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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Rooker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Superman | 5 (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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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Sgt. Major Riordan | 2024-09-07 |
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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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Fast X | Buddy (uncredited) | 2023-05-17 |
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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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White Elephant | Gabriel Tancredi | 2022-06-03 |
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Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR | Self | 2021-05-29 |
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Vivo | Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
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F9 | Buddy | 2021-05-19 |
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The Suicide Squad | Savant | 2021-07-28 |
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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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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 Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 |
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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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Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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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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Guardians Inferno | 2017-08-08 | |
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The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | 2016-03-17 |
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Elwood | Condello | 2014-06-01 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Yondu Udonta | 2014-07-30 |
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The Driving Dead | Trooper | 2014-08-25 |
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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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Rogue River | Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 |
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Hypothermia | Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 |
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Pennhurst | Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 |
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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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DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
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The Making of The Walking Dead | Self | 2010-07-31 |
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Atlantis Down | Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 |
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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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DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | Red Doc (voice) | 2010-07-27 |
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Super | Abe | 2010-11-26 |
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Penance | Mann | 2009-05-30 |
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Freeway Killer | Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 |
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Super Capers | Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | 2009-03-20 |
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The Marine 2 | Church | 2009-12-29 |
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Humanzee! | Priest | 2008-12-01 |
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Jumper | William Rice | 2008-02-13 |
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This Man's Life | Richard Crummly | 2008-03-29 |
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Whisper | Sydney Braverman | 2007-11-27 |
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Repo! The Genetic Opera | 2006-01-01 | |
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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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Portrait: The Making of Henry | Self | 2005-09-27 |
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Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats | Himself | 2005-09-20 |
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Chasing Ghosts | Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 |
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The Eliminator | 2004-07-06 | |
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Skeleton Man | Captain Leary | 2004-03-01 |
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Saving Jessica Lynch | Colonel Curry | 2003-11-08 |
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The Box - 2003 | Detective Stafford | 2003-05-15 |
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On Thin Ice | Roger Hopkins | 2003-11-03 |
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The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity | Colonel Beckett | 2002-09-03 |
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Undisputed | A.J. Mercker | 2002-07-17 |
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Replicant | Jake | 2001-05-11 |
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The 6th Day | Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 |
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Table One | Rowdy | 2000-01-01 |
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Here on Earth | Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 |
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Newsbreak | John McNamara | 2000-09-26 |
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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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Shadow Builder | Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 |
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Renegade Force | Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 |
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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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Meet Wally Sparks | Michael Rooker | 1997-01-31 |
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Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 |
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Keys to Tulsa | Keith Michaels | 1997-04-11 |
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Deceiver | Detective Edward Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 |
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Song of Hiawatha | Bertrand | 1997-05-31 |
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Bastard Out of Carolina | Uncle Earle | 1996-12-15 |
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Back to Back | Bob Malone | 1996-08-29 |
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The Trigger Effect | Gary | 1996-08-30 |
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Mallrats | Svenning | 1995-10-20 |
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Johnny and Clyde | Frank Tennant | 1995-01-01 |
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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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Tombstone | Sherman McMasters | 1993-12-25 |
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Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 |
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The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 |
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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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Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 |
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L.A. Takedown | Bosko | 1989-08-27 |
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Retreads | 1988-01-01 | |
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Above the Law | Man in Bar | 1988-04-08 |
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Eight Men Out | Chick Gandil | 1988-09-02 |
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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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Road Rage | Stony | |
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Meteor | Calvin Stark | |
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The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow | The Man with the Answers |
