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Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-04-06 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Jasper, Alabama, USA

Michael Rooker

Biography

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and as Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), followed by its sequels Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of Guardians of the Galaxy director and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, appearing in all of his films to date, including Slither (2006), Super (2010), and The Suicide Squad (2021).

Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988), Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning (1988), Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Sherman McMaster in Tombstone (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Edward Kennesaw in Deceiver (1997), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Detective Jake Riley in Replicant (2001), and Buddy in F9 (2021).

Known For

Acting

Pig Village
as Steve
Table for One
as Matt Draper
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
as The Man with the Answers
Road Rage
as Stony
(2025)
Superman
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
(2024)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
(2024)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Sgt. Major Riordan
(2023)
Fast X
as Buddy (uncredited)
(2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Yondu
(2023)
The Out-Laws
as Agent Oldham
(2022)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Yondu
(2022)
White Elephant
as Gabriel Tancredi
(2022)
Corrective Measures
as Warden Devlin
(2021)
The Suicide Squad
as Savant
(2021)
F9
as Buddy
(2021)
Vivo
as Lutador (voice)
(2021)
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
as Self
(2021)
Clerk
as Self
(2020)
Love and Monsters
as Clyde
(2020)
Fantasy Island
as Damon
(2020)
The Dark Tower
as Elred Jonas
(2020)
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
(2019)
Brightburn
as The Big T
(2019)
Bolden
as Pat McMurphy
(2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Yondu
(2017)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
(2017)
Life After Flash
as Self
(2016)
The Belko Experiment
as Bud Melks
(2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Yondu Udonta
(2014)
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
as Self
(2014)
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
as Himself
(2014)
Elwood
as Condello
(2014)
The Driving Dead
as Trooper
(2013)
Brother's Keeper
as Chief Carver
(2012)
Rogue River
as Gas Attendent
(2012)
Pennhurst
as Dr. Death
(2012)
Hypothermia
as Ray Pelletier
(2011)
Cell 213
as Ray Clement
(2011)
Mysteria
as Captain McCarthy
(2010)
The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
(2010)
Atlantis Down
as Father / Alien
(2010)
Super
as Abe
(2010)
Blood Done Sign My Name
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
(2010)
Louis
as Pat McMurphy
(2010)
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Red Doc (voice)
(2010)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
(2010)
Matadors
as John Canterna
(2009)
Penance
as Mann
(2009)
The Marine 2
as Church
(2009)
Super Capers
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
(2009)
Freeway Killer
as Det. St. John
(2008)
Jumper
as William Rice
(2008)
Humanzee!
as Priest
(2008)
This Man's Life
as Richard Crummly
(2007)
Whisper
as Sydney Braverman
(2006)
Slither
as Grant Grant
(2006)
Lenexa, 1 Mile
as Russ
(2006)
Repo! The Genetic Opera
(2005)
Chasing Ghosts
as Mark Spencer
(2005)
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
as Himself
(2005)
Portrait: The Making of Henry
as Self
(2004)
Skeleton Man
as Captain Leary
(2004)
The Eliminator
(2003)
On Thin Ice
as Roger Hopkins
(2003)
Saving Jessica Lynch
as Colonel Curry
(2003)
The Box
as Detective Stafford
(2002)
Undisputed
as A.J. Mercker
(2002)
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
as Colonel Beckett
(2001)
Replicant
as Jake
(2000)
The 6th Day
as Robert Marshall
(2000)
Here on Earth
as Malcolm Arnold
(2000)
Newsbreak
as John McNamara
(2000)
Table One
as Rowdy
(1999)
The Bone Collector
as Captain Howard Cheney
(1999)
Wicked Ways
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
(1998)
Brown's Requiem
as Fritz Brown
(1998)
The Replacement Killers
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
(1998)
Shadow Builder
as Father Vassey
(1998)
Renegade Force
as Matt Cooper
(1997)
Meet Wally Sparks
as Michael Rooker
(1997)
Keys to Tulsa
as Keith Michaels
(1997)
Rosewood
as Sheriff Walker
(1997)
Deceiver
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
(1997)
Song of Hiawatha
as Bertrand
(1996)
American Yakuza II
as Bob Malone
(1996)
The Trigger Effect
as Gary
(1996)
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Uncle Earle
(1995)
Mallrats
as Svenning
(1995)
Johnny and Clyde
as Frank Tennant
(1994)
The Hard Truth
as Jonah Mantz
(1994)
Suspicious
as Attendet
(1993)
Tombstone
as Sherman McMasters
(1993)
Cliffhanger
as Hal Tucker
(1993)
The Dark Half
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
(1992)
Afterburn
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
(1991)
JFK
as Bill Broussard
(1990)
Days of Thunder
as Rowdy Burns
(1989)
The Edge
as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
(1989)
Sea of Love
as Terry
(1989)
L.A. Takedown
as Bosko
(1989)
Music Box
as Karchy Laszlo
(1988)
Mississippi Burning
as Frank Bailey
(1988)
Eight Men Out
as Chick Gandil
(1988)
Above the Law
as Man in Bar
(1988)
Retreads
(1987)
Rent-a-Cop
as Joe
(1987)
Light of Day
as Oogie
(1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
as Henry

Crew

(2012)
Pennhurst
Director
(1999)
Wicked Ways
Co-Executive Producer
(1998)
Brown's Requiem
Associate Producer