FrameThrower · Actors · Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
24 films · 1,557 frames · top-billed in 18 · 1986–2023
Born 4 April 1965 · New York City, New York, USA
Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey was the highest-paid actor in the world annually from 2013 to 2015. Known for his versatility across roles, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards.
At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father, Robert Downey Sr.'s, film Pound (1970). He rose to prominence by working with the Brat Pack for the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 24 films · 1,557 frames · top-billed in 18 · 1986–2023
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2024
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture2023
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy2010
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2001
- Golden Globe Awards1994
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role2024
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1993
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series2001
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor2023
- Saturn Award for Best Actor2019
- MTV Movie & TV Awards2019
- Disney Legends2019
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,557 frames from the 24 films we hold. This is the look of the work Robert takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 24 films we hold, 49% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Robert takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Spider Man: Homecoming
2017 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 3
2013 · Tony Stark
The Avengers
2012 · Tony Stark / Iron Man
Iron Man 2
2010 · Tony Stark
Due Date
2010 · Peter Highman
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Sherlock Holmes
Iron Man
2008 · Tony Stark
A Scanner Darkly
2006 · James Barris
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait Of Diane Arbus
2006 · Lionel Sweeney
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Harry Lockhart
Restoration
1995 · Robert Merivel
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Wayne Gale
Chaplin
1992 · Charles Spencer Chaplin
Less Than Zero
1987 · Julian
Oppenheimer
2023 · Lewis Strauss
Zodiac
2007 · Paul Avery
Good Night And Good Luck
2005 · Joe Wershba
Eros
2004 · Nick Penrose
In Dreams
1999 · Vivian Thompson
Back to School
1986 · Derek
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,557 frames from Robert Downey Jr.'s 24 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.