Robert Downey Jr.
Acting
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.
Born: April 4, 1965
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
as Self
as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
as Lewis Strauss
as Self - Lewis Strauss
as Self - Host
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Dr. John Dolittle
as Self - Host
as Self
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Hank Palmer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Marvin
as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Tony Stark
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Self
as Sherlock Holmes
as Tony Stark (archive footage)
as Peter Highman
as Rob (segment "Auto Motives")
as Self (archive footage)
as Tony Stark
as Self
as Sherlock Holmes
as Self
as Steve Lopez
as Self
as Kirk Lazarus
as Kirk Lazarus
as Tony Stark (uncredited)
as Self - Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Tony Stark
as Nathan Gardner
as Self
as Telephone Jack
as Paul Avery
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self / Barris
as Lionel Sweeney
as James Barris
as Narrator
as Steven Schwimmer
as Dr. Kozak
as Self
as Self
as Joe Wershba
as Harry Lockhart
as Nick Penrose
as Traveller
as Pete Graham
as Dan Dark
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Bobby
as Animal Therapist
as Self
as Self
as Terry Crabtree
as Self
as Terry Donager
as Jerry Renfro
as Hans
as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
as Vivian Thompson
as Blake
as Royce
as Clyde Pell
as Franz Mazur
as Charlie
as Larry Paul
as Self
as Jim Scott
as Earl Rivers
as Robert Merivel
as Mr. Willowby
as Tommy Larson
as Self
as Wayne Gale
as Jerry
as Peter Wright
as Bill Bush
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Thomas Reilly
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Charles Spencer Chaplin
as Self
as David Seton Barnes
as Reed Richmond
as Billy Covington
as Alex Finch
as Roger Baron
as Albert Einstein
as Self - Interviewee
as Self - Guest
as Ralph Carr
as Leo Wiggins
as Julian
as Wolf Dangler
as (voice)
as Jack Jericho
as Self
as Paulie Hackley
as Self
as Derek
as Bruno Mussolini
as Ian
as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
as Jimmy Parker
as Lee
as Stewart
as Self
as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self - Various Characters
as Himself
as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
as Puppy
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Mexican Stranger