Robert Downey Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

176

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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Raw

    Raw

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • The Fantastic 4: First Steps

    The Fantastic 4: First Steps

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • Hail Caesar

    Hail Caesar

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Tuff Turf

    Tuff Turf

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Avengers: Secret Wars

    Avengers: Secret Wars

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • The Hider

    The Hider

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Lucky You

    Lucky You

  • "Sr."

    "Sr."

  • The Nice Guys

    The Nice Guys

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

  • Eros

    Eros

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Soapdish

    Soapdish

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Pieta

    Pieta

  • Firstborn

    Firstborn

  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Sympathizer

    The Sympathizer

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • Chef

    Chef

  • Lethargy

    Lethargy

  • Baby It's You

    Baby It's You

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • Due Date

    Due Date

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Friends & Lovers

    Friends & Lovers

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Only You

    Only You

  • That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

  • 1969

    1969

  • The Route V50

    The Route V50

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

    My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

  • Up the Academy

    Up the Academy

  • A Scanner Darkly

    A Scanner Darkly

  • The Chef Show

    The Chef Show

  • Weird Science

    Weird Science

  • Gothika

    Gothika

  • Hugo Pool

    Hugo Pool

  • Two Girls and a Guy

    Two Girls and a Guy

  • I Am Iron Man

    I Am Iron Man

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Air America

    Air America

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Heart and Souls

    Heart and Souls

  • Back to School

    Back to School

  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Bowfinger

    Bowfinger

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

    Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

  • The Age of A.I.

    The Age of A.I.

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

    Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

  • The Gingerbread Man

    The Gingerbread Man

  • Sock or Hat?

    Sock or Hat?

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • Wonder Boys

    Wonder Boys

  • Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

  • Downey's Dream Cars

    Downey's Dream Cars

  • Charlie Bartlett

    Charlie Bartlett

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • Less Than Zero

    Less Than Zero

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Johnny Be Good

    Johnny Be Good

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • Arrival

    Arrival

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Iron Man 3 Unmasked

    Iron Man 3 Unmasked

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

    Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

  • Danger Zone

    Danger Zone

  • Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

    Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

  • Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

    Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

  • On the Set of 'Gothika'

    On the Set of 'Gothika'

  • Game 6

    Game 6

  • America

    America

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Love and Distrust

    Love and Distrust

  • Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

    Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

  • All-Star Weekend

    All-Star Weekend

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

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

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

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • Rented Lips

    Rented Lips

  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Animal House: The Inside Story

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • The Last Party

    The Last Party

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

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

  • Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

    Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

  • Auto Motives

    Auto Motives

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • 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

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

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

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

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

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

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

    Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

  • Painting with Fire

    Painting with Fire

  • Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

    Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

  • Pound

    Pound

  • Biography: Val Kilmer

    Biography: Val Kilmer

  • Sherlock Holmes 3

    Sherlock Holmes 3

  • Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

  • A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

    A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

  • Greaser's Palace

    Greaser's Palace

  • MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

    MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains