
Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970, at the age of five, when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. Less Than Zero (1987) is particularly notable, not only because it was the first time Downey's acting would be acknowledged by critics, but also because the role pushed Downey's already existing drug habit one step further. After Zero, Downey started landing roles in bigger films such as Air America (1990), Soapdish (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He played Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was frequently arrested on drug-related charges and went through several drug treatment programs, but had difficulty staying clean. After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000, Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal, playing the new love interest of Calista Flockhart's title character. His performance was praised and received accolades, but his character was written out when Downey was fired after two drug arrests in late 2000 and early 2001. After one last stay in a court-ordered drug treatment program, Downey finally achieved lasting sobriety and his career began to take off again. He appeared in semi-independent films such as The Singing Detective (2003), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), and A Scanner Darkly (2006). He also had supporting roles in the mainstream films Gothika (2003) and Zodiac (2007). In 2004, Downey released his debut studio album The Futurist. In 2007, Downey was cast as the title character in the comic book adaptation Iron Man. The film was a huge success; the opening weekend for Iron Man is still in the top 20 openings of all time. He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2, and will again in 2012 in The Avengers and in the third movie of the planned trilogy, Iron Man 3, due to open in 2013. In addition to receiving commercial success, Downey's performance in the first Iron Man film received rave reviews. Downey was nominated for—and won—a number of end-of-year awards from critics and film associations around the world. Downey's other 2008 films included Charlie Bartlett and the Ben Stiller-directed Tropic Thunder, in which he portrayed an Australian method actor overly engrossed in his role as an African-American soldier. He received his second Oscar nomination for the film, in the category of Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, Downey starred as the titular lead character in Guy Ritchie's adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, released Christmas 2009. Soon after, Downey won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for that portrayal of the famous detective
Film | Sherlock Holmes 3 | Sherlock Holmes | 2019-06-15 |
Film | Untitled Avengers | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2019-04-24 |
Film | Răzbunătorii: Războiul infinitului | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2018-04-25 |
Film | Omul-Păianjen: Întoarcerea acasă | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2017-07-05 |
Film | Căpitanul America: Război civil | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2016-04-27 |
Film | Super băieți | Sid Shattuck (uncredited) | 2016-05-15 |
Film | Răzbunătorii: Sub semnul lui Ultron | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2015-04-22 |
Film | Bucătarul șef | Marvin | 2014-05-08 |
Film | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Himself / Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2014-03-18 |
Film | Judecătorul | Henry 'Hank' Palmer | 2014-10-08 |
Film | Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop! | Himself | 2014-11-04 |
Film | I Am Steve McQueen | Narrator | 2014-06-24 |
Film | Omul de Fier 3 | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2013-04-18 |
Film | Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe | Himself | 2012-09-25 |
Film | Răzbunătorii | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2012-04-25 |
Film | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Tony Stark | 2011-09-12 |
Film | Sherlock Holmes: Jocul umbrelor | Sherlock Holmes | 2011-11-22 |
Film | Love and Distrust | Rob | 2010-08-16 |
Film | Omul de Fier 2 | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2010-04-28 |
Film | Sorocul | Peter Highman | 2010-11-04 |
Serial | În direct din studioul cinci | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Film | Solistul | Steve Lopez | 2009-04-24 |
Film | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 2009-12-23 |
Film | Omul de Fier | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2008-04-30 |
Film | Starz Inside - Comic Books Unbound | Himself | 2008-06-10 |
Film | Charlie Bartlett | Nathan Gardner | 2008-02-22 |
