Jon Favreau
Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards. 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), Wimbledon (2004), 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 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 presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Robert Downey Jr. 3
- Scarlett Johansson 3
- Amy Sedaris 2
- Clark Gregg 2
- Emjay Anthony 2
- Faizon Love 2
- Garry Shandling 2
- Gwyneth Paltrow 2
Awards and nominations
- 2019 Disney Legends
The career in numbers
- US$ 1.2 bi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 4.7 bi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 122 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 471 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
- 6.8 Average rating from 10 film(s) with data
- 3.9× Return on investment from 10 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Mandalorian and Grogu
|
2026 | US$ 165 mi | US$ 345 mi | 7.5 |
The Lion King
|
2019 | US$ 260 mi | US$ 1.7 bi | 7.1 |
The Jungle Book
|
2016 | US$ 175 mi | US$ 967 mi | 6.9 |
Chef
|
2014 | US$ 11 mi | US$ 50 mi | 7.1 |
Cowboys & Aliens
|
2011 | US$ 163 mi | US$ 175 mi | 5.7 |
Iron Man 2
|
2010 | US$ 200 mi | US$ 624 mi | 6.9 |
Iron Man
|
2008 | US$ 140 mi | US$ 585 mi | 7.7 |
Zathura: A Space Adventure
|
2005 | US$ 65 mi | US$ 65 mi | 6.5 |
Elf
|
2003 | US$ 32 mi | US$ 229 mi | 6.7 |
Made
|
2001 | US$ 5 mi | US$ 5 mi | 5.8 |
