Jonathan Favreau is an American filmmaker and actor. He began his career in Chicago, performing at various improvisational theatres. Favreau's early film roles included appearances in "Rudy" (1993) and "PCU" (1994). He gained recognition with his breakout performance in "Swingers" (1996), which he also wrote. As a filmmaker, Favreau has contributed to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directing, producing, and appearing as Happy Hogan in films such as "Iron Man" (2008) and "Iron Man 2" (2010). He also served as an executive producer for or appeared as the character in other Marvel films like "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), and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021). Favreau has also directed films outside of the Marvel universe, including "Elf" (2003), "Zathura: A Space Adventure" (2005), "Cowboys & Aliens" (2011), "Chef" (2014), "The Jungle Book" (2016), and "The Lion King" (2019). More recently, he has been associated with the Star Wars franchise through his collaboration with Dave Filoni on projects like "The Mandalorian," "The Book of Boba Fett," "Ahsoka," and the upcoming "Skeleton Crew".