Robert Downey Jr.
Highest Rated: 97% "Sr." (2022)
Lowest Rated: 0% Johnny Be Good (1988)
Birthday: Apr 4, 1965
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
Despite Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and the unshakeable respect of film critics and his acting peers, Robert Downey, Jr. insisted that he was not really an actor, just a good hustler who had found a way to make a living. If he did not believe he was acting, it was certainly reflected in his seamless skills, which were full of natural, physical expressiveness. After making himself known as the drug-addicted antihero of "Less Than Zero" (1987), Downey delivered an uncanny portrayal of beloved silent film star "Chaplin" (1992), which earned him some of the highest praise of his career. But his gift had always been to transform a regular person into a creatively-detailed and thoroughly engrossing star of the show, often complete with memorable quirks. Even in his early roles in teen comedies, Downey stood out above his Brat Pack peers for his spontaneous energy and apparent fearlessness in exposing his very fragile inner workings. Though he made headlines for his manic portrayal of a tabloid TV journalist in "Natural Born Killers" (1994) and a gay book editor in "Wonder Boys" (2000), Downey unfortunately became more famous for his longtime drug addictions and numerous run-ins with the law. He eventually emerged from almost certain tragedy by attaining sobriety and re-launching his flagging career with a blockbuster starring turn in the hit "Iron Man" (2008), while earning laughs as a chameleon-like actor in "Tropic Thunder" (2008), which only confirmed that the public loved a good comeback story as well as appreciated Downey's incredibly likeable presence on the big screen. Continuing his role as Iron Man throughout the series of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the blockbuster hit "The Avengers" (2012) and its sequels, Downey also starred in films ranging from "Sherlock Holmes" (2009) to familial legal drama "The Judge" (2014). In 2019, he would appear again as Tony Stark in "Avengers: Endgame," reported to be the conclusion to the story of the original Avengers team. He also filmed a starring role in "The Voyage of Dr. Dolittle" (2020), and, through his banner Team Downey, was producing a remake of "Perry Mason" for HBO.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avengers: Secret Wars |
Victor von Doom / |
- | 2027 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avengers: Doomsday |
Victor von Doom / |
- | 2026 |
93% |
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Oppenheimer | Lewis Strauss (Character) | $329.7M | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sherlock Holmes 3 | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | - | 2023 |
97% |
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"Sr." |
Self, Producer |
- | 2022 |
15% |
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Dolittle |
Dr. John Dolittle (Character), Executive Producer |
$77.0M | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le Voyage du Docteur Dolittle | Executive Producer | - | 2020 |
94% |
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Avengers: Endgame |
Tony Stark/ |
$858.4M | 2019 |
85% |
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Avengers: Infinity War |
Tony Stark/ |
$678.8M | 2018 |
92% |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming |
Tony Stark/ |
$334.4M | 2017 |
90% |
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Captain America: Civil War |
Tony Stark/ |
$408.1M | 2016 |
76% |
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
Tony Stark/ |
$459.0M | 2015 |
49% |
|
The Judge |
Hank Palmer (Character), Executive Producer |
$2.7M | 2014 |
87% |
|
Chef | Marvin (Character) | $31.2M | 2014 |
79% |
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Iron Man 3 |
Tony Stark/ |
$409.0M | 2013 |
91% |
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Marvel's the Avengers |
Tony Stark/ |
- | 2012 |
60% |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | $186.8M | 2011 |
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Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Tony Stark (Character) | - | 2011 |
40% |
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Due Date | Peter Highman (Character) | $100.4M | 2010 |
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Love & Distrust | Rob (Character) | - | 2010 |
72% |
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Iron Man 2 |
Tony Stark/ |
$312.1M | 2010 |
70% |
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Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | $209.0M | 2009 |
56% |
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The Soloist | Steve Lopez (Character) | $31.7M | 2009 |
82% |
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Tropic Thunder | Kirk Lazarus (Character) | $110.4M | 2008 |
94% |
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Iron Man |
Tony Stark/ |
$318.3M | 2008 |
58% |
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Charlie Bartlett | Principal Gardner (Character) | $4.0M | 2007 |
90% |
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Zodiac | Paul Avery (Character) | $33.0M | 2007 |
33% |
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Lionel Sweeney (Character) | $220.9K | 2006 |
68% |
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A Scanner Darkly | Barris (Voice) | $5.5M | 2006 |
76% |
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito (Character) | $516.1K | 2006 |
26% |
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The Shaggy Dog | Marcus Kozak (Character) | $61.1M | 2006 |
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Hubert Selby Jr.: It'll Be Better Tomorrow | Narrator | - | 2005 |
62% |
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Game 6 | Steven Schwimmer (Character) | $128.1K | 2005 |
93% |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Joe Wershba (Character) | $31.5M | 2005 |
86% |
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang | Harry Lockhart (Character) | $4.2M | 2005 |