Film | Incredibilul Hulk | Tony Stark / Iron Man (uncredited) | 2008-06-12 |
Film | Eu sunt Omul de Fier | Himself | 2008-09-30 |
Film | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Kirk Lazarus (uncredited) | 2008-08-26 |
Film | Furtuna tropicală | Kirk Lazarus | 2008-08-09 |
Film | Zodiac | Paul Avery | 2007-03-02 |
Film | Lucky You | Telephone Jack | 2007-05-01 |
Film | The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Kozak | 2006-03-09 |
Film | A Scanner Darkly | James Barris | 2006-05-25 |
Film | A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints | Dito | 2006-09-29 |
Film | Hubert Selby Jr: It'll Be Better Tomorrow | Narrator | 2006-06-22 |
Film | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Lionel Sweeney | 2006-08-30 |
Film | Game 6 | Steven Schwimmer | 2005-03-10 |
Film | Săruturi și focuri de armă | Harry Lockhart | 2005-09-05 |
Film | Noapte bună, și noroc bun. | Joe Wershba | 2005-09-16 |
Film | Străinul | Himself | 2005-12-04 |
Film | The Route V50 | Traveller | 2004-03-01 |
Film | Eros | Nick Penrose | 2004-09-09 |
Serial | Jimmy Kimmel în direct! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Film | Whatever We Do | Bobby | 2003-01-16 |
Film | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | 2003-05-01 | |
Serial | Emisiunea lui Ellen DeGeneres | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Film | The Singing Detective | Dan Dark | 2003-10-24 |
Film | Gothika | Pete Graham | 2003-11-21 |
Film | Wonder Boys | Terry Crabtree | 2000-02-22 |
Serial | Familia mea dementă | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Film | Friends & Lovers | Hans | 1999-04-16 |
Film | In Dreams | Vivian Thompson | 1999-01-15 |
Film | Negru și Alb | Terry Donager | 1999-09-04 |
Film | Bowfinger | Jerry Renfro | 1999-08-12 |
Serial | Emisiunea de dimineață | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Film | The Gingerbread Man | Clyde Pell | 1998-01-23 |
Film | U.S. Marshals | John Royce | 1998-03-06 |
Film | Hugo Pool | Franz Mazur | 1997-01-01 |
Serial | Vederea | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Serial | Ally McBeal | Larry Paul | 1997-09-08 |
Film | One Night Stand | Charlie | 1997-11-14 |
Film | Două fete și un tip | Blake Allen | 1997-09-07 |
Film | Danger Zone | Jim Scott | 1996-08-02 |
Film | Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson | 1995-11-02 |
Serial | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
Film | Restoration | Robert Merivel | 1995-12-29 |
Film | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Mr. Willowby | 1995-12-06 |
Film | Richard III | Earl Rivers | 1995-12-29 |
Film | Ucigașii născuți natural | Wayne Gale | 1994-08-25 |
Film | Hail Caesar | Jerry | 1994-05-11 |
Film | Doar tu | Peter Wright / Damon Bradley | 1994-09-17 |
Serial | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
Film | Inimi și suflete | Thomas Reilly | 1993-08-13 |
Film | Povești întretăiate | Bill Bush | 1993-09-05 |
Serial | Noaptea târziu cu Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Film | The Last Party | Himself | 1993-08-27 |
Serial | Emisiunea de seară cu Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Film | Chaplin | Charles Spencer Chaplin | 1992-12-18 |
Film | Soapdish | David Seton Barnes | 1991-05-31 |
Film | Air America | Billy Covington | 1990-08-10 |
Film | Too Much Sun | Reed Richmond | 1990-10-10 |
Film | That's Adequate | Albert Einstein | 1989-01-01 |
Film | True Believer | Roger Baron | 1989-02-17 |
Film | Chances Are | Alex Finch | 1989-03-10 |
Film | Johnny Be Good | Leo Wiggins | 1988-03-22 |
Film | 1969 | Ralph Carr | 1988-08-18 |
Serial | În dimineața aceasta | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Film | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | 1987-10-01 |
Film | The Pick-up Artist | Jack Jericho | 1987-09-18 |
Film | Mai puțin de Zero | Julian Wells | 1987-11-06 |
Film | Înapoi la școală | Derek | 1986-06-13 |
Film | Tuff Turf | Jimmy Parker | 1985-01-11 |
Film | Știința ciudată | Ian | 1985-08-01 |
Film | Firstborn | Lee | 1984-10-26 |
Film | Baby It's You | Stewart | 1983-04-03 |
Serial | În direct cu Regis și Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Serial | Noaptea târziu cu David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
Film | Up the Academy | Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited) | 1980-06-06 |
Film | Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight | Himself | 1975-01-01 |
Serial | Sâmbătă noaptea în direct | John Cougar Melloncamp | 1975-10-11 |
Film | Greaser's Palace | Small boy in covered wagon | 1972-07-31 |
Film | Pound | Puppy | 1970-08-08 |
Serial | Premiile academiei | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |