Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor and producer who has become one of the most recognizable and successful actors in Hollywood. He began his career as a child actor in the 1980s and quickly gained popularity for his roles in films such as “Less Than Zero” and “Weird Science.” In the 1990s, Downey Jr. faced personal struggles with substance abuse and legal issues, which temporarily derailed his career. However, he made a comeback in the 2000s with his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which catapulted him to global stardom.
Downey Jr.’s early career included roles in films such as “Pound,” “The Pick-up Artist,” and “Chances Are.” He gained widespread recognition in the late 1980s with his performances in “Less Than Zero” and “Weird Science,” and he continued to work consistently throughout the 1990s in films such as “Soapdish,” “Natural Born Killers,” and “Two Girls and a Guy.” However, Downey Jr. struggled with addiction and legal problems during this time, and he faced several stints in rehabilitation and prison.
In the 2000s, Downey Jr. made a comeback with his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the MCU. He reprised this role in numerous films, including “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” His portrayal of the character earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards, and he became one of the highest-paid actors in the world.
In addition to his work in the MCU, Downey Jr. has also appeared in a wide range of other films, including “Tropic Thunder,” “Sherlock Holmes,” and “Dolittle.” He has received numerous accolades for his acting, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Downey Jr. is known for his versatility as an actor and his ability to bring complex and multifaceted characters to life on screen. He has become a beloved figure in the entertainment industry and has continued to enjoy a successful and enduring career.
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Robert Downey Jr Movies List All
| Name | Original Name | Movie Language | Character Played | Release Date | Genre | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | English | Self – Presenter | 2022-11-19 | Music | 239 (in Minutes) |
| “Sr.” | “Sr.” | English | Self | 2022-09-02 | Documentary | 90 (in Minutes) |
| Val | Val | English | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 | Documentary | 109 (in Minutes) |
| MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains | MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains | English | Himself | 2020-12-01 | Documentary, Music | 146 (in Minutes) |
| Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | English | Self | 2020-08-30 | Documentary | 40 (in Minutes) |
| Dolittle | Dolittle | English | Dr. John Dolittle | 2020-01-01 | Family, Fantasy, Adventure | 101 (in Minutes) |
| Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee | Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footge) | 2019-12-20 | Documentary, Fantasy | 44 (in Minutes) |
| Avengers: Endgame | Avengers: Endgame | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2019-04-24 | Adventure, Science Fiction, Action | 181 (in Minutes) |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Avengers: Infinity War | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2018-04-25 | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction | 149 (in Minutes) |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Spider-Man: Homecoming | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2017-07-05 | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama | 133 (in Minutes) |
| A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming | A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming | English | Self | 2017-06-03 | Documentary | 22 (in Minutes) |
| The Nice Guys | The Nice Guys | English | Sid Shattuck (uncredited) | 2016-05-15 | Comedy, Crime, Action | 116 (in Minutes) |
| Captain America: Civil War | Captain America: Civil War | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2016-04-27 | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction | 147 (in Minutes) |
| Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two | Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two | English | Self | 2015-12-08 | Documentary | 11 (in Minutes) |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | Avengers: Age of Ultron | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2015-04-22 | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 141 (in Minutes) |
| Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop! | Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop! | English | Himself | 2014-11-04 | Documentary | 41 (in Minutes) |
| The Judge | The Judge | English | Hank Palmer | 2014-10-08 | Drama | 141 (in Minutes) |
| I Am Steve McQueen | I Am Steve McQueen | English | Narrator | 2014-06-24 | Documentary | 90 (in Minutes) |
