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Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 16, 1952 (73)
Birthplace Schenectady, New York, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Jul 28, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 por ... traying 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.

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Filmography

The Wheels of Heaven

The Wheels of Heaven

2025

as Reverend Beau Jackson

Not Another Church Movie

Not Another Church Movie

2024

as Devil

Jade

Jade

2024

as Tork

Hunt Club

Hunt Club

2023

as Virgil

The Commando

The Commando

2022

as Johnny

WarHunt

WarHunt

2022

as Major Johnson

Section 8

Section 8

2022

as Earl Atherton

Take Back

Take Back

2021

as Patrick / Jack

Adverse

Adverse

2021

as Kaden

Man of God

Man of God

2021

as Paralyzed Man

The Legion

The Legion

2020

as Corbulo

Girl

Girl

2020

as Sheriff

Night Walk

Night Walk

2019

as Gary

Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

2019

as Jim

Tiger

Tiger

2018

as Frank Donovan

Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

2018

as The Projectionist

Weaponized

Weaponized

2016

as Professor Clarence Peterson

A Hitman in London

A Hitman in London

2015

as Vogel

Ashby

Ashby

2015

as Ashby Holt

Blunt Force Trauma

Blunt Force Trauma

2015

as Zorringer

War Pigs

War Pigs

2015

as Major A.J. Redding

Generation Iron

Generation Iron

2013

as Narrator (voice)

Dead in Tombstone

Dead in Tombstone

2013

as Lucifer

Java Heat

Java Heat

2013

as Malik

Black November

Black November

2012

as Tom Hudson

The Courier

The Courier

2012

as Maxwell

Passion Play

Passion Play

2011

as Nate

Immortals

Immortals

2011

as King Hyperion

13

13

2010

as Jefferson

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

2010

as Ivan Vanko

The Expendables

The Expendables

2010

as Tool

The Wrestler

The Wrestler

2008

as Randy

Killshot

Killshot

2008

as Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas

Hyung

Hyung

2008

as Jack

The Informers

The Informers

2008

as Peter

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

2006

as Darrius Sayle

Domino

Domino

2005

as Ed Mosbey

Sin City

Sin City

2005

as Marv

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004

as Jordan Kalfus

Spun

Spun

2003

as The Cook

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003

as Billy Chambers

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Edmund

The Follow

The Follow

2001

as Husband

Picture Claire

Picture Claire

2001

as Eddie

The Pledge

The Pledge

2001

as Jim Olstad

They Crawl

They Crawl

2001

as Tiny Frakes

Get Carter

Get Carter

2000

as Cyrus Paice

Animal Factory

Animal Factory

2000

as Jan the Actress

Shades

Shades

1999

as Paul S. Sullivan

Out in Fifty

Out in Fifty

1999

as Jack Bracken

Shergar

Shergar

1999

as Gavin O'Rourke

Point Blank

Point Blank

1998

as Rudy Ray

Thicker Than Blood

Thicker Than Blood

1998

as Father Frank Larkin

Thursday

Thursday

1998

as Kasarov

Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998

as The Bookie

Exit in Red

Exit in Red

1997

as Ed Altman

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

1997

as John Gray

Double Team

Double Team

1997

as Stavros

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997

as Bruiser Stone

Bullet

Bullet

1996

as Butch 'Bullet' Stein

Fall Time

Fall Time

1995

as Florence

F.T.W.

F.T.W.

1994

as Frank T. Wells

The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw

1993

as Graff

White Sands

White Sands

1992

as Gorman Lennox

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

as Harley Davidson

Desperate Hours

Desperate Hours

1990

as Michael Bosworth

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

1989

as Johnny Handsome

Francesco

Francesco

1989

as Francesco

Wild Orchid

Wild Orchid

1989

as James Wheeler

Homeboy

Homeboy

1988

as Johnny Walker

Angel Heart

Angel Heart

1987

as Harry Angel

Barfly

Barfly

1987

as Henry Chinaski

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

1987

as Martin Fallon

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

as John

Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

1985

as Stanley White

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

as The Motorcycle Boy

Eureka

Eureka

1983

as Aurelio D'Amato

Diner

Diner

1982

as Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell

Body Heat

Body Heat

1981

as Teddy Lewis

Act of Love

Act of Love

1980

as Joseph Cybulkowski

City in Fear

City in Fear

1980

as Tony Pate

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

1980

as Richie

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980

as Nick Ray

1941

1941

1979

as Reese

Love in the Hamptons

Love in the Hamptons

1976

as Swede

House of Time

House of Time

2016

Thanks

Bullet

Bullet

1996

Music Supervisor, Writer

Homeboy

Homeboy

1988

Screenplay

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The Commando

The Commando

2022

Executive Producer

Take Back

Take Back

2021

Executive Producer

Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

2018

Co-Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Ironweed Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actor Angel Heart Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Sleepers Won
Golden Globes Best Actress The Wrestler Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Angel Heart Won
Spirit Awards Best Actor The Wrestler Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actor The Wrestler Won
Venice Film Festival Best Actor The Wrestler Nominated
Television Credits

The Masked Singer

as Gremlin (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2019

The Masked Singer

as Gremlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 2019

The Hire

as Husband

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

Raw

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 1993

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2009

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

The Masked Singer

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 2019

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Losers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2019

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Projectorparishilton

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 2008

David Haye versus

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 2011

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Day Before

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2010

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 41 55 29
2024 6 34 48 26
2024 7 53 91 27
2024 8 43 67 26
2024 9 34 52 21
2024 10 29 64 18
2024 11 24 42 14
2024 12 27 35 18
2025 1 35 66 23
2025 2 20 34 4
2025 3 9 28 0
2025 4 9 20 1
2025 5 5 6 4
2025 6 4 5 3
2025 7 3 3 2
2025 8 2 3 1
2025 9 2 2 1
2025 10 2 3 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 705 454
2024 6 626 294
2025 1 458 28
2025 2 563 254
2025 3 651 567
2025 4 605 476
2025 5 206 183
2025 7 7 4
2025 9 770 145
2025 10 507 135

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