Mickey Rourke filmography

This is a filmography of Mickey Rourke. This list includes information about films starring Mickey Rourke, notes, awards, his television works, trivia, highest-grossing films, critical acclaim of Rourke's films, shows in which he appeared, and roles he turned down among other things. It also provides information about other work and previous collaborations of Rourke.

Mickey Rourke began his career in the film 1941, directed by Steven Spielberg. Later, Rourke starred in several television films and made brief appearances in feature films. He made his breakthrough performance in the film Diner. Later, his career continued with popular films such as 9½ Weeks, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Rumble Fish, Year of the Dragon, Barfly, Angel Heart and many more. Rourke also starred in a film about Francis of Assisi called Francesco. In the early 1990s, he returned to boxing and didn't star in many films. He also turned down many roles that proved to be fortuitous for other actors. In the 2000s, he returned to prominence and won a Saturn Award for his performance in Sin City. Rourke has worked with well-known actors including Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken.

Rourke has starred in theatrically-released films, direct-to-video films, and made-for-television films. He also wrote some of his films under the name "Sir" Eddie Cook.

Film

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes
1979	1941	Private Reese	Steven Spielberg
1980	Heaven's Gate	Nick Ray	Michael Cimino
1980	Fade to Black	Richie	Vernon Zimmerman
1981	Body Heat	Teddy Lewis	Lawrence Kasdan
1982	Diner	Robert "Boogie" Sheftell	Barry Levinson
1983	Eureka	Aurelio D'Amato	Nicolas Roeg
1983	Rumble Fish	The Motorcycle Boy	Francis Ford Coppola
1984	The Pope of Greenwich Village	Charlie Moran	Stuart Rosenberg
1985	Year of the Dragon	Captain Stanley White	Michael Cimino
1986	9½ Weeks	John Gray	Adrian Lyne
1987	Angel Heart	Harold R. "Harry" Angel	Alan Parker
	Barfly	Henry Chinaski	Barbet Schroeder
	A Prayer for the Dying	Martin Fallon	Mike Hodges
1988	Homeboy	Johnny Walker	Michael Seresin	Also writer
1989	Francesco	Francesco	Liliana Cavani
1989	Johnny Handsome	John "Johnny Handsome" Sedley / Johnny Mitchell	Walter Hill
1990	Wild Orchid	James Wheeler	Zalman King
1990	Desperate Hours	Michael Bosworth	Michael Cimino
1991	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Harley Davidson	Simon Wincer
1992	White Sands	Gorman Lennox	Roger Donaldson
1994	F.T.W.	Frank T. Wells	Michael Karbelnikoff	Also writer
1995	Fall Time	Florence Nightingale	Paul Warner
1996	Bullet	Butch "Bullet" Stein	Julien Temple	Also writer and music supervisor
1996	Exit in Red	Ed Altman	Yurek Bogayevicz	Direct-to-video
1997	Double Team	Stavros	Tsui Hark
	Love in Paris	John Gray	Anne Goursaud	Direct-to-video
	The Rainmaker	J. Lyman "Bruiser" Stone	Francis Ford Coppola
1998	Buffalo '66	The Bookie	Vincent Gallo
	Thursday	Detective Kasarov	Skip Woods
	Point Blank	Rudy Ray	Matt Earl Beesley	Direct-to-DVD
1999	Shades	Paul S. Sullivan	Erik Van Looy
	Out in Fifty	Jack Bracken	Scott Leet & Christopher Bojesse	Direct-to-DVD
	Shergar	Gavin O'Rourke	Denis C. Lewiston	Direct-to-DVD
2000	Animal Factory	Jan the Actress	Steve Buscemi
2000	Get Carter	Cyrus Paice	Stephen Kay
2001	The Pledge	Jim Olstad	Sean Penn
	The Hire: The Follow	Husband	Wong Kar-wai	Short film
	Picture Claire	Eddie	Bruce McDonald	Direct-to-DVD
	They Crawl	"Tiny" Frakes	John Allardice	Direct-to-DVD
2002	Spun	The Cook	Jonas Åkerlund
2003	Masked and Anonymous	Edmund	Larry Charles
2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Billy Chambers	Robert Rodriguez
2004	Man on Fire	Jordan Kalfus	Tony Scott
2005	Sin City	Marv	Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
2005	Domino	Ed Moseby	Tony Scott
2006	Stormbreaker	Darrius Sayle	Geoffrey Sax
2008	Killshot	Armand "The Blackbird" Degas	John Madden
	The Informers	Peter	Gregor Jordan
	The Wrestler	Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson	Darren Aronofsky
2010	13	Patrick Jefferson	Géla Babluani
	Iron Man 2	Ivan Vanko / Whiplash	Jon Favreau
	The Expendables	"Tool" Ross	Sylvester Stallone
	Passion Play	Nate Granzini	Mitch Glazer
2011	Immortals	King Hyperion	Tarsem Singh
2012	Black November	Tom Hudson	Jeta Amata
2012	The Courier	Maxwell	Hany Abu-Assad	Direct-to-DVD
2013	Java Heat	Malik	Conor Allyn
	Dead in Tombstone	Lucifer	Roel Reiné	Direct-to-DVD
	Generation Iron	Narrator	Vlad Yudin	Voice; Documentary
2014	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Marv	Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
2015	Ashby	Ashby Holt	Tony McNamara
	Skin Traffik	Vogal	Ara Paiaya	Direct-to-DVD
	War Pigs	Major A.J. Redding	Ryan Little
	Blunt Force Trauma	Zorringer	Ken Sanzel
2016	Swap	Professor Clarence Peterson	Timothy Woodward Jr.
2018	Tiger	Frank Donovan	Alister Grierson
	Nightmare Cinema	The Projectionist	Mick Garris	Also co-executive producer
	Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers	Narrator	Jeremy Corbell	Voice; Documentary
2019	Berlin, I Love You	Jim	Til Schweiger	Segment: "Love is in the Air"
2019	Night Walk	Gary	Aziz Tazi
2020	Adverse	Kaden	Brian Metcalf
	Girl	Sheriff	Chad Faust
	The Legion	General Corbulo	José Magán	Direct-to-DVD
2021	Take Back	Patrick / Jack	Christian Sesma	Direct-to-DVD; Also executive producer
2021	Man of God	Paralyzed Man	Yelena Popovic
2022	The Commando	Johnny	Asif Akbar	Direct-to-DVD; Also executive producer
	Warhunt	Major Johnson	Mauro Borrelli
	Section Eight	Earl Atherton	Christian Sesma
2023	Hunt Club	Virgil	Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
	The Palace	Bill Crush	Roman Polanski
	Murder Motel	Dino	Paul Tully
	21 Rubies	Mickey Mandovanis	Ciprian Mega
2024	Jade	Turk	James Bamford
	Murder at Hollow Creek	Ruslan Petrovic	David Lipper
	Not Another Church Movie	The Devil	Johnny Mack
2025	Devil's Play	Reverend Beau Jackson	Ben Charles Edwards
2025	The Roaring Game	The Plow King	Tom DeNucci
2026	Bring the Law	Gargos	Scout Taylor-Compton
TBA	3 Days Rising †	Willy T	Craig Cukrowski	Post-production
	A Walking Miracle †	Jack	Daniel Baldwin
	National Lampoon's Hollywood Hustle †	Himself	Mike Hatton
	Ave U †	Uno	Gino Donatelli

