Jon Favreau

Acting

October 19, 1966 (59 years old)

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Male

109 Movies

84 TV Shows

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards. 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), Wimbledon (2004), 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 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 presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chef

2014 7.1

as Carl Casper

Age 47 (now 59)

The Mandalorian

2019 8.4

Executive Producer

Age 53 (now 59) 24 eps

24 eps

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021 7.9

as Happy Hogan

Age 55 (now 59)

The Mandalorian

2019 8.4

Writer

Age 53 (now 59) 20 eps

20 eps

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017 7.3

as Happy Hogan

Age 50 (now 59)

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019 7.4

as Happy Hogan

Age 52 (now 59)

Iron Man 3

2013 6.9

as Happy Hogan

Age 46 (now 59)

Swingers

1996 6.9

as Mike Peters

Age 29 (now 59)

The Orville

2017 7.6

Producer

Age 50 (now 59) 36 eps

36 eps

Identity Thief

2013 5.9

as Harold Cornish

Age 46 (now 59)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

as Manny Riskin

Age 47 (now 59)

G-Force

2009 5.5

as Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)

Age 42 (now 59)

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 7.6

as Happy Hogan

Age 57 (now 59)

Rudy

1993 7.3

as D-Bob

Age 26 (now 59)

Couples Retreat

2009 5.6

as Joey

Age 42 (now 59)

Revolution

2012 6.4

Co-Executive Producer

Age 45 (now 59) 42 eps

42 eps

The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026 6.8

Writer

Age 59

The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026 6.8

Producer

Age 59

The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026 6.8

Director

Age 59

Frankenstein

2025 7.6

Thanks

Age 58 (now 59)

The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

2025

as Self

Age 58 (now 59)

Megalopolis

2024 5.2

Thanks

Age 57 (now 59)

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024 7.6

as Happy Hogan

Age 57 (now 59)

Disney 100: Remember That

2023 10.0

as Self

Age 57 (now 59)

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

2022 6.1

Thanks

Age 56 (now 59)

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021 7.9

as Happy Hogan

Age 55 (now 59)

Alien Xmas

2020 6.5

Executive Producer

Age 54 (now 59)

Alien Xmas

2020 6.5

as Obie (voice) (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 59)

Black Is King

2020 7.1

Thanks

Age 53 (now 59)

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019 7.1

as Self

Age 53 (now 59)

The Lion King

2019 7.1

Producer

Age 52 (now 59)

The Lion King

2019 7.1

Director

Age 52 (now 59)

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019 7.4

as Happy Hogan

Age 52 (now 59)

Avengers: Endgame

2019 8.2

as Happy Hogan

Age 52 (now 59)

Avengers: Endgame

2019 8.2

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 59)

The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

2018

as Self

Age 51 (now 59)

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018 6.6

as Rio Durant (voice)

Age 51 (now 59)

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 8.2

Executive Producer

Age 51 (now 59)

Chef

2017 5.4

Original Story

Age 50 (now 59)

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017 7.3

as Happy Hogan

Age 50 (now 59)

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

2017 7.6

as Self

Age 50 (now 59)

Term Life

2016 6.0

as Jimmy Lincoln

Age 49 (now 59)

The Jungle Book

2016 6.9

Producer

Age 49 (now 59)

The Jungle Book

2016 6.9

Director

Age 49 (now 59)

The Jungle Book

2016 6.9

as Pygmy Hog (voice)

Age 49 (now 59)

Grimsby

2016 6.0

Thanks

Age 49 (now 59)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015 7.1

as Self

Age 49 (now 59)

Entourage

2015 6.2

as Jon Favreau

Age 48 (now 59)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015 7.3

Executive Producer

Age 48 (now 59)

Misery Loves Comedy

2015 6.0

as Self

Age 48 (now 59)

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

2014 5.3

Original Film Writer

Age 48 (now 59)

Chef

2014 7.1

Director

Age 47 (now 59)

Chef

2014 7.1

Writer

Age 47 (now 59)

Chef

2014 7.1

as Carl Casper

Age 47 (now 59)

Chef

2014 7.1

Producer

Age 47 (now 59)

The Wolf Pack

2014 7.6

as Self

Age 47 (now 59)

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014 6.9

as Self

Age 47 (now 59)

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 8.0

as Manny Riskin

Age 47 (now 59)

Iron Man 3

2013 6.9

Executive Producer

Age 46 (now 59)

Iron Man 3

2013 6.9

as Happy Hogan

Age 46 (now 59)

Identity Thief

2013 5.9

as Harold Cornish

Age 46 (now 59)

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

2012 6.0

as Self

Age 45 (now 59)

