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. A recently published book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mickey Rourke Movies by Dan Rempala, explores life lessons provided by Rourke's films.
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.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Replica | TBA | Paul Tully | ||
| 21 Rubies | TBA | Ciprian Mega | ||
| TBA | Murder at Hollow Creek | Ruslan Petrovic | David Lipper | Post-production |
| The Wheels of Heaven | Reverend Beau Jackson | Ben Charles Edwards | Post-production | |
| Not Another Church Movie | The Devil | Jimmy Cummings Johnny Mack |
Post-production | |
| Jade | Turk | James Bamford | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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] |
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.