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1980	City in Fear	Tony Pate	Jud Taylor	Television film
	Act of Love	Joseph Cybulkowski	Jud Taylor
	Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case	John Rideout	Peter Levin
1981	Hardcase	Perk Dawson	Lee H. Katzin	Television pilot
1993	The Last Outlaw	Graff	Geoff Murphy	Television film
1998	Thicker Than Blood	Father Frank Larkin	Richard Pearce	Television film
2017	Dice	Himself	Jay Karas	Episode: "Fingerless"
2020	The Masked Singer	Himself / Gremlin	N/a	Contestant; 2 episodes
2025	Celebrity Big Brother UK	Himself	N/a	Housemate; series 24^[1]

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2004	Driver 3	Jericho	^[2]
2005	True Crime: New York City	Terrence Higgins	^[3]
2009	Rogue Warrior	Richard "Dick" Marcinko	^[2]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nomination	Film	Result
1983	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best Supporting Actor	Diner	Won
1983	National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actor	Diner	Won
1988	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Actor	Barfly	Nominated
1991	Razzie Award	Worst Actor	Desperate Hours	Nominated
1991	Razzie Award	Worst Actor	Wild Orchid	Nominated
2006	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actor	Sin City	Won
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor
	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best International Actor
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actor
	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Award	Best Ensemble		Nominated
	Total Film magazine	Man of the Year		Voted
2008	Moviefone	Sexiest Movie Couple	9½ Weeks	Voted
	Golden Orange Award	Honorary Award		Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Actor - Drama	The Wrestler	Nominated
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics	Best Actor		Won
	San Francisco Film Critics	Best Actor		Won
	Broadcast Film Critics	Best Actor		Nominated
	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Actor		Won
	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Actor		Won
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Actor		Won
	Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Actor		Won
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Actor		Won
2009	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor - Drama		Won
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Male Lead		Won
	BAFTA Award	Best Actor		Won
	Academy Awards	Best Male Actor		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Best Male Actor		Nominated
	Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Riviera Award		Awarded
2011	MTV Movie Awards	Best Villain	Iron Man 2	Nominated

Other works

Rourke made his stage debut in a revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge. He provided the mid-song rap on the David Bowie song "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" on Bowie's album Never Let Me Down (1987) and appeared as a gangster in the music video for "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias. He appeared in a Japanese TV commercial for Suntory Reserve (early '90s), and commercials for Daihatsu, Lark, and DirecTV. He also appeared in the music video for the song "Shuttin' Detroit Down" by John Rich.

References

"Mickey Rourke > Filmography". Allrovi. Retrieved August 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Mickey Rourke Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
"Mickey Rourke (Results Page)". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
"Mickey Rourke at Hollywood.com". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 8, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Rotten Tomatoes reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2008.

Specific

↑ "Celebrity Big Brother cast 'revealed' and it includes a Marvel star". Shields Gazette. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
1 2 "Mickey Rourke (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actor (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved September 28, 2021.
↑ Surette, Tim (September 19, 2005). "True Crime: NYC cuffs voice talent". GameSpot. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

External links

Mickey Rourke filmography at IMDb

[1] "Celebrity Big Brother cast 'revealed' and it includes a Marvel star". Shields Gazette. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

[btva-2] 1 2 "Mickey Rourke (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actor (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved September 28, 2021.

[3] Surette, Tim (September 19, 2005). "True Crime: NYC cuffs voice talent". GameSpot. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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