Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who plays Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Iron Man movie. He also has a brief scene as Tony Stark in The Incredible Hulk.

Casting choice
Director Jon Favreau feels that Downey was the perfect actor to play Stark:

"Downey had a lot in common with Tony Stark. Stark was a guy who lived in the public eye and had succeeded and failed in a very public way, and Robert was able to just really own the idea of being this very intelligent, very public figure who's known by everybody whenever he walks into a room. Robert has lived that... and I think that adds dimension to an otherwise two-dimensional genre, when you have a guy who can bring that type of depth and experience to a role."

Sequel thoughts
Downey told Sci Fi Wire that he's looking forward to seeing what happens to the character in the sequel:

"If you ask me, the next one is about what do you do with the rest of your life now that you're completely changed? And you are in touch, and you have created this thing that has the power to take life. Essentially, you have been made into a god. A human being, metaphorically, who's been made into a god is not going to turn out so well. And their conscience is going to come to bear."

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