Acting
Michael Rooker
EN, KO, ID, FR cinema · 112 credits
Born
6 April 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Also known as 마이클 루커 · مایکل روکر
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).
Known for
Filmography
Road Rage
Road Rage
as Stony
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
as The Man with the Answers
Pig Village
as Steve
Izzi
Izzi
as Sheriff Blackstone
Scott's Dead
as Mitch
Superman
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Sgt. Major Riordan
The Out-Laws
as Agent Oldham
Corrective Measures
as Warden Devlin
White Elephant
as Gabriel Tancredi
Clerk
as Self
The Suicide Squad
as Savant
F9
as Buddy
Vivo
as Lutador (voice)
Fantasy Island
as Damon
Love and Monsters
as Clyde
The Dark Tower
2020
The Dark Tower
as Elred Jonas
Bolden
as Pat McMurphy
Brightburn
as The Big T
The Belko Experiment
as Bud Melks
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
Life After Flash
as Self
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Yondu Udonta
The Driving Dead
as Trooper
Elwood
as Condello
Brother's Keeper
as Chief Carver
Rogue River
as Gas Attendent
Hypothermia
as Ray Pelletier
Pennhurst
as Dr. Death, Director
Cell 213
as Ray Clement
Mysteria
as Captain McCarthy
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Red Doc (voice)
Super
as Abe
Matadors
2010
Matadors
as John Canterna
Louis
as Pat McMurphy
Blood Done Sign My Name
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
Atlantis Down
as Father / Alien
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
Super Capers
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Penance
as Mann
Freeway Killer
as Det. St. John
The Marine 2
as Church
Jumper
as William Rice
Humanzee!
as Priest
This Man's Life
2008
This Man's Life
as Richard Crummly
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
as Sheriff Haney
Whisper
as Sydney Braverman
Slither
as Grant Grant
Lenexa, 1 Mile
as Russ
Chasing Ghosts
as Mark Spencer
Skeleton Man
as Captain Leary
The Box
as Detective Stafford
Saving Jessica Lynch
as Colonel Curry
On Thin Ice
as Roger Hopkins
Undisputed
as A.J. Mercker
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
as Colonel Beckett
Replicant
as Jake
The 6th Day
as Robert Marshall
Here on Earth
as Malcolm Arnold
Table One
as Rowdy
Newsbreak
as John McNamara
The Bone Collector
as Captain Howard Cheney
Wicked Ways
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan, Co-Executive Producer
The Replacement Killers
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
Renegade Force
as Matt Cooper
Brown's Requiem
as Fritz Brown, Associate Producer
Shadow Builder
as Father Vassey
Rosewood
as Sheriff Walker
Deceiver
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
Keys to Tulsa
as Keith Michaels
Song of Hiawatha
as Bertrand
Meet Wally Sparks
as Michael Rooker
Back to Back
as Bob Malone
Bastard Out of Carolina
as Uncle Earle
Mallrats
as Svenning
Johnny and Clyde
as Frank Tennant
The Hard Truth
as Jonah Mantz
Suspicious
as Attendant
The Dark Half
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Tombstone
as Sherman McMasters
Cliffhanger
as Hal Tucker
Afterburn
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
JFK
as Bill Broussard
Days of Thunder
as Rowdy Burns
Music Box
as Karchy Laszlo
Sea of Love
as Terry
L.A. Takedown
as Bosko
The Edge
as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
Mississippi Burning
as Frank Bailey
Eight Men Out
as Chick Gandil
Retreads
Actor
Above the Law
as Man in Bar
Light of Day
as Oogie
Rent-a-Cop
as Joe
