Robert Downey Jr.
Acting
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.
Captain America: Civil War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Age 51 (now 61)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Sherlock Holmes
Age 46 (now 61)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
Age 60 (now 61)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
as Self - Lewis Strauss
Age 58 (now 61)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Presenter
Age 57 (now 61)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
Age 55 (now 61)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
Age 55 (now 61)
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
as Self
Age 52 (now 61)
Captain America: Civil War
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Age 51 (now 61)Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
as Self
Age 50 (now 61)
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
as Self
Age 49 (now 61)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Age 48 (now 61)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
as Self
Age 47 (now 61)Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
as Self
Age 47 (now 61) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Sherlock Holmes
Age 46 (now 61)
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Age 46 (now 61)
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Age 45 (now 61)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
Age 43 (now 61)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
Age 42 (now 61)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
as Self / Barris
Age 41 (now 61)
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
as Self
Age 41 (now 61)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Producer
Age 41 (now 61) A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Dito
Age 41 (now 61)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
as Lionel Sweeney
Age 41 (now 61)
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
as Narrator
Age 41 (now 61)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Age 40 (now 61)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
as Mr. Willowby
Age 30 (now 61)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Age 27 (now 61)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
Age 22 (now 61)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 61)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
as Himself
Age 9 (now 61)
The Sympathizer
as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Age 59 (now 61)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 58 (now 61)
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Age 55 (now 61)
Marvel Studios Legends
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 61)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
as Self
Age 54 (now 61)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
as Self
Age 52 (now 61)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 50 (now 61)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 49 (now 61)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 48 (now 61)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 48 (now 61)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 28 (now 61)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 28 (now 61)
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Bruno Mussolini
Age 20 (now 61)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 16 (now 61)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Age 10 (now 61)
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Also Known As
Bob Downey, RDJ
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