Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an actor, comedian, singer and musicist. He portrayed Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Charlie Chaplin in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, the biographic film of the same name, and he later reprised his role in both Totally Spies!, and Totally Spies! The Movie, Kirk Lazarus in the satyrical comedy film Tropic Thunder, the great detective Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows and Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's biographic film Oppenheimer. He is currently slated to return to the MCU as Doctor Doom.
Filmography[]
- Pound (1970)
- Greaser's Palace (1972; uncredited)
- Moment to Moment (1975; uncredited/co-producer)
- Up the Academy (1980; uncredited)
- Baby It's You (1983)
- Firstborn (1984)
- Tuff Tuff (1985)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985; uncredited)
- Weird Science (1985)
- Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – Charlie Chaplin
- Back to School (1986)
- The Pick-up Artist (1987)
- Less Than Zero (1987)
- Johnny Be Good (1988)
- Rented Lips (1988)
- 1969 (1988)
- That's Adequate (1988)
- True Believer (1989)
- Chances Are (1989)
- Air America (1990)
- Too Much Sun (1991)
- Soapdish (1991)
- Chaplin (1992)
- Heart and Souls (1993)
- The Last Party (1993; documentary/writer)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- Hail Caesar (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Only You (1994)
- Richard III (1995)
- Home for the Holidays (1995)
- Restoration (1995)
- Danger Zone (1996)
- One Night Stand (1997)
- Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
- Hugo Pool (1997)
- The Gingerbread Man (1998)
- U.S. Marshals (1998)
- In Dreams (1999)
- Friends & Lovers (1999)
- Bowfinger (1999)
- Black & White (1999)
- Wonder Boys (2000)
- Totally Spies! (2001,–present)
- The Singing Detective (2003)
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003; documentary)
- Gothika (2003)
- Eros (2004)
- Game 6 (2005)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- The Outsider (2005; documentary)
- Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
- Hubert Selby Jr. (2005; documentary/voice)
- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006; co-producer)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Fur (2006)
- Zodiac (2007)
- Lucky You (2007; cameo)
- Charlie Barlett (2007)
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008; uncredited cameo)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- The Soloist (2009)
- Totally Spies! The Movie (2009)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Love & Distrust (2010)
- Due Date (2010)
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- The Judge (2014; executive producer)
- Chef (2014; cameo)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- The Nice Guys (2016; uncredited cameo)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Dolittle (2020; executive producer)
- All-Star Weekend (2021)
- Oppenheimer (2023)
- Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
- Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)
Television[]
- Saturday Night Live (1985-86)
- Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
- Ally McBeal (2000-02)
- Family Guy (2005)
- The Age of AI (2019)
- Perry Mason (2020-23; executive producer only)
- Sweet Tooth (2021-24; executive producer only)
- The Sympathizer (2024)
- Iron Heart (TBA)
- Armor Wars (TBA)
Personal Life[]
During the 1990's and early 2000's, Downey struggled with substance abuse, including cocaine and heroin.
Quotes[]
Speaking about Downey Jr., producer Lionel Wigram said: "He is very like Sherlock in many ways. Truly brilliant, quick-witted, logical, curious, fascinated by everything."