Philip
Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is
an American actor who has primarily appeared in drama, action, and
thriller films. Trained as a boxer in his early years, Rourke had
a short stint as a pro fighter in the 1990s. Although his acting
career has been uneven, he has carved out a niche over the last
decades in gritty, marginalized anti-hero roles. he appeared as
the villain in Enrique Iglesias's music video for Hero which also
featured Jennifer Love Hewitt. In 2005, Rourke made his comeback
in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role (Marv) in Robert
Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City. Rourke followed
Sin City with a supporting role in Tony Scott's Domino alongside
Keira Knightley, in which he played a bounty hunter. During his
career, Rourke worked with directors including Steven Spielberg,
Lawrence Kasdan, Francis Ford Coppola, Barry Levinson, Stuart
Rosenberg, Nicolas Roeg, Michael Cimino, Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker,
Mike Hodges, Barbet Schroeder, Walter Hill, Tsui Hark, Terrence
Malick, Jonas Åkerlund, Wong Kar Wai, Tony Scott, Robert
Rodriguez and John Madden, as well as actors turned directors Sean
Penn, Vincent Gallo and Steve Buscemi. He will also appear
alongside Ray Liotta in John McNaughton's The Night Job, as well
as reprising the role of "Marv" in the Dame to Kill For
segment of Sin City 2 ... more
