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

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
19791941Private ReeseSteven Spielberg
1980Heaven's GateNick RayMichael Cimino
1980Fade to BlackRichieVernon Zimmerman
1981Body HeatTeddy LewisLawrence Kasdan
1982DinerRobert "Boogie" SheftellBarry Levinson
1983EurekaAurelio D'AmatoNicolas Roeg
1983Rumble FishThe Motorcycle BoyFrancis Ford Coppola
1984The Pope of Greenwich VillageCharlie MoranStuart Rosenberg
1985Year of the DragonCaptain Stanley WhiteMichael Cimino
19869½ WeeksJohn GrayAdrian Lyne
1987Angel HeartHarold R. "Harry" AngelAlan Parker
1987BarflyHenry ChinaskiBarbet Schroeder
1987A Prayer for the DyingMartin FallonMike Hodges
1988HomeboyJohnny WalkerMichael SeresinAlso writer
1989FrancescoFrancescoLiliana Cavani
1989Johnny HandsomeJohn "Johnny Handsome" Sedley / Johnny MitchellWalter Hill
1990Wild OrchidJames WheelerZalman King
1990Desperate HoursMichael BosworthMichael Cimino
1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManHarley DavidsonSimon Wincer
1992White SandsGorman LennoxRoger Donaldson
1994F.T.W.Frank T. WellsMichael KarbelnikoffAlso writer
1995Fall TimeFlorence NightingalePaul Warner
1996BulletButch "Bullet" SteinJulien TempleAlso writer and music supervisor
1996Exit in RedEd AltmanYurek BogayeviczDirect-to-video
1997Double TeamStavrosTsui Hark
1997Love in ParisJohn GrayAnne GoursaudDirect-to-video
1997The RainmakerJ. Lyman "Bruiser" StoneFrancis Ford Coppola
1998Buffalo '66The BookieVincent Gallo
1998ThursdayDetective KasarovSkip Woods
1998Point BlankRudy RayMatt Earl BeesleyDirect-to-DVD
1999ShadesPaul S. SullivanErik Van Looy
1999Out in FiftyJack BrackenScott Leet & Christopher BojesseDirect-to-DVD
1999ShergarGavin O'RourkeDenis C. LewistonDirect-to-DVD
2000Animal FactoryJan the ActressSteve Buscemi
2000Get CarterCyrus PaiceStephen Kay
2001The PledgeJim OlstadSean Penn
2001The Hire: The FollowHusbandWong Kar-waiShort film
2001Picture ClaireEddieBruce McDonaldDirect-to-DVD
2001They Crawl"Tiny" FrakesJohn AllardiceDirect-to-DVD
2002SpunThe CookJonas Åkerlund
2003Masked and AnonymousEdmundLarry Charles
2003Once Upon a Time in MexicoBilly ChambersRobert Rodriguez
2004Man on FireJordan KalfusTony Scott
2005Sin CityMarvRobert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
2005DominoEd MosebyTony Scott
2006StormbreakerDarrius SayleGeoffrey Sax
2008KillshotArmand "The Blackbird" DegasJohn Madden
2008The InformersPeterGregor Jordan
2008The WrestlerRobin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" RobinsonDarren Aronofsky
201013Patrick JeffersonGéla Babluani
2010Iron Man 2Ivan Vanko / WhiplashJon Favreau
2010The Expendables"Tool" RossSylvester Stallone
2010Passion PlayNate GranziniMitch Glazer
2011ImmortalsKing HyperionTarsem Singh
2012Black NovemberTom HudsonJeta Amata
2012The CourierMaxwellHany Abu-AssadDirect-to-DVD
2013Java HeatMalikConor Allyn
2013Dead in TombstoneLuciferRoel ReinéDirect-to-DVD
2013Generation IronNarratorVlad YudinVoice; Documentary
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForMarvRobert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
2015AshbyAshby HoltTony McNamara
2015Skin TraffikVogalAra PaiayaDirect-to-DVD
2015War PigsMajor A.J. ReddingRyan LittleDirect-to-DVD
2015Blunt Force TraumaZorringerKen SanzelDirect-to-DVD
2016SwapProfessor Clarence PetersonTimothy Woodward Jr.Direct-to-DVD
2018TigerFrank DonovanAlister Grierson
2018Nightmare CinemaThe ProjectionistMick GarrisAlso co-executive producer
2018Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying SaucersNarratorJeremy CorbellVoice; Documentary
2019Berlin, I Love YouJimTil SchweigerSegment: "Love is in the Air"
2019Night WalkGaryAziz Tazi
2020AdverseKadenBrian Metcalf
2020GirlSheriffChad Faust
2020The LegionGeneral CorbuloJosé MagánDirect-to-DVD
2021Take BackPatrick / JackChristian SesmaDirect-to-DVD; Also executive producer
2021Man of GodParalyzed ManYelena Popovic
2022The CommandoJohnnyAsif AkbarDirect-to-DVD; Also executive producer
2022WarhuntMajor JohnsonMauro Borrelli
2022Section EightEarl AthertonChristian Sesma
2023Hunt ClubVirgilElizabeth Blake-Thomas
2023The PalaceBill CrushRoman Polanski
2023Murder MotelDinoPaul Tully
202321 RubiesMickey MandovanisCiprian Mega
2024JadeTurkJames Bamford
2024Murder at Hollow CreekRuslan PetrovicDavid Lipper
2024Not Another Church MovieThe DevilJohnny Mack
2025Devil's PlayReverend Beau JacksonBen Charles Edwards
2025The Roaring GameThe Plow KingTom DeNucci
TBAWilly TCraig CukrowskiPost-production
TBAJackDaniel BaldwinPost-production
TBATBAMike HattonPost-production
TBAUnoGino DonatelliPost-production
TBAGargosScout Taylor-ComptonPost-production

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 " on Bowie's album Never Let Me Down and appeared as a gangster in the music video for "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias. He appeared in a Japanese TV commercial for Suntory Reserve, and commercials for Daihatsu, Lark, and DirecTV. He also appeared in the music video for the song "Shuttin' Detroit Down" by John Rich.