Biography - Filmography



Birth Name:
Robert John Elias

Occupation:
Actor, writer, singer,
songwriter and artist

Date of Birth:
April 4th, 1965

Sign:
Aries - The Ram

Birth Stone:
Diamond

Birth Flower:
Daisy or Sweet Pea

Ruling Planet:
Mars

Place of Birth:
Greenwich Villiage, New York City, NY

Significant Others:
Sarah Jessica Parker - dated 1984-1991
Deborah Falconer - Married May '92; Separated April '96; Filed for divorce 2001

Family:
Father: Robert Downey, Sr. - director
Mother: Elsie Ford - actress
Sister: Allyson (older)
Stepmother: Laura - screenwriter; died in '94
Son: Indio, mother Deborah Falconer; DOB September 7th, '93

Height:
5'9"

Weight:
155lbs

Hair/Eye Color:
Brown/Hazel

Education:
- Santa Monica High School; dropped out
- Received GED in prison

Awards:
- Best Actor Oscar nomination, Chaplin
- Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor,
      Ally McBeal
- SAG: Best Supporting Actor, Ally McBeal

Fast Facts:
- Robert once had a job as a peice of living art
   in a SoHo nightclub.
- Robert as never gotten any formal
    acting training.
- Kevin Bacon's part in 'Hollow Man' was
    orginally Robert's, but he was unable
    to take it.
- Robert doesn't actually need glasses,
    he just likes how they look.
- Hank Azaria's part in 'America's Sweethearts'
     was originally offered to Robert.
- When he was young, Robert studied
    ballet in London.
- Sean Penn once kicked down Robert's
    door to get him on a plane to a rehab facility.
- Downey beat out Robin Williams and
    Billy Crystal to star in Chaplin.

 
 

Scanner Darkly (2005) currently filming

Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (2005) in post production

Eros ( 2004) in post production

Gothika (2003) as Pete Graham

Whatever We Do ( 2003) as Bobby

Singing Detective (2003) as Dan Dark

Lethargy (2002) as Animal therapist

Auto Motives (2000) as Rob

Black and White (2000) as Terry Donager

Wonder Boys (2000) as Terry Crabtree

In Dreams (1999) as Vivian Thompson

Friends and Lovers (1999) as Hans

Bowfinger (1999) as Jerry Renfro

The Gingerbread Man (1998) as Clyde Pell

U.S. Marshals (1998) as John Royce

Two Girls and a Guy (1998) as Blake Allen

Hugo Pool (1997) as Franz Mazur

One Night Stand (1997) as Charlie

Richard III (1996) as Rivers

Danger Zone (1996) as Jim

Home for the Holidays (1995) as Thomas 'Tommy' Larson

Restoration (1995) as Robert Merivel

Hail Caesar (1994) as Jerry

Only You (1994) as Peter Wright

Natural Born Killers (1994) as Wayne Gale

Heart and Souls (1993) as Thomas Reilly

The Last Party (1993) as Himself

Short Cuts (1993) as Bill Bush

Chaplin (1992) as Charlie Chaplin

Soapdish (1991) as David Seton Barnes

Air America (1990) as Billy Covington

Too Much Sun (1990) as Reed Richmond

Chances Are (1989) as Alex Finch

True Believer (1989) as Roger Baron

1969 (1988) as Ralph

Johnny Be Good (1988) as Leo Wiggins

Rented Lips (1988) as Wolf Dangler

Less Than Zero (1987) as Julian Wells

Dear America (1987) as reader

The Pick-Up Artist (1987) as Jack Jericho

Back to School (1986) as Derek Lutz

That's Adiquate (1986) as Einstein Pirate

Weird Science (1985) as Ian

Tuff Turf (1985) as Jimmy Parker

First Born (1984) as Lee

Baby, It's You (1983) as Stewart

Up The Academy (1980) as soccer player

Greaser's Palace (1972) as little boy

Pound (1970) as a puppy