Editing Robert Downey Jr. (section)

==Acting credits and accolades==
{{main|Robert Downey Jr. filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Robert Downey Jr.}}
Downey has appeared in over 70 films over the course of his career.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/robert-downey-jr/|title=Robert Downey Jr.|publisher=[[California Museum]]|access-date=February 23, 2024|archive-date=February 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223155500/https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/robert-downey-jr/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Rotten Tomatoes, Downey's most commercially successful films include ''Tropic Thunder'', ''Oppenheimer'', the ''Sherlock Holmes'' film series, and several Marvel Studios films, including ''Captain America: Civil War'' and the ''Iron Man'' and ''Avengers'' series.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_downey_jr|title=Robert Downey Jr.|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=February 23, 2024|archive-date=January 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104025137/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_downey_jr|url-status=live}}</ref> Downey's films have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him the third [[List of highest-grossing actors|highest-grossing actor of all time]], according to ''[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-leading-stars|title=Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125958/https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-leading-stars|url-status=live}}</ref> He was named Hollywood's highest-paid actor by ''[[Forbes]]'' from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/07/16/robert-downey-jr-tops-forbes-list-of-hollywoods-highest-paid-actors |title=Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors |work=[[Forbes]] |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731081424/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/07/16/robert-downey-jr-tops-forbes-list-of-hollywoods-highest-paid-actors/ |archive-date=July 31, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robehmed|first1=Natalie|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015: Robert Downey Jr. Leads With $80 Million Haul|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2015-robert-downey-jr-leads-with-80-million-haul/|website=forbes.com|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813124942/http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2015-robert-downey-jr-leads-with-80-million-haul/|archive-date=August 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He has received various accolades, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], two [[BAFTA Awards]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and a [[Daytime Emmy Award]], as well as nominations for two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="oppenheimer" /><ref name="awards" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/13/julia-and-benicio-win-sag-awards/|title=Julia and Benicio win SAG awards|last=Angulo|first=Sandra P.|date=March 13, 2001|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420053304/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/13/julia-and-benicio-win-sag-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>