Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned 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. He 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, 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). 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 gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
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Filmography (Movies)
Avengers: Secret Wars
Character:Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Release Date:16/12/2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Character:Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
Release Date:16/12/2026
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Character:Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/2025
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2024
Oppenheimer
Character:Lewis Strauss
Release Date:19/07/2023
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Character:Self - Lewis Strauss
Release Date:15/07/2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:19/11/2022
"Sr."
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2022
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2020
Dolittle
Character:Dr. John Dolittle
Release Date:02/01/2020
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:24/04/2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:25/04/2018
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:05/07/2017
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2017
The Nice Guys
Character:Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/2016
Captain America: Civil War
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:27/04/2016
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:22/04/2015
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2014
The Judge
Character:Hank Palmer
Release Date:08/10/2014
I Am Steve McQueen
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/06/2014
Chef
Character:Marvin
Release Date:08/05/2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Character:Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:18/03/2014
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2013
Iron Man 3
Character:Tony Stark
Release Date:18/04/2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2012
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2012
The Avengers
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:25/04/2012
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:22/11/2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Character:Tony Stark (archive footage)
Release Date:13/09/2011
Due Date
Character:Peter Highman
Release Date:03/11/2010
Love and Distrust
Character:Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
Release Date:16/08/2010
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/07/2010
Iron Man 2
Character:Tony Stark
Release Date:28/04/2010
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2010
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:23/12/2009
The Soloist
Character:Steve Lopez
Release Date:24/04/2009
I Am Iron Man
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Character:Kirk Lazarus
Release Date:26/08/2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/2008
Tropic Thunder
Character:Kirk Lazarus
Release Date:09/08/2008
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Tony Stark (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Character:Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Release Date:10/06/2008
Iron Man
Character:Tony Stark
Release Date:30/04/2008
Charlie Bartlett
Character:Nathan Gardner
Release Date:22/02/2008
Voom Portraits
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2007
Lucky You
Character:Telephone Jack
Release Date:01/05/2007
Zodiac
Character:Paul Avery
Release Date:02/03/2007
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Character:Self / Barris
Release Date:19/12/2006
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Character:Dito
Release Date:29/09/2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Character:Lionel Sweeney
Release Date:30/08/2006
A Scanner Darkly
Character:James Barris
Release Date:07/07/2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/06/2006
Game 6
Character:Steven Schwimmer
Release Date:10/03/2006
The Shaggy Dog
Character:Dr. Kozak
Release Date:09/03/2006
The Outsider
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Character:Joe Wershba
Release Date:16/09/2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Character:Harry Lockhart
Release Date:14/09/2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2004
Eros
Character:Nick Penrose
Release Date:03/12/2004
Biography: Val Kilmer
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
Painting with Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
The Route V50
Character:Traveller
Release Date:01/03/2004
Gothika
Character:Pete Graham
Release Date:21/11/2003
The Singing Detective
Character:Dan Dark
Release Date:24/10/2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Character:
Release Date:01/05/2003
Whatever We Do
Character:Bobby
Release Date:16/01/2003
Lethargy
Character:Animal Therapist
Release Date:02/02/2002
Pieta
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2001
Last Party 2000
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2001
Auto Motives
Character:Rob
Release Date:05/03/2000
Wonder Boys
Character:Terry Crabtree
Release Date:22/02/2000
Black and White
Character:Terry Donager
Release Date:04/09/1999
Bowfinger
Character:Jerry Renfro
Release Date:12/08/1999
Friends & Lovers
Character:Hans
Release Date:16/04/1999
In Dreams
Character:Vivian Thompson
Release Date:15/01/1999
Two Girls and a Guy
Character:Blake
Release Date:24/04/1998
U.S. Marshals
Character:Royce
Release Date:06/03/1998
The Gingerbread Man
Character:Clyde Pell
Release Date:23/01/1998
Hugo Pool
Character:Franz Mazur
Release Date:12/12/1997
One Night Stand
Character:Charlie
Release Date:14/11/1997
Danger Zone
Character:Jim Scott
Release Date:02/08/1996
Richard III
Character:Earl Rivers
Release Date:29/12/1995
Restoration
Character:Robert Merivel
Release Date:29/12/1995
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Character:Mr. Willowby
Release Date:06/12/1995
Home for the Holidays
Character:Tommy Larson
Release Date:02/11/1995
Natural Born Killers
Character:Wayne Gale
Release Date:26/08/1994
Hail Caesar
Character:Jerry
Release Date:11/05/1994
Only You
Character:Peter Wright
Release Date:04/03/1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1994
Short Cuts
Character:Bill Bush
Release Date:01/10/1993
The Last Party
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/1993
Heart and Souls
Character:Thomas Reilly
Release Date:13/08/1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Character:Self
Release Date:26/03/1993
Chaplin
Character:Charles Spencer Chaplin
Release Date:17/12/1992
Soapdish
Character:David Seton Barnes
Release Date:31/05/1991
Too Much Sun
Character:Reed Richmond
Release Date:25/01/1991
Air America
Character:Billy Covington
Release Date:10/08/1990
Chances Are
Character:Alex Finch
Release Date:10/03/1989
True Believer
Character:Roger Baron
Release Date:17/02/1989
That's Adequate
Character:Albert Einstein
Release Date:20/01/1989
1969
Character:Ralph Carr
Release Date:18/08/1988
Rented Lips
Character:Wolf Dangler
Release Date:01/07/1988
Johnny Be Good
Character:Leo Wiggins
Release Date:22/03/1988
Less Than Zero
Character:Julian
Release Date:06/11/1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
The Pick-up Artist
Character:Jack Jericho
Release Date:18/09/1987
America
Character:Paulie Hackley
Release Date:01/10/1986
Back to School
Character:Derek
Release Date:13/06/1986
Arrival
Character:Eddie
Release Date:01/01/1986
Weird Science
Character:Ian
Release Date:01/08/1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Character:Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1985
Tuff Turf
Character:Jimmy Parker
Release Date:11/01/1985
Firstborn
Character:Lee
Release Date:26/10/1984
Baby It's You
Character:Stewart
Release Date:04/03/1983
Up the Academy
Character:Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1980
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1975
Greaser's Palace
Character:Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1972
Pound
Character:Puppy
Release Date:08/08/1970
Television Appearances
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Character:Self
The Sympathizer
Character:Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Downey's Dream Cars
Character:Self - Host
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Age of A.I.
Character:Self - Host
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Character:Self
The Chef Show
Character:Self
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Sock or Hat?
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:Tony Stark / Iron Man
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Early Show
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
Ally McBeal
Character:Larry Paul
The View
Character:Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Raw
Character:Self (archive footage)
GMTV
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
This Morning
Character:Self - Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Self
American Masters
Character:Self
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Character:Bruno Mussolini
Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self - Presenter
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