Micky Rourke admits he's too old for action films.

After his successful return to the silver screen in "The Wrestler" and receiving an Oscar nomination for one of the best performances in the last decade; actor Micky Rourke admits he's too old now for action or athletic roles at the age of 59.Rourke had to turn down playing the role of the English Rugby player Garith Tomas as it will require a huge amount of physical effort which he is not capable of anymore. According to his statement to the British Sun, Rourke called Garith and informed him he cannot accept this role. He added if it was he was offered this film a few years ago he wouldn't hesitate a second to accept it. "The Wrestler" which was directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2008, has taken long and hard hours of Rourke training in order to fulfill the role that carried a lot of his personality.