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Michael Rooker

Born 6 April 1955 · Jasper, Alabama, USA

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).

Films and shows

  1. 2025Superman2h 10mSuperman Robot #1 (voice)
  2. 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 23h 10mSgt. Major Riordan
  3. 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 13h 2mSgt. Major Thomas Riordan
  4. 2023The Out-Laws1h 35mAgent Oldham
  5. 2022White Elephant1h 33mGabriel Tancredi
  6. 2022Corrective Measures1h 46mWarden Devlin
  7. 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special45mYondu
  8. 2021Vivo1h 36mLutador (voice)
  9. 2021F92h 23mBuddy
  10. 2021The Suicide Squad2h 12mSavant
  11. 2021Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR46mSelf
  12. 2020The Dark Tower1h 30mElred Jonas
  13. 2020Love and Monsters1h 49mClyde
  14. 2020Fantasy Island1h 49mDamon
  15. 2020The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder25mSelf
  16. 2020Dead Talk Live7 seasonsSelf - Guest
  17. 2019Bolden1h 48mPat McMurphy
  18. 2019Brightburn1h 31mThe Big T
  19. 2017The Belko Experiment1h 29mBud Melks
  20. 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22h 17mYondu
  21. 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking23mMerle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
  22. 2016Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed1 seasonSelf
  23. 2014The Driving Dead35mTrooper
  24. 2014The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half36mHimself
  25. 2014Elwood37mCondello
  26. 2014Guardians of the Galaxy2h 1mYondu Udonta
  27. 2013Brother's Keeper1h 58mChief Carver
  28. 2012Hypothermia1h 13mRay Pelletier
  29. 2012Pennhurst1h 17mDr. Death
  30. 2012Rogue River1h 21mGas Attendent
  31. 2011Cell 2131h 49mRay Clement
  32. 2011Mysteria1h 34mCaptain McCarthy
  33. 2010Blood Done Sign My Name2h 8mDefense attorney Billy Watkins
  34. 2010Louis1h 30mPat McMurphy
  35. 2010DC Showcase: Jonah Hex12mRed Doc (voice)
  36. 2010Super1h 36mAbe
  37. 2010MatadorsJohn Canterna
  38. 2010Atlantis Down1h 35mFather / Alien
  39. 2010The Making of The Walking Dead30mSelf
  40. 2009Penance1h 25mMann
  41. 2009Freeway Killer1h 28mDet. St. John
  42. 2009Meteor1 seasonCalvin Stark
  43. 2009The Marine 21h 35mChurch
  44. 2009Super Capers1h 38mJudge / Dark Winged Vesper
  45. 2008This Man's LifeRichard Crummly
  46. 2008Jumper1h 28mWilliam Rice
  47. 2008Humanzee!7mPriest
  48. 2008Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story1h 40mSheriff Haney
  49. 2007Whisper1h 34mSydney Braverman
  50. 2006Slither1h 36mGrant Grant
  51. 2006Repo! The Genetic Opera10m
  52. 2006Lenexa, 1 Mile1h 31mRuss
  53. 2005Chasing Ghosts1h 59mMark Spencer
  54. 2005Portrait: The Making of Henry53mSelf
  55. 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats23mSelf
  56. 2004The Eliminator1h 29m
  57. 2004Skeleton Man1h 29mCaptain Leary
  58. 2003Saving Jessica Lynch1h 34mColonel Curry
  59. 2003The Box1h 39mDetective Stafford
  60. 2003On Thin Ice1h 26mRoger Hopkins
  61. 2002The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and InfinityColonel Beckett
  62. 2002Undisputed1h 36mA.J. Mercker
  63. 2002The Making of 'Tombstone'27mSelf
  64. 2001Replicant1h 40mJake
  65. 2000Newsbreak1h 34mJohn McNamara
  66. 2000Table One1h 30mRowdy
  67. 2000Here on Earth1h 36mMalcolm Arnold
  68. 2000The 6th Day2h 3mRobert Marshall
  69. 1999Wicked Ways1h 50mMatt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
  70. 1999The Bone Collector1h 58mCaptain Howard Cheney
  71. 1998Brown's Requiem1h 44mFritz Brown
  72. 1998Renegade Force1h 30mMatt Cooper
  73. 1998Shadow Builder1h 41mFather Vassey
  74. 1998The Replacement Killers1h 27mStan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
  75. 1997Deceiver1h 46mDetective Edward Kennesaw
  76. 1997Keys to Tulsa1h 53mKeith Michaels
  77. 1997Song of Hiawatha1h 55mBertrand
  78. 1997Rosewood2h 22mSheriff Walker
  79. 1996Back to Back1h 26mBob Malone
  80. 1996The Trigger Effect1h 34mGary
  81. 1996Bastard Out of Carolina1h 37mUncle Earle
  82. 1995Johnny and Clyde1h 25mFrank Tennant
  83. 1995Mallrats1h 35mSvenning
  84. 1994The Hard Truth1h 40mJonah Mantz
  85. 1994Suspicious15mAttendant
  86. 1993The Dark Half2h 2mSheriff Alan Pangborn
  87. 1993Cliffhanger1h 53mHal Tucker
  88. 1993Tombstone2h 10mSherman McMasters
  89. 1993Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger20mSelf
  90. 1992Afterburn1h 43mCasey 'Z' Zankowski
  91. 1991JFK3h 9mBill Broussard
  92. 1990Days of Thunder1h 47mRowdy Burns
  93. 1989L.A. Takedown1h 34mBosko
  94. 1989Sea of Love1h 53mTerry
  95. 1989The Edge1h 15mDeputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
  96. 1989Music Box2h 4mKarchy Laszlo
  97. 1988Retreads1h 44m
  98. 1988Mississippi Burning2h 8mFrank Bailey
  99. 1988Eight Men Out2hChick Gandil
  100. 1988Above the Law1h 39mMan in Bar
  101. 1987Light of Day1h 47mOogie
  102. 1986Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1h 23mHenry
  103. Road RageStony
  104. Survive the Night
  105. The Underneath: In Fortune's ShadowThe Man with the Answers
  106. IzziSheriff Blackstone
  107. Pig VillageSteve
  108. Scott's Dead38mMitch