Mickey Rourke
Acting • Born 1952-09-16
Biography
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
150 credits
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Movie • 2014
Marv
Sin City
Movie • 2005
Marv
Rumble Fish
Movie • 1983
The Motorcycle Boy
Johnny Handsome
Movie • 1989
Johnny Handsome
Iron Man 2
Movie • 2010
Ivan Vanko
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Movie • 2003
Billy Chambers
Angel Heart
Movie • 1987
Harry Angel
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Movie • 1986
John
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Movie • 1991
Harley Davidson
Get Carter
Movie • 2000
Cyrus Paice
Heaven's Gate
Movie • 1980
Nick Ray
Barfly
Movie • 1987
Henry Chinaski
Wild Orchid
Movie • 1989
James Wheeler
The Last Outlaw
Movie • 1993
Graff
Year of the Dragon
Movie • 1985
Stanley White
The Pledge
Movie • 2001
Jim Olstad
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Edmund
Desperate Hours
Movie • 1990
Michael Bosworth
The Rainmaker
Movie • 1997
Bruiser Stone
Spun
Movie • 2003
The Cook
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Movie • 1984
Charlie
The Wrestler
Movie • 2008
Randy
Buffalo '66
Movie • 1998
The Bookie
Man on Fire
Movie • 2004
Jordan Kalfus
F.T.W.
Movie • 1994
Frank T. Wells
Homeboy
Movie • 1988
Johnny Walker
Animal Factory
Movie • 2000
Jan the Actress
Thursday
Movie • 1998
Kasarov
The Expendables
Movie • 2010
Tool
Stormbreaker
Movie • 2006
Darrius Sayle
Double Team
Movie • 1997
Stavros
A Prayer for the Dying
Movie • 1987
Martin Fallon
Domino
Movie • 2005
Ed Mosbey
Fade to Black
Movie • 1980
Richie
Picture Claire
Movie • 2001
Eddie
Fall Time
Movie • 1995
Florence
Diner
Movie • 1982
Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
Body Heat
Movie • 1981
Teddy Lewis
Bullet
Movie • 1996
Butch 'Bullet' Stein
The Follow
Movie • 2001
Husband
Killshot
Movie • 2008
Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
Eureka
Movie • 1983
Aurelio D'Amato
Immortals
Movie • 2011
King Hyperion
13
Movie • 2010
Jefferson
Passion Play
Movie • 2011
Nate
The Informers
Movie • 2008
Peter
Section 8
Movie • 2022
Earl Atherton
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist
Movie
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
Movie • 1997
John Gray
Shades
Movie • 1999
Paul S. Sullivan
White Sands
Movie • 1992
Gorman Lennox
Exit in Red
Movie • 1997
Ed Altman
Point Blank
Movie • 1998
Rudy Ray
I Am Bruce Lee
Movie • 2012
Self
City in Fear
Movie • 1980
Tony Pate
Francesco
Movie • 1989
Francesco
Out in Fifty
Movie • 1999
Jack Bracken
The Courier
Movie • 2012
Maxwell
Murder Motel
Movie • 2023
Dino
Dead in Tombstone
Movie • 2013
Lucifer
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
Movie • 2013
Self
Within the Ring
Movie • 2009
Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Movie • 2010
Self
The Palace
Movie • 2023
Bill Crush
They Crawl
Movie • 2001
Tiny Frakes
Meet Mickey Rourke
Movie • 1994
Self
Generation Iron
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
Java Heat
Movie • 2013
Malik
Murder at Hollow Creek
Movie • 2024
Ruslan Petrovic
Berlin, I Love You
Movie • 2019
Jim
Bisping
Movie • 2021
Self
Hollywood Banker
Movie • 2014
Self
Black November
Movie • 2012
Tom Hudson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Movie • 2009
Self
A Hitman in London
Movie • 2015
Vogel
Ashby
Movie • 2015
Ashby Holt
Not Another Church Movie
Movie • 2024
Devil
Thicker Than Blood
Movie • 1998
Father Frank Larkin
21 Rubies
Movie • 2023
Mickey Mandovanis
Mad Props
Movie • 2024
Self
War Pigs
Movie • 2015
Major A.J. Redding
Hunt Club
Movie • 2023
Virgil
Blunt Force Trauma
Movie • 2015
Zorringer
Love in the Hamptons
Movie • 1976
Swede
Bring the Law
Movie • 2026
Gargos
Devil's Play
Movie • 2025
Reverend Beau Jackson
Faye
Movie • 2024
Self
Weaponized
Movie • 2016
Professor Clarence Peterson
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Movie • 1980
John Rideout
Hyung
Movie • 2008
Jack
1941
Movie • 1979
Reese
Act of Love
Movie • 1980
Joseph Cybulkowski
Shergar
Movie • 1999
Gavin O'Rourke
Tiger
Movie • 2018
Frank Donovan
Sunset Strip
Movie • 2012
Self
Nightmare Cinema
Movie • 2018
The Projectionist
La Traversée du désir
Movie • 2009
Self
The Mob Priest
Movie
Jared McKendry
Merchandise
Movie
Patrick
One Night in Vegas
Movie • 2010
Self
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
Movie • 2018
Self - The Narrator (voice)
Night Walk
Movie • 2019
Gary
Adverse
Movie • 2021
Kaden
Take Back
Movie • 2021
Patrick / Jack
The Legion
Movie • 2020
Corbulo
WarHunt
Movie • 2022
Major Johnson
Girl
Movie • 2020
Sheriff
Man of God
Movie • 2021
Paralyzed Man
The Commando
Movie • 2022
Johnny
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Movie • 2005
Self
42nd Street: River to River
Movie • 2009
Self
Belmondo l'influenceur
Movie • 2020
Self
She's Still Here
Movie
Father Scott
Jade
Movie • 2024
Tork
The Roaring Game
Movie • 2026
The Plow King
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Movie • 2024
Self
Like Tears in Rain
Movie • 2024
Self
A Walking Miracle
Movie
Jack
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Movie • 2025
Self
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Movie • 2018
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
3 Days Rising
Movie
Willy T
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV • 2009
Self
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Gremlin
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Gremlin (archive footage)
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Losers
TV • 2019
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Projectorparishilton
TV • 2008
Self - Guest
David Haye versus
TV • 2011
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Hire
TV • 2001
Husband
Raw
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Day Before
TV • 2010
Self
Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream
TV • 2024
Self - Housemate
Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live
TV • 2024
Self - Housemate
Celebrity Big Brother
TV • 2024
Self - Housemate