1965-04-04 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Avengers: Secret Wars | Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom | 2027-12-16 |
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Avengers: Doomsday | Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom | 2026-12-16 |
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The Fantastic 4: First Steps | Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited) | 2025-07-23 |
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Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude | Self | 2024-02-01 |
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Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer | Self - Lewis Strauss | 2023-07-15 |
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Oppenheimer | Lewis Strauss | 2023-07-19 |
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"Sr." | Self | 2022-09-02 |
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self - Presenter | 2022-11-19 |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self | 2020-08-30 |
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Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | 2020-01-02 |
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MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains | Self | 2020-12-01 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2019-04-24 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2018-04-25 |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2017-07-05 |
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A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming | Self | 2017-06-03 |
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The Nice Guys | Sid Shattuck (uncredited) | 2016-05-15 |
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Captain America: Civil War | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2016-04-27 |
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Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two | Self | 2015-12-08 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2015-04-22 |
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The Judge | Hank Palmer | 2014-10-08 |
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Chef | Marvin | 2014-05-08 |
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I Am Steve McQueen | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2014-06-24 |
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2014-03-18 |
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Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! | Self | 2014-11-04 |
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Iron Man 3 | Tony Stark | 2013-04-18 |
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Iron Man 3 Unmasked | Self | 2013-08-24 |
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The Avengers | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2012-04-25 |
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Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe | Self | 2012-09-25 |
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry | Self | 2012-06-12 |
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Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Tony Stark (archive footage) | 2011-09-13 |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Sherlock Holmes | 2011-11-22 |
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Due Date | Peter Highman | 2010-11-03 |
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Iron Man 2 | Tony Stark | 2010-04-28 |
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Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented | Self | 2010-03-30 |
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Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-20 |
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Love and Distrust | Rob (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 2009-12-23 |
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The Soloist | Steve Lopez | 2009-04-24 |
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The Incredible Hulk | Tony Stark (uncredited) | 2008-06-12 |
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Iron Man | Tony Stark | 2008-04-30 |
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Rain of Madness | Kirk Lazarus | 2008-08-26 |
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I Am 'Iron Man' | Self | 2008-10-01 |
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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound | Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2008-06-10 |
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Charlie Bartlett | Nathan Gardner | 2008-02-22 |
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Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | 2008-08-13 |
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Tropic Thunder | Kirk Lazarus | 2008-08-09 |
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Lucky You | Telephone Jack | 2007-05-01 |
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Voom Portraits | Self | 2007-10-01 |
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | Self | 2007-05-19 |
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Zodiac | Paul Avery | 2007-03-02 |
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Game 6 | Steven Schwimmer | 2006-03-10 |
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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' | Self / Barris | 2006-12-19 |
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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales | Self | 2006-12-19 |
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Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Narrator | 2006-06-22 |
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The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Kozak | 2006-03-09 |
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito | 2006-09-29 |
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A Scanner Darkly | James Barris | 2006-07-07 |
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Lionel Sweeney | 2006-08-30 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Joe Wershba | 2005-09-16 |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Harry Lockhart | 2005-09-14 |
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found | Self | 2005-04-15 |
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The Outsider | Self | 2005-12-04 |
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Eros | Nick Penrose | 2004-12-03 |
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The Route V50 | Traveller | 2004-03-01 |
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Linklater: St. Richard of Austin | Self | 2004-12-13 |
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On the Set of 'Gothika' | Self | 2004-03-23 |
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Painting with Fire | Self | 2004-03-23 |
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Whatever We Do | Bobby | 2003-01-16 |
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Gothika | Pete Graham | 2003-11-21 |
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The Singing Detective | Dan Dark | 2003-10-24 |
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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | 2003-05-01 | |
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Lethargy | Animal Therapist | 2002-02-02 |
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Pieta | Self | 2001-12-01 |
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Last Party 2000 | Self | 2001-11-02 |
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Auto Motives | Rob | 2000-03-05 |
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Wonder Boys | Terry Crabtree | 2000-02-22 |
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In Dreams | Vivian Thompson | 1999-01-15 |
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Black and White | Terry Donager | 1999-09-04 |
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Bowfinger | Jerry Renfro | 1999-08-12 |
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Friends & Lovers | Hans | 1999-04-16 |
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Two Girls and a Guy | Blake | 1998-04-24 |
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U.S. Marshals | Royce | 1998-03-06 |
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The Gingerbread Man | Clyde Pell | 1998-01-23 |
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Hugo Pool | Franz Mazur | 1997-12-12 |
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One Night Stand | Charlie | 1997-11-14 |
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Danger Zone | Jim Scott | 1996-08-02 |
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Richard III | Earl Rivers | 1995-12-29 |
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Restoration | Robert Merivel | 1995-12-29 |
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Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson | 1995-11-02 |
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Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Mr. Willowby | 1995-12-06 |
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Natural Born Killers | Wayne Gale | 1994-08-26 |
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Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! | 1994-01-01 | |
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Hail Caesar | Jerry | 1994-05-11 |
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Only You | Peter Wright | 1994-03-04 |
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Short Cuts | Bill Bush | 1993-10-01 |
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | 1993-03-26 |
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Heart and Souls | Thomas Reilly | 1993-08-13 |
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The Last Party | Self | 1993-08-27 |
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Chaplin | Charles Spencer Chaplin | 1992-12-17 |
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Soapdish | David Seton Barnes | 1991-05-31 |
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Too Much Sun | Reed Richmond | 1991-01-25 |
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Air America | Billy Covington | 1990-08-10 |
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That's Adequate | Albert Einstein | 1989-01-20 |
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True Believer | Roger Baron | 1989-02-17 |
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Chances Are | Alex Finch | 1989-03-10 |
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Johnny Be Good | Leo Wiggins | 1988-03-22 |
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1969 | Ralph Carr | 1988-08-18 |
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Rented Lips | Wolf Dangler | 1988-07-01 |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | 1987-10-01 |
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Less Than Zero | Julian | 1987-11-06 |
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The Pick-up Artist | Jack Jericho | 1987-09-18 |
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Back to School | Derek | 1986-06-13 |
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America | Paulie Hackley | 1986-10-01 |
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Arrival | Eddie | 1986-01-01 |
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Tuff Turf | Jimmy Parker | 1985-01-11 |
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Weird Science | Ian | 1985-08-01 |
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Punk Party Crasher (uncredited) | 1985-04-12 |
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Firstborn | Lee | 1984-10-26 |
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Baby It's You | Stewart | 1983-03-04 |
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Up the Academy | Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited) | 1980-06-06 |
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Moment to Moment | Himself | 1975-01-01 |
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Greaser's Palace | Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited) | 1972-07-31 |
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Pound | Puppy | 1970-08-08 |
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Vertigo | John 'Scottie' Ferguson | |
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All-Star Weekend | Mexican Stranger |
