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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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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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | Sgt. Major Riordan | 2024-09-07 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Yondu | 2023-05-03 |
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The Out-Laws | Agent Oldham | 2023-07-07 |
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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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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Yondu | 2022-11-24 |
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Vivo | Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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The Suicide Squad | Savant | 2021-07-28 |
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F9 | Buddy | 2021-05-19 |
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Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR | Self | 2021-05-29 |
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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 |
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Love and Monsters | Clyde | 2020-10-16 |
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Fantasy Island | Damon | 2020-02-12 |
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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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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking | Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) | 2017-10-08 |
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The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | 2017-03-17 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Yondu | 2017-04-25 |
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Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 |
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The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half | Himself | 2014-11-18 |
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The Driving Dead | Trooper | 2014-08-25 |
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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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Brother's Keeper | Chief Carver | 2013-04-05 |
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Pennhurst | Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 |
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Hypothermia | Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 |
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Rogue River | Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 |
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Mysteria | Captain McCarthy | 2011-10-23 |
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Cell 213 | Ray Clement | 2011-06-10 |
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Matadors | John Canterna | 2010-01-01 |
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The Making of The Walking Dead | Self | 2010-07-31 |
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Louis | Pat McMurphy | 2010-01-01 |
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DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
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Atlantis Down | Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 |
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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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Blood Done Sign My Name | Defense attorney Billy Watkins | 2010-02-01 |
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Freeway Killer | Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 |
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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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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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Lenexa, 1 Mile | Russ | 2006-03-25 |
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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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Chasing Ghosts | Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 |
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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 | Self | 2005-09-20 |
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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 | 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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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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Newsbreak | John McNamara | 2000-09-26 |
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Here on Earth | Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 |
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The 6th Day | Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 |
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Table One | Rowdy | 2000-04-01 |
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Wicked Ways | Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | 1999-12-21 |
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The Bone Collector | Captain Howard Cheney | 1999-11-04 |
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Shadow Builder | Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 |
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The Replacement Killers | Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov | 1998-02-06 |
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Renegade Force | Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 |
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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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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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Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 |
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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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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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The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 |
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Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 |
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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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Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 |
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L.A. Takedown | Bosko | 1989-08-27 |
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Sea of Love | Terry | 1989-09-15 |
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The Edge | Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker) | 1989-08-23 |
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Retreads | 1988-01-01 | |
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Mississippi Burning | Frank Bailey | 1988-12-08 |
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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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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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Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger | Self | |
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Izzi | Sheriff Blackstone | |
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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 |
