He wasn’t going to let the rain get him down.

And on Thursday, Robert Downey Jr. 50, was prepared to battle any potential showers as he strolled along Venice’s trendy Abbot Kinney Boulevard.

The handsome Avengers star was joined by a male pal who was dressed in similar attire.

Come rain or shine: On Thursday, Robert Downey Jr. 50, was prepared to battle any potential showers as he strolled through the LA neighbourhood of Venice

Robert paired a black layered jacket with a grey T-shirt, jeans and comfortable white trainers, with a beanie hat to keep him warm.

And although the weather had cleared up a bit by the time the actor left one of the boutiques in the neighbourhood, he was armed with an umbrella just in case it started raining again.

Iron Man himself had a rather merry Christmas, as he received a pardon for a 1996 narcotics conviction.

Coordinating duo: The handsome Avengers star was joined by a male pal who was dressed in similar attire

Throughout the 1990s, the actor was arrested multiple times on drug-related charges.

 

 

His December 24 pardon came from California Governor Jerry Brown. The Christmas Eve tradition pardons persons who are no longer felons and have paid their dues for crimes that were mainly non-violent. .

‘By completion of his sentence and good conduct in the community of his residence since his release, Robert John Downey, Jr. has paid his debt to society and earned a full and unconditional pardon,’ read the official pardon.

 

 

Casual look: Robert paired a black layered jacket with a grey T-shirt and simple jeans

The comedic actor is set to return to two of his most beloved roles in the coming months, that of Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes.

In May, he’ll return as sarcastic superhero Tony Stark in the Marvel third film of the Captain America series, Captain America: Civil War.

He is also set to return to his role as iconic British detective Sherlock Holmes in the third flick of the same name.