Mickey Rourke, one of the few true method actors of today and a graduate of New York's Actor's Studio, is this generations' classic working actor. Rourke launched his acting career with roles in
1941,
Heaven's Gate and
Body Heat. His career has been defined by his performances In
9 1/2 Weeks,
Barfly,
Angel Heart,
Year Of The Dragon,
Pope Of Greenwich Village,
Rumble Fish and
Diner. Other notable appearances include Sean Penn's
The Pledge, Steve Buscemi's
Animal Factory, Wong Kar Wai's BMW short film
The Follow, Francis Ford Coppola's
Rain Maker opposite Matt Damon, Jonas Akerlund's cult hit
Spun and Robert Rodriguez'
Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
Mickey most recently co-starred in Tony Scott's blistering hardboiled revenge film Man on Fire, opposite Denzel Washington. He currently is in production on Tony Scott's Domino opposite Keira Knightley.
