Robert Downey Jr. filmography "Zodiac". Downey was cast as the role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the 2008 Marvel Studios film "Iron Man", a role he later reprised in "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) (cameo), "Iron Man 2" (2010), "The Avengers" (2012), "Iron Man 3" (2013), "" (2015), "" (2016), "" (2017), "" (2018), and "" (2019). During that time he also starred in the films "Tropic Thunder" (2008) and "The Soloist" (2009), and played the title character in "Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and "" (2011). For his role in "Tropic Thunder", he was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best
Robert Downey Sr. York City, the son of Elizabeth ("née" McLauchlen), a model, and Robert Elias Sr., who worked in management of motels and restaurants. His paternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews, while his mother was half Irish, half Scot. The elder Downey was born Robert Elias Jr., but he later changed his surname for his stepfather, James Downey, when he wanted to enlist in the U.S. Army, but was underage at the time. Robert Downey Sr. initially made his mark creating basement budget, independent films aligning with the Absurdist movement, coming of age in counterculture anti-establishment 1960s America. His work in the late