Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).
As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show.
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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2025
Deadpool & Wolverine
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:24/07/2024
Disney 100: Remember That
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2023
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:15/12/2021
Alien Xmas
Character:Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:28/06/2019
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:24/04/2019
Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition
Character:Ben - Walter Hobbs' Doctor
Release Date:27/11/2018
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Character:Rio Durant (voice)
Release Date:15/05/2018
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:05/07/2017
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2017
Term Life
Character:Jimmy Lincoln
Release Date:29/04/2016
The Jungle Book
Character:Pygmy Hog (voice)
Release Date:07/04/2016
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2015
Entourage
Character:Jon Favreau
Release Date:03/06/2015
Misery Loves Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2015
Chef
Character:Carl Casper
Release Date:08/05/2014
The Wolf Pack
Character:Self
Release Date:20/03/2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Character:Manny Riskin
Release Date:25/12/2013
Iron Man 3
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:18/04/2013
Identity Thief
Character:Harold Cornish
Release Date:07/02/2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2012
People Like Us
Character:Richards
Release Date:29/06/2012
John Carter
Character:Thark Bookie
Release Date:07/03/2012
Zookeeper
Character:Jerome the Bear (voice)
Release Date:06/07/2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2010
Brother's Justice
Character:Self
Release Date:22/10/2010
Brother's Justice
Character:
Release Date:22/10/2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2010
Iron Man 2
Character:Happy Hogan
Release Date:28/04/2010
Couples Retreat
Character:Joey
Release Date:19/09/2009
G-Force
Character:Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2009
I Love You, Man
Character:Barry
Release Date:20/03/2009
Four Christmases
Character:Denver McVie
Release Date:26/11/2008
I Am Iron Man
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2008
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2008
Open Season 2
Character:Reilly (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/2008
Iron Man
Character:Hogan
Release Date:30/04/2008
Open Season
Character:Reilly (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2006
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/2006
The Break-Up
Character:Johnny O
Release Date:01/06/2006
Wimbledon
Character:Ron Roth
Release Date:13/09/2004
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:17/08/2004
Something's Gotta Give
Character:Leo
Release Date:12/12/2003
Elf
Character:Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
Release Date:07/11/2003
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Character:
Release Date:29/07/2003
The Big Empty
Character:John Person
Release Date:16/05/2003
Daredevil
Character:Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Release Date:14/02/2003
Made
Character:Bobby
Release Date:13/07/2001
The Replacements
Character:Daniel Bateman
Release Date:11/08/2000
Love & Sex
Character:Adam Levy
Release Date:23/02/2000
Rocky Marciano
Character:Rocky Marciano
Release Date:15/05/1999
Very Bad Things
Character:Kyle Fisher
Release Date:11/09/1998
Deep Impact
Character:Gus Partenza
Release Date:08/05/1998
Dogtown
Character:Ezra Good
Release Date:06/04/1997
Persons Unknown
Character:Terry
Release Date:27/12/1996
Just Your Luck
Character:Straker
Release Date:29/11/1996
Swingers
Character:Mike Peters
Release Date:18/10/1996
Notes from Underground
Character:Zerkov
Release Date:12/09/1995
Batman Forever
Character:Assistant
Release Date:16/06/1995
Speechless
Character:Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Character:Elmer Rice
Release Date:07/09/1994
PCU
Character:Gutter
Release Date:29/04/1994
Grandpa's Funeral
Character:Paul Metsler
Release Date:01/01/1994
Rudy
Character:D-Bob
Release Date:17/09/1993
Hoffa
Character:Extra
Release Date:25/12/1992
Folks!
Character:Chicago Taxi Driver
Release Date:01/05/1992
Television Appearances
LIGHT & MAGIC
Character:Self - Director
LIGHT & MAGIC
Character:Self
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Character:Self
The Book of Boba Fett
Character:Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
What If...?
Character:Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice)
What If...?
Character:Happy Hogan (voice)
What If...?
Character:Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
What If...?
Character:Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Character:Self (archive footage)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Character:Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
The Mandalorian
Character:Paz Vizsla (voice)
The Chef Show
Character:Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Character:Self
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
IMDb on the Scene
Character:Self
The Director's Chair
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Character:Pre Vizsla (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Character:Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice)
Iconoclasts
Character:Self
My Name Is Earl
Character:Mr. Patrick
Robot Chicken
Character:Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)
The Celebrity Apprentice
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Monk
Character:Dr. Oliver Bloom
HypaSpace
Character:Self
Dinner for Five
Character:
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character:Crumford Lorak (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character:Crumford Lorax (voice)
Rocket Power
Character:
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Host of KISS Forum (voice)
Dilbert
Character:Holden Callfielder (voice)
The Sopranos
Character:Self
The King of Queens
Character:Sean McGee
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MADtv
Character:Self
Friends
Character:Pete Becker
Chicago Hope
Character:Tim Carney
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Fallen Angels
Character:Leo
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Jon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
Seinfeld
Character:Eric the Clown
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