Iron Man

8.2

2018

Captain America: Civil War

Tony Stark / Iron Man

7.4

2016

Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two

Self

5.0

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Tony Stark / Iron Man

7.3

2015

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

Self

6.8

2014

The Judge

Hank Palmer

7.3

2014

I Am Steve McQueen

Narrator (voice)

6.0

2014

Chef

Marvin

7.1

2014

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man

6.9

2014

Iron Man 3

Tony Stark

6.9

2013

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes

7.1

2011

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

Tony Stark (archive footage)

6.3

2011

Love and Distrust

Rob (segment "Auto Motives")

3.7

2010

The Soloist

Steve Lopez

6.7

2009

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man

6.8

2008

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Lionel Sweeney

6.1

2006

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

Narrator

6.4

2006

Game 6

Steven Schwimmer

4.5

2006

The Outsider

Self

6.2

2005

Equilibrium

Nick Penrose

6.2

2004

The Route V50

Traveller

6.7

2004

Whatever We Do

Bobby

4.3

2003

Black and White

Terry Donager

4.7

1999

Friends & Lovers

Hans

5.2

1999

Two Girls and a Guy

Blake

5.2

1998

Danger Zone

Jim Scott

4.4

1996

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Mr. Willowby

5.5

1995

Hail Caesar

Jerry

3.4

1994

The Last Party

Self

4.8

1993

Too Much Sun

Reed Richmond

5.0

1990

1969

Ralph Carr

5.5

1988

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

(voice)

7.1

1987

The Pick-up Artist

Jack Jericho

5.6

1987

Back to School

Derek

6.3

1986

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)

6.1

1985

Firstborn

Lee

5.9

1984

Baby It's You

Stewart

5.9

1983

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

Himself

4.0

1975

Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footge)

7.2

2019

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Tony Stark (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

2019

Avengers: Endgame

Tony Stark / Iron Man

8.2

2019

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Tony Stark / Iron Man

7.3

2017

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

Self

7.6

2017

The Nice Guys

Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

7.1

2016

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

5.8

2003

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

6.8

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · (4 episodes)

5.5

2003

Lethargy

Animal Therapist

4.0

2002

Pieta

Self

0.0

2001

Last Party 2000

Self

6.1

2001

Family Guy

Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice) · (2 episodes)

7.4

1999

Ally McBeal

Larry Paul · (23 episodes)

6.6

1997

The View

Self · (2 episodes)

4.5

1997

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

0.0

1994

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Self

6.0

1993

That's Adequate

Albert Einstein

3.6

1989

This Morning

Self - Interviewee · (1 episode)

5.5

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (3 episodes)

5.4

1988

Rented Lips

Wolf Dangler

4.2

1987

Arrival

Eddie

7.0

1986

Pound

Puppy

3.8

1970

All-Star Weekend

Mexican Stranger

0.0

The Hider

0.0

Die Early

0.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Self · (4 episodes)

7.3

2025

The Sympathizer

Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest · (7 episodes)

7.0

2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

2023

Downey's Dream Cars

Self - Host · (6 episodes)

6.7

2023

Marvel Studios Assembled

Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) · (1 episode)

7.2

2021

Marvel Studios Legends

Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited) · (18 episodes)

7.4

2021

The Age of A.I.

Self - Host · (8 episodes)

8.1

2019

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2019

The Chef Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.4

2019

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

2018

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self · (2 episodes)

4.4

2014

Sock or Hat?

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · (1 episode)

5.4

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(1 episode)

5.8

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self · (2 episodes)

4.0

2014

The Frame

Tony Stark / Iron Man · (1 episode)

10.0

2013

Finding Your Roots

Self · (1 episode)

6.2

2012

Honest Trailers

Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) · (2 episodes)

6.4

2012

Live from Studio Five

Self · (2 episodes)

3.3

2009

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (4 episodes)

7.2

2007

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

7.2

2007

The Reichen Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.8

2005

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

4.1

1981

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (1 episode)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Various Characters · (18 episodes)

6.9

1975

Greaser's Palace

Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)

4.9

1972

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

1953

The Oscars

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

6.9

1953