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Robert Downey Jr.

Actor, Producer, Director, WriterBorn April 4, 1965 (59 years)
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period of drug-related problems and run-ins with the law, and a surge in popular and commercial success in the 2000s. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor.

At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound in 1970. 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 received a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000, and 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 because completion bond companies would not insure himю He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter.

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Known For
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Iron Man
  • The Avengers
  • Iron Man 3
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Iron Man 2
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  • Oppenheimer
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Due Date
  • Tropic Thunder
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • The Judge
  • Zodiac
  • Chaplin
  • Natural Born Killers
  • Dolittle
  • Gothika
  • A Scanner Darkly
  • The Soloist
  • U.S. Marshals

Filmography

2027
Avengers: Secret Wars · as Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom
2026
Avengers: Doomsday · as Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom
2024
The Sympathizer (TV Series) · as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
2023
Oppenheimer · as Lewis Strauss
2023
2021
Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive Footage)
2021
Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2020
Dolittle · as Dr. John Dolittle
2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive Footge)
2019
The Age of A.I · as Executive Producer
2019
Avengers: Endgame · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2018
Avengers: Infinity War · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2017
2016
The Nice Guys · as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
2016
Captain America: Civil War · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2014
The Judge · as Hank Palmer
2014
I Am Steve McQueen · as Narrator (voice)
2014
Chef · as Marvin
2014
2013
Iron Man 3 · as Tony Stark
2013
The Frame (TV Series) · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012
The Avengers · as Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012
Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive Footage)
2011
2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant · as Tony Stark (archive Footage)
2010
Due Date · as Peter Highman
2010
Love & Distrust · as Rob (segment "auto Motives")
2010
Iron Man 2 · as Tony Stark
2009
Sherlock Holmes · as Sherlock Holmes
2009
The Soloist · as Steve Lopez
2008
2008
Tropic Thunder · as Kirk Lazarus
2008
The Incredible Hulk · as Tony Stark (uncredited)
2008
Iron Man · as Tony Stark
2007
Charlie Bartlett · as Nathan Gardner
2007
Lucky You · as Telephone Jack
2007
Zodiac · as Paul Avery
2006
2006
2006
A Scanner Darkly · as James Barris
2006
The Shaggy Dog · as Dr. Kozak
2005
2005
2005
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Joe Wershba
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang · as Harry Lockhart
2005
Game 6 · as Steven Schwimmer
2004
Eros · as Nick Penrose
2003
Gothika · as Pete Graham
2003
The Singing Detective · as Dan Dark
2003
2003
Whatever We Do · as Bobby
2002
American Idol (TV Series) · as Rejected Pip
2001
2000
2000
Wonder Boys · as Terry Crabtree
1999
Black & White · as Terry Donager
1999
Bowfinger · as Jerry Renfro
1999
Friends & Lovers · as Hans
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
1999
In Dreams · as Vivian Thompson
1998
U.S. Marshals · as Royce
1998
The Gingerbread Man · as Clyde Pell
1997
Hugo Pool · as Franz Mazur
1997
One Night Stand · as Charlie
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Larry Paul
1997
1996
Danger Zone · as Jim Scott
1995
Restoration · as Robert Merivel
1995
1995
Home for the Holidays · as Tommy Larson
1995
Richard III · as Earl Rivers
1994
Only You · as Peter Wright / Damon Bradley
1994
Natural Born Killers · as Wayne Gale
1994
1993
Short Cuts · as Bill Bush
1993
Heart and Souls · as Thomas Reilly
1992
Chaplin · as Charles Spencer Chaplin
1992
1991
Soapdish · as David Seton Barnes
1990
Too Much Sun · as Reed Richmond
1990
Air America · as Billy Covington
1989
Chances Are · as Alex Finch
1989
True Believer · as Roger Baron
1989
That's Adequate · as Albert Einstein
1988
1969 · as Ralph Carr
1988
Johnny Be Good · as Leo Wiggins
1987
Less Than Zero · as Julian
1987
Rented Lips · as Wolf Dangler
1987
1987
The Pick-up Artist · as Jack Jericho
1986
America · as Paulie Hackley
1986
Back to School · as Derek
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV Series) · as Bruno Mussolini
1985
Weird Science · as Ian
1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun · as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
1985
Tuff Turf · as Jimmy Parker
1984
Firstborn · as Lee
1983
Baby It's You · as Stewart
1980
Up the Academy · as Boy On Soccer Team (uncredited)
1972
Greaser's Palace · as Boy In Covered Wagon (uncredited)
1970
Pound · as Puppy
All-Star Weekend · as Mexican Stranger

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