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Jon Favreau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1966-10-19 (Age: 60)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jon Favreau

Biography

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (67)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

2025
⭐ 7.6 Role: Happy Hogan

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Disney 100: Remember That

2023
⭐ 7.9 Role: Happy Hogan

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021
⭐ 6.5 Role: Obie (voice) (uncredited)

Alien Xmas

2020
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019
⭐ 7.4 Role: Happy Hogan

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019
⭐ 8.2 Role: Happy Hogan

Avengers: Endgame

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

2018
⭐ 6.6 Role: Rio Durant (voice)

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018
⭐ 7.3 Role: Happy Hogan

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

2017
⭐ 6.0 Role: Jimmy Lincoln

Term Life

2016
⭐ 6.9 Role: Pygmy Hog (voice)

The Jungle Book

2016
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015