Robert Downey Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-04-04 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Fantastic 4: First Steps

    The Fantastic 4: First Steps

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Avengers: Secret Wars

    Avengers: Secret Wars

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • The Nice Guys

    The Nice Guys

  • Due Date

    Due Date

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • Gothika

    Gothika

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • The Sympathizer

    The Sympathizer

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Bowfinger

    Bowfinger

  • Chef

    Chef

  • Less Than Zero

    Less Than Zero

  • The Chef Show

    The Chef Show

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Back to School

    Back to School

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Biography: Val Kilmer

    Biography: Val Kilmer

  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Animal House: The Inside Story

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Heart and Souls

    Heart and Souls

  • The Gingerbread Man

    The Gingerbread Man

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • Hail Caesar

    Hail Caesar

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

  • Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

    Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

  • Charlie Bartlett

    Charlie Bartlett

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

    My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • A Scanner Darkly

    A Scanner Darkly

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

    Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

  • I Am Iron Man

    I Am Iron Man

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • "Sr."

    "Sr."

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Eros

    Eros

  • Firstborn

    Firstborn

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Johnny Be Good

    Johnny Be Good

  • Hugo Pool

    Hugo Pool

  • 1969

    1969

  • Air America

    Air America

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

    MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • Soapdish

    Soapdish

  • Danger Zone

    Danger Zone

  • Greaser's Palace

    Greaser's Palace

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • Sock or Hat?

    Sock or Hat?

  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

  • All-Star Weekend

    All-Star Weekend

  • Pieta

    Pieta

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • The Route V50

    The Route V50

  • Love and Distrust

    Love and Distrust

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • Tuff Turf

    Tuff Turf

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Baby It's You

    Baby It's You

  • The Hider

    The Hider

  • Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • The Age of A.I.

    The Age of A.I.

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

  • Rented Lips

    Rented Lips

  • Friends & Lovers

    Friends & Lovers

  • That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

  • Up the Academy

    Up the Academy

  • Painting with Fire

    Painting with Fire

  • Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

    Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

  • Lethargy

    Lethargy

  • Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

    Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • Downey's Dream Cars

    Downey's Dream Cars

  • Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

    Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

  • On the Set of 'Gothika'

    On the Set of 'Gothika'

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

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

  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

    Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

  • A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

    A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

    Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

  • Two Girls and a Guy

    Two Girls and a Guy

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

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

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • The Last Party

    The Last Party

  • Game 6

    Game 6

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

    Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

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

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

  • Pound

    Pound

  • Arrival

    Arrival

  • Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

  • America

    America

  • Iron Man 3 Unmasked

    Iron Man 3 Unmasked

  • Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

    Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon