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Mickey Rourke, a former boxer who transitioned to acting, emerged in the 1980s with roles in films like "Rumble Fish" and "9½ Weeks," earning critical acclaim for "Barfly" and "Angel Heart." After a hiatus in the late 1990s to pursue a career in professional boxing, Rourke returned to the screen in supporting roles before making a significant comeback as the lead in "Sin City." His portrayal of an aging wrestler in "The Wrestler" won him accolades, including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Since then, he has appeared in major Hollywood productions like "Iron Man 2" and "The Expendables," before shifting focus to independent cinema.
The roles that explain the career.
71 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bring the Law | Gargos | Film |
| 2024 | Jade | Tork | Film |
| 2024 | Murder at Hollow Creek | Ruslan Petrovic | Film |
| 2024 | Faye | Self | Film |
| 2022 | The Commando | Johnny | Film |
| 2022 | The Commando | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2021 | Man of God | Paralyzed Man | Film |
| 2021 | Adverse | Kaden | Film |
| 2015 | Blunt Force Trauma | Zorringer | Film |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Marv | Film |
| 2013 | Dead in Tombstone | Lucifer | Film |
| 2013 | The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Java Heat | Malik | Film |
| 2013 | Generation Iron | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | I Am Bruce Lee | Self | Film |
| 2012 | The Courier | Maxwell | Film |
| 2012 | Sunset Strip | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Passion Play | Nate | Film |
| 2011 | Immortals | King Hyperion | Film |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Ivan Vanko | Film |
| 2010 | One Night in Vegas | Self | Film |
| 2010 | The Expendables | Tool | Film |
| 2010 | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | Film |
| 2010 | 13 | Jefferson | Film |
| 2008 | Killshot | Armand 'The Blackbird' Degas | Film |
| 2008 | The Informers | Peter | Film |
| 2008 | The Wrestler | Randy | Film |
| 2006 | Stormbreaker | Darrius Sayle | Film |
| 2005 | Domino | Ed Mosbey | Film |
| 2005 | Sin City | Marv | Film |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Jordan Kalfus | Film |
| 2003 | Spun | The Cook | Film |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Edmund | Film |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Billy Chambers | Film |
| 2001 | The Follow | Husband | Film |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Jim Olstad | Film |
| 2001 | Picture Claire | Eddie | Film |
| 2001 | They Crawl | Tiny Frakes | Film |
| 2000 | Animal Factory | Jan the Actress | Film |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Cyrus Paice | Film |
| 1999 | Shergar | Gavin O'Rourke | Film |
| 1999 | Shades | Paul S. Sullivan | Film |
| 1999 | Out in Fifty | Jack Bracken | Film |
| 1998 | Point Blank | Rudy Ray | Film |
| 1998 | Buffalo '66 | The Bookie | Film |
| 1998 | Thursday | Kasarov | Film |
| 1997 | Double Team | Stavros | Film |
| 1997 | Another 9 1/2 Weeks | John Gray | Film |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Bruiser Stone | Film |
| 1997 | Exit in Red | Ed Altman | Film |
| 1996 | Bullet | Butch 'Bullet' Stein | Film |
| 1996 | Bullet | Writer | Film |
| 1995 | Fall Time | Florence | Film |
| 1994 | F.T.W. | Frank T. Wells | Film |
| 1993 | The Last Outlaw | Graff | Film |
| 1992 | White Sands | Gorman Lennox | Film |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Harley Davidson | Film |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Michael Bosworth | Film |
| 1989 | Wild Orchid | James Wheeler | Film |
| 1989 | Francesco | Francesco | Film |
| 1988 | Homeboy | Johnny Walker | Film |
| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying | Martin Fallon | Film |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Harry Angel | Film |
| 1986 | Nine 1/2 Weeks | John | Film |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | Charlie | Film |
| 1983 | Eureka | Aurelio D'Amato | Film |
| 1982 | Diner | Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell | Film |
| 1981 | Body Heat | Teddy Lewis | Film |
| 1980 | Act of Love | Joseph Cybulkowski | Film |
| 1980 | Fade to Black | Richie | Film |
| 1980 | City in Fear | Tony Pate | Film |
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