Michael Rooker
Acting
Born 1955-04-06
Jasper, Alabama, USA
145 credits
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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).
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Filmography
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The Rookie
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
The Walking Dead
CSI: Miami
Stargate SG-1
Psych
True Detective
NSFW Show
Superman
Peacemaker
SEAL Team
What If...?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Crossing Jordan
Chuck
Las Vegas
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Righteous Gemstones
Archer
Burn Notice
The Equalizer
The Suicide Squad
The Outer Limits
Guardians of the Galaxy
Creature Commandos
Talking Dead
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Fallen Angels
Brightburn
Marvel Studios Legends
Shark
Crime Story
Tombstone
Creepshow
Mallrats
F9
Jumper
Love and Monsters
Days of Thunder
The Bone Collector
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Cliffhanger
Slither
Above the Law
Fantasy Island
Undisputed
Ride with Norman Reedus
The 6th Day
Sea of Love
JFK
Tremors
The Out-Laws
Mississippi Burning
Vivo
The Belko Experiment
The Replacement Killers
Meteor
Super
Replicant
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