Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

1955-04-06

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Rooker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

8.0

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

7.5

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

7.0

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

7.6

F9

F9

7.1

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

7.9

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

7.1

Vivo

Vivo

7.3

Tombstone

Tombstone

7.6

Brightburn

Brightburn

6.1

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

6.5

Jumper

Jumper

6.2

Undisputed

Undisputed

6.5

Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters

7.3

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

5.8

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

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Slither

Slither

6.5

The Belko Experiment

The Belko Experiment

6.2

Above the Law

Above the Law

6.1

The Out-Laws

The Out-Laws

6.0