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Michael Rooker

Actor, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn April 6, 1955 (70 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
  • Replicant
  • Creepshow
  • Dear Diary
  • Rent-a-Cop
  • Skeleton Man
  • Shadow Builder
  • Hypothermia
  • Keys to Tulsa
  • Freeway Killer
  • Back to Back
  • Mysteria
  • Blood Done Sign My Name
  • The Lost Episode
  • Song of Hiawatha

Known For

  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • Jumper
  • Love and Monsters
  • Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
  • The Bone Collector
  • Cliffhanger
  • The Suicide Squad
  • Slither
  • JFK
  • The 6th Day
  • Days of Thunder
  • Replicant
  • Fantasy Island
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Super
  • Sea of Love
  • The Replacement Killers
  • Undisputed
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
  • The Dark Half
  • The Out-Laws
  • White Elephant
  • Deceiver

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    Creature Commandos (TV Series) · as Sam (voice)
    2024
    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 · as Sgt. Major Riordan
    2024
    Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 · as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
    2023
    The Out-Laws · as Agent Oldham
    2023
    Fast X · as Buddy (uncredited)
    2023
    2022
    2022
    White Elephant · as Gabriel Tancredi
    2022
    Corrective Measures · as Warden Devlin
    2021
    Fairfax (TV Series) · as Lorelai
    2021
    What If…? (TV Series) · as Yondu (voice)
    2021
    Vivo · as Lutador (voice)
    2021
    The Suicide Squad · as Savant
    2021
    F9: The Fast Saga · as Buddy
    2021
    Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Yondu Udonta (archive Footage) (uncredited)
    2020
    Love and Monsters · as Clyde
    2020
    The Dark Tower · as Elred Jonas
    2020
    Fantasy Island · as Damon
    2019
    Creepshow (TV Series) · as Beau
    2019
    2019
    Brightburn · as The Big T
    2019
    Bolden · as Pat Mcmurphy
    2018
    The Rookie (TV Series) · as Frank Teska
    2017
    The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking · as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
    2017
    SEAL Team (TV Series) · as Big Chief
    2017
    2016
    The Belko Experiment · as Bud Melks
    2015
    CelebriD&D (TV Series) · as Arnold
    2014
    The Driving Dead · as Trooper
    2014
    Guardians of the Galaxy · as Yondu Udonta
    2014
    True Detective (TV Series) · as Edward Hoyt
    2013
    Brother's Keeper · as Chief Carver
    2012
    2012
    Outlaw Country · as Cast
    2011
    Rogue River · as Gas Attendent
    2011
    Mysteria · as Captain Mccarthy
    2011
    Cell 213 · as Ray Clement
    2010
    Hypothermia · as Ray Pelletier
    2010
    Super · as Abe
    2010
    2010
    DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection · as Red Doc (segment "jonah Hex") (voice)
    2010
    Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Merle Dixon
    2010
    The Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Merle Dixon
    2010
    Atlantis Down · as Father / Alien
    2010
    DC Showcase: Jonah Hex · as Red Doc (voice)
    2010
    Blood Done Sign My Name · as Defense Attorney Billy Watkins
    2010
    Louis · as Pat Mcmurphy
    2010
    Freeway Killer · as Det. St. John
    2009
    The Marine 2 · as Church
    2009
    Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
    2009
    Penance · as Mann
    2009
    Meteor: Path to Destruction (TV Series) · as Calvin Stark
    2008
    James Gunn's Humanzee (TV Series) · as Father Flannagan
    2008
    2008
    2008
    Jumper · as William Rice
    2007
    Chuck (TV Series) · as Mauser
    2007
    Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Dale Lawson
    2007
    Whisper · as Sydney Braverman
    2006
    Shark (TV Series)
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Garth Lawnmore
    2006
    Slither · as Grant Grant
    2006
    Thief (TV Series) · as Detective John Hayes
    2006
    Lenexa, 1 Mile · as Russ
    2006
    2005
    Chasing Ghosts · as Mark Spencer
    2005
    Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Chief Carlson
    2005
    Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Don's Partner
    2004
    2004
    Skeleton Man · as Captain Leary
    2003
    Saving Jessica Lynch · as Colonel Curry
    2003
    Love Once and Always Love · as Roger Hopkins
    2003
    Las Vegas (TV Series)
    2003
    The Box · as Detective Stafford
    2003
    Lucky (TV Series) · as Gibby
    2003
    Tremors (TV Series) · as Kinney
    2002
    CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Marty Jones
    2002
    Undisputed · as A.j. Mercker
    2002
    Jeremiah (TV Series) · as Major Quantrell
    2001
    Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Shawn Curaco
    2001
    2001
    Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Lucille's Father
    2000
    The 6th Day · as Robert Marshall
    2000
    Newsbreak · as John Mcnamara
    2000
    Here on Earth · as Malcolm Arnold
    2000
    Table One · as Rowdy
    1999
    The Bone Collector · as Captain Howard Cheney
    1999
    Table for One · as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
    1999
    1998
    Renegade Force · as Matt Cooper
    1998
    Brown's Requiem · as Fritz Brown
    1998
    Shadow Builder · as Father Vassey
    1998
    The Replacement Killers · as Stan 'zeedo' Zedkov
    1997
    Deceiver · as Detective Edward Kennesaw
    1997
    Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) · as Colonel Edwards
    1997
    1997
    Keys to Tulsa · as Keith Michaels
    1997
    Rosewood · as Sheriff Walker
    1996
    Bastard Out of Carolina · as Uncle Earle
    1996
    1996
    Back to Back · as Bob Malone
    1995
    Mallrats · as Svenning
    1995
    JAG (TV Series) · as Captain Jack Ramsey
    1995
    Johnny & Clyde · as Frank Tennant
    1995
    The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Colonel Beckett
    1994
    The Hard Truth · as Jonah Mantz
    1993
    Tombstone · as Sherman Mcmasters
    1993
    1993
    Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Babe Mccloor
    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
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Jamie Yost
    1990
    Days of Thunder · as Rowdy Burns
    1990
    Equal Justice (TV Series) · as Wallace 'wally' Dalton
    1989
    Music Box · as Karchy Laszlo
    1989
    Sea of Love · as Terry
    1989
    L.A. Takedown · as Bosko
    1989
    Gideon Oliver (TV Series) · as Detective John Quinn
    1988
    Mississippi Burning · as Frank Bailey
    1988
    Eight Men Out · as Chick Gandil
    1988
    Above the Law · as Man In Bar
    1988
    1987
    1987
    Light of Day · as Oogie
    1986
    1986
    Crime Story (TV Series) · as Lieutenant
    1985
    The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Bill Whitaker

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