Robert Downey Jr. is a legendary actor and has built his career by bringing countless recognizable characters to life in film. He's starred in rom-coms, biopics, dramas, and superhero films and has portrayed a wide variety of characters.

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Each Zodiac sign has a distinct personality that can be identified by the sign's tendencies in a given situation and their general strengths and weaknesses. Robert Downey Jr.'s long list and variety of main characters can fit into each Zodiac sign. Here are some of Robert Downey Jr.'s most recognizable characters, sorted by the Zodiac signs they best represent.

Aquarius: Paul Avery - Zodiac (2007)

Robert Downey Jr and Jake Gyllenhaal sitting in an office in Zodiac

This film follows the true events of the Zodiac killer and the journalists and others who tried to solve the killer's published manifestos. Paul Avery is a journalist and he's temperamental, uncompromising, and incredibly aloof.

He's original and independent as well, and all of these aspects of his personality make him an Aquarius.

Pisces: Charlie Chaplin - Chaplin (1992)

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This biopic follows Charlie Chaplin's life and his career in the film industry. Charlie Chaplin, in this biopic, is an artistic and intuitive individual who paved his own way in film with innovation. He also has a tendency to want to escape reality and goes so through his films and imagination. All of these personality traits make him a Pisces.

Aries: Alex Finch - Chances Are (1989)

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This unique rom-com follows the young Alex Finch as he is inexplicably drawn to an older woman and seems to have the memories of her deceased husband.

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Alex is an incredibly optimistic, confident, and honest person that is caught in an insane situation and tries his best to navigate it without hurting anyone including himself. He also has a tendency to be impulsive, which is a good and bad trait at times, and all of these traits make Alex an Aries.

Taurus: Nathan Gardner - Charlie Bartlett (2007)

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This film follows high schooler Charlie as he attempts to become popular by providing prescription drugs and therapy sessions to his fellow students. Nathan Gardner is the school's principal and a recovering alcoholic. He is a devoted parent who wants the best for his daughter, but he is also stubborn and uncompromising with the students at the school and his daughter. All of these personality traits make him a Taurus.

Gemini: Peter Wright - Only You (1994)

This destiny themed rom-com follows a woman who believes in fate and lives her life accordingly, thinking she will fall in love and marry a man named Damon Bradley because a psychic told her so. She meets Peter Wright, who has a similar personality to a Gemini, and he tells her his name is Damon Bradley because he likes her. He is gentle and affectionate even though he begins their relationship on a lie.

Cancer: Thomas Reilly - Heart And Souls (1993)

This imaginative film follows a young boy who was able to see ghosts growing up and losing the ability because he believes it was all in his imagination. He soon finds out that it was real and he has to help them with their unfinished business before they can move on.

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At first, Thomas is hesitant to help them and suspicious and insecure about their story, but once he realizes and accepts his part and he can help he becomes loyal and sympathetic to them, which makes him a Cancer.

Leo: Tony Stark - MCU

Tony Stark has starred and appeared in dozes of MCU films as the sarcastic billionaire genius who dons the Iron Man suit to help people. Tony is humorous, passionate, and very creative and innovative.

Although he's brilliant, he can also be arrogant and inflexible at times. All of these personality traits make Tony Stark a Leo.

Virgo: Hank Palmer - The Judge (2014)

Robert Downey Jr. The Judge

This film follows Hank Palmer, a hotshot lawyer who moved to the big city to get away from his family, but returns home when his father, a Judge, becomes sick. Hank is hardworking and practical as he tries not to let his emotions get the better of him and instead focuses on logic and reason. Hank also tends to be overly critical of himself and others, especially his family, and all of these personality traits make him a Virgo.

Libra: Peter Highman - Due Date (2010)

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Two travelers are stranded by flight cancellations and misunderstandings and have to drive across the country together so Peter can be home for the birth of his child.

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At the beginning of the film, Peter is pretty cooperative and diplomatic, but under stress, his mood changes. Peter holds a constant grudge against his travel partner and pities himself throughout the film, and all of these traits make him a Leo.

Scorpio: Kirk Lazarus - Tropic Thunder (2008)

This film follows a group of filmmakers who get caught up in real-life action without fully realizing the danger of their situation. Kirk Lazarus is one of the eccentric actors in the film and is a passionate and method actor.

This also makes him distrust the other group of actors and he can be secretive and turn to violence. All of these personality traits make Kirk a Scorpio.

Sagittarius: Harry Lockhart - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Robert Downey Jr in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

This neo-noir film follows a small-time criminal turned actor who pretends to be a private investigator to get close to an old crush of his. He's idealistic and has a great sense of humor as he tries his best to help his old friend even though he's not experienced. He promises her more than he can deliver and although things work out in the end he probably hurt more than he helped at the beginning. All of these personality traits make Harry Lockhart a Sagittarius.

Capricorn: Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes (2009)

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This film adapts the iconic stories of the famed and brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock has an enormous amount of self-control, but he also doesn't communicate his plans to others and this self-control and meticulous planning can be read as randomness since it comes out of nowhere for everyone except Sherlock. Although he's brilliant he's also a condescending know-it-all and all of these personality traits make him a Capricorn.

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