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Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Actor · Born 1955-04-06 · Jasper, Alabama, USA

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — Yondu Udonta
  2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) — Yondu
  3. The Walking Dead (2010) — Merle Dixon
  4. The Suicide Squad (2021) — Savant
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — Yondu
  6. F9 (2021) — Buddy
  7. Jumper (2008) — William Rice
  8. Superman (2025) — Superman Robot #1 (voice)
  9. What If...? (2021) — Yondu (voice)
  10. Love and Monsters (2020) — Clyde
  11. True Detective (2014) — Edward Hoyt
  12. Criminal Minds (2005) — Chief Carlson
  13. The Bone Collector (1999) — Captain Howard Cheney
  14. Brightburn (2019) — The Big T
  15. Peacemaker (2022) — Red St. Wild
  16. The Rookie (2018) — Frank Teska
  17. Cliffhanger (1993) — Hal Tucker
  18. Fantasy Island (2020) — Damon
  19. Tombstone (1993) — Sherman McMasters
  20. JFK (1991) — Bill Broussard
  21. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) — Yondu
  22. The 6th Day (2000) — Robert Marshall
  23. Mississippi Burning (1988) — Frank Bailey
  24. Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Colonel Edwards
  25. Super (2010) — Abe
  26. Slither (2006) — Grant Grant
  27. Days of Thunder (1990) — Rowdy Burns
  28. CSI: Miami (2002) — Marty Jones
  29. The Belko Experiment (2017) — Bud Melks
  30. SEAL Team (2017) — Big Chief
  31. Archer (2009) — Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
  32. Mallrats (1995) — Svenning
  33. Chuck (2007) — Mauser
  34. Psych (2006) — Garth Lawnmore
  35. Undisputed (2002) — A.J. Mercker
  36. The Out-Laws (2023) — Agent Oldham
  37. Above the Law (1988) — Man in Bar
  38. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) — Henry
  39. Vivo (2021) — Lutador (voice)
  40. Marvel Studios Legends (2021) — Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed

  1. Pennhurst (2012) — Director