Acting
Robert Downey Jr.
Biography
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.
Movies with Robert Downey Jr.
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
The Avengers
2012
Oppenheimer
2023
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Iron Man 2
2010
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
Iron Man
2008
Captain America: Civil War
2016
The Incredible Hulk
2008
Zodiac
2007
Iron Man 3
2013
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
Sherlock Holmes
2009
Tropic Thunder
2008
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027
The Nice Guys
2016
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
The Judge
2014
Dolittle
2020
Natural Born Killers
1994
Chef
2014
Only You
1994
U.S. Marshals
1998
Due Date
2010
Weird Science
1985
Gothika
2003
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
Chaplin
1992
Bowfinger
1999
A Scanner Darkly
2006
Eros
2004
Heart and Souls
1993
Tuff Turf
1985
Soapdish
1991
Back to School
1986
Less Than Zero
1987
The Shaggy Dog
2006
Short Cuts
1993
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
Chances Are
1989
Wonder Boys
2000
The Soloist
2009
Johnny Be Good
1988
"Sr."
2022
Air America
1990
The Outsider
2005
One Night Stand
1997
Lucky You
2007
Hugo Pool
1997
True Believer
1989
Richard III
1995
Charlie Bartlett
2008
Black and White
1999
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
Baby It's You
1983
Friends & Lovers
1999
Up the Academy
1980
Two Girls and a Guy
1998
In Dreams
1999
Restoration
1995
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
The Gingerbread Man
1998
Auto Motives
2000
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Home for the Holidays
1995
Hail Caesar
1994
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
Firstborn
1984
Vertigo
Rain of Madness
2008
Whatever We Do
2003
All-Star Weekend
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
Last Party 2000
2001
The Singing Detective
2003
Love and Distrust
2010
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
Danger Zone
1996
I Am Steve McQueen
2014
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
Game 6
2006
1969
1988
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Greaser's Palace
1972
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
Voom Portraits
2007
The Route V50
2004
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Rented Lips
1988
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
Too Much Sun
1991
That's Adequate
1989
The Last Party
1993
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
The Hider
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010
Pound
1970
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
America
1986
Lethargy
2002
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015
Painting with Fire
2004
Arrival
1986
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010
Pieta
2001
TV Shows with Robert Downey Jr.
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Raw
1993
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
American Masters
1986
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Punk'd
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Oscars
1953
People's Choice Awards
1975
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
The Reichen Show
2005
GMTV
1993
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Ally McBeal
1997
Finding Your Roots
2012
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
The Sympathizer
2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
Entertainment Tonight
1981
The Chef Show
2019
The Frame
2013
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
The True Story of...
2017
The Early Show
1999
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
This Morning
1988
The Age of A.I.
2019
Sock or Hat?
2014
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
Live from Studio Five
2009
Downey's Dream Cars
2023