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Mickey Rourke

Acting

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke is an actor born on September 16, 1952 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He is known for Iron Man 2, Sin City and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
September 16, 1952
Place of birth
Schenectady, New York, USA
Also known as
Philip Andre Rourke, Jr. · Sir Eddie Cook · Marielito

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.

Filmography

  1. 2023The Palaceas Bill Crush
  2. 2022Section 8as Earl Atherton
  3. 2022WarHuntas Major Johnson
  4. 2022The Commandoas Johnny · Executive producer
  5. 2020Girlas Sheriff
  6. 2020The Legionas Corbulo
  7. 2019The Masked Singeras Gremlin · 2 episodes
  8. 2018Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucersas Self - The Narrator (voice)
  9. 2018Nightmare Cinemaas The Projectionist
  10. 2015Blunt Force Traumaas Zorringer
  11. 2015War Pigsas Major A.J. Redding
  12. 2015Ashbyas Ashby Holt
  13. 2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill Foras Marv
  14. 2013Dead in Tombstoneas Lucifer
  15. 2013Generation Ironas Narrator (voice)
  16. 2012The Courieras Maxwell
  17. 2012I Am Bruce Leeas Self
  18. 2011Immortalsas King Hyperion
  19. 2011Passion Playas Nate
  20. 2010The Expendablesas Tool
  21. 2010Iron Man 2as Ivan Vanko
  22. 201013as Jefferson
  23. 2008The Wrestleras Randy
  24. 2008Killshotas Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas
  25. 2008The Informersas Peter
  26. 2006Stormbreakeras Darrius Sayle
  27. 2005Dominoas Ed Mosbey
  28. 2005Sin Cityas Marv
  29. 2004Man on Fireas Jordan Kalfus
  30. 2003Once Upon a Time in Mexicoas Billy Chambers
  31. 2003Spunas The Cook
  32. 2001The Followas Husband
  33. 2001The Pledgeas Jim Olstad
  34. 2000Animal Factoryas Jan the Actress
  35. 2000Get Carteras Cyrus Paice
  36. 1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown1 episode
  37. 1998Thursdayas Kasarov
  38. 1998Buffalo '66as The Bookie
  39. 1997The Rainmakeras Bruiser Stone
  40. 1997Another 9 1/2 Weeksas John Gray
  41. 1997Double Teamas Stavros
  42. 1996Bulletas Butch 'Bullet' Stein · Writer
  43. 1993Rawas Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  44. 1992White Sandsas Gorman Lennox
  45. 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Manas Harley Davidson
  46. 1990Desperate Hoursas Michael Bosworth
  47. 1989Wild Orchidas James Wheeler
  48. 1989Johnny Handsomeas Johnny Handsome
  49. 1987A Prayer for the Dyingas Martin Fallon
  50. 1987Barflyas Henry Chinaski
  51. 1987Angel Heartas Harry Angel
  52. 1986Nine 1/2 Weeksas John
  53. 1985Year of the Dragonas Stanley White
  54. 1984The Pope of Greenwich Villageas Charlie
  55. 1983Rumble Fishas The Motorcycle Boy
  56. 1982Dineras Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
  57. 1981Body Heatas Teddy Lewis
  58. 1980Heaven's Gateas Nick Ray
  59. 1980Fade to Blackas Richie
  60. 19791941as Reese