Robert 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.
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Movies (134)
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027 · Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Avengers: Doomsday
2026 · Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
2026 · Self - Interviewee
Play Dirty
2025 · Executive Producer
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024 · Self
Oppenheimer
2023 · Lewis Strauss
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023 · Self - Lewis Strauss
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self - Presenter
Robert Downey Sr.
2022 · Self, Producer
Val
2021 · Self (archive)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020 · Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Self
Las Aventuras del Doctor Dolittle
2020 · Dr. John Dolittle
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Spider-Man: De regreso a casa
2017 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017 · Self
Dos Tipos Peligrosos
2016 · Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Capitán América: Civil War
2016 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015 · Self
Avengers 2: Era de Ultrón
2015 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014 · Self
El Juez
2014 · Hank Palmer, Executive Producer
I Am Steve McQueen
2014 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Chef a Domicilio
2014 · Marvin
Marvel Studios: La Creación de un Universo
2014 · Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013 · Self
Iron Man 3
2013 · Tony Stark
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012 · Self
Avengers: Los Vengadores
2012 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Sherlock Holmes: Juego de sombras
2011 · Sherlock Holmes
Marvel One-Shot: El Consultor
2011 · Tony Stark (archive footage)
Todo un parto
2010 · Peter Highman, Screenplay
Love and Distrust
2010 · Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 2
2010 · Tony Stark
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010 · Self
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Sherlock Holmes
El solista
2009 · Steve Lopez
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008 · Kirk Lazarus
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Self
Una guerra de película
2008 · Kirk Lazarus
Hulk: El hombre increíble
2008 · Tony Stark (uncredited)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008 · Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron man - El hombre de hierro
2008 · Tony Stark
¿Quién es Charlie?
2008 · Nathan Gardner
Voom Portraits
2007 · Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
Pura Suerte
2007 · Telephone Jack
Zodíaco
2007 · Paul Avery
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006 · Self / Barris
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006 · Self
Memorias de Queens
2006 · Dito, Producer
Retrato de una obsesión
2006 · Lionel Sweeney
Una mirada a la oscuridad
2006 · James Barris
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006 · Narrator
En el '86
2006 · Steven Schwimmer
Un Papá con Pocas Pulgas
2006 · Dr. Kozak
The Outsider
2005 · Self
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Joe Wershba
Entre besos y tiros
2005 · Harry Lockhart
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004 · Self
Eros
2004 · Nick Penrose
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004 · Self
Painting with Fire
2004 · Self
The Route V50
2004 · Traveller
Espíritus ocultos: En compañía del miedo
2003 · Pete Graham
The Singing Detective
2003 · Dan Dark
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Whatever We Do
2003 · Bobby
Lethargy
2002 · Animal Therapist
Pieta
2001 · Self
Last Party 2000
2001 · Self
Auto Motives
2000 · Rob
Loco fin de semana
2000 · Terry Crabtree
Black and White
1999 · Terry Donager
Bowfinger
1999 · Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers
1999 · Hans
In Dreams
1999 · Vivian Thompson
Two Girls and a Guy
1998 · Blake
U.S. Marshals
1998 · Royce
The Gingerbread Man
1998 · Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool
1997 · Franz Mazur
One Night Stand
1997 · Charlie
Danger Zone
1996 · Jim Scott
Richard III
1995 · Earl Rivers
Restoration
1995 · Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995 · Mr. Willowby
Home for the Holidays
1995 · Tommy Larson
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Wayne Gale
Hail Caesar
1994 · Jerry
Only You
1994 · Peter Wright
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Self
Short Cuts
1993 · Bill Bush
The Last Party
1993 · Self, Writer
Heart and Souls
1993 · Thomas Reilly
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Self
Chaplin
1992 · Charles Spencer Chaplin
Soapdish
1991 · David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun
1991 · Reed Richmond
Air America
1990 · Billy Covington
Chances Are
1989 · Alex Finch
True Believer
1989 · Roger Baron
That's Adequate
1989 · Albert Einstein
1969
1988 · Ralph Carr
Rented Lips
1988 · Wolf Dangler
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Leo Wiggins
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988 · Thanks
Less Than Zero
1987 · Julian
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · (voice)
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Jack Jericho
America
1986 · Paulie Hackley
Back to School
1986 · Derek
Arrival
1986 · Eddie
Weird Science
1985 · Ian
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985 · Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Tuff Turf
1985 · Jimmy Parker
Firstborn
1984 · Lee
Baby It's You
1983 · Stewart
Up the Academy
1980 · Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975 · Himself
Greaser's Palace
1972 · Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound
1970 · Puppy
All-Star Weekend
· Mexican Stranger
The Hider
· Producer
Monty and the Movies
· Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes 3
· Sherlock Holmes
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer
Sprunki: The Movie
· Jevin
A Head Full of Ghosts
· Producer
TV shows (52)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024 · Self
El simpatizante
2024 · Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest, Executive Producer
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
Downey's Dream Cars
2023 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Sweet Tooth
2021 · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios: Unidos
2021 · Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Leyendas de Marvel Studios
2021 · Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Perry Mason
2020 · Executive Producer
The Age of A.I.
2019 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019 · Self
The Chef Show
2019 · Self - Guest
No necesitan presentación con David Letterman
2018 · Self
The True Story of...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Sock or Hat?
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
The Frame
2013 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self, Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Punk'd
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Padre de Familia
1999 · Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
Ally McBeal
1997 · Larry Paul
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Raw
1993 · Self (archive footage)
GMTV
1993 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
This Morning
1988 · Self - Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985 · Bruno Mussolini
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Director
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Various Characters
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953 · Self, Self - Presenter
Weather Girl
· Executive Producer