Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Date of Birth:

Sep 16, 1952

Place of Birth:

Schenectady, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

21 Rubies 21 Rubies

2023

Thicker Than Blood Thicker Than Blood

1998

Not Another Church Movie Not Another Church Movie

2024

Ashby Ashby

2015

A Hitman in London A Hitman in London

2015

Sly Sly

2023

Mad Props Mad Props

2024

War Pigs War Pigs

2015

Bring the Law Bring the Law

1970

The Wheels of Heaven The Wheels of Heaven

1970

Love in the Hamptons Love in the Hamptons

1976

Blunt Force Trauma Blunt Force Trauma

2015

Hunt Club Hunt Club

2023

WWE WrestleMania XXV WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

They Crawl They Crawl

2001

Meet Mickey Rourke Meet Mickey Rourke

1994

The Palace The Palace

2023

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

2010

The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini

2013

Within the Ring Within the Ring

2009

Generation Iron Generation Iron

2013

Java Heat Java Heat

2013

Hollywood Banker Hollywood Banker

2014

Black November Black November

2012

Bisping Bisping

2021

Berlin, I Love You Berlin, I Love You

2019

Murder at Hollow Creek Murder at Hollow Creek

2024

Faye Faye

2024

Weaponized Weaponized

2016

Man of God Man of God

2021

The Commando The Commando

2022

Girl Girl

2020

WarHunt WarHunt

2022

Take Back Take Back

2021

The Legion The Legion

2020

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

2005

42nd Street: River to River 42nd Street: River to River

2009

The Roaring Game The Roaring Game

1970

Chuck Zito: An American Story Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024

Jade Jade

2024

She's Still Here She's Still Here

1970

Belmondo l'influenceur Belmondo l'influenceur

2020

Adverse Adverse

2021

Night Walk Night Walk

2019

Shergar Shergar

1999

Tiger Tiger

2018

Act of Love Act of Love

1980

1941 1941

1979

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980

Hyung Hyung

2008

Sunset Strip Sunset Strip

2012

Nightmare Cinema Nightmare Cinema

2018

One Night in Vegas One Night in Vegas

2010

Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers

2018

The Mob Priest The Mob Priest

1970

Merchandise Merchandise

1970

La Traversée du désir La Traversée du désir

2009

Dead in Tombstone Dead in Tombstone

2013

Murder Motel Murder Motel

2023

The Pope of Greenwich Village The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

The Wrestler The Wrestler

2008

Spun Spun

2003

The Rainmaker The Rainmaker

1997

Masked and Anonymous Masked and Anonymous

2003

Desperate Hours Desperate Hours

1990

Buffalo '66 Buffalo '66

1998

Man on Fire Man on Fire

2004

Thursday Thursday

1998

The Expendables The Expendables

2010

Animal Factory Animal Factory

2000

F.T.W. F.T.W.

1994

Homeboy Homeboy

1988

The Pledge The Pledge

2001

Year of the Dragon Year of the Dragon

1985

Once Upon a Time in Mexico Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003

Angel Heart Angel Heart

1987

Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2

2010

Johnny Handsome Johnny Handsome

1989

Sin City Sin City

2005

Rumble Fish Rumble Fish

1983

Nine 1/2 Weeks Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

Wild Orchid Wild Orchid

1989

The Last Outlaw The Last Outlaw

1993

Barfly Barfly

1987

Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate

1980

Get Carter Get Carter

2000

Stormbreaker Stormbreaker

2006

Double Team Double Team

1997

Shades Shades

1999

White Sands White Sands

1992

Another 9 1/2 Weeks Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997

Hollywood Heist Hollywood Heist

1970

The Informers The Informers

2008

Section 8 Section 8

2022

Exit in Red Exit in Red

1997

Point Blank Point Blank

1998

Out in Fifty Out in Fifty

1999

The Courier The Courier

2012

Francesco Francesco

1989

City in Fear City in Fear

1980

I Am Bruce Lee I Am Bruce Lee

2012

Passion Play Passion Play

2011

13 13

2010

Picture Claire Picture Claire

2001

Fall Time Fall Time

1995

Fade to Black Fade to Black

1980

Domino Domino

2005

A Prayer for the Dying A Prayer for the Dying

1987

Diner Diner

1982

Body Heat Body Heat

1981

Eureka Eureka

1983

Immortals Immortals

2011

Killshot Killshot

2008

The Follow The Follow

2001

Bullet Bullet

1996

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

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