Robert Downey Jr.

Acting · 10.1 popularity

Age

Movies

129

Born: April 4, 1965
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

129 films

Spider-Man: Homecoming

20177.3

Avengers: Infinity War

20188.2

The Avengers

20128.1

Avengers: Doomsday

2026

Captain America: Civil War

20167.5

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

20257.0

Oppenheimer

20238.0

Avengers: Endgame

20198.2

Iron Man

20087.7

Avengers: Age of Ultron

20157.3

Iron Man 2

20106.9

Iron Man 3

20136.9

The Incredible Hulk

20086.3

Avengers: Secret Wars

2027

Zodiac

20077.5

The Judge

20147.3

The Nice Guys

20167.1

Sherlock Holmes

20097.2

Tropic Thunder

20086.7

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

20117.1

Dolittle

20206.6

Due Date

20106.4

Weird Science

19856.5

Natural Born Killers

19947.0

U.S. Marshals

19986.5

Chef

20147.1

Only You

19946.7

Soapdish

19916.3

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

20057.2

Gothika

20036.2

Eros

20045.7

A Scanner Darkly

20066.8

Back to School

19866.3

Chaplin

19927.4

Lucky You

20075.7

The Soloist

20096.7

Heart and Souls

19937.0

Wonder Boys

20006.8

Tuff Turf

19856.0

Chances Are

19896.6

Good Night, and Good Luck.

20057.1

Short Cuts

19937.2

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

20116.3

Air America

19905.8

The Shaggy Dog

20064.9

Less Than Zero

19876.4

Richard III

19956.8

Bowfinger

19996.2

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

20086.8

Charlie Bartlett

20086.7

One Night Stand

19975.6

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

19856.1

In Dreams

19995.5

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

20066.1

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

20146.8

Baby It's You

19836.0

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

20066.5

"Sr."

20226.9

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

20146.9

The Pick-up Artist

19875.7

Friends & Lovers

19994.9

Johnny Be Good

19884.5

True Believer

19896.2

Hugo Pool

19975.3

Black and White

19994.6

The Outsider

20056.8

The Singing Detective

20035.1

I Am Steve McQueen

20146.1

Restoration

19956.1

The Gingerbread Man

19985.6

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

20036.9

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

20077.7

Danger Zone

19964.2

Home for the Holidays

19956.3

That's Adequate

19894.1

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

20085.9

Shardscapes 64%

2026

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

20208.1

Animal House: The Inside Story

20084.0

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

19755.6

Firstborn

19846.2

Hail Caesar

19943.4

Up the Academy

19804.7

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

20177.6

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004

Auto Motives

20006.0

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Two Girls and a Guy

19985.3

Vertigo

2026

Game 6

20064.5

Love and Distrust

20103.8

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

20236.5

Sherlock Holmes 3

2026

1969

19885.6

Lethargy

20026.0

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

19877.1

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

20058.0

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

20248.5

Too Much Sun

19914.7

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

20107.0

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

19956.2

Robert Richardson: The White Devil

2026

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

20157.0

On the Set of 'Gothika'

2004

Whatever We Do

20034.7

Greaser's Palace

19724.5

All-Star Weekend

2026

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

20126.0

Voom Portraits

200710.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

19938.0

I Am 'Iron Man'

2008

Last Party 2000

20016.8

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

20068.2

The Last Party

19935.2

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

201310.0

Rented Lips

19883.8

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

20066.9

The Route V50

20045.7

Pound

19704.8

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

20209.0

America

19864.0

Pieta

2001

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

20103.7

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

20067.0

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

20126.4

The Hider

2026

Painting with Fire

2004

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

1994

Arrival

19867.0