Michael Rooker
Born April 06, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Jasper, Alabama, USA
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 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).
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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Filmography
Superman
2025
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as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
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Age: 70
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
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as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
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Age: 69
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
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as Yondu
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Age: 68
Corrective Measures
2022
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as Warden Devlin
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Age: 67
The Suicide Squad
2021
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as Savant
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Age: 66
F9
2021
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as Buddy
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Age: 66
Love and Monsters
2020
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as Clyde
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Age: 65
No Image
The Dark Tower
2020
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as Elred Jonas
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Age: 64
Fantasy Island
2020
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as Damon
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Age: 64
Brightburn
2019
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as The Big T
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Age: 64
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
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as Yondu
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Age: 62
The Belko Experiment
2016
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as Bud Melks
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Age: 60
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
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as Yondu Udonta
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Age: 59
Super
2010
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as Abe
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Age: 55
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010
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as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
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Age: 54
Jumper
2008
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as William Rice
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Age: 52
Whisper
2007
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as Sydney Braverman
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Age: 52
Slither
2006
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as Grant Grant
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Age: 50
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2006
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as
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Age: 50
Chasing Ghosts
2005
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as Mark Spencer
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Age: 50
Undisputed
2002
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as A.J. Mercker
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Age: 47
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 46
Replicant
2001
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as Jake
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Age: 46
The 6th Day
2000
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as Robert Marshall
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Age: 45
Newsbreak
2000
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as John McNamara
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Age: 45
Table One
2000
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as Rowdy
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Age: 44
Here on Earth
2000
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as Malcolm Arnold
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Age: 44
The Bone Collector
1999
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as Captain Howard Cheney
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Age: 44
The Replacement Killers
1998
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as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
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Age: 42
Keys to Tulsa
1997
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as Keith Michaels
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Age: 42
Rosewood
1997
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as Sheriff Walker
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Age: 41
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
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as Michael Rooker
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Age: 41
The Trigger Effect
1996
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as Gary
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Age: 41
Mallrats
1995
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as Svenning
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Age: 40
Tombstone
1993
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as Sherman McMasters
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Age: 38
Cliffhanger
1993
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as Hal Tucker
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Age: 38
The Dark Half
1993
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as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
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Age: 38
JFK
1991
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as Bill Broussard
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Age: 36
Days of Thunder
1990
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as Rowdy Burns
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Age: 35
Music Box
1989
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as Karchy Laszlo
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Age: 34
Sea of Love
1989
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as Terry
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Age: 34
Mississippi Burning
1988
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as Frank Bailey
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Age: 33
Eight Men Out
1988
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as Chick Gandil
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Age: 33
Above the Law
1988
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as Man in Bar
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Age: 33
Light of Day
1987
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as Oogie
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Age: 31
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
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as Henry
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Age: 31