People Like Us

2012 6.8

as Richards

Age 45 (now 59)

The Avengers

2012 8.0

Executive Producer

Age 45 (now 59)

John Carter

2012 6.4

as Thark Bookie

Age 45 (now 59)

Cowboys & Aliens

2011 5.7

Director

Age 44 (now 59)

Cowboys & Aliens

2011 5.7

Executive Producer

Age 44 (now 59)

Zookeeper

2011 5.4

as Jerome the Bear (voice)

Age 44 (now 59)

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010 6.6

as Self

Age 44 (now 59)

Brother's Justice

2010 4.8

as Self

Age 44 (now 59)

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010 6.8

as Self

Age 43 (now 59)

Iron Man 2

2010 6.9

Director

Age 43 (now 59)

Iron Man 2

2010 6.9

as Happy Hogan

Age 43 (now 59)

Iron Man 2

2010 6.9

Executive Producer

Age 43 (now 59)

Couples Retreat

2009 5.6

as Joey

Age 42 (now 59)

Couples Retreat

2009 5.6

Screenplay

Age 42 (now 59)

G-Force

2009 5.5

as Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)

Age 42 (now 59)

I Love You, Man

2009 6.6

as Barry

Age 42 (now 59)

Four Christmases

2008 5.8

as Denver McVie

Age 42 (now 59)

I Am 'Iron Man'

2008

as Self

Age 41 (now 59)

Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man

2008 5.7

as Self

Age 41 (now 59)

Open Season 2

2008 5.9

as Reilly (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 59)

Iron Man

2008 7.7

Executive Producer

Age 41 (now 59)

Iron Man

2008 7.7

as Hogan

Age 41 (now 59)

Iron Man

2008 7.7

Director

Age 41 (now 59)

Open Season

2006 6.2

as Reilly (voice)

Age 39 (now 59)

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

2006 6.3

as Self

Age 39 (now 59)

The Break-Up

2006 5.9

as Johnny O

Age 39 (now 59)

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005 6.4

Director

Age 39 (now 59)

Green Street Hooligans

2005 7.3

Executive Producer

Age 38 (now 59)

Wimbledon

2004 6.2

as Ron Roth

Age 37 (now 59)

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004 7.7

as Self

Age 37 (now 59)

Something's Gotta Give

2003 6.6

as Leo

Age 37 (now 59)

Elf

2003 6.7

Screenplay

Age 37 (now 59)

Elf

2003 6.7

Director

Age 37 (now 59)

Elf

2003 6.7

as Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)

Age 37 (now 59)

The Big Empty

2003 6.1

as John Person

Age 36 (now 59)

The Big Empty

2003 6.1

Executive Producer

Age 36 (now 59)

Daredevil

2003 5.3

as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson

Age 36 (now 59)

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

2002 5.9

Screenplay

Age 35 (now 59)

Made

2001 5.8

Writer

Age 34 (now 59)

Made

2001 5.8

as Bobby

Age 34 (now 59)

Made

2001 5.8

Director

Age 34 (now 59)

Made

2001 5.8

Producer

Age 34 (now 59)

The Replacements

2000 6.7

as Daniel Bateman

Age 33 (now 59)

Love & Sex

2000 6.1

as Adam Levy

Age 33 (now 59)

Rocky Marciano

1999 5.9

as Rocky Marciano

Age 32 (now 59)

Very Bad Things

1998 6.3

as Kyle Fisher

Age 31 (now 59)

Deep Impact

1998 6.2

as Gus Partenza

Age 31 (now 59)

Dogtown

1997 4.0

as Ezra Good

Age 30 (now 59)

Persons Unknown

1996 5.5

as Terry

Age 30 (now 59)

Just Your Luck

1996 4.8

as Straker

Age 30 (now 59)

Swingers

1996 6.9

Co-Producer

Age 29 (now 59)

Swingers

1996 6.9

Screenplay

Age 29 (now 59)

Swingers

1996 6.9

as Mike Peters

Age 29 (now 59)

Notes from Underground

1995 5.0

as Zerkov

Age 28 (now 59)

Batman Forever

1995 5.5

as Assistant

Age 28 (now 59)

Speechless

1994 5.9

as Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 59)

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994 5.9

as Elmer Rice

Age 27 (now 59)

PCU

1994 6.0

as Gutter

Age 27 (now 59)

Grandpa's Funeral

1994

as Paul Metsler

Age 27 (now 59)

Rudy

1993 7.3

as D-Bob

Age 26 (now 59)

Hoffa

1992 6.3

as Extra

Age 26 (now 59)

Folks!

1992 5.6

as Chicago Taxi Driver

Age 25 (now 59)

Still Swingin’

as Self