Robert Downey Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

4/4/1965

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Bob DowneyRDJ

Robert Downey Jr.

Biography

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At...

Known For

Career Timeline

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

2026

Avengers: Doomsday

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

2025

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

2024

The Sympathizer

as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

as Self

2023

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Oppenheimer

as Lewis Strauss

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

as Self - Lewis Strauss

Downey's Dream Cars

as Self - Host

2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self - Presenter

"Sr."

as Self

2021

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)

Marvel Studios Legends

as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

as Self

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self

Dolittle

as Dr. John Dolittle

2019

The Age of A.I.

as Self - Host

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

as Self

The Chef Show

as Self

Avengers: Endgame

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2018

Avengers: Infinity War

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

as Self

2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

as Self

2016

The Nice Guys

as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

Captain America: Civil War

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2015

Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

as Self

The Judge

as Hank Palmer

I Am Steve McQueen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sock or Hat?

as Self

Chef

as Marvin

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2013

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

as Self

Iron Man 3

as Tony Stark

The Frame

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

2012

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

as Self

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

as Self

The Avengers

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Sherlock Holmes

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

as Tony Stark (archive footage)

2010

Due Date

as Peter Highman

Love and Distrust

as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

as Self (archive footage)

Iron Man 2

as Tony Stark

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

as Self

2009

Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

Live from Studio Five

as Self

The Soloist

as Steve Lopez

2008

I Am Iron Man

as Self

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

as Kirk Lazarus

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self

Tropic Thunder

as Kirk Lazarus

The Incredible Hulk

as Tony Stark (uncredited)

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man

Iron Man

as Tony Stark

Charlie Bartlett

as Nathan Gardner

2007

Voom Portraits

as Self

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

as Self

Lucky You

as Telephone Jack

Zodiac

as Paul Avery

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2006

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

as Self / Barris

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

as Self

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

as Dito

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

as Lionel Sweeney

A Scanner Darkly

as James Barris

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

as Narrator

Game 6

as Steven Schwimmer

The Shaggy Dog

as Dr. Kozak

2005

The Outsider

as Self

The Reichen Show

as Self

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

Role unknown

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Joe Wershba

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

as Harry Lockhart

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

as Self

2004

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

as Self

Eros

as Nick Penrose

Biography: Val Kilmer

as Self

On the Set of 'Gothika'

as Self

Painting with Fire

as Self

The Route V50

as Traveller

2003

Gothika

as Pete Graham

The Singing Detective

as Dan Dark

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Role unknown

Punk'd

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Whatever We Do

as Bobby

2002

Lethargy

as Animal Therapist

2001

Pieta

as Self

Last Party 2000

as Self

2000

Auto Motives

as Rob

Wonder Boys

as Terry Crabtree

1999

The Early Show

as Self

Black and White

as Terry Donager

Bowfinger

as Jerry Renfro

Friends & Lovers

as Hans

Family Guy

as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)

In Dreams

as Vivian Thompson

1998

Two Girls and a Guy

as Blake

U.S. Marshals

as Royce

The Gingerbread Man

as Clyde Pell

1997

Hugo Pool

as Franz Mazur

One Night Stand

as Charlie

Ally McBeal

as Larry Paul

The View

as Self

1996

Danger Zone

as Jim Scott

1995

Richard III

as Earl Rivers

Restoration

as Robert Merivel

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

as Mr. Willowby

Home for the Holidays

as Tommy Larson

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

1994

Natural Born Killers

as Wayne Gale

Hail Caesar

as Jerry

Only You

as Peter Wright

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

Role unknown

1993

Short Cuts

as Bill Bush

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

The Last Party

as Self

Heart and Souls

as Thomas Reilly

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self

Raw

as Self (archive footage)

GMTV

as Self

1992

Chaplin

as Charles Spencer Chaplin

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Role unknown

1991

Soapdish

as David Seton Barnes

Too Much Sun

as Reed Richmond

1990

Air America

as Billy Covington

1989

Chances Are

as Alex Finch

True Believer

as Roger Baron

That's Adequate

as Albert Einstein

1988

This Morning

as Self - Interviewee

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1969

as Ralph Carr

Rented Lips

as Wolf Dangler

Johnny Be Good

as Leo Wiggins

1987

Less Than Zero

as Julian

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as (voice)

The Pick-up Artist

as Jack Jericho

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self

1986

America

as Paulie Hackley

American Masters

as Self

Back to School

as Derek

Arrival

as Eddie

1985

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Bruno Mussolini

Weird Science

as Ian

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)

Tuff Turf

as Jimmy Parker

1984

Firstborn

as Lee

1983

Baby It's You

as Stewart

1982

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

1981

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1980

Up the Academy

as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

as Himself

1972

Greaser's Palace

as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)

1970

Pound

as Puppy

1953

The Oscars

as Self

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter