Meet Robert Downey Jr.'s Wife, Susan Downey

Susan Downey is a film producer who previously served as co-president of Dark Castle Entertainment and executive vice president of production at Silver Pictures, Joel Silver's production company. After pursuing a degree at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, she got her start at Threshold Entertainment, where she spearheaded the production of several projects.

While at Silver Pictures, Susan produced well-known films like Gothika, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Book of Eli, Whiteout and Orphan. However, she has since stepped down to launch a new production company, called Team Downey, with her husband Robert. By then, the pair had already collaborated on films like Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2 and Due Date.

In 2022, the husband and wife duo made headlines with Sr., an emotional documentary that explores the relationship between Robert Downey Jr. and his father, Robert Downey Sr. While discussing the film, which was produced by Team Downey, Susan told The Hollywood Reporter, “[Robert Downey Sr.] was already actively looking to be engaged and to have a project to be doing, so I think that helped. Then the second thing, which you all see in the movie, is that pretty quickly, it didn’t matter what we wanted, this was his way to do that. He ended up participating because he had the way he was willing to participate, which again, now in reflection, makes sense. After all, this is a guy who always communicated through his movies, much more than ever articulating any responses. To do it by making a movie or his version of it, it just kind ends up making sense.”

The pair first met on the set of Gothika in 2003. Susan was producing for Dark Castle Entertainment, while Robert starred in the film as Dr. Pete Graham. Susan told Harper's Bazaar, "The main thing I remember about meeting him was thinking how strange he was."

However, after working with him for a few weeks, her perception of him started to change. Robert made the first move and asked her out, which then led to a romantic relationship.

Susan said, "I think he saw what we had. There was something magical there, something we couldn't put our finger on. He always says that we became this third thing when we got together—something that neither of us could have become by ourselves—and I think that's true."

Robert agreed, adding, "There's something about her that is so pure and...right. But then there's the other stuff too, the shadowy side of her that is delightful and that she shows only to me."

He continued, "I guess the only way to explain it is that I've become more like her. I'm still trying to figure out what happened. Whatever I was hungry for when I met Susan, I couldn't have known how much more satisfying what I got would be."

From movie premieres to award shows, the happy couple has attended several red carpet events. Most recently, the pair stepped out together for HBO's The Sympathizer Red Carpet Premiere Event, the 96th Annual Academy Awards and the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Given their many red carpet appearances, I'm predicting the couple will also make a joint appearance at this year's Emmys ceremony.

In April 2024, when Downey spoke with Esquire in April, he revealed that they took regular walks on the beach during the pandemic. He revealed that they'd spend time “trying to figure out where we’re at, what’s pissing us off, what are we afraid of, what do we want, what will bring us closer together, how do we measure ourselves against relationships that we define as exemplary and not be repeaters or over-emulate? How do we want to shape our life?”

In the same interview, Susan said, “I would never be who I am without him in my life. His trajectory is just the easier one to chart because he’s had to live his ups and downs in public. When we met, we were fortunate that he was in a place where he was open to do things differently than he had historically. But you know what? So was I.”

The actor was previously married to Deborah Falconer, a singer, model and actress. They got married in 1992 and welcomed a son named Indio (29) in 1993. (FYI, he's now a musician and actor.) However, the pair split up in 2004. According to People, Falconer filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

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