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).
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-04-06
Place of birth
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Images
Cast
Corrective Measures
2022
5.10
The Box - 2003
2003
5.10
Days of Thunder
1990
6.37
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.67
JFK
1991
7.60
Music Box
1989
7.10
Mallrats
1995
6.76
Replicant
2001
5.85
The Dark Half
1993
6.00
Super Capers
2009
4.40
Penance
2009
3.80
The Replacement Killers
1998
6.24
The 6th Day
2000
5.99
Tombstone
1993
7.60
Jumper
2008
6.15
Freeway Killer
2009
4.90
Sea of Love
1989
6.60
Rosewood
1997
6.50
Slither
2006
6.55
The Bone Collector
1999
6.79
Light of Day
1987
5.50
L.A. Takedown
1989
5.60
Cliffhanger
1993
6.50
The Marine 2
2009
5.90
Here on Earth
2000
5.90
Eight Men Out
1988
6.90
Whisper
2007
6.41
Deceiver
1997
6.00
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
7.03
Undisputed
2002
6.51
Renegade Force
1998
5.80
Super
2010
6.54
Clerk
2021
6.20
Brown's Requiem
1998
5.00
The Suicide Squad
2021
7.49
Shadow Builder
1998
4.90
The Out-Laws
2023
6.04
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
7.95
Lenexa, 1 Mile
2006
4.00
Back to Back
1996
5.60
Matadors
2010
10.00
Skeleton Man
2004
3.20
Rogue River
2012
4.93
Afterburn
1992
4.50
Hypothermia
2012
4.00
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
7.90
Keys to Tulsa
1997
4.70
Louis
2010
0.00
Saving Jessica Lynch
2003
4.40
Song of Hiawatha
1997
10.00
Brother's Keeper
2013
5.70
The Hard Truth
1994
3.60
Retreads
1988
0.00
Table One
2000
4.00
Wicked Ways
1999
6.00
On Thin Ice
2003
5.70
The Trigger Effect
1996
5.80
Road Rage
0.00
Suspicious
1994
5.00
The Belko Experiment
2016
6.14
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
7.61
Humanzee!
2008
4.60
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010
5.90
Cell 213
2011
5.15
Atlantis Down
2010
2.70
Meteor
0.00
Mysteria
2011
4.50
Chasing Ghosts
2005
5.50
Bolden
2019
4.30
The Eliminator
2004
4.20
Pennhurst
2012
2.92
Fantasy Island
2020
5.79
Love and Monsters
2020
7.30
Brightburn
2019
6.13
F9
2021
7.05
Life After Flash
2017
5.89
Rent-a-Cop
1987
4.90
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
4.80
Newsbreak
2000
0.00
Johnny and Clyde
1995
3.00
Above the Law
1988
6.11
This Man's Life
2008
0.00
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
8.00
Vivo
2021
7.29
White Elephant
2022
5.95
Portrait: The Making of Henry
2005
8.50
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
7.24
The Driving Dead
2014
0.00
Fast X
2023
7.05
Elwood
2014
0.00
The Dark Tower
2020
0.00
