Mickey Rourke

Acting

Born Sep 16, 1952

From 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 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.

Mickey Rourke

Known For

Iron Man 2

The Expendables

Man on Fire

Sin City

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

The Wrestler

The Rainmaker

Immortals

13

Angel Heart

Filmography — Acting

Iron Man 2

The Expendables

Man on Fire

Sin City

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

The Wrestler

The Rainmaker

Immortals

13

Angel Heart

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Body Heat

Get Carter

Double Team

Domino

Buffalo '66

The Pledge

Bullet

Spun

Thursday

Wild Orchid

Rumble Fish

1941

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Stormbreaker

Barfly

Jade

The Informers

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Section 8

A Hitman in London

A Prayer for the Dying

Heaven's Gate

Diner

The Commando

Animal Factory

Killshot

Eureka

Nightmare Cinema

Girl

The Courier

Man of God

Year of the Dragon

Passion Play

Faye

Desperate Hours

The Legion

Weaponized

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

White Sands

Night Walk

WarHunt

Bring the Law

The Roaring Game

Ashby

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Bisping

Berlin, I Love You

Adverse

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Dead in Tombstone

Johnny Handsome

The Last Outlaw

The Palace

Picture Claire

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