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 cumulated 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.
Murder at Hollow Creek
Ruslan Petrovic
2024
The Palace
Bill Crush
2023
Murder Motel
Dino
2023
Section 8
Earl Atherton
2022
Bisping
Self
2021
Berlin, I Love You
Jim
2019
Hollywood Banker
Self
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Marv
2014
Dead in Tombstone
Lucifer
2013
Generation Iron
Narrator (voice)
2013
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
Self
2013
Java Heat
Malik
2013
Black November
Tom Hudson
2012
The Courier
Maxwell
2012
I Am Bruce Lee
Self
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Immortals
King Hyperion
2011
Passion Play
Nate
2011
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Self
2010
The Expendables
Tool
2010
Iron Man 2
Ivan Vanko
2010
13
Jefferson
2010
Within the Ring
Self
2009
Killshot
Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
2008
The Informers
Peter
2008
The Wrestler
Randy
2008
Stormbreaker
Darrius Sayle
2006
Domino
Ed Mosbey
2005
Sin City
Marv
2005
Man on Fire
Jordan Kalfus
2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Billy Chambers
2003
Masked and Anonymous
Edmund
2003
Spun
The Cook
2003
Picture Claire
Eddie
2001
The Follow
Husband
2001
They Crawl
Tiny Frakes
2001
The Pledge
Jim Olstad
2001
Animal Factory
Jan the Actress
2000
Get Carter
Cyrus Paice
2000
Shades
Paul S. Sullivan
1999
Out in Fifty
Jack Bracken
1999
Thursday
Kasarov
1998
Point Blank
Rudy Ray
1998
Buffalo '66
The Bookie
1998
The Rainmaker
Bruiser Stone
1997
Exit in Red
Ed Altman
1997
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
John Gray
1997
Double Team
Stavros
1997
Bullet
Butch 'Bullet' Stein
1996
Fall Time
Florence
1995
F.T.W.
Frank T. Wells
1994
Meet Mickey Rourke
Self
1994
The Last Outlaw
Graff
1993
White Sands
Gorman Lennox
1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson
1991
Desperate Hours
Michael Bosworth
1990
Wild Orchid
James Wheeler
1989
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome
1989
Francesco
Francesco
1989
Homeboy
Johnny Walker
1988
A Prayer for the Dying
Martin Fallon
1987
Barfly
Henry Chinaski
1987
Angel Heart
Harry Angel
1987
Nine 1/2 Weeks
John
1986
Year of the Dragon
Stanley White
1985
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Charlie
1984
Rumble Fish
The Motorcycle Boy
1983
Eureka
Aurelio D'Amato
1983
Diner
Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
1982
Body Heat
Teddy Lewis
1981
Heaven's Gate
Nick Ray
1980
Fade to Black
Richie
1980
Hollywood Heist
Devil's Play
Reverend Beau Jackson
2025
Faye
Self
2024
Not Another Church Movie
Devil
2024
Mad Props
Self
2024
21 Rubies
Mickey Mandovanis
2023
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Hunt Club
Virgil
2023
WarHunt
Major Johnson
2022
The Commando
Johnny
2022
Man of God
Paralyzed Man
2021
Take Back
Patrick / Jack
2021
Adverse
Kaden
2021
Girl
Sheriff
2020
The Legion
Corbulo
2020
Night Walk
Gary
2019
Tiger
Frank Donovan
2018
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
Self - The Narrator (voice)
2018
Nightmare Cinema
The Projectionist
2018
Weaponized
Professor Clarence Peterson
2016
Blunt Force Trauma
Zorringer
2015
War Pigs
Major A.J. Redding
2015
Ashby
Ashby Holt
2015
A Hitman in London
Vogel
2015
Sunset Strip
Self
2012
One Night in Vegas
Self
2010
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Self
2009
La Traversée du désir
Self
2009
Hyung
Jack
2008
Shergar
Gavin O'Rourke
1999
Thicker Than Blood
Father Frank Larkin
1998
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
John Rideout
1980
Act of Love
Joseph Cybulkowski
1980
1941
Reese
1979
Love in the Hamptons
Swede
1976
Bring the Law
Gargos
The Mob Priest
Jared McKendry
Merchandise
Patrick
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
2025
Like Tears in Rain
Self
2024
Jade
Tork
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream
Self - Housemate · (18 episodes)
2024
Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live
Self - Housemate · (17 episodes)
2024
Celebrity Big Brother
Self - Housemate · (17 episodes)
2024
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2022
Belmondo l'influenceur
Self
2020
Losers
Self · (1 episode)
2019
42nd Street: River to River
Self
2009
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
2005
She's Still Here
Father Scott
The Roaring Game
A Walking Miracle
Jack
The Masked Singer
Gremlin · (1 episode)
2019
The Masked Singer
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Masked Singer
Gremlin (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Honest Trailers
Ivan Vanko (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
David Haye versus
Self · (1 episode)
2011
The Day Before
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Projectorparishilton
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2003
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (2 episodes)
2001
The Hire
Husband · (1 episode)
2001
Raw
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
City in Fear
Tony Pate
1980
Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974