Michael Rooker
Known for: Acting
Born: April 6, 1955
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
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
Renegade Force
1998
Brown's Requiem
1998
Shadow Builder
1998
Back to Back
1996
Hypothermia
2012
Road Rage
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
Newsbreak
2000
Johnny and Clyde
1995
This Man's Life
2008
White Elephant
2022
Portrait: The Making of Henry
2005
The Driving Dead
2014
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2006
Replicant
2001
Slither
2006
Deceiver
1997
The Hard Truth
1994
Table One
2000
Wicked Ways
1999
Suspicious
1994
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010
Bolden
2019
The Eliminator
2004
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
2002
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
2021
The Dark Tower
2020
Izzi
Corrective Measures
2022
The Dark Half
1993
Penance
2009
The Replacement Killers
1998
L.A. Takedown
1989
Cliffhanger
1993
Saving Jessica Lynch
2003
Cell 213
2011
Pennhurst
2012
Love and Monsters
2020
Pig Village
Survive the Night
The 6th Day
2000
Freeway Killer
2009
Sea of Love
1989
The Bone Collector
1999
Here on Earth
2000
Whisper
2007
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
Undisputed
2002
Afterburn
1992
Fantasy Island
2020
JFK
1991
Jumper
2008
The Marine 2
2009
Keys to Tulsa
1997
Brother's Keeper
2013
Mysteria
2011
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
Days of Thunder
1990
Super Capers
2009
Super
2010
Louis
2010
Retreads
1988
The Trigger Effect
1996
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
The Belko Experiment
2017
Humanzee!
2008
Elwood
2014
The Box
2003
Rosewood
1997
The Out-Laws
2023
Lenexa, 1 Mile
2006
Skeleton Man
2004
Rogue River
2012
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Song of Hiawatha
1997
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Vivo
2021
Mississippi Burning
1988
Matadors
2010
On Thin Ice
2003
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
The Edge
1989
The Suicide Squad
2021
Atlantis Down
2010
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017
Chasing Ghosts
2005
F9
2021
Music Box
1989
Eight Men Out
1988
Above the Law
1988
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
Mallrats
1995
Tombstone
1993
Superman
2025
Light of Day
1987
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
Brightburn
2019
Rent-a-Cop
1987
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
Clerk
2021
Life After Flash
2017
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Chuck
2007
The Walking Dead
2010
Shark
2006
CSI: Miami
2002
Las Vegas
2003
Crossing Jordan
2001
Criminal Minds
2005
The Equalizer
1985
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Outer Limits
1995
Meteor
2009
What If...?
2021
CelebriD&D
2015
The Rookie
2018
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016
Psych
2006
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
Burn Notice
2007
Archer
2009
Creepshow
2019
Talking Dead
2011
Gideon Oliver
1989
SEAL Team
2017
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016
Fallen Angels
1993
Crime Story
1986
Dead Talk Live
2020
True Detective
2014
Law & Order
1990
Creature Commandos
2024
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Peacemaker
2022
NSFW Show
2009
Thief
2006
Tremors
2003