Biography
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (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), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Grant Grant in Slither (2006), Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the animated TV series What If...? (2021).
Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn.
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Filmography
all 133
Movies 102
TV Shows 31
self 14
Voice 5
Director 1
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024)
Movie
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
Movie
Agent Oldham
The Out-Laws (2023)
Movie
10
Yondu Udonta
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Movie
7.89
Yondu
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
Movie
7.5
Gabriel Tancredi
White Elephant (2022)
Movie
5.5
Overseer Walton Devlin
Corrective Measures (2022)
Movie
8
Yondu (voice) / Yondu Udonta (voice)
What If...? (2021)
TV
8.14
Lutador (voice)
Vivo (2021)
Movie
3.67
Brian Durlin / Savant
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Movie
8.25
Self
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR (2021)
Movie
Buddy
F9 (2021)
Movie
7.1
Self
Clerk (2021)
Movie
Yondu Udonta (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
TV
10
Clyde
Love and Monsters (2020)
Movie
8.6
Self
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder (2020)
Movie
Damon
Fantasy Island (2020)
Movie
6.79
Beau
Creepshow (2019)
TV
5.94
The Big T
Brightburn (2019)
Movie
5.86
Pat McMurphy
Bolden (2019)
Movie
4.75
Frank Teska
The Rookie (2018)
TV
5.75
Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017)
Movie
6
Self
Life After Flash (2017)
Movie
Big Chief
SEAL Team (2017)
TV
6.31
Yondu Udonta
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Movie
7.16
Self
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed (2016)
TV
Self
Ride with Norman Reedus (2016)
TV
Bud Melks
The Belko Experiment (2016)
Movie
5.59
Arnold
CelebriD&D (2015)
TV
Self
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn (2014)
Movie
Himself
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half (2014)
Movie
Trooper
The Driving Dead (2014)
Movie
Yondu Udonta
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Movie
7.11
Edward Hoyt
True Detective (2014)
TV
6.31
Chief Carver
Brother's Keeper (2013)
Movie
Director
Pennhurst (2012)
Movie
4.85
Ray
Hypothermia (2012)
Movie
Gas Attendent
Rogue River (2012)
Movie
Captain McCarthy
Mysteria (2011)
Movie
6
Himself
Talking Dead (2011)
TV
6
Ray Clement
Cell 213 (2011)
Movie
Abe
Super (2010)
Movie
3.5
Red Doc (segment 'Jonah Hex') (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)
Movie
Merle Dixon
The Walking Dead (2010)
TV
7.01
Father / Alien
Atlantis Down (2010)
Movie
Self
The Making of The Walking Dead (2010)
Movie
6.53
Red Doc
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010)
Movie
Defense attorney Billy Watkins
Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)
