Robert Downey Jr.
Born April 04, 1965 (Age: 61)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.
Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
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Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027
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as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom
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Age: 62
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
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as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Oppenheimer
2023
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as Lewis Strauss
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Age: 58
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
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as Self
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Age: 55
Dolittle
2020
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as Dr. John Dolittle
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Age: 54
Avengers: Endgame
2019
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 54
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 53
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 52
The Nice Guys
2016
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as Sid Shattuck (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Captain America: Civil War
2016
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 51
No Image
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
2015
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as Self
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Age: 50
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 50
The Judge
2014
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as Hank Palmer
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Age: 49
Chef
2014
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as Marvin
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Age: 49
Iron Man 3
2013
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as Tony Stark
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Age: 48
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
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as Self
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Age: 47
The Avengers
2012
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as Tony Stark / Iron Man
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Age: 47
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 46
Due Date
2010
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as Peter Highman
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Age: 45
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
2010
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 45
Iron Man 2
2010
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as Tony Stark
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Age: 45
Sherlock Holmes
2009
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 44
The Soloist
2009
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as Steve Lopez
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Age: 44
Tropic Thunder
2008
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as Kirk Lazarus
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Age: 43
The Incredible Hulk
2008
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as Tony Stark (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Iron Man
2008
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as Tony Stark
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Age: 43
Charlie Bartlett
2008
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as Nathan Gardner
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Age: 42
Voom Portraits
2007
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as Self
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Age: 42
Lucky You
2007
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as Telephone Jack
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Age: 42
Zodiac
2007
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as Paul Avery
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Age: 41
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006
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as Self
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Age: 41
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
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as Dito
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Age: 41
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
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as Lionel Sweeney
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Age: 41
A Scanner Darkly
2006
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as James Barris
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Age: 41
Game 6
2006
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as Steven Schwimmer
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Age: 40
The Shaggy Dog
2006
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as Dr. Kozak
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Age: 40
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
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as Joe Wershba
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Age: 40
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
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as Harry Lockhart
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Age: 40
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
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as Self
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Age: 40
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
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as Self
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Age: 39
Eros
2004
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as Nick Penrose
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Age: 39
Biography: Val Kilmer
2004
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as Self
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Age: 39
No Image
Painting with Fire
2004
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as Self
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Age: 38
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Route V50
2004
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as Traveller
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Age: 38
Gothika
2003
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as Pete Graham
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Age: 38
The Singing Detective
2003
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as Dan Dark
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Age: 38
Lethargy
2002
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as Animal Therapist
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Age: 36
No Image
Auto Motives
2000
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as Rob
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Age: 34
Wonder Boys
2000
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as Terry Crabtree
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Age: 34
Black and White
1999
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as Terry Donager
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Age: 34
Bowfinger
1999
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as Jerry Renfro
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Age: 34
Friends & Lovers
1999
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as Hans
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Age: 34
In Dreams
1999
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as Vivian Thompson
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Age: 33
Two Girls and a Guy
1998
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as Blake
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Age: 33
U.S. Marshals
1998
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as Royce
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Age: 32
The Gingerbread Man
1998
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as Clyde Pell
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Age: 32
Hugo Pool
1997
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as Franz Mazur
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Age: 32
One Night Stand
1997
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as Charlie
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Age: 32
Danger Zone
1996
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as Jim Scott
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Age: 31
Restoration
1995
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as Robert Merivel
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Age: 30
Richard III
1995
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as Earl Rivers
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Age: 30
Home for the Holidays
1995
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as Tommy Larson
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Age: 30
Natural Born Killers
1994
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as Wayne Gale
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Age: 29
Only You
1994
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as Peter Wright
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Age: 28
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
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as
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Age: 28
Short Cuts
1993
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as Bill Bush
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Age: 28
The Last Party
1993
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as Self
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Age: 28
Heart and Souls
1993
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as Thomas Reilly
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Age: 28
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
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as Self
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Age: 27
Chaplin
1992
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as Charles Spencer Chaplin
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Age: 27
Soapdish
1991
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as David Seton Barnes
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Age: 26
Too Much Sun
1991
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as Reed Richmond
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Age: 25
Air America
1990
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as Billy Covington
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Age: 25
Chances Are
1989
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as Alex Finch
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Age: 23
True Believer
1989
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as Roger Baron
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Age: 23
That's Adequate
1989
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as Albert Einstein
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Age: 23
1969
1988
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as Ralph Carr
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Age: 23
Rented Lips
1988
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as Wolf Dangler
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Age: 23
Johnny Be Good
1988
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as Leo Wiggins
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Age: 22
Less Than Zero
1987
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as Julian
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Age: 22
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
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as (voice)
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Age: 22
The Pick-up Artist
1987
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as Jack Jericho
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Age: 22
Back to School
1986
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as Derek
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Age: 21
Weird Science
1985
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as Ian
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Age: 20
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
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as Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Tuff Turf
1985
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as Jimmy Parker
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Age: 19
Firstborn
1984
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as Lee
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Age: 19
Baby It's You
1983
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as Stewart
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Age: 17
Up the Academy
1980
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as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
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Age: 15
Greaser's Palace
1972
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as Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
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Age: 7