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
Sin City (2005)
as Marv
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Marv
Wild Orchid (1989)
as James Wheeler
The Wrestler (2008)
as Randy
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
as John
Immortals (2011)
as King Hyperion
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Bruiser Stone
Body Heat (1981)
as Teddy Lewis
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Billy Chambers
Angel Heart (1987)
as Harry Angel
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
as Harley Davidson
Double Team (1997)
as Stavros
The Pledge (2001)
as Jim Olstad
Heaven's Gate (1980)
as Nick Ray
Rumble Fish (1983)
as The Motorcycle Boy
Buffalo '66 (1998)
as The Bookie
Domino (2005)
as Ed Mosbey
The Palace (2023)
as Bill Crush
The Informers (2008)
as Peter
1941 (1979)
as Reese
Berlin, I Love You (2019)
as Jim
13 (2010)
as Jefferson
Thursday (1998)
as Kasarov
Year of the Dragon (1985)
as Stanley White
The Commando (2022)
as Johnny
Get Carter (2000)
as Cyrus Paice
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Stormbreaker (2006)
as Darrius Sayle
Another 9 1/2 Weeks (1997)
as John Gray
Section 8 (2022)
as Earl Atherton
Barfly (1987)
as Henry Chinaski
Desperate Hours (1990)
as Michael Bosworth
White Sands (1992)
as Gorman Lennox
Killshot (2008)
as Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
Passion Play (2011)
as Nate
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
as The Projectionist
Girl (2020)
as Sheriff
Johnny Handsome (1989)
as Johnny Handsome
Animal Factory (2000)
as Jan the Actress
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
as Martin Fallon
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
as Charlie
I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
as Self
Spun (2003)
as The Cook
Bring the Law (2026)
as Gargos
The Courier (2012)
as Maxwell
Hollywood Banker (2014)
as Self
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Lucifer
kid 90 (2021)
as Self
A Hitman in London (2015)
as Vogel
Ashby (2015)
as Ashby Holt
Not Another Church Movie (2024)
as Devil
Jade (2024)
as Tork
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Graff
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Actor
Take Back (2021)
as Patrick / Jack
Eureka (1983)
as Aurelio D'Amato
Blunt Force Trauma (2015)
as Zorringer
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Diner (1982)
as Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010)
as Self
WarHunt (2022)
as Major Johnson
War Pigs (2015)
as Major A.J. Redding
The Legion (2020)
as Corbulo
Point Blank (1998)
as Rudy Ray
Faye (2024)
as Self
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Edmund
One Night in Vegas (2010)
as Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story (2024)
as Self
Hunt Club (2023)
as Virgil
Fade to Black (1980)
as Richie
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005)
as Self
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man (2022)
Actor
Man of God (2021)
as Paralyzed Man
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist (—)
Actor
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers (2018)
as Self - The Narrator (voice)
Picture Claire (2001)
as Eddie
The Roaring Game (2026)
as The Plow King
Like Tears in Rain (2024)
as Self
Generation Iron (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Murder at Hollow Creek (2024)
as Ruslan Petrovic
Bullet (1996)
as Butch 'Bullet' Stein
Sunset Strip (2012)
as Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
Weaponized (2016)
as Professor Clarence Peterson
Homeboy (1988)
as Johnny Walker
WWE WrestleMania XXV (2009)
as Self
Night Walk (2019)
as Gary
Murder Motel (2023)
as Dino
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980)
as John Rideout
Black November (2012)
as Tom Hudson
Love in the Hamptons (1976)
as Swede
Mad Props (2024)
as Self
Java Heat (2013)
as Malik
Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2' (2010)
as Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks (2025)
as Self
Belmondo l'influenceur (2020)
as Self
Out in Fifty (1999)
as Jack Bracken
La Traversée du désir (2009)
as Self
The Follow (2001)
as Husband
She's Still Here (—)
as Father Scott
Bisping (2021)
as Self
Adverse (2021)
as Kaden
F.T.W. (1994)
as Frank T. Wells
Francesco (1989)
as Francesco
Fall Time (1995)
as Florence
City in Fear (1980)
as Tony Pate
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini (2013)
as Self
Within the Ring (2009)
as Self
3 Days Rising (—)
as Willy T
They Crawl (2001)
as Tiny Frakes
Act of Love (1980)
as Joseph Cybulkowski
42nd Street: River to River (2009)
as Self
Tiger (2018)
as Frank Donovan
Devil's Play (2025)
as Reverend Beau Jackson
Hyung (2008)
as Jack
Exit in Red (1997)
as Ed Altman
Merchandise (—)
as Patrick
Thicker Than Blood (1998)
as Father Frank Larkin
Shades (1999)
as Paul S. Sullivan
21 Rubies (2023)
as Mickey Mandovanis
Shergar (1999)
as Gavin O'Rourke
The Mob Priest (—)
as Jared McKendry
Meet Mickey Rourke (1994)
as Self
A Walking Miracle (—)
as Jack