To provide a pressure roller with which the film thickness of a release layer disposed on the outer periphery of a silicone rubber elastic layer can be reduced and bright fixed images can be obtained without the occurrence of abnormality on the surface and without degrading the releasability to toners even after continuous use for a long period of time from an initial period of use.

The pressure roller is provided with the silicone rubber elastic layer on the outer periphery of an arbor and the release layer as a surface layer, in which the adhesiveness of the release layer is produced by a fluororesin primer and the release layer consists of a fluororesin.