Henry Rollins made his big-screen debut in the 1982 documentary film ‘The Slog Movie’ directed by David Markey. The film has an 8.0 out of 10 rating on IMDb. He next starred in music videos such as ‘Black Flag: Thirsty and Miserable’ (1983), ‘Black Flag: Rise Above’ (1983), ‘Black Flag: Slip It In’ (1984), ‘Black Flag: Drinking and Driving’ (1985), ‘Rollins Band: What Am I Doing Here?’ (1987), ‘3rd Bass: Pop Goes the Weasel’ (1991), and ‘Rollins Band: Low Self Opinion’ (1992). In 1994, he starred as ‘Officer Dobbs’ in the American action comedy film ‘The Chase’ directed by Adam Rifkin. While the film received a mixed response from critics, it managed to come out as a commercial success. The following year, he played the role of ‘Spider’ in the cyberpunk film ‘Johnny Mnemonic’ directed by Robert Longo. The film failed to impress the critics but managed to gross over $52.4 million on a budget of $26 million. That same year, he also portrayed ‘Hugh Benny’ in the American action film ‘Heat’ directed by Michael Mann. The film was praised by critics and was a financial success, grossing over $187.4 million on a $60 million budget. He continued to star in films such as ‘Lost Highway’ (1997), ‘Jack Frost’ (1998), ‘Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker’ (2000), ‘Morgan's Ferry’ (2001), ‘Scenes of the Crime’ (2001), ‘The New Guy’ (2002), and ‘Jackass The Movie’ (2002).
In 2003, he starred in the American buddy cop action comedy film ‘Bad Boys II’ directed by Michael Bay. The film, despite being largely panned by critics, turned out to be a commercial success and grossed over $273.3 million on a budget of $130 million. He was next seen in films like ‘A House on a Hill’ (2003), ‘Deathdealer: A Documentary’ (2004), ‘Feast’ (2005), and ‘The Alibi’ (2006). He played the role of ‘Dale Murphy’ in the 2007 American slasher film ‘Wrong Turn 2: Dead End’ directed by Joe Lynch. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and holds a 70% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He next appeared in films such as ‘The Devil's Tomb’ (2009), ‘H for Hunger’ (2009), ‘Suck’ (2009), ‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ (2011), ‘West of Memphis’ (2012), ‘Downloaded’ (2013), ‘Salad Days’ (2014), ‘He Never Died’ (2015), ‘Gutterdämmerung’ (2015), ‘The Last Heist’ (2016), and ‘Dreamland’ (2019). Rollins last appeared in the 2021 American musical drama film ‘Music’ directed by Sia. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics upon release and failed to perform at the box office.