Actor Robert John Downey, Jr. made his screen debut in 1970, at the age
of five when he appeared in his father’s film Pound. In 1992 Downey was
cast as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, for which he received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor. In 2007, Downey was cast as the Iron Man. The
film was a huge success; the opening weekend for Iron Man is still in the top
20 openings of all time. In 2008, Downey portrayed an Australian method
actor playing an African-American soldier in Tropic Thunder. He received
his second Oscar nomination for the film, in the category of Best Supporting
Actor. In 2009, Downey starred as the lead character in Sherlock Holmes. He
won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-
Musical or Comedy for his role as the famous detective.

Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder

Downey as the Iron Man

Robert Downey, Jr as Charlie Chaplin