Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. is an Academy Award-winning actor who has captivated audiences with a remarkable career spanning several decades. His iconic portrayal of Iron Man/Tony Stark became the cornerstone of an unparalleled ten-year cinematic journey. Following his Marvel tenure, Downey turned his talents to creating original content through Team Downey, a production company he founded with his wife Susan in 2010, where he serves as a writer, producer, and actor. Most recently, Downey has appeared in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed feature Oppenheimer (Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) and the HBO/A24 adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer.” Additionally, he is slated to appear in a Paramount Pictures’ reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. With Team Downey, he has served as an executive producer for the Emmy-winning “Sweet Tooth” (Netflix) and the Emmy-nominated “Perry Mason” (HBO). Downey has produced and starred in “Downey’s Dream Cars” (Max) and the Netflix documentary Sr., a poignant tribute to his trailblazing father, Robert Downey Sr. (National Board of Review's Best Documentary Award); and has executive produced the four-part docuseries “The Bond” (Discovery+). Downey made his acting debut under the direction of Robert Downey Sr. in Pound. Since then, he has amassed over 110 acting credits including Sherlock Holmes (Golden Globe Award), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Tropic Thunder (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG nominations) and Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's acclaimed Chaplin (BAFTA, London Film Critics' Circle awards; Oscar, Golden Globe noms). This year, Downey co-authored (with Thomas Kostigen) “Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time” (New York Times bestseller). In addition to his film and television work, Downey has appeared on “The Sunshine Place” podcast (Deadline Club Award for Best Radio and Audio Investigative Reporting); partnered with Craig Dubitsky to launch “happy,” an exciting new coffee brand committed to enhancing everyday life with a selection of 100 percent Arabica coffee; and is the founder of FootPrint Coalition (FPC), a business and non-profit solely focused on the adoption and scaling of sustainable technologies.