Robert Downey Jr. Movies & TV Shows List: From Iron Man Rises to Oppenheimer

Robert Downey Jr. is most famous for his iconic portrayal of Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including appearances in Iron Man, The Avengers, and Avengers: Endgame. Some of his other notable works include Sherlock Holmes and Tropic Thunder. But what other movies and TV shows has he starred in?

Here’s all you need to know about Robert Downey Jr.’s filmography, along with their upcoming films and TV shows.

What are Robert Downey Jr.’s new and upcoming movies and TV series?

Robert Downey Jr. is set to star in the following movies and TV shows:

The Sympathizer (TBC) – He will appear in 7 episodes in multiple roles, including The Congressman, The Agent, The Director, and The Professor.
All-Star Weekend (TBC) – Robert Downey Jr. will portray the character of Mexican Stranger.
Average Height, Average Build (TBC) – He will play the role of Coleman “Cole” Lannum.
Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of Iron Man 2 (TBC) – He will appear as himself in this documentary.
Vertigo (TBC) – He is set to portray John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson in this upcoming project.
Play Dirty (TBC) – Robert Downey Jr. will play the character Parker.
Sherlock Holmes 3 (TBC) – He will reprise his role as Sherlock Holmes in the third installment of the Sherlock Holmes film series.

Robert Downey Jr. movies and TV shows list

The following is a list of all movies and TV shows that Robert Downey Jr. has starred in:

Oppenheimer (2023) as Lewis Strauss
Inside Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023) as Self – Lewis Strauss
Downey’s Dream Cars (2023, 6 episodes) as Self – Host
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) as Self – Presenter
Sr. (2022) as Self
Val (2021) as Self (archive footage)
Loki (2021, 1 episode) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marvel Studios Assembled (2021, 1 episode) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021, 18 episodes) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains (2020) as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self
Dolittle (2020) as Dr. John Dolittle
Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee (2019) as Tony Stark / Iron Man (archive footage)
The Age of A.I. (2019, 8 episodes) as Host
Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways (2019, 1 episode) as Self
The Chef Show (2019, 1 episode) as Self
Avengers: Endgame (2019) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (2018, 1 episode) as Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Self
The Nice Guys (2016) as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
Captain America: Civil War (2016) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two (2015) as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015, 1 episode) as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marvel – 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! (2014) as Self
The Judge (2014) as Hank Palmer
I Am Steve McQueen (2014) as Narrator (voice)
Chef (2014) as Marvin
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014) as Self / Tony Stark / Iron Man
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014, 1 episode) as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014, 1 episode)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014, 2 episodes) as Self
Autopsy: The Last Hours of… (2014, 1 episode) as Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 3 (2013) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
The Frame (2013, 1 episode) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers (2012) as Self
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry (2012) as Self
The Avengers (2012) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Finding Your Roots (2012, 1 episode) as Self
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) as Sherlock Holmes
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011) as Tony Stark (archive footage)
Due Date (2010) as Peter Highman
Love and Distrust (2010) as Rob (segment “Auto Motives”)
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon (2010) as Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) as Self (archive footage)
Iron Man 2 (2010) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented (2010) as Self
Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Sherlock Holmes
Live from Studio Five (2009, 2 episodes) as Self
The Soloist (2009) as Steve Lopez
I Am Iron Man (2008) as Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008) as Kirk Lazarus
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008) as Self
Tropic Thunder (2008) as Kirk Lazarus
The Incredible Hulk (2008) as Tony Stark (uncredited)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008) as Self – Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man (2008) as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Voom Portraits (2007) as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007) as Self
Lucky You (2007) as Telephone Jack
Charlie Bartlett (2007) as Nathan Gardner
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007) as The Boxer
Zodiac (2007) as Paul Avery
The Graham Norton Show (2007, 1 episode) as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming ‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006) as Self / Barris
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) as Dito
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) as Lionel Sweeney
A Scanner Darkly (2006) as James Barris
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006) as Narrator
Game 6 (2006) as Steven Schwimmer
The Shaggy Dog (2006) as Dr. Kozak
The Outsider (2005) as Self
The Reichen Show (2005, 1 episode) as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) as Joe Wershba
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) as Harry Lockhart
Eros (2004) as Nick Penrose
Equilibrium (2004) as Nick Penrose
The Route V50 (2004) as Traveller
Gothika (2003) as Pete Graham
The Singing Detective (2003) as Dan Dark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003, 4 episodes) as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Punk’d (2003, 1 episode) as Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003, 1 episode) as Self
Whatever We Do (2003) as Bobby
Lethargy (2002) as Animal Therapist
Pieta (2001) as Self
Wonder Boys (2000) as Terry Crabtree
The Early Show (1999, 1 episode) as Self
Black and White (1999) as Terry Donager
Bowfinger (1999) as Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers (1999) as Hans
Family Guy (1999, 2 episodes) as Patrick Pewterschmidt (voice)
In Dreams (1999) as Vivian Thompson
U.S. Marshals (1998) as John Royce
The Gingerbread Man (1998) as Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool (1997) as Franz Mazur
One Night Stand (1997) as Charlie
Ally McBeal (1997, 23 episodes) as Larry Paul
(1997, 2 episodes)
Two Girls and a Guy (1997) as Blake Allen
The View (1997, 2 episodes) as Self
Danger Zone (1996) as Jim Scott
Richard III (1995) as Earl Rivers
Restoration (1995) as Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree (1995) as Mr. Willowby
Home for the Holidays (1995) as Tommy Larson
The Frank Skinner Show (1995, 1 episode) as Self
Natural Born Killers (1994) as Wayne Gale
Hail Caesar (1994) as Jerry
Only You (1994) as Peter Wright / Damon Bradley
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! (1994)
A Century of Cinema (1994) as Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993, 1 episode) as Self – Guest
Short Cuts (1993) as Bill Bush
The Last Party (1993) as Self
Heart and Souls (1993) as Thomas Reilly
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) as Self
WWE Raw (1993, 1 episode) as Self (archive footage)
GMTV (1993, 1 episode) as Self
Chaplin (1992) as Charles Spencer Chaplin
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992, 1 episode) as Robert Downey Jr
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992, 3 episodes)
Soapdish (1991) as David Seton Barnes
Too Much Sun (1990) as Reed Richmond
Air America (1990) as Billy Covington
Chances Are (1989) as Alex Finch
True Believer (1989) as Roger Baron
That’s Adequate (1989) as Albert Einstein
This Morning (1988, 1 episode) as Self – Interviewee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988, 3 episodes)
1969 (1988) as Ralph Carr
Johnny Be Good (1988) as Leo Wiggins
Less Than Zero (1987) as Julian
Rented Lips (1987) as Wolf Dangler
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) as (voice)
The Pick-up Artist (1987) as Jack Jericho
Kids’ Choice Awards (1987, 1 episode) as Self
America (1986) as Paulie Hackley
American Masters (1986, 1 episode) as Self
Back to School (1986) as Derek
Arrival (1986) as Eddie
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985, 4 episodes) as Bruno Mussolini
Weird Science (1985) as Ian
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
Tuff Turf (1985) as Jimmy Parker
Firstborn (1984) as Lee
Baby It’s You (1983) as Stewart
Late Night with David Letterman (1982, 1 episode) as Self
Up the Academy (1980) as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live (1975, 1 episode) as Self – Host
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975) as Himself
Greaser’s Palace (1972) as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Pound (1970) as Puppy
The Oscars (1953, 1 episode) as Self

Robert Downey Jr.’s most famous appearance in a movie is in Avengers: Infinity War, which you can currently watch via Disney Plus. You can watch it by following the below steps:

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