| Chef | Chef | English | Marvin | 2014-05-08 | Comedy | 114 (in Minutes) |
| Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | English | Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2014-03-18 | TV Movie, Documentary | 43 (in Minutes) |
| Iron Man 3 | Iron Man 3 | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2013-04-18 | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 130 (in Minutes) |
| Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers | Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers | English | Himself | 2012-09-25 | Documentary | 98 (in Minutes) |
| Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry | Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry | English | Himself – Sherlock Holmes | 2012-06-12 | Documentary, Action, Adventure, Mystery | |
| The Avengers | The Avengers | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2012-04-25 | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure | 143 (in Minutes) |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | English | Sherlock Holmes | 2011-11-22 | Adventure, Action, Crime, Mystery | 129 (in Minutes) |
| Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | English | Tony Stark (archive footage) | 2011-09-13 | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action | 4 (in Minutes) |
| Due Date | Due Date | English | Peter Highman | 2010-11-04 | Comedy, Drama | 95 (in Minutes) |
| Love and Distrust | Love and Distrust | English | Rob (Segment 5: Auto Motives) | 2010-08-16 | Romance, Drama | 93 (in Minutes) |
| Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon | Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon | English | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-20 | Documentary | 120 (in Minutes) |
| Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | English | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 | Documentary, Horror | 240 (in Minutes) |
| Iron Man 2 | Iron Man 2 | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2010-04-28 | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction | 124 (in Minutes) |
| Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented | Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented | English | Himself – Sherlock Holmes | 2010-03-30 | Documentary, Action, Mystery, Adventure | 14 (in Minutes) |
| Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | English | Sherlock Holmes | 2009-12-23 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery | 129 (in Minutes) |
| The Soloist | The Soloist | English | Steve Lopez | 2009-04-24 | Drama, Music | 109 (in Minutes) |
| I Am Iron Man | I Am Iron Man | English | Himself | 2008-09-30 | Documentary | 109 (in Minutes) |
| Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | English | Kirk Lazarus | 2008-08-26 | Action, Comedy | 30 (in Minutes) |
| Animal House: The Inside Story | Animal House: The Inside Story | English | Self | 2008-08-13 | Documentary, Comedy | 120 (in Minutes) |
| Tropic Thunder | Tropic Thunder | English | Kirk Lazarus | 2008-08-09 | Action, Comedy, Adventure, War | 107 (in Minutes) |
| The Incredible Hulk | The Incredible Hulk | English | Tony Stark (uncredited) | 2008-06-12 | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure | 114 (in Minutes) |
| Starz Inside – Comic Books Unbound | Starz Inside – Comic Books Unbound | English | Himself | 2008-06-10 | Documentary | 59 (in Minutes) |
| Iron Man | Iron Man | English | Tony Stark / Iron Man | 2008-04-30 | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure | 126 (in Minutes) |
| Voom Portraits | Voom Portraits | English | Self | 2007-10-01 | Documentary | 111 (in Minutes) |
| Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | English | Self | 2007-05-19 | Documentary | 83 (in Minutes) |
| Charlie Bartlett | Charlie Bartlett | English | Nathan Gardner | 2007-05-01 | Comedy, Drama | 97 (in Minutes) |
| Lucky You | Lucky You | English | Telephone Jack | 2007-05-01 | Drama, Romance | 124 (in Minutes) |
| Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | English | The Boxer | 2007-03-13 | 7 (in Minutes) | |
| Zodiac | Zodiac | English | Paul Avery | 2007-03-02 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 157 (in Minutes) |
| One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming ‘A Scanner Darkly’ | One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming ‘A Scanner Darkly’ | English | Himself / Barris | 2006-12-19 | Documentary | 26 (in Minutes) |
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | English | Dito | 2006-09-29 | Crime, Drama | 104 (in Minutes) |
| Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | English | Lionel Sweeney | 2006-08-30 | Drama, History | 122 (in Minutes) |
| A Scanner Darkly | A Scanner Darkly | English | James Barris | 2006-07-07 | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | 100 (in Minutes) |
| Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | English | Narrator | 2006-06-22 | Documentary | 79 (in Minutes) |
| Game 6 | Game 6 | English | Steven Schwimmer | 2006-03-10 | Drama, Comedy | 87 (in Minutes) |
| The Shaggy Dog | The Shaggy Dog | English | Dr. Kozak | 2006-03-09 | Comedy, Family | 98 (in Minutes) |
| The Outsider | The Outsider | English | Self | 2005-12-04 | Documentary | |
| Good Night, and Good Luck. | Good Night, and Good Luck. | English | Joe Wershba | 2005-09-16 | Drama, History | 92 (in Minutes) |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | English | Harry Lockhart | 2005-09-05 | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 103 (in Minutes) |
| Eros | Eros | English | Nick Penrose | 2004-12-03 | Drama, Romance | 104 (in Minutes) |
| The Route V50 | The Route V50 | English | Traveller | 2004-03-01 | 12 (in Minutes) | |
| Gothika | Gothika | English | Pete Graham | 2003-11-21 | Horror, Thriller | 98 (in Minutes) |
| The Singing Detective | The Singing Detective | English | Dan Dark | 2003-10-24 | Comedy, Music, Mystery, Crime | 109 (in Minutes) |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | English | 2003-05-01 | Documentary | 132 (in Minutes) | |
| Whatever We Do | Whatever We Do | English | Bobby | 2003-01-16 | Comedy, Drama | 25 (in Minutes) |
| Lethargy | Lethargy | English | Animal Therapist | 2002-02-02 | 7 (in Minutes) | |
| Pieta | Pieta | English | Self | 2001-12-01 | 2 (in Minutes) | |
| Wonder Boys | Wonder Boys | English | Terry Crabtree | 2000-02-22 | Comedy, Drama | 111 (in Minutes) |
| Black and White | Black and White | English | Terry Donager | 1999-09-04 | Drama | 98 (in Minutes) |
| Bowfinger | Bowfinger | English | Jerry Renfro | 1999-08-12 | Comedy | 97 (in Minutes) |
| Friends & Lovers | Friends & Lovers | English | Hans | 1999-04-16 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | 103 (in Minutes) |
| In Dreams | In Dreams | English | Vivian Thompson | 1999-01-15 | Mystery, Thriller, Horror | 100 (in Minutes) |
| U.S. Marshals | U.S. Marshals | English | John Royce | 1998-03-06 | Thriller, Crime, Action | 131 (in Minutes) |
| The Gingerbread Man | The Gingerbread Man | English | Clyde Pell | 1998-01-23 | Thriller, Drama | 114 (in Minutes) |
| Hugo Pool | Hugo Pool | English | Franz Mazur | 1997-12-12 | Comedy, Romance | 92 (in Minutes) |
| One Night Stand | One Night Stand | English | Charlie | 1997-11-14 | Drama | 102 (in Minutes) |
| Two Girls and a Guy | Two Girls and a Guy | English | Blake Allen | 1997-09-07 | Drama, Romance | 84 (in Minutes) |
| Danger Zone | Danger Zone | English | Jim Scott | 1996-08-02 | Action, Drama | 92 (in Minutes) |
| Restoration | Restoration | English | Robert Merivel | 1995-12-29 | Drama, Romance | 117 (in Minutes) |
| Richard III | Richard III | English | Earl Rivers | 1995-12-29 | Drama, War | 104 (in Minutes) |
| Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree | Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree | English | Mr. Willowby | 1995-12-06 | 30 (in Minutes) | |
| Home for the Holidays | Home for the Holidays | English | Tommy Larson | 1995-11-02 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103 (in Minutes) |
| Only You | Only You | English | Peter Wright / Damon Bradley | 1994-09-17 | Romance, Comedy | 115 (in Minutes) |
| Natural Born Killers | Natural Born Killers | English | Wayne Gale | 1994-08-25 | Crime, Thriller, Drama | 118 (in Minutes) |
| Hail Caesar | Hail Caesar | English | Jerry | 1994-05-11 | Comedy | 100 (in Minutes) |
| A Century of Cinema | A Century of Cinema | English | Self | 1994-01-01 | Documentary | 72 (in Minutes) |
| Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! | Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! | English | 1994-01-01 | 60 (in Minutes) | ||
| Short Cuts | Short Cuts | English | Bill Bush | 1993-09-05 | Comedy, Drama | 187 (in Minutes) |
| The Last Party | The Last Party | English | Self | 1993-08-27 | Documentary | 96 (in Minutes) |
| Heart and Souls | Heart and Souls | English | Thomas Reilly | 1993-08-13 | Fantasy, Comedy, Romance | 104 (in Minutes) |
| Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | English | Self | 1993-03-26 | Documentary | 90 (in Minutes) |
| Chaplin | Chaplin | English | Charles Chaplin | 1992-12-17 | Drama | 143 (in Minutes) |
| Soapdish | Soapdish | English | David Seton Barnes | 1991-05-31 | Comedy | 97 (in Minutes) |
| Too Much Sun | Too Much Sun | English | Reed Richmond | 1990-10-10 | Comedy | 97 (in Minutes) |
| Air America | Air America | English | Billy Covington | 1990-08-10 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 112 (in Minutes) |
| Chances Are | Chances Are | English | Alex Finch | 1989-03-10 | Fantasy, Comedy, Romance | 108 (in Minutes) |
| True Believer | True Believer | English | Roger Baron | 1989-02-17 | Crime, Drama | 105 (in Minutes) |
| That’s Adequate | That’s Adequate | English | Albert Einstein | 1989-01-01 | Comedy | 82 (in Minutes) |
| 1969 | 1969 | English | Ralph Carr | 1988-08-18 | Drama, War | 95 (in Minutes) |
| Johnny Be Good | Johnny Be Good | English | Leo Wiggins | 1988-03-22 | Comedy | 91 (in Minutes) |
| Less Than Zero | Less Than Zero | English | Julian | 1987-11-06 | Drama, Crime, Romance | 98 (in Minutes) |
| Rented Lips | Rented Lips | English | Wolf Dangler | 1987-10-28 | Comedy | 82 (in Minutes) |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | English | (voice) | 1987-10-01 | Documentary, War | 83 (in Minutes) |
| The Pick-up Artist | The Pick-up Artist | English | Jack Jericho | 1987-09-18 | Romance, Comedy, Crime | 81 (in Minutes) |
| America | America | English | Paulie Hackley | 1986-10-01 | Comedy | 83 (in Minutes) |
| Back to School | Back to School | English | Derek | 1986-06-13 | Comedy | 96 (in Minutes) |
| Arrival | Arrival | English | Eddie | 1986-01-01 | 6 (in Minutes) | |
| Weird Science | Weird Science | English | Ian | 1985-08-01 | Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction | 94 (in Minutes) |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | English | Punk Party Crasher (uncredited) | 1985-04-12 | Comedy, Family, Music, Romance | 87 (in Minutes) |
| Tuff Turf | Tuff Turf | English | Jimmy Parker | 1985-01-11 | Drama, Action, Romance | 112 (in Minutes) |
| Firstborn | Firstborn | English | Lee | 1984-10-26 | Drama, Thriller | 103 (in Minutes) |
| Baby It’s You | Baby It’s You | English | Stewart | 1983-04-03 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 (in Minutes) |
| Up the Academy | Up the Academy | English | Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited) | 1980-06-06 | Comedy | 87 (in Minutes) |
| Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight | Moment to Moment | English | Himself | 1975-01-01 | Comedy | 58 (in Minutes) |
| Greaser’s Palace | Greaser’s Palace | English | Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited) | 1972-07-31 | Western, Comedy | 91 (in Minutes) |
| Pound | Pound | English | Puppy | 1970-08-08 | Comedy | 92 (in Minutes) |
Upcoming Movies of Robert Downey Jr
| Name | Original Name | Movie Language | Character Played | Release Date | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Oppenheimer | English | Lewis Strauss | 2023-07-19 | Drama, History |
| Sherlock Holmes 3 | Sherlock Holmes 3 | English | Sherlock Holmes | Mystery, Action, Crime | |
| Play Dirty | Play Dirty | English | Parker | Crime | |
| All-Star Weekend | All-Star Weekend | English | Mexican Stranger | Comedy |
Robert Downey Jr Best Movies | Hit Movies
Avengers: Infinity War
Released Year: 2018
Released Date: 27 Apr 2018
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 79 nominations total
Iron Man 2
Released Year: 2010
Released Date: 07 May 2010
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow
Language: English, French, Russian
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 44 nominations total
The Avengers
Released Year: 2012
Released Date: 04 May 2012
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
Language: English, Russian, Hindi
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 80 nominations total
Avengers: Endgame
Released Year: 2019
Released Date: 26 Apr 2019
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Language: English, Japanese, Xhosa, German
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 70 wins & 132 nominations total
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Released Year: 2015
Released Date: 01 May 2015
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Language: English, Korean
Awards: 8 wins & 51 nominations
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Released Year: 2017
Released Date: 07 Jul 2017
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Watts
Actors: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.
Language: English, Spanish
Awards: 7 wins & 10 nominations
Captain America: Civil War
Released Year: 2016
Released Date: 06 May 2016
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson
Language: English, German, Xhosa, Russian, Romanian, Hindi
Awards: 16 wins & 73 nominations
Iron Man
Released Year: 2008
Released Date: 02 May 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard
Language: English, Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Kurdish, Hindi, Hungarian
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 22 wins & 73 nominations total
Iron Man 3
Released Year: 2013
Released Date: 03 May 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Shane Black
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow
Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 63 nominations total
The Incredible Hulk
Released Year: 2008
Released Date: 13 Jun 2008
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth
Language: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Awards: 1 win & 10 nominations