Mickey Rourke
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If you need someone to play a tough guy in action or thriller films then Mickey Rourke is your guy. This probably came from his career as a boxer. He played the role many times in the 1980s and 1990s. He took a break for a few years in the middle of his career to pursue boxing again in the mid-90s.
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Rourke made it back into the mainstream in the 2000s for his roles in Sin City, and The Wrestler, for which he earned an Academy Award Nomination. He’s since made appearances in the films Iron Man 2 and The Expendables.
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