1955-04-06 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).
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Sgt. Major Riordan | 2026-06-04 |
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Superman | Superman Robot #1 (voice) | 2025-07-09 |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan | 2024-06-26 |
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The Out-Laws | Agent Oldham | 2023-07-07 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Yondu | 2023-05-03 |
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White Elephant | Gabriel Tancredi | 2022-06-03 |
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Yondu | 2022-11-24 |
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Corrective Measures | Warden Devlin | 2022-04-29 |
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The Suicide Squad | Savant | 2021-07-28 |
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Vivo | Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
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Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR | Self | 2021-05-29 |
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F9 | Buddy | 2021-05-19 |
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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 |
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Fantasy Island | Damon | 2020-02-12 |
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Love and Monsters | Clyde | 2020-10-16 |
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The Dark Tower | Elred Jonas | 2020-03-11 |
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Brightburn | The Big T | 2019-05-09 |
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Bolden | Pat McMurphy | 2019-05-03 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Yondu | 2017-04-19 |
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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking | Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) | 2017-10-08 |
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Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | 2016-03-17 |
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The Driving Dead | Trooper | 2014-08-25 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Elwood | Condello | 2014-06-01 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Yondu Udonta | 2014-07-30 |
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The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half | Himself | 2014-11-18 |
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Brother's Keeper | Chief Carver | 2013-04-05 |
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Hypothermia | Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 |
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Pennhurst | Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 |
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Rogue River | Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 |
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Cell 213 | Ray Clement | 2011-06-10 |
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Mysteria | Captain McCarthy | 2011-10-23 |
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Atlantis Down | Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 |
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The Making of The Walking Dead | Self | 2010-07-31 |
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DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
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Matadors | John Canterna | 2010-01-01 |
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Blood Done Sign My Name | Defense attorney Billy Watkins | 2010-02-01 |
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Louis | Pat McMurphy | 2010-01-01 |
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Super | Abe | 2010-11-26 |
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DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Red Doc (voice) | 2010-07-27 |
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The Marine 2 | Church | 2009-12-29 |
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Penance | Mann | 2009-05-30 |
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Super Capers | Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | 2009-03-20 |
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Freeway Killer | Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 |
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This Man's Life | Richard Crummly | 2008-03-29 |
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Jumper | William Rice | 2008-02-13 |
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Humanzee! | Priest | 2008-12-01 |
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Whisper | Sydney Braverman | 2007-11-27 |
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Slither | Grant Grant | 2006-03-31 |
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Lenexa, 1 Mile | Russ | 2006-03-25 |
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Repo! The Genetic Opera | 2006-01-01 | |
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Chasing Ghosts | Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 |
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Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats | Himself | 2005-09-20 |
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Portrait: The Making of Henry | Self | 2005-09-27 |
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Skeleton Man | Captain Leary | 2004-03-01 |
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The Eliminator | 2004-07-06 | |
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On Thin Ice | Roger Hopkins | 2003-11-03 |
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The Box | Detective Stafford | 2003-05-15 |
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Saving Jessica Lynch | Colonel Curry | 2003-11-08 |
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The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity | Colonel Beckett | 2002-09-03 |
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The Making of 'Tombstone' | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Undisputed | A.J. Mercker | 2002-07-17 |
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Replicant | Jake | 2001-05-11 |
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Table One | Rowdy | 2000-04-01 |
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Newsbreak | John McNamara | 2000-09-26 |
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The 6th Day | Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 |
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Here on Earth | Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 |
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The Bone Collector | Captain Howard Cheney | 1999-11-04 |
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Wicked Ways | Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | 1999-12-21 |
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The Replacement Killers | Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov | 1998-02-06 |
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Brown's Requiem | Fritz Brown | 1998-11-01 |
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Renegade Force | Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 |
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Shadow Builder | Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 |
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Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 |
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Song of Hiawatha | Bertrand | 1997-05-31 |
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Deceiver | Detective Edward Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 |
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Meet Wally Sparks | Michael Rooker | 1997-01-31 |
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Keys to Tulsa | Keith Michaels | 1997-04-11 |
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Back to Back | Bob Malone | 1996-08-29 |
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Bastard Out of Carolina | Uncle Earle | 1996-12-15 |
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The Trigger Effect | Gary | 1996-08-30 |
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Johnny and Clyde | Frank Tennant | 1995-01-01 |
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Mallrats | Svenning | 1995-10-20 |
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The Hard Truth | Jonah Mantz | 1994-11-23 |
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Suspicious | Attendet | 1994-01-01 |
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The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 |
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Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 |
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Tombstone | Sherman McMasters | 1993-12-25 |
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Afterburn | Casey 'Z' Zankowski | 1992-05-30 |
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JFK | Bill Broussard | 1991-12-20 |
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Days of Thunder | Rowdy Burns | 1990-06-27 |
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Sea of Love | Terry | 1989-09-15 |
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L.A. Takedown | Bosko | 1989-08-27 |
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The Edge | Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker) | 1989-08-23 |
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Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 |
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Retreads | 1988-01-01 | |
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Eight Men Out | Chick Gandil | 1988-09-02 |
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Above the Law | Man in Bar | 1988-04-08 |
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Mississippi Burning | Frank Bailey | 1988-12-08 |
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Rent-a-Cop | Joe | 1987-11-28 |
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Light of Day | Oogie | 1987-02-06 |
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | Henry | 1986-09-24 |
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피그 빌리지 | Steve | |
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The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow | The Man with the Answers | |
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Road Rage | Stony |
