Robert Downey Jr. filmography

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Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who has starred in numerous films, and television series. Downey made his acting debut in 1970's Pound , directed by his father Robert Downey Sr., at the age of five. In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack [1] after appearing in the films Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (1985), Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield (1986), Less than Zero with Andrew McCarthy (1987), and Johnny Be Good again with Hall (1988). Downey also starred in the films True Believer (1989) and Chances Are (1989), and was a regular cast member on the late-night variety show Saturday Night Live in 1985.

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In the 1990s, Downey was featured in the films Air America with Mel Gibson (1990), Soapdish with Sally Field (1991), Chaplin as Charlie Chaplin (1992), Heart and Souls with Alfre Woodard and Kyra Sedgwick (1993), Short Cuts with Julianne Moore (1993), Only You with Marisa Tomei (1994), Richard III with Ian McKellen (1995), and U.S. Marshals with Tommy Lee Jones (1998). His role in Chaplin earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a BAFTA Award win for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [2] [3]

Downey had a regular role in the television series Ally McBeal in 2000, which won him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. [4] He was then cast in the 2003 films The Singing Detective alongside Robin Wright and Gothika with Halle Berry. In 2005, he starred in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Val Kilmer; in Good Night, and Good Luck with David Strathairn and George Clooney; and voiced the character of Patrick Pewterschmidt in the animated series Family Guy . The following year, he appeared in the animated science fiction film A Scanner Darkly and as Paul Avery in the 2007 film Zodiac .

Downey was cast as the role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the 2008 Marvel Studios film Iron Man . He reprised the role in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 , Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also starred in the films Tropic Thunder (2008) and The Soloist (2009), and played the title character in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). In 2020, he starred as the title character in Dolittle . For his role in Tropic Thunder, he was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. He also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Sherlock Holmes. [4] For his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), Downey received a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. [5]

Film

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At the Air America premiere, 1990
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Promoting the film Iron Man in Mexico City, 2008
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At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1970 Pound Puppy [6]
1972 Greaser's Palace Small Boy in Covered WagonUncredited [7]
1975Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos TonightHimselfUncredited [8]
1980 Up the Academy Boy on Soccer TeamUncredited [9]
1983 Baby It's You Stewart [6]
1984 Firstborn Lee [10]
1985 Tuff Turf Jimmy Parker [11]
1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Punk Party CrasherUncredited [12]
1985 Weird Science Ian [13]
1985DeadwaitNone Short film [14]
1986 Back to School Derek Lutz [13]
1987 The Pick-up Artist Jack Jericho [13]
1987 Less than Zero Julian Wells [10]
1988 Johnny Be Good Leo Wiggins [13]
1988 Rented Lips Wolf Dangler [13]
1988 1969 Ralph Karr [13]
1988 That's Adequate Albert Einstein [15]
1989 True Believer Roger Baron [13]
1989 Chances Are Alex Finch / Louie Jefferies [16]
1990 Air America Billy Covington [17]
1991 Too Much Sun Reed Richmond [18]
1991 Soapdish David Seton Barnes [19]
1992 Chaplin Charlie Chaplin [20]
1993 Heart and Souls Thomas Reilly [21]
1993 The Last Party HimselfDocumentary; also writer [22]
1993 Short Cuts Bill Bush [23]
1994 Hail Caesar Jerry [24]
1994 Natural Born Killers Wayne Gale [25]
1994 Only You Peter Wright [26]
1995 Richard III Earl Rivers [27]
1995 Home for the Holidays Tommy Larson [28]
1995 Restoration Robert Merivel [29]
1996 Danger Zone Jim Scott [30]
1997 One Night Stand Charlie [31]
1997 Two Girls and a Guy Blake Allen [32]
1997 Hugo Pool Franz Mazur [33]
1998 The Gingerbread Man Clyde Pell [34]
1998 U.S. Marshals Special Agent John Royce [17]
1999 In Dreams Vivian Thompson [35]
1999 Friends & Lovers Hans [36]
1999 Bowfinger Jerry Renfro [37]
1999 Black and White Terry Donager [38]
2000 Wonder Boys Terry Crabtree [39]
2002LethargyAnimal therapistShort film [40]
2003Whatever We DoBobbyShort film [41]
2003 The Singing Detective Dan Dark [10]
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin HimselfDocumentary [42]
2003 Gothika Pete Graham [43]
2004 Eros Nick PenroseSegment: "Equilibrium" [44]
2005 Game 6 Steven Schwimmer [45]
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Harry Lockhart [17]
2005 The Outsider HimselfDocumentary [46]
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck Joseph Wershba [47]
2005 Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow Narrator Documentary [48]
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Dito Montiel Also co-producer [49]
2006 The Shaggy Dog Dr. Kozak [50]
2006 A Scanner Darkly James Barris [51]
2006 Fur Lionel Sweeney [52]
2007 Zodiac Paul Avery [53]
2007 Lucky You Telephone Jack Cameo [34]
2007 Charlie Bartlett Principal Nathan Gardner [54]
2008 Iron Man Tony Stark / Iron Man [55]
2008 The Incredible Hulk Tony Stark / Iron ManMid-credits uncredited cameo [56]
2008 Tropic Thunder Kirk Lazarus [17]
2009 The Soloist Steve Lopez [57]
2009 Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes [17]
2010 Iron Man 2 Tony Stark / Iron Man [58]
2010 Love & Distrust RobSegment: "Auto Motives" [59]
2010 Due Date Peter Highman [60]
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Sherlock Holmes [61]
2012 The Avengers Tony Stark / Iron Man [62]
2013 Iron Man 3 [63]
2014 The Judge Hank PalmerAlso executive producer [17]
2014 Chef Marvin [64]
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Tony Stark / Iron Man [63]
2016 Captain America: Civil War [65]
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming [66]
2018 Avengers: Infinity War [63]
2019 Avengers: Endgame [67]
2020 Dolittle Dr. John Dolittle Also executive producer [68]
2022 "Sr." HimselfDocumentary; also producer [69]
2023 Oppenheimer Lewis Strauss [70]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1985–1986 Saturday Night Live Various characters16 episodes [13]
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Bruno Mussolini 3 episodes [71]
1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree Mr. WillowbyTelevision special [72]
1996 Saturday Night Live Himself (host)Episode: "Robert Downey, Jr./Fiona Apple" [73]
2000–2002 Ally McBeal Larry Paul21 episodes [74]
2005 Family Guy Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)Episode: "The Fat Guy Strangler" [75]
2019 The Age of A.I. Himself (host)8 episodes; also co-executive producer [76]
2020 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Himself (guest host)1 episode [77]
2020–2023 Perry Mason NoneExecutive producer [78]
2021–present Sweet Tooth NoneExecutive producer [79]
2024 The Sympathizer Claude, Niko, Professor Hammer, Ned Godwin7 episodes; also executive producer [80]
Key
Denotes series that have not yet been released

Video game

YearTitleVoice roleNotesRef.
2008 Iron Man Tony StarkIron Man was voiced by Stephen Stanton [81]

Music video

YearTitleArtistRef.
2001"I Want Love" Elton John [82]

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