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.
122 movies · 47 shows
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
2026·0.0
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025·7.0
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024·8.5
Oppenheimer
2023·8.0
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023·6.5
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022·8.2
"Sr."
2022·6.9
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020·9.0
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020·8.1
Dolittle
2020·6.6
Avengers: Endgame
2019·8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
2018·8.2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017·7.3
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017·7.6
The Nice Guys
2016·7.1
Captain America: Civil War
2016·7.5
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015·7.0
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015·7.3
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014·6.8
The Judge
2014·7.3
I Am Steve McQueen
2014·6.1
Chef
2014·7.1
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014·6.9
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013·10.0
Iron Man 3
2013·6.9
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012·6.0
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
2012·6.4
The Avengers
2012·8.1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011·7.1
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011·6.3
Due Date
2010·6.4
Love and Distrust
2010·3.8
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010·3.7
Iron Man 2
2010·6.9
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010·7.0
Sherlock Holmes
2009·7.2
The Soloist
2009·6.7
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008·0.0
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008·6.8
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008·4.0
Tropic Thunder
2008·6.7
The Incredible Hulk
2008·6.2
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008·5.9
Iron Man
2008·7.7
Charlie Bartlett
2008·6.7
Voom Portraits
2007·10.0
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007·7.7
Lucky You
2007·5.7
Zodiac
2007·7.5
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006·8.2
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006·7.0
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006·6.5
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006·6.1
A Scanner Darkly
2006·6.8
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006·6.9
Game 6
2006·4.5
The Shaggy Dog
2006·4.9
The Outsider
2005·6.8
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005·7.1
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005·7.2
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005·8.0
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004·0.0
Eros
2004·5.7
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004·0.0
Painting with Fire
2004·0.0
The Route V50
2004·5.7
Gothika
2003·6.2
The Singing Detective
2003·5.2
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003·6.9
Whatever We Do
2003·4.7
Lethargy
2002·6.0
Pieta
2001·0.0
Last Party 2000
2001·6.8
Auto Motives
2000·6.0
Wonder Boys
2000·6.8
Black and White
1999·4.6
Bowfinger
1999·6.2
Friends & Lovers
1999·4.9
In Dreams
1999·5.5
Two Girls and a Guy
1998·5.3
U.S. Marshals
1998·6.5
The Gingerbread Man
1998·5.6
Hugo Pool
1997·5.3
One Night Stand
1997·5.6
Danger Zone
1996·4.2
Richard III
1995·6.8
Restoration
1995·6.1
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995·6.2
Home for the Holidays
1995·6.3
Natural Born Killers
1994·7.1
Hail Caesar
1994·3.4
Only You
1994·6.7
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994·0.0
Short Cuts
1993·7.2
The Last Party
1993·5.2
Heart and Souls
1993·7.0
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993·8.0
Chaplin
1992·7.4
Soapdish
1991·6.3
Too Much Sun
1991·4.7
Air America
1990·5.8
Chances Are
1989·6.6
True Believer
1989·6.2
That's Adequate
1989·4.1
1969
1988·5.6
Rented Lips
1988·3.8
Johnny Be Good
1988·4.5
Less Than Zero
1987·6.4
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987·7.1
The Pick-up Artist
1987·5.7
America
1986·4.0
Back to School
1986·6.3
Arrival
1986·7.0
Weird Science
1985·6.5
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985·6.1
Tuff Turf
1985·6.0
Firstborn
1984·6.2
Baby It's You
1983·6.0
Up the Academy
1980·4.7
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975·5.6
Greaser's Palace
1972·4.5
Pound
1970·4.8