Jon Favreau

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker who has received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films, including *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).

Favreau 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). He 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, Fairview Entertainment, and also presented the variety series *Dinner for Five* and the cooking series *The Chef Show*.