Robert Downey Jr.

Acting · 10.2 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

Avengers: Endgame

20198.2

Oppenheimer

20238.0

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

Tropic Thunder

20086.7

Sherlock Holmes

20097.2

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

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

20057.2

Eros

20045.7

The Soloist

20096.7

Gothika

20036.2

Chaplin

19927.4

Back to School

19866.3

A Scanner Darkly

20066.8

Heart and Souls

19937.0

Chances Are

19896.6

Lucky You

20075.7

Soapdish

19916.3

Wonder Boys

20006.8

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

20116.3

Good Night, and Good Luck.

20057.1

Short Cuts

19937.2

The Shaggy Dog

20064.9

Air America

19905.8

Bowfinger

19996.2

Tuff Turf

19856.0

Richard III

19956.8

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

19856.1

Less Than Zero

19876.4

In Dreams

19995.5

One Night Stand

19975.6

Charlie Bartlett

20086.7

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

20146.8

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

20086.8

Friends & Lovers

19994.9

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

20066.1

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

20146.9

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

20066.5

True Believer

19896.2

Baby It's You

19836.0

Johnny Be Good

19884.5

Home for the Holidays

19956.3

I Am Steve McQueen

20146.1

The Singing Detective

20035.1

Hugo Pool

19975.3

"Sr."

20226.9

Black and White

19994.6

The Pick-up Artist

19875.7

Restoration

19956.1

The Gingerbread Man

19985.6

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

20077.7

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

20036.9

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

20085.9

Robert Richardson: The White Devil

20265.0

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

20248.5

Auto Motives

20006.0

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

20208.1

The Outsider

20056.8

Game 6

20064.5

Shardscapes 64%

2026

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

20058.0

Danger Zone

19964.2

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

20177.6

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

20126.0

Two Girls and a Guy

19985.3

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Firstborn

19846.2

Animal House: The Inside Story

20084.0

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

19755.6

That's Adequate

19894.1

Vertigo

2026

Hail Caesar

19943.5

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

19877.1

Love and Distrust

20103.8

Lethargy

20026.0

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

20236.5

1969

19885.6

Up the Academy

19804.7

Whatever We Do

20034.7

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

20107.0

Sherlock Holmes 3

2026

Voom Portraits

200710.0

On the Set of 'Gothika'

2004

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

19956.2

Too Much Sun

19914.7

Rented Lips

19883.8

All-Star Weekend

2026

Greaser's Palace

19724.5

Last Party 2000

20016.8

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

19938.0

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

201310.0

I Am 'Iron Man'

2008

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

20066.9

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

20157.0

The Route V50

20045.7

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

20068.2

The Last Party

19935.2

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

20067.0

Pound

19704.8

Pieta

2001

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

20126.4

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

1994

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

20103.7

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

20209.0

America

19864.0

The Hider

2026

Painting with Fire

2004

Arrival

19867.0