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Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

ActingBorn April 6, 1955 (age 71)Jasper, Alabama, USA

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).

Filmography

2025
Superman

as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

Movie
2024
Creature Commandos

as Sam (voice)

TV
2024Movie
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

Movie
2023
The Out-Laws

as Agent Oldham

Movie
2022
White Elephant

as Gabriel Tancredi

Movie
2022
Corrective Measures

as Warden Devlin

Movie
2022
Peacemaker

as Red St. Wild

TV
2021
What If...?

as Yondu (voice)

TV
2021
What If...?

as Yondu Udonta (voice)

TV
2021
Vivo

as Lutador (voice)

Movie
2021Movie
2021
F9

as Buddy

Movie
2021
Clerk

as Self

Movie
2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2020Movie
2020
Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest

TV
2020
The Dark Tower

as Elred Jonas

Movie
2020Movie
2019
Creepshow

as Beau

TV
2019TV
2019
Brightburn

as The Big T

Movie
2019
Bolden

as Pat McMurphy

Movie
2018
The Rookie

as Frank Teska

TV
2017
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)

Movie
2017Movie
2017
SEAL Team

as Big Chief

TV
2017Movie
2015
CelebriD&D

as Arnold

TV
2014Movie
2014Movie
2014
Elwood

as Condello

Movie
2014
True Detective

as Edward Hoyt

TV
2013
Brother's Keeper

as Chief Carver

Movie
2012
Pennhurst

as Dr. Death

Movie
2012
Hypothermia

as Ray Pelletier

Movie
2012
Rogue River

as Gas Attendent

Movie
2011
Mysteria

as Captain McCarthy

Movie
2011TV
2011
Cell 213

as Ray Clement

Movie
2010
Super

as Abe

Movie
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

Movie
2010
The Walking Dead

as Merle Dixon

TV
2010
Atlantis Down

as Father / Alien

Movie
2010
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Red Doc (voice)

Movie
2010
Blood Done Sign My Name

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

Movie
2010
Matadors

as John Canterna

Movie
2010
Louis

as Pat McMurphy

Movie
2009
The Marine 2

as Church

Movie
2009
NSFW Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2009
Freeway Killer

as Det. St. John

Movie
2009
Archer

as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)

TV
2009
Meteor

as Calvin Stark

TV
2009
Penance

as Mann

Movie
2009
Super Capers

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper

Movie
2008
Humanzee!

as Priest

Movie
2008
This Man's Life

as Richard Crummly

Movie
2008
Jumper

as William Rice

Movie
2007
Whisper

as Sydney Braverman

Movie
2007
Chuck

as Mauser

TV
2007
Burn Notice

as Dale Lawson

TV
2006
Shark

as Oscar Riddick

TV
2006
Psych

as Garth Lawnmore

TV
2006
Slither

as Grant Grant

Movie
2006
Thief

as Detective John Hayes

TV
2006Movie
2005
Criminal Minds

as Chief Carlson

TV
2005
Chasing Ghosts

as Mark Spencer

Movie
2004
Skeleton Man

as Captain Leary

Movie
2003
Saving Jessica Lynch

as Colonel Curry

Movie
2003
On Thin Ice

as Roger Hopkins

Movie
2003
Las Vegas

as Marcus Wexler

TV
2003
The Box

as Detective Stafford

Movie
2003
Tremors

as Kinney

TV
2002
CSI: Miami

as Marty Jones

TV
2002
Undisputed

as A.J. Mercker

Movie
2001
Crossing Jordan

as Shawn Curaco

TV
2001
Replicant

as Jake

Movie
2000
The 6th Day

as Robert Marshall

Movie
2000
Newsbreak

as John McNamara

Movie
2000
Table One

as Rowdy

Movie
2000
Here on Earth

as Malcolm Arnold

Movie
1999
Wicked Ways

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

Movie
1999
The Bone Collector

as Captain Howard Cheney

Movie
1998
Renegade Force

as Matt Cooper

Movie
1998
Brown's Requiem

as Fritz Brown

Movie
1998
Shadow Builder

as Father Vassey

Movie
1998
The Replacement Killers

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Movie
1997
Deceiver

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

Movie
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Colonel Edwards

TV
1997
Song of Hiawatha

as Bertrand

Movie
1997
Keys to Tulsa

as Keith Michaels

Movie
1997
Rosewood

as Sheriff Walker

Movie
1997
Meet Wally Sparks

as Michael Rooker

Movie
1996Movie
1996Movie
1996
Back to Back

as Bob Malone

Movie
1995
Mallrats

as Svenning

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Colonel Beckett

TV
1995
Johnny and Clyde

as Frank Tennant

Movie
1994
The Hard Truth

as Jonah Mantz

Movie
1994
Suspicious

as Attendant

Movie
1993
Tombstone

as Sherman McMasters

Movie
1993
Fallen Angels

as Babe McCloor

TV
1993
Cliffhanger

as Hal Tucker

Movie
1993
The Dark Half

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Movie
1992
Afterburn

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski

Movie
1991
JFK

as Bill Broussard

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Jamie Yost

TV
1990
Days of Thunder

as Rowdy Burns

Movie
1989
Music Box

as Karchy Laszlo

Movie
1989
Sea of Love

as Terry

Movie
1989Movie
1989
The Edge

as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)

Movie
1989
Gideon Oliver

as Detective John Quinn

TV
1988
Mississippi Burning

as Frank Bailey

Movie
1988
Eight Men Out

as Chick Gandil

Movie
1988
Above the Law

as Man in Bar

Movie
1988Movie
1987Movie
1987
Light of Day

as Oogie

Movie
1986
Crime Story

as Lieutenant

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Bill Whitaker

TV
Road Rage

as Stony

Movie
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Man with the Answers

Movie
Pig Village

as Steve

Movie
Izzi

as Sheriff Blackstone

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 6, 1955
Place of BirthJasper, Alabama, USA
Popularity2.6