Mickey Rourke is an American actor and former professional boxer whose career spans more than four decades across drama, action, and thriller films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA, along with Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations, with films he has appeared in grossing over $1.9 billion worldwide. Rourke trained as an amateur boxer from adolescence, compiling a record of 27 wins and 3 defeats before retiring to focus on acting, and briefly returned to the ring in the 1990s. He also wrote screenplays under the pen name Sir Eddie Cook. Notable roles include Body Heat, Diner, 9½ Weeks, Sin City, and his Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning performance in The Wrestler, followed by appearances in Iron Man 2 and The Expendables. This tag archives news, interviews, and updates covering his professional film and boxing career.
