Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau is a director, producer, writer, and actor. He wrote, starred, and coproduced the indie film Swingers for Miramax. His directing credits include Made (2001), Elf (2003), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Chef (2014), the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016), and this year’s blockbuster reimagining of The Lion King. Favreau also serves as executive producer of the Avengers films. Most recently, Favreau reprised his role of Happy Hogan in Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home. He executive produced and directed the critically acclaimed The Chef Show with Roy Choi for Netflix. Currently, Favreau is writing and executive producing the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian for Disney+, which will premiere this November.