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->''"I spent a lot of years trying to beat the system and, in the end, the system kicked my behind good."''

Philip Andre Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady, New York), known professionally as [[StageNames Mickey Rourke]], is an American actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films.

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!!His filmography includes:
* ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' (1979) as Pvt. Reese
* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) as Nick Ray
* ''Film/BodyHeat'' (1981) as Teddy Lewis
* ''Film/{{Diner}}'' (1982) as Robert "Boogie" Sheftell
* ''Literature/RumbleFish'' (1983) as the Motorcycle Boy
* ''Film/ThePopeofGreenwichVillage'' as Charlie
* ''Film/YearOfTheDragon'' (1985) as Capt. Stanley White
* ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' (1986) as John Gray
* ''Film/AngelHeart'' (1987) as Harold R. "Harry" Angel
* ''Film/{{Barfly}}'' (1987) as Henry Chinaski
* ''Film/JohnnyHandsome'' (1989) as John Sedley
* ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'' (1991) as Harley Davidson
* ''Film/WhiteSands'' (1992) as Gorman Lennox
* ''Film/TheLastOutlaw'' (1993) as Graff
* ''Film/{{Bullet}}'' (1996) as Butch "Bullet" Stein
* ''Film/DoubleTeam'' (1997) as Stavros
* ''Film/TheRainmaker'' (1997) as J. Lyman "Bruiser" Stone
* ''Film/Buffalo66'' (1998) as the Bookie
* ''Film/{{Thursday}}'' (1998) as Det. Kasarov
* ''Film/{{Get Carter|2000}}'' (2000) as Cyrus Paice
* ''Film/AnimalFactory'' (2000) as Jan
* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' (2003) as Billy Chambers
* ''Film/ManOnFire'' (2004) as Jordan Kalfus
* ''Film/SinCity'' (2005) as Marv
** ''Film/SinCityADameToKillFor'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Domino|2005}}'' (2005) as Ed Mosbey
* ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' (2006) as Darrius Sayle
* ''Film/TheWrestler'' (2008) as Robin Ramzinski/Randy "The Ram" Robinson
* ''Film/{{Killshot}}'' (2008) as Armand "The Blackbird" Degas
* ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010) as Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
* ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010) as "Tool"
* ''Film/{{Immortals}}'' (2011) as King Hyperion
* ''Film/DeadInTombstone'' (2013) as Satan
* ''Film/SkinTraffik'' (2015) as Vogal
* ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' (2020) as [[spoiler:Gremlin]]

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!!Tropes associated with the actor:
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* CanineCompanion: Is famous for this. He even thanked his dogs in his 2009 Golden Globes speech.
* CareerResurrection: [[invoked]] With ''Film/TheWrestler''. His career started with high critical praise and success for roles in ''Film/{{Diner}}'', ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' and ''Film/AngelHeart''. However, his substance abuse problems (and a bizarre decision to get into boxing) would drag him down. He made a series of small, low-budget films for 20 years, until Creator/RobertRodriguez dusted him off to play Billy in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' and Marv in ''Film/SinCity''. Rourke then had a supporting role in box office bomb ''Film/{{Domino|2005}}'' before being cast in a "very close to home" role as a washed up former pro wrestler in ''Film/TheWrestler'', which netted him an Oscar nomination and a part oppposite Creator/RobertDowneyJr in ''Film/IronMan2''. However, after the failure of ''Film/{{Immortals}}'', [[StarDerailingRole he has fallen back out of stardom]], now mainly appearing in DirectToVideo films.
* IWasQuiteALooker: He was considered a sex symbol back in the '80s and '90s, but substance abuse and attempts to fix facial injuries from his boxing career destroyed his looks.
* OldShame: [[invoked]] He hated the movie ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'', claiming that the negative reception to the film was the starting of his downfall in Hollywood and drug abuse issues.
** In another example, he does '''NOT''' look back at his work on ''Film/IronMan2'' fondly, and probably will never forget how the now-disbanded [[Creator/MarvelStudios Marvel]] Creative Committee's executive meddling on the film caused scenes fleshing out his character "Whiplash" to end up on the cutting room floor and become a [[FlatCharacter flat character]] in the process, and will possibly never be forgiven as a result.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:His very brief tenure on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'''''s'' fourth season as "Gremlin" ended with him deciding he didn't like his costume, unmasking himself and just leaving]].

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