65% |
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The Outsider | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
34% |
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Eros | Nick Penrose (segment "Equilibrium") (Character) | $188.2K | 2004 |
39% |
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The Singing Detective | Dan Dark (Character) | $336.5K | 2003 |
15% |
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Gothika | Pete Graham (Character) | $59.6M | 2003 |
81% |
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Wonder Boys | Terry Crabtree (Character) | $19.4M | 2000 |
39% |
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Black and White | Terry (Character) | $5.2M | 1999 |
81% |
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Bowfinger | Jerry Renfro (Character) | $66.4M | 1999 |
7% |
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Friends & Lovers | Hans (Character) | $94.6K | 1999 |
25% |
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In Dreams | Vivian Thompson (Character) | $11.9M | 1999 |
60% |
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The Gingerbread Man | Clyde Pell (Character) | $1.5M | 1998 |
30% |
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U.S. Marshals | Special Agent John Royce (Character) | $57.8M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | US Marshalls | Royce (Character) | - | 1998 |
50% |
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Two Girls and a Guy |
Blake Allen (Character), Original Song |
$2.0M | 1997 |
33% |
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One Night Stand | Charlie (Character) | $2.6M | 1997 |
29% |
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Hugo Pool | Franz Mazur (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Danger Zone | Jim Scott (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killing Season | Jim Scott (Character) | - | 1996 |
64% |
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Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson (Character) | $17.0M | 1995 |
96% |
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Richard III | Lord Rivers (Character) | $2.4M | 1995 |
71% |
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Restoration | Robert Merivel (Character) | $3.5M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Mr. Willowby (Character) | - | 1995 |
53% |
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Only You | Peter Wright (Character) | $20.0M | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Hail Caesar | Jerry (Character) | - | 1994 |
51% |
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Natural Born Killers | Wayne Gale (Character) | - | 1994 |
58% |
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Heart and Souls | Thomas Reilly (Character) | $16.4M | 1993 |
95% |
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Short Cuts | Bill Bush (Character) | $6.1M | 1993 |
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The Last Party | Writer | $4.1K | 1993 |
61% |
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Chaplin | Charles Chaplin (Character) | $8.3M | 1992 |
14% |
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Too Much Sun | Reed Richmond (Character) | $44.5K | 1991 |
74% |
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Soapdish | David Seton Barnes (Character) | $33.9M | 1991 |
13% |
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Air America | Billy Covington (Character) | $29.2M | 1990 |
67% |
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Chances Are | Alex Finch (Character) | $15.7M | 1989 |
96% |
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True Believer | Roger Baron (Character) | $8.7M | 1989 |
0% |
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Johnny Be Good | Leo Wiggins (Character) | $15.5M | 1988 |
55% |
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1969 | Ralph Carr (Character) | $5.9M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rented Lips | Wolf Dangler (Character) | - | 1988 |
58% |
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The Pick-Up Artist | Jack Jericho (Character) | $11.6M | 1987 |
48% |
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Less Than Zero | Julian Wells (Character) | $10.8M | 1987 |
88% |
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Back to School | Derek Lutz (Character) | $89.2M | 1986 |
60% |
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Weird Science | Ian (Character) | - | 1985 |
17% |
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Tuff Turf | Jimmy Parker (Character) | - | 1985 |
36% |
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Firstborn | Lee (Character) | - | 1984 |
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Moment to Moment | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2024 |
92% | 78% | Sweet Tooth | Executive Producer | 2021 2023-2024 |
89% | 73% | The Sympathizer |
Claude (Character), Executive Producer |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 2010-2011 2013 2015-2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Downey's Dream Cars |
Executive Producer, Self |
2023 |
80% | 75% | Perry Mason | Producer | 2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bond | Executive Producer | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Action Planet: Climate Challange | Self | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 76% | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2009 2011 2014 2020 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2016 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Guest, Host |
2012 2014 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways | Guest | 2019 |
100% | 92% | The Chef Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrated | Self | 2015 |
100% | 90% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Patrick Pewterschmidt (Guest Voice) | 2005 |
61% | 76% | Ally McBeal | Larry Paul (Character) | 2000-2001 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live |
Unknown (Character), Host |
1985-1986 1996 |