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

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1979 1941 Private Reese Steven Spielberg 1980 Heaven's Gate Nick Ray Michael Cimino 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 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 Johnny Handsome John "Johnny Handsome" Sedley / Johnny Mitchell Walter Hill 1990 Wild Orchid James Wheeler Zalman King 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 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 2000 Animal Factory Jan the Actress Steve Buscemi 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 2002 Spun The Cook Jonas Åkerlund 2003 Masked and Anonymous Edmund Larry Charles 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 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 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" 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 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 The Roaring Game The Plow King Tom DeNucci 2026 Bring the Law Gargos Scout Taylor-Compton TBA Willy T Craig Cukrowski Post-production Jack Daniel Baldwin Himself Mike Hatton Uno Gino Donatelli

Television Year Title Role Director Notes 1980 City in Fear Tony Pate Jud Taylor Television film Act of Love Joseph Cybulkowski 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 2017 Dice Himself Jay Karas Episode: "Fingerless" 2020 The Masked Singer Himself / Gremlin Contestant; 2 episodes 2025 Celebrity Big Brother UK Himself Housemate; series 24

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

Awards and nominations Year Award Nomination Film Result 1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor Diner rowspan="2" National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor 1988 Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor Barfly 1991 Razzie Award Worst Actor Desperate Hours rowspan="2" Wild Orchid 2006 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor Sin City rowspan="4" 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 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Critics' Choice Award Best Ensemble Total Film magazine Man of the Year 2008 Moviefone Sexiest Movie Couple 9½ Weeks Golden Orange Award Honorary Award Satellite Awards Best Actor - Drama The Wrestler Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor 2009 Golden Globe Award Best Actor - Drama Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead BAFTA Award Best Actor Academy Awards Best Male Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Male Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival Riviera Award 2011 MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Iron Man 2

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.

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