# 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 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

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions 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 | |
| 1987 | Barfly | Henry Chinaski | Barbet Schroeder | |
| 1987 | 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 | |
| 1997 | Love in Paris | John Gray | Anne Goursaud | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | J. Lyman "Bruiser" Stone | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1998 | Buffalo '66 | The Bookie | Vincent Gallo | |
| 1998 | Thursday | Detective Kasarov | Skip Woods | |
| 1998 | Point Blank | Rudy Ray | Matt Earl Beesley | Direct-to-DVD |
| 1999 | Shades | Paul S. Sullivan | Erik Van Looy | |
| 1999 | Out in Fifty | Jack Bracken | Scott Leet Christopher Bojesse | Direct-to-DVD |
| 1999 | 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 | |
| 2001 | The Hire: The Follow | Husband | Wong Kar-wai | Short film |
| 2001 | Picture Claire | Eddie | Bruce McDonald | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2001 | 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 | |
| 2008 | The Informers | Peter | Gregor Jordan | |
| 2008 | The Wrestler | Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson | Darren Aronofsky | |
| 2010 | 13 | Patrick Jefferson | Géla Babluani | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Ivan Vanko / Whiplash | Jon Favreau | |
| 2010 | The Expendables | "Tool" Ross | Sylvester Stallone | |
| 2010 | 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 | |
| 2013 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Skin Traffik | Vogal | Ara Paiaya | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2015 | War Pigs | Major A.J. Redding | Ryan Little | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2015 | 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 | |
| 2018 | Nightmare Cinema | The Projectionist | Mick Garris | Also co-executive producer |
| 2018 | 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 | |
| 2020 | Girl | Sheriff | Chad Faust | |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2022 | Warhunt | Major Johnson | Mauro Borrelli | |
| 2022 | Section Eight | Earl Atherton | Christian Sesma | |
| 2023 | Hunt Club | Virgil | Elizabeth Blake-Thomas | |
| 2023 | The Palace | Bill Crush | Roman Polanski | |
| 2023 | Murder Motel | Dino | Paul Tully | |
| 2023 | 21 Rubies | TBA | Ciprian Mega | |
| 2024 | Jade | Turk | James Bamford | |
| 2024 | Murder at Hollow Creek | Ruslan Petrovic | David Lipper | |
| 2024 | Not Another Church Movie | The Devil | Johnny Mack | |
| TBA | The Wheels of Heaven † | Reverend Beau Jackson | Ben Charles Edwards | Post-production |
| TBA | 3 Days Rising † | Willy T | Craig Cukrowski | Post-production |
| TBA | A Walking Miracle † | Jack | Daniel Baldwin | Post-production |
| TBA | Hollywood Heist † | TBA | Mike Hatton | Post-production |
| TBA | Ave U † | Uno | Gino Donatelli | Post-production |
| TBA | Bring the Law † | Gargos | Scout Taylor-Compton | Post-production |
| TBA | The Roaring Game † | The Plow King | Tom DeNucci | Post-production |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1980 | City in Fear | Tony Pate | Jud Taylor | Television film |
| 1980 | Act of Love | Joseph Cybulkowski | Jud Taylor | Television film |
| 1980 | Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | John Rideout | Peter Levin | Television film |
| 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 | Constestant; 2 episodes |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Sin City | Won |
| 2006 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best International Actor | Sin City | Won |
| 2006 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | Sin City | Won |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actor | Sin City | Nominated |
| 2006 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Sin City | Nominated |
| 2006 | Critics' Choice Award | Best Ensemble | Sin City | Nominated |
| 2006 | Total Film magazine | Man of the Year | Sin City | Voted |
| 2008 | Moviefone | Sexiest Movie Couple | 9½ Weeks | Voted |
| 2008 | Golden Orange Award | Honorary Award | | Won |
| 2008 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor - Drama | The Wrestler | Nominated |
| 2008 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | San Francisco Film Critics | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Broadcast Film Critics | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Nominated |
| 2008 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Drama | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2009 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Male Lead | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2009 | BAFTA Award | Best Actor | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2009 | Academy Awards | Best Male Actor | The Wrestler | Nominated |
| 2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Male Actor | The Wrestler | Nominated |
| 2009 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Riviera Award | The Wrestler | 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), 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.