Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Acting
Born 1952-09-16Schenectady, New York, USA

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.

Movies (126)

Iron Man 2
6.9

Iron Man 2

2010Movie6.9
The Expendables
6.3

The Expendables

2010Movie6.3
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
6.4

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014Movie6.4
Man on Fire
7.5

Man on Fire

2004Movie7.5
The Wrestler
7.5

The Wrestler

2008Movie7.5
Immortals
6.1

Immortals

2011Movie6.1
Sin City
7.5

Sin City

2005Movie7.5
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
6.3

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003Movie6.3
Body Heat
7.0

Body Heat

1981Movie7.0
Nine 1/2 Weeks
6.1

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986Movie6.1
The Rainmaker
7.0

The Rainmaker

1997Movie7.0
Buffalo '66
7.1

Buffalo '66

1998Movie7.1
Wild Orchid
5.3

Wild Orchid

1989Movie5.3
The Pledge
6.6

The Pledge

2001Movie6.6
Angel Heart
7.1

Angel Heart

1987Movie7.1
13
5.8

13

2010Movie5.8
The Informers
4.8

The Informers

2008Movie4.8
1941
5.8

1941

1979Movie5.8
Rumble Fish
7.0

Rumble Fish

1983Movie7.0
Stormbreaker
5.2

Stormbreaker

2006Movie5.2
Double Team
5.3

Double Team

1997Movie5.3
Girl
6.0

Girl

2020Movie6.0
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
6.3

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991Movie6.3
Heaven's Gate
6.7

Heaven's Gate

1980Movie6.7
Killshot
5.8

Killshot

2008Movie5.8
Get Carter
5.2

Get Carter

2000Movie5.2
The Roaring Game

The Roaring Game

2026Movie
Domino
5.9

Domino

2005Movie5.9
Johnny Handsome
6.4

Johnny Handsome

1989Movie6.4
Spun
6.6

Spun

2003Movie6.6
The Commando
5.7

The Commando

2022Movie5.7
Thursday
6.9

Thursday

1998Movie6.9
Section 8
6.1

Section 8

2022Movie6.1
Celebrity Naked Ambition
5.3

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003Movie5.3
Point Blank
4.5

Point Blank

1998Movie4.5
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018Movie5.5
Nightmare Cinema
5.8

Nightmare Cinema

2018Movie5.8
The Courier
4.8

The Courier

2012Movie4.8
Bring the Law
6.8

Bring the Law

2026Movie6.8
The Palace
5.4

The Palace

2023Movie5.4
Year of the Dragon
6.8

Year of the Dragon

1985Movie6.8
Desperate Hours
5.4

Desperate Hours

1990Movie5.4
The Pope of Greenwich Village
6.4

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984Movie6.4
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
4.5

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997Movie4.5
Jade
4.9

Jade

2024Movie4.9
White Sands
5.9

White Sands

1992Movie5.9
Faye
6.4

Faye

2024Movie6.4
Animal Factory
6.3

Animal Factory

2000Movie6.3
Belmondo l'influenceur
8.4

Belmondo l'influenceur

2020Movie8.4
Diner
6.8

Diner

1982Movie6.8
War Pigs
4.8

War Pigs

2015Movie4.8
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012Movie7.5
Barfly
6.9

Barfly

1987Movie6.9
Ashby
6.2

Ashby

2015Movie6.2
Masked and Anonymous
5.2

Masked and Anonymous

2003Movie5.2
Passion Play
4.7

Passion Play

2011Movie4.7
The Legion
6.2

The Legion

2020Movie6.2
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
8.0

On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

2005Movie8.0
Berlin, I Love You
4.8

Berlin, I Love You

2019Movie4.8
Night Walk
4.6

Night Walk

2019Movie4.6
Dead in Tombstone
5.0

Dead in Tombstone

2013Movie5.0
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
8.0

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

2010Movie8.0
A Prayer for the Dying
5.9

A Prayer for the Dying

1987Movie5.9
WarHunt
5.0

WarHunt

2022Movie5.0
Eureka
5.3

Eureka

1983Movie5.3
Take Back
5.9

Take Back

2021Movie5.9
Man of God
7.0

Man of God

2021Movie7.0
Francesco
6.6

Francesco

1989Movie6.6
Bullet
6.2

Bullet

1996Movie6.2
The Last Outlaw
5.4

The Last Outlaw

1993Movie5.4
WWE WrestleMania XXV
7.8

WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009Movie7.8
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
5.0

Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man

2022Movie5.0
I Am Bruce Lee
7.6

I Am Bruce Lee

2012Movie7.6
Hollywood Banker
6.4

Hollywood Banker

2014Movie6.4
Sunset Strip
7.3

Sunset Strip

2012Movie7.3
Fade to Black
5.6

Fade to Black

1980Movie5.6
Blunt Force Trauma
5.0

Blunt Force Trauma

2015Movie5.0
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
6.2

Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers

2018Movie6.2
Generation Iron
6.6

Generation Iron

2013Movie6.6
La Traversée du désir
5.7

La Traversée du désir

2009Movie5.7
Out in Fifty
3.7

Out in Fifty

1999Movie3.7
Act of Love
6.0

Act of Love

1980Movie6.0
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
8.0

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

2005Movie8.0
Homeboy
5.0

Homeboy

1988Movie5.0
Java Heat
5.2

Java Heat

2013Movie5.2
Murder at Hollow Creek
2.0

Murder at Hollow Creek

2024Movie2.0
A Hitman in London
4.2

A Hitman in London

2015Movie4.2
Picture Claire
5.6

Picture Claire

2001Movie5.6
Hunt Club
4.3

Hunt Club

2023Movie4.3
Adverse
4.8

Adverse

2021Movie4.8
Mad Props
6.0

Mad Props

2024Movie6.0
Hyung

Hyung

2008Movie
Devil's Play
5.5

Devil's Play

2025Movie5.5
The Follow
6.9

The Follow

2001Movie6.9
Weaponized
3.7

Weaponized

2016Movie3.7
Not Another Church Movie
3.3

Not Another Church Movie

2024Movie3.3
Merchandise

Merchandise

Movie
Black November
5.0

Black November

2012Movie5.0
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
8.0

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

2025Movie8.0
Murder Motel
5.2

Murder Motel

2023Movie5.2
Within the Ring
6.0

Within the Ring

2009Movie6.0
Thicker Than Blood
7.1

Thicker Than Blood

1998Movie7.1
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2.0

Chuck Zito: An American Story

2024Movie2.0
F.T.W.
4.7

F.T.W.

1994Movie4.7
City in Fear
5.7

City in Fear

1980Movie5.7
3 Days Rising

3 Days Rising

Movie
Fall Time
4.8

Fall Time

1995Movie4.8
Like Tears in Rain
7.7

Like Tears in Rain

2024Movie7.7
The Mob Priest

The Mob Priest

Movie
She's Still Here

She's Still Here

Movie
A Walking Miracle

A Walking Miracle

Movie
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

2007Movie
One Night in Vegas
6.3

One Night in Vegas

2010Movie6.3
National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist

National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist

Movie
Exit in Red
4.0

Exit in Red

1997Movie4.0
They Crawl
4.5

They Crawl

2001Movie4.5
Tiger
6.4

Tiger

2018Movie6.4
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
7.1

The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini

2013Movie7.1
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
5.9

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980Movie5.9
Bisping
6.0

Bisping

2021Movie6.0
Love in the Hamptons

Love in the Hamptons

1976Movie
Shades
6.0

Shades

1999Movie6.0
Meet Mickey Rourke
3.0

Meet Mickey Rourke

1994Movie3.0
42nd Street: River to River
2.0

42nd Street: River to River

2009Movie2.0
Shergar
6.4

Shergar

1999Movie6.4
21 Rubies
10.0

21 Rubies

2023Movie10.0

TV Shows (27)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4

Late Show with David Letterman

1993Series6.4
Raw
6.8

Raw

1993Series6.8
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
7.4

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999Series7.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Series5.4
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
The Masked Singer
7.5

The Masked Singer

2019Series7.5
GMTV
5.8

GMTV

1993Series5.8
Spécial cinéma
9.5

Spécial cinéma

1974Series9.5
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
V Graham Norton
5.3

V Graham Norton

2002Series5.3
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001Series6.1
The Word
6.0

The Word

1990Series6.0
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
5.2

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2009Series5.2
Projectorparishilton
5.8

Projectorparishilton

2008Series5.8
The Hire
7.6

The Hire

2001Series7.6
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
6.5

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

2022Series6.5
Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live
4.5

Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live

2024Series4.5
Celebrity Big Brother
6.5

Celebrity Big Brother

2024Series6.5
Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream
2.5

Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream

2024Series2.5
The Day Before
8.0

The Day Before

2010Series8.0
Losers
7.2

Losers

2019Series7.2
David Haye versus

David Haye versus

2011Series