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Mickey Rourke Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1952-09-16

Birthplace:
Schenectady, New York, USA

Credits:
152 Total Roles

Mickey Rourke

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Bring the Law MOVIE Gargos
2026 The Roaring Game MOVIE The Plow King
2025 Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks MOVIE Self
2025 Devil's Play MOVIE Reverend Beau Jackson
2024 Like Tears in Rain MOVIE Self
2024 Faye MOVIE Self
2024 Not Another Church Movie MOVIE Devil
2024 Jade MOVIE Tork
2024 Murder at Hollow Creek MOVIE Ruslan Petrovic
2024 Chuck Zito: An American Story MOVIE Self

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