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