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

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 starred in theater films, direct-to-video films and television works. He also wrote some of his films under the name "Sir" Eddie Cook.

Film

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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-DVD
1997 Double Team Stavros Tsui Hark
Love in Paris: Another 9½ Weeks John Gray Anne Goursaud Direct-to-DVD
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
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
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
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 Direct-to-DVD
Blunt Force Trauma Zorringer Ken Sanzel Direct-to-DVD
2016 Swap Professor Clarence Peterson Timothy Woodward Jr. Direct-to-DVD
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 TBA Ciprian Mega
2024 Jade Turk James Bamford
Murder at Hollow Creek Ruslan Petrovic David Lipper
Not Another Church Movie The Devil Jimmy Cummings
Johnny Mack
TBA The Wheels of Heaven Reverend Beau Jackson Ben Charles Edwards Post-production
3 Days Rising Willy T Craig Cukrowski Post-production
A Walking Miracle Jack Daniel Baldwin Post-production
Hollywood Heist TBA Mike Hatton Post-production
Ave U Uno Gino Donatelli Post-production
Bring the Law Gargos Scout Taylor-Compton Post-production
The Roaring Game The Plow King Tom DeNucci Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1980 City in Fear Tony Pate Alan Smithee
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
2017 Dice Himself Jay Karas Episode: "Fingerless"
2020 The Masked Singer Himself (contestant)/Gremlin N/A 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2004 Driver 3 Jericho [1]
2005 True Crime: New York City Terrence Higgins [2]
2009 Rogue Warrior Richard "Dick" Marcinko [1]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Nomination Film Result
1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor Diner Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor
1988 Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor Barfly Nominated
1991 Razzie Award Worst Actor Desperate Hours Nominated
Wild Orchid
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

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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), a commercial for Daihatsu and Lark cigarettes, and a commercial for DirecTV. He also appeared in the music video for the song Shuttin' Detroit Down by John Rich.

References

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  • "Mickey Rourke > Filmography". Allrovi. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  • "Mickey Rourke Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  • "Mickey Rourke (Results Page)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  • "Mickey Rourke at Hollywood.com". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  • "Rotten Tomatoes reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Mickey Rourke (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actor. Retrieved 28 September 2021. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ Surette, Tim (September 19, 2005). "True Crime: NYC cuffs voice talent". GameSpot. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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Awards
National Society of Film Critics
Preceded by Best Supporting Actor
1982
for Diner
Succeeded by
Saturn Awards
Preceded by Best Supporting Actor
2005
for Sin City
Succeeded by
Golden Globe Awards
Preceded by Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2008
for The Wrestler
Succeeded by