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Known Credits
101
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1955-04-06 (70 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Also Known For
마이클 루커
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
| Sgt. Major Riordan
2024 --
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
| Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
2023 --
The Out-Laws
| Agent Oldham
2023 --
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
| Yondu
2022 --
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
| Yondu
2022 --
White Elephant
| Gabriel Tancredi
2022 --
Corrective Measures
| Warden Devlin
2021 --
Vivo
| Lutador (voice)
2021 --
The Suicide Squad
| Savant
2021 --
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
| Self
2021 --
F9
| Buddy
2021 --
Clerk
| Self
2020 --
Love and Monsters
| Clyde
2020 --
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
| Self
2020 --
Fantasy Island
| Damon
2019 --
Brightburn
| The Big T
2019 --
Bolden
| Pat McMurphy
2017 --
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
| Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
2017 --
Life After Flash
| Self
2017 --
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
| Yondu
2016 --
The Belko Experiment
| Bud Melks
2014 --
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
| Self
2014 --
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
| Himself
2014 --
The Driving Dead
| Trooper
2014 --
Guardians of the Galaxy
| Yondu Udonta
2013 --
Brother's Keeper
| Chief Carver
2012 --
Pennhurst
| Dr. Death
2012 --
Hypothermia
| Ray Pelletier
2012 --
Rogue River
| Gas Attendent
2011 --
Mysteria
| Captain McCarthy
2011 --
Cell 213
| Ray Clement
2010 --
Super
| Abe
2010 --
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
| Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
2010 --
Atlantis Down
| Father / Alien
2010 --
The Making of The Walking Dead
| Self
2010 --
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
| Red Doc (voice)
2010 --
Blood Done Sign My Name
| Defense attorney Billy Watkins
2010 --
Louis
| Pat McMurphy
2010 --
Matadors
| John Canterna
2009 --
The Marine 2
| Church
2009 --
Freeway Killer
| Det. St. John
2009 --
Penance
| Mann
2009 --
Super Capers
| Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
2008 --
Humanzee!
| Priest
2008 --
This Man's Life
| Richard Crummly
2008 --
Jumper
| William Rice
2007 --
Whisper
| Sydney Braverman
2006 --
Slither
| Grant Grant
2006 --
Lenexa, 1 Mile
| Russ
2005 --
Portrait: The Making of Henry
| Self
2005 --
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
| Himself
2005 --
Chasing Ghosts
| Mark Spencer
2004 --
The Eliminator
|
2004 --
Skeleton Man
| Captain Leary
2003 --
Saving Jessica Lynch
| Colonel Curry
2003 --
On Thin Ice
| Roger Hopkins
2003 --
The Box - 2003
| Detective Stafford
2002 --
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
| Colonel Beckett
2002 --
Undisputed
| A.J. Mercker
2001 --
Replicant
| Jake
2000 --
The 6th Day
| Robert Marshall
2000 --
Newsbreak
| John McNamara
2000 --
Here on Earth
| Malcolm Arnold
2000 --
Table One
| Rowdy
1999 --
Wicked Ways
| Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
1999 --
The Bone Collector
| Captain Howard Cheney
1998 --
Renegade Force
| Matt Cooper
1998 --
Shadow Builder
| Father Vassey
1998 --
Brown's Requiem
| Fritz Brown
1998 --
The Replacement Killers
| Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
1997 --
Deceiver
| Detective Edward Kennesaw
1997 --
Song of Hiawatha
| Bertrand
1997 --
Keys to Tulsa
| Keith Michaels
1997 --
Rosewood
| Sheriff Walker
1997 --
Meet Wally Sparks
| Michael Rooker
1996 --
Bastard Out of Carolina
| Uncle Earle
1996 --
The Trigger Effect
| Gary
1996 --
Back to Back
| Bob Malone
1995 --
Mallrats
| Svenning
1995 --
Johnny and Clyde
| Frank Tennant
1994 --
The Hard Truth
| Jonah Mantz
1994 --
Suspicious
| Attendet
1993 --
Tombstone
| Sherman McMasters
1993 --
Cliffhanger
| Hal Tucker
1993 --
The Dark Half
| Sheriff Alan Pangborn
1992 --
Afterburn
| Casey 'Z' Zankowski
1991 --
JFK
| Bill Broussard
1990 --
Days of Thunder
| Rowdy Burns
1989 --
Music Box
| Karchy Laszlo
1989 --
Sea of Love
| Terry
1989 --
L.A. Takedown
| Bosko
1988 --
Mississippi Burning
| Frank Bailey
1988 --
Eight Men Out
| Chick Gandil
1988 --
Above the Law
| Man in Bar
1988 --
Retreads
|
1987 --
Rent-a-Cop
| Joe
1987 --
Light of Day
| Oogie
1986 --
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
| Henry