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American actor Robert Downey Jr. 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 ...
Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of two children. [4] His father, Robert Downey Sr., was a filmmaker, while his mother, Elsie Ann (née Ford), was an actress who appeared in Downey Sr.'s films. [5] Downey's father was Jewish, while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ancestry.
The film stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard and Billy Bob Thornton in supporting roles. [2] The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014. It received mixed reviews from critics, but was praised for the performances of Duvall and Downey and Thomas Newman's
Restoration is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman from a screenplay by Rupert Walters, based on the 1989 novel of the same title by Rose Tremain. It stars Robert Downey Jr. as a 17th-century medical student exploited by King Charles II. The film was shot in Wales [4] and won the Academy Awards for art direction and costume ...
True Believer (1989) Downey Jr.'s roles started getting meatier by the late '80s, and one of the better ones came in True Believer, where he played a young lawyer named Roger who comes to work ...
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin.
Robert Downey Jr. Career Achievement Award Won [104] Sitges Film Festival: 2003 The Singing Detective: Best Actor Won [105] Southeastern Film Critics Association: 2008 Tropic Thunder: Best Supporting Actor Runner-up [106] 2023 Oppenheimer: Best Ensemble [b] Won [107] Best Supporting Actor Won St. Louis Film Critics Association: 2023 ...
Chaplin is a 1992 biographical comedy-drama film about the life of English comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller and Kevin Kline.