With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Cast & crew
Robert Downey Jr.
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Mickey Rourke
as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash
Don Cheadle
as James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts
Sam Rockwell
as Justin Hammer
Scarlett Johansson
as Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Samuel L. Jackson
as Nick Fury
Jon Favreau
as Harold 'Happy' Hogan
Garry Shandling
as Senator Stern
John Slattery
as Howard Stark
Paul Bettany
as J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice)
Clark Gregg
as Phil Coulson
Leslie Bibb
as Reporter Christine Everhart
Evgeniy Lazarev
as Anton Vanko
Kate Mara
as U.S. Marshal
Christiane Amanpour
as Christiane Amanpour
Philippe Bergeron
as Detective Lemieux
James Bethea
as Security Force #1
Michael Bruno
as Security Force #2
Kate Clark
as Expo Fan
Luminita Docan
as Russian Newscaster
François Duhamel
as French Photographer
Larry Ellison
as Larry Ellison
Adam Goldstein
as Adam Goldstein
Tim Guinee
as Major Allen
Eric L. Haney
as General Meade
Ali Khan
as 10 Rings Gangster
Stan Lee
as Larry King
Isaiah Guyman Martin IV
as AV Operator
Helena Mattsson
as Rebecca
Anya Monzikova
as Rebeka
Keith Middlebrook
as Expo Cop
Margy Moore
as Bambi Arbogast
Olivia Munn
as Chess Roberts
Elon Musk
as Elon Musk
Bill O'Reilly
as Bill O'Reilly
Alejandro Patiño
as Strawberry Vendor
Davin Ransom
as Young Tony Stark
Karim Saleh
as Guard
Brian Schaeffer
as Hammer Expo Tech
Phillipe Simon
as French Waiter
Jack White
as Jack
Jenny Robinson
as Ironette Dancer
Melanie Brown
as Ironette Dancer
Krystal Ellsworth
as Ironette Dancer
Victoria Gracie
as Ironette Dancer
Gina Cantrell
as Ironette Dancer
Renee Herlocker
as Ironette Dancer
Jill Ann Pineda-Arnold
as Ironette Dancer
Sandy Colton
as Ironette Dancer
Annika Ihnat
as Ironette Dancer
Lindsay Dennis
as Ironette Dancer
Jennifer D. Johnson
as Ironette Dancer
Lindsay Rosenberg
as Ironette Dancer
Hannah Douglass
as Ironette Dancer
Brooke Long
as Ironette Dancer
Rachele Brooke Smith
as Ironette Dancer
Kylette Zamora
as Ironette Dancer
Nadine Ellis
as Ironette Dancer
Ayelet Ben-Shahar
as Model (uncredited)
John Ceallach
as Captain Anders (uncredited)
Katie Cleary
as Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Ajarae Coleman
as Expo Guest (uncredited)
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll
as French Prison Guard #2 (uncredited)
Jasmine Dustin
as Watermelon Girl (uncredited)
Sam Felman
as Stark Expo Attendee (uncredited)
Shakira Vanise Gamble
as Pepper's Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Grace
as French Prison Guard #1 (uncredited)
Mark Kubr
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Cameron Lee
as Senate Page (uncredited)
Jee-Yun Lee
as Reporter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathew Lorenceau
as Prison Guard Chevalier (uncredited)
Christopher Maleki
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bryan McCoy
as Expo Guest (uncredited)
Tony Nevada
as SWAT Sergeant Bellows (uncredited)
Allison Ochmanek
as Watermelon Girl (uncredited)
Nicolas Pajon
as French Reporter (uncredited)
Steven James Price
as Senate Gallery Member (uncredited)
Tanoai Reed
as Security Guard Fighting Happy Hogan (uncredited)