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Michael Rooker
Actor, Director
Born April 6, 1955 (67 years)
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (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), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Grant Grant in Slither (2006), Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the animated TV series What If...? (2021).
Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn.
Filmography
| 2022 | White Elephant · as Gabriel Tancredi |
| 2022 | Corrective Measures · as Warden Devlin |
| 2021 | F9: The Fast Saga · as Buddy |
| 2021 | Vivo · as Lutador (voice) |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad · as Brian Durlin / Savant |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Yondu Udonta (voice) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Fairfax (TV Series) · as Lorelai |
| 2020 | Fantasy Island · as Damon |
| 2020 | Love and Monsters · as Clyde |
| 2019 | Bolden · as Pat McMurphy |
| 2019 | Brightburn · as The Big T |
| 2019 | Creepshow (TV Series) · as Beau |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · as Yondu Udonta |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | SEAL Team (TV Series) · as Big Chief |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Inferno · as Michael Rooker |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment · as Bud Melks |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy · as Yondu Udonta |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as Edward Hoyt |
| 2014 | The Driving Dead · as Trooper |
| 2013 | Brother's Keeper · as Chief Carver |
| 2012 | Rogue River · as Gas Attendent |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country · as actor |
| 2012 | The Lost Episode · as Dr. Death |
| 2011 | Mysteria · as Captain McCarthy |
| 2011 | Cell 213 · as Ray Clement |
| 2010 | Freeway Killer · as Det. St. John |
| 2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name · as Defense attorney Billy Watkins |
| 2010 | DC Showcase: Jonah Hex · as Red Doc (voice) |
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam · as Red Doc |
| 2010 | Super · as Abe |
| 2010 | Atlantis Down · as Father / Alien |
| 2010 | Hypothermia · as Ray Pelletier |
| 2010 | Louis · as Pat McMurphy |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Merle Dixon |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Merle Dixon |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection · as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) |
| 2009 | The Marine 2 · as Church |
| 2009 | Penance · as Mann |
| 2009 | Meteor: Path to Destruction (TV Series) · as Calvin Stark |
| 2009 | Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice) |
| 2008 | Jumper · as William Rice |
| 2008 | Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story · as Sheriff Haney |
| 2008 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion · as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper |
| 2007 | Chuck (TV Series) · as Mauser |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Dale Lawson |
| 2007 | Whisper · as Sydney Braverman |
| 2006 | Slither · as Grant |
| 2006 | Lenexa, 1 Mile · as Russ |
| 2006 | Thief (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Shark (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Garth Lawnmore |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts · as Mark Spencer |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Chief Carlson |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Don's Partner |
| 2004 | The Eliminator · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Skeleton Man · as Captain Leary |
| 2003 | The Box · as Detective Stafford |
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch · as Colonel Curry |
| 2003 | On Thin Ice · as actor |
| 2003 | Tremors (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Lucky (TV Series) · as Gibby |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Undisputed · as A.J. Mercker |
| 2002 | Jeremiah (TV Series) · as Major Quantrell |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Marty Jones |
| 2001 | Replicant · as Jake |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Lucille's Father |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Shawn Curaco |
| 2000 | The 6th Day · as Robert Marshall |
| 2000 | Here on Earth · as Malcolm Arnold |
| 2000 | Table One · as Rowdy |
| 2000 | Newsbreak · as John McNamara |
| 1999 | Table for One · as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector · as Captain Howard Cheney |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers · as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov |
| 1998 | Shadow Builder · as Father Vassey |
| 1998 | Renegade Force · as Matt Cooper |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem · as Fritz Brown |
| 1997 | Deceiver · as Detective Edward Kennesaw |
| 1997 | Rosewood · as Sheriff Walker |
| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa · as Keith Michaels |
| 1997 | Song of Hiawatha · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) · as Colonel Edwards |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina · as Uncle Earle |
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect · as Gary |
| 1996 | Back to Back · as Bob Malone |
| 1995 | Johnny & Clyde · as Frank Tennant |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Captain Jack Ramsey |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Mallrats · as Mr. Jared Svenning |
| 1994 | The Hard Truth · as Jonah Mantz |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger · as Hal Tucker |
| 1993 | Tombstone · as Sherman McMasters |
| 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 |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Music Box · as Karchy Laszlo |
| 1989 | Sea of Love · as Terry |
| 1989 | L.A. Takedown · as Bosko |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning · as Frank Bailey |
| 1988 | Above the Law · as Man in Bar |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out · as Arnold 'Chick' Gandil |
| 1988 | Retreads · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Rent-a-Cop · as Joe |
| 1987 | Light of Day · as Oogie |
| 1986 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer · as Henry |
| 1986 | Crime Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Bill Whitaker |