Robert Downey Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

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

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Fantastic 4: First Steps

    The Fantastic 4: First Steps

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Avengers: Secret Wars

    Avengers: Secret Wars

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • The Nice Guys

    The Nice Guys

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

    MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

    Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

  • Only You

    Only You

  • The Sympathizer

    The Sympathizer

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

    My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

  • Due Date

    Due Date

  • Chef

    Chef

  • Pieta

    Pieta

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Charlie Bartlett

    Charlie Bartlett

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The Chef Show

    The Chef Show

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • Air America

    Air America

  • A Scanner Darkly

    A Scanner Darkly

  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • "Sr."

    "Sr."

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Hail Caesar

    Hail Caesar

  • Gothika

    Gothika

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

    Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Danger Zone

    Danger Zone

  • Firstborn

    Firstborn

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • The Hider

    The Hider

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • Heart and Souls

    Heart and Souls

  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Animal House: The Inside Story

  • Eros

    Eros

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Less Than Zero

    Less Than Zero

  • Soapdish

    Soapdish

  • Rented Lips

    Rented Lips

  • Friends & Lovers

    Friends & Lovers

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Hugo Pool

    Hugo Pool

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Johnny Be Good

    Johnny Be Good

  • Bowfinger

    Bowfinger

  • Tuff Turf

    Tuff Turf

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Lethargy

    Lethargy

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

    A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

  • The Gingerbread Man

    The Gingerbread Man

  • All-Star Weekend

    All-Star Weekend

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • Back to School

    Back to School

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

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

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Love and Distrust

    Love and Distrust

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • Sock or Hat?

    Sock or Hat?

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

    Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

  • Up the Academy

    Up the Academy

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • Downey's Dream Cars

    Downey's Dream Cars

  • Greaser's Palace

    Greaser's Palace

  • Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

    Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

  • 1969

    1969

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • I Am Iron Man

    I Am Iron Man

  • Biography: Val Kilmer

    Biography: Val Kilmer

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

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

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

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

  • Baby It's You

    Baby It's You

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • The Age of A.I.

    The Age of A.I.

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Painting with Fire

    Painting with Fire

  • The Route V50

    The Route V50

  • On the Set of 'Gothika'

    On the Set of 'Gothika'

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Two Girls and a Guy

    Two Girls and a Guy

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

    Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

  • Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

    Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

  • Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

    Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

  • Game 6

    Game 6

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

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

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

  • Iron Man 3 Unmasked

    Iron Man 3 Unmasked

  • The Last Party

    The Last Party

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • Pound

    Pound

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • America

    America

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

    Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

  • Arrival

    Arrival

  • Auto Motives

    Auto Motives

  • 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

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

    Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

  • Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000