Acting · Queens, New York City, New York, USA · Born October 19, 1966
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieThe Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
2025
as Self
MovieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Happy Hogan
MovieDisney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self
TVLIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Director
TVDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
2022
as Self
TVThe Book of Boba Fett
2021
as Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
MovieSpider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as Happy Hogan
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice)
TVMarvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAlien Xmas
2020
as Obie (voice) (uncredited)
TVDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
MovieCelebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
TVThe Mandalorian
2019
as Paz Vizsla (voice)
MovieSpider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Happy Hogan
TVThe Chef Show
2019
as Self
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Happy Hogan
MovieThe Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
2018
as Self
MovieSolo: A Star Wars Story
2018
as Rio Durant (voice)
TVThe Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
as Self
MovieSpider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Happy Hogan
MovieA Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
as Self
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieTerm Life
2016
as Jimmy Lincoln
MovieThe Jungle Book
2016
as Pygmy Hog (voice)
MovieToy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVIMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
MovieEntourage
2015
as Jon Favreau
MovieMisery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
TVThe Director's Chair
2014
as Self
MovieChef
2014
as Carl Casper
MovieThe Wolf Pack
2014
as Self
MovieMarvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Manny Riskin
MovieIron Man 3
2013
as Happy Hogan
MovieIdentity Thief
2013
as Harold Cornish
MovieMarvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
as Self
MoviePeople Like Us
2012
as Richards
MovieJohn Carter
2012
as Thark Bookie
MovieZookeeper
2011
as Jerome the Bear (voice)
MovieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieBrother's Justice
2010
as Self
MovieWith Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
MovieIron Man 2
2010
as Happy Hogan
MovieCouples Retreat
2009
as Joey
MovieG-Force
2009
as Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
MovieI Love You, Man
2009
as Barry
TVLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
MovieFour Christmases
2008
as Denver McVie
TVStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Pre Vizsla (voice)
MovieI Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
2008
as Self
MovieOpen Season 2
2008
as Reilly (uncredited)
MovieIron Man
2008
as Hogan
MovieOpen Season
2006
as Reilly (voice)
MovieWild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
2006
as Self
MovieThe Break-Up
2006
as Johnny O
TVIconoclasts
2005
as Self
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Mr. Patrick
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)
MovieStill Swingin’
2005
as Self
MovieElf: Film School for Kids
2004
as Self
MovieElf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
2004
as Self
MovieElf: How they Made the North Pole
2004
as Self
MovieElf: That's a Wrap
2004
as Self
MovieElf Jukebox
2004
as Self
MovieWimbledon
2004
as Ron Roth
MovieMade Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
TVThe Celebrity Apprentice
2004
MovieSomething's Gotta Give
2003
as Leo
MovieElf
2003
as Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieThe Big Empty
2003
as John Person
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
MovieDaredevil
2003
as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVMonk
2002
as Dr. Oliver Bloom
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
MovieMade
2001
as Bobby
TVDinner for Five
2001
TVBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Crumford Lorak (voice)
MovieThe Replacements
2000
as Daniel Bateman
MovieLove & Sex
2000
as Adam Levy
TVRocket Power
1999
MovieRocky Marciano
1999
as Rocky Marciano
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Host of KISS Forum (voice)
TVDilbert
1999
as Holden Callfielder (voice)
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Self
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Sean McGee
MovieVery Bad Things
1998
as Kyle Fisher
MovieDeep Impact
1998
as Gus Partenza
MovieDogtown
1997
as Ezra Good
MoviePersons Unknown
1996
as Terry
MovieJust Your Luck
1996
as Straker
MovieSwingers
1996
as Mike Peters
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
MovieNotes from Underground
1995
as Zerkov
MovieBatman Forever
1995
as Assistant
MovieSpeechless
1994
as Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
TVFriends
1994
as Pete Becker
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Tim Carney
MovieMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Elmer Rice
MoviePCU
1994
as Gutter
MovieGrandpa's Funeral
1994
as Paul Metsler
MovieRudy
1993
as D-Bob
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVFallen Angels
1993
as Leo
MovieHoffa
1992
as Extra
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jon
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
MovieFolks!
1992
as Chicago Taxi Driver
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Eric the Clown
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter
