ROBERT DOWNEY JR.’s (Dr. Pete Graham) versatility has come to the fore in a number of memorable and disparate roles. He received an Academy Award® nomination and won the British Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin. In 1994 Downey starred as a manipulative tabloid TV journalist in Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers.
In September of 1999 he starred in Black and White, written and directed by James Toback and in January of that same year he played the villain in the Dreamworks SKG film In Dreams. In April 2000 he starred alongside Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy in the hit comedy Bowfinger and in 2001 Downey co-starred with Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire in the acclaimed Wonder Boys, directed by Curtis Hanson.
Recently, Downey completed production on the The Singing Detective, a musical drama remake of the popular BBC hit which also stars Mel Gibson and Robin Wright-Penn.
His other film credits include U.S. Marshals, Two Girls and a Guy, The Gingerbread Man, Hugo Pool, One Night Stand, Restoration, Richard III, Short Cuts, Hearts and Souls, The Last Party, Soapdish, Air America, Chances Are, True Believer, Johnny Be Good, 1969, Less Than Zero, The Pick-Up Artist,Back to School, Tuff Turf, Weird Science, Firstborn and Pound.
Downey made his primetime television debut when he joined the cast of the Fox series Ally McBeal, playing the role of attorney Larry Paul. For the role, he won the Golden Glove Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series. In addition, Downey was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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