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