Michael Rooker

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-04-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Jasper, Alabama, USA

Michael Rooker

Biography

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 Suic...

Acting

2022

Corrective Measures

as Warden Devlin

2003

The Box - 2003

as Detective Stafford

1990

Days of Thunder

as Rowdy Burns

1988

Mississippi Burning

as Frank Bailey

1991

JFK

as Bill Broussard

1989

Music Box

as Karchy Laszlo

1995

Mallrats

as Svenning

2001

Replicant

as Jake

1993

The Dark Half

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

2009

Super Capers

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper

2009

Penance

as Mann

1998

The Replacement Killers

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

2000

The 6th Day

as Robert Marshall

1993

Tombstone

as Sherman McMasters

2008

Jumper

as William Rice

2009

Freeway Killer

as Det. St. John

1989

Sea of Love

as Terry

1997

Rosewood

as Sheriff Walker

2006

Slither

as Grant Grant

1999

The Bone Collector

as Captain Howard Cheney

1987

Light of Day

as Oogie

1989

1993

Cliffhanger

as Hal Tucker

2009

The Marine 2

as Church

2000

Here on Earth

as Malcolm Arnold

1988

Eight Men Out

as Chick Gandil

2007

Whisper

as Sydney Braverman

1997

Deceiver

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

2010

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Red Doc (voice)

2002

Undisputed

as A.J. Mercker

1998

Renegade Force

as Matt Cooper

2010

Super

as Abe

2021

Clerk

as Self

1998

Brown's Requiem

as Fritz Brown

2021

1998

Shadow Builder

as Father Vassey

2023

The Out-Laws

as Agent Oldham

2006

1996

American Yakuza II

as Bob Malone

2010

Matadors

as John Canterna

2004

Skeleton Man

as Captain Leary

2012

Rogue River

as Gas Attendent

1992

Afterburn

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski

2012

Hypothermia

as Ray Pelletier

2014

1997

Keys to Tulsa

as Keith Michaels

2010

Louis

as Pat McMurphy

2003

Saving Jessica Lynch

as Colonel Curry

1997

Song of Hiawatha

as Bertrand

2013

Brother's Keeper

as Chief Carver

1994

The Hard Truth

as Jonah Mantz

2000

Table One

as Rowdy

1999

Wicked Ways

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

2003

On Thin Ice

as Roger Hopkins

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

-

Road Rage

as Stony

1994

Suspicious

as Attendet

2024

2016

-

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Man with the Answers

2008

Humanzee!

as Priest

2010

Blood Done Sign My Name

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

2011

Cell 213

as Ray Clement

2010

Atlantis Down

as Father / Alien

2009

Meteor

as Calvin Stark

2011

Mysteria

as Captain McCarthy

2017

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)

2005

Chasing Ghosts

as Mark Spencer

2019

Bolden

as Pat McMurphy

2012

Pennhurst

as Dr. Death

2020

2020

2019

Brightburn

as The Big T

2021

F9

as Buddy

2017

1987

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

1997

Meet Wally Sparks

as Michael Rooker

2000

Newsbreak

as John McNamara

1995

Johnny and Clyde

as Frank Tennant

1988

Above the Law

as Man in Bar

2008

This Man's Life

as Richard Crummly

2021

Vivo

as Lutador (voice)

2022

White Elephant

as Gabriel Tancredi

1996

2014

2023

Fast X

as Buddy (uncredited)

2014

Elwood

as Condello

2020

The Dark Tower

as Elred Jonas

-

Pig Village

as Steve

2025

Superman

as Superman Robot #5 (voice)

-

Table for One

as Matt Draper

Production

2012

Pennhurst

as Director

1999

Wicked Ways

as Co-Executive Producer

1998

Brown's Requiem

as Associate Producer

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