Acting
Robert Downey Jr.
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.
Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars
Film · 2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Film · 2026
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Film · 2026
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Film · 2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Series · 2025
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Film · 2024
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
Film · 2024
The Sympathizer
Series · 2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Series · 2024
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Film · 2023
Oppenheimer
Film · 2023
Downey's Dream Cars
Series · 2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2023
"Sr."
Film · 2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2022
Val
Film · 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Series · 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Series · 2021
Dolittle
Film · 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Film · 2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Film · 2020
Avengers: Endgame
Film · 2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Series · 2019
The Chef Show
Series · 2019
The Age of A.I.
Series · 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Film · 2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Series · 2018
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Film · 2017
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Film · 2017
The True Story of...
Series · 2017
Captain America: Civil War
Film · 2016
The Nice Guys
Film · 2016
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
Film · 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Judge
Film · 2014
Chef
Film · 2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Film · 2014
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Film · 2014
I Am Steve McQueen
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Sock or Hat?
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
Iron Man 3
Film · 2013
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
The Avengers
Film · 2012
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Film · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Film · 2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Film · 2011
Iron Man 2
Film · 2010
Due Date
Film · 2010
Love and Distrust
Film · 2010
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Film · 2010
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Film · 2010
Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2'
Film · 2010
Sherlock Holmes
Film · 2009
The Soloist
Film · 2009
Live from Studio Five
Series · 2009
Iron Man
Film · 2008
The Incredible Hulk
Film · 2008
Tropic Thunder
Film · 2008
Charlie Bartlett
Film · 2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Film · 2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Film · 2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
Film · 2008
Zodiac
Film · 2007
Lucky You
Film · 2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Film · 2007
Voom Portraits
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Shaggy Dog
Film · 2006
A Scanner Darkly
Film · 2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Film · 2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Film · 2006
Game 6
Film · 2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Film · 2006
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Film · 2006
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Film · 2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Film · 2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Film · 2005
The Outsider
Film · 2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Film · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Series · 2005
Eros
Film · 2004
The Route V50
Film · 2004
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Film · 2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Film · 2004
Painting with Fire
Film · 2004
The Singing Detective
Film · 2003
Gothika
Film · 2003
Whatever We Do
Film · 2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Punk'd
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Lethargy
Film · 2002
Pieta
Film · 2001
Last Party 2000
Film · 2001
Wonder Boys
Film · 2000
Auto Motives
Film · 2000
Bowfinger
Film · 1999
In Dreams
Film · 1999
Black and White
Film · 1999
Friends & Lovers
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
U.S. Marshals
Film · 1998
The Gingerbread Man
Film · 1998
Two Girls and a Guy
Film · 1998
Hugo Pool
Film · 1997
One Night Stand
Film · 1997
Ally McBeal
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Danger Zone
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Richard III
Film · 1995
Home for the Holidays
Film · 1995
Restoration
Film · 1995
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Film · 1995
The Frank Skinner Show
Series · 1995
Natural Born Killers
Film · 1994
Only You
Film · 1994
Hail Caesar
Film · 1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Film · 1994
A Century of Cinema
Film · 1994
Short Cuts
Film · 1993
Heart and Souls
Film · 1993
The Last Party
Film · 1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
GMTV
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Chaplin
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Soapdish
Film · 1991
Too Much Sun
Film · 1991
Air America
Film · 1990
Chances Are
Film · 1989
True Believer
Film · 1989
That's Adequate
Film · 1989
Johnny Be Good
Film · 1988
1969
Film · 1988
Rented Lips
Film · 1988
This Morning
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Less Than Zero
Film · 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Film · 1987
The Pick-up Artist
Film · 1987
Kids' Choice Awards
Series · 1987
America
Film · 1986
Back to School
Film · 1986
Arrival
Film · 1986
American Masters
Series · 1986
Weird Science
Film · 1985
Tuff Turf
Film · 1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Film · 1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Series · 1985
Firstborn
Film · 1984
Baby It's You
Film · 1983
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Up the Academy
Film · 1980
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Film · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
Greaser's Palace
Film · 1972
Pound
Film · 1970
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
All-Star Weekend
Film
The Hider
Film
Monty and the Movies
Film
The Raccoon Killer
Film