Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish (1983), Charlie Moran in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon and John Gray in 9½ Weeks (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic Barfly and the horror mystery Angel Heart (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo '66 (1998), Animal Factory, Get Carter (both 2000), The Pledge (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004) and Domino (2005). In 2005, Rourke made a comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the neo-noir action thriller Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. This comeback culminated in his portraying aging wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the sports drama film The Wrestler (2008). For the role, Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. After this, Rourke appeared in several commercially successful films; Iron Man 2, The Expendables (both 2010) and Immortals (2011), before primarily going on to work in independent and direct-to-video productions.
Filmography
Bring the Law
as Gargos
Bring the Law
as Gargos
The Roaring Game
as The Plow King
The Roaring Game
as The Plow King
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
Faye
as Self
Faye
as Self
Not Another Church Movie
as Devil
Not Another Church Movie
as Devil
Jade
as Tork
Jade
as Tork
Murder at Hollow Creek
as Ruslan Petrovic
Murder at Hollow Creek
as Ruslan Petrovic
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
Mad Props
as Self
Mad Props
as Self
21 Rubies
as Mickey Mandovanis
21 Rubies
as Mickey Mandovanis
The Palace
as Bill Crush
The Palace
as Bill Crush
Murder Motel
as Dino
Murder Motel
as Dino
Hunt Club
as Virgil
Hunt Club
as Virgil
Section 8
as Earl Atherton
Section 8
as Earl Atherton
WarHunt
as Major Johnson
WarHunt
as Major Johnson
The Commando
as Johnny
The Commando
as Johnny
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
Man of God
as Paralyzed Man
Man of God
as Paralyzed Man
Take Back
as Patrick / Jack
Take Back
as Patrick / Jack
Adverse
as Kaden
Adverse
as Kaden
Bisping
as Self
Bisping
as Self
Girl
as Sheriff
Girl
as Sheriff
Belmondo l'influenceur
as Self
Belmondo l'influenceur
as Self
The Legion
as Corbulo
The Legion
as Corbulo
Berlin, I Love You
as Jim
Berlin, I Love You
as Jim
Tiger
as Frank Donovan
Tiger
as Frank Donovan
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
as Self - The Narrator (voice)
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
as Self - The Narrator (voice)
Nightmare Cinema
as The Projectionist
Nightmare Cinema
as The Projectionist
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Weaponized
as Professor Clarence Peterson
Weaponized
as Professor Clarence Peterson
Blunt Force Trauma
as Zorringer
Blunt Force Trauma
as Zorringer
War Pigs
as Major A.J. Redding
War Pigs
as Major A.J. Redding
Ashby
as Ashby Holt
Ashby
as Ashby Holt
A Hitman in London
as Vogel
A Hitman in London
as Vogel
Hollywood Banker
as Self
Hollywood Banker
as Self
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Marv
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Marv
Dead in Tombstone
as Lucifer
Dead in Tombstone
as Lucifer
Generation Iron
as Narrator (voice)
Generation Iron
as Narrator (voice)
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
as Self
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
as Self
Java Heat
as Malik
Java Heat
as Malik
Black November
as Tom Hudson
Black November
as Tom Hudson
The Courier
as Maxwell
The Courier
as Maxwell
I Am Bruce Lee
as Self
I Am Bruce Lee
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Immortals
as King Hyperion
Immortals
as King Hyperion
Passion Play
as Nate
Passion Play
as Nate
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
One Night in Vegas
as Self
One Night in Vegas
as Self
Iron Man 2
as Ivan Vanko
Iron Man 2
as Ivan Vanko
13
as Jefferson
13
as Jefferson
42nd Street: River to River
as Self
42nd Street: River to River
as Self
Within the Ring
as Self
Within the Ring
as Self
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Self
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Self
La Traversée du désir
as Self
La Traversée du désir
as Self
The Wrestler
as Randy
The Wrestler
as Randy
Killshot
as Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
Killshot
as Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
The Informers
as Peter
The Informers
as Peter
Domino
as Ed Mosbey
Domino
as Ed Mosbey
Sin City
as Marv
Sin City
as Marv
Man on Fire
as Jordan Kalfus
Man on Fire
as Jordan Kalfus
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as Billy Chambers
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as Billy Chambers
Masked and Anonymous
as Edmund
Masked and Anonymous
as Edmund
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Spun
as The Cook
Spun
as The Cook
Picture Claire
as Eddie
Picture Claire
as Eddie
They Crawl
as Tiny Frakes
They Crawl
as Tiny Frakes
Shades
as Paul S. Sullivan
Shades
as Paul S. Sullivan
Out in Fifty
as Jack Bracken
Out in Fifty
as Jack Bracken
Shergar
as Gavin O'Rourke
Shergar
as Gavin O'Rourke
Thicker Than Blood
as Father Frank Larkin
Thicker Than Blood
as Father Frank Larkin
Buffalo '66
as The Bookie
Buffalo '66
as The Bookie
The Rainmaker
as Bruiser Stone
The Rainmaker
as Bruiser Stone
Exit in Red
as Ed Altman
Exit in Red
as Ed Altman
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
as John Gray
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
as John Gray
Double Team
as Stavros
Double Team
as Stavros
Bullet
as Butch 'Bullet' Stein
Bullet
as Butch 'Bullet' Stein
F.T.W.
as Frank T. Wells
F.T.W.
as Frank T. Wells
The Last Outlaw
as Graff
The Last Outlaw
as Graff
White Sands
as Gorman Lennox
White Sands
as Gorman Lennox
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Harley Davidson
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Harley Davidson
Wild Orchid
as James Wheeler
Wild Orchid
as James Wheeler
Francesco
as Francesco
Francesco
as Francesco
A Prayer for the Dying
as Martin Fallon
A Prayer for the Dying
as Martin Fallon
Angel Heart
as Harry Angel
Angel Heart
as Harry Angel
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as John
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as John
Rumble Fish
as The Motorcycle Boy
Rumble Fish
as The Motorcycle Boy
Diner
as Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
Diner
as Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
City in Fear
as Tony Pate
City in Fear
as Tony Pate
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist
A Walking Miracle
as Jack
A Walking Miracle
as Jack
3 Days Rising
as Willy T
3 Days Rising
as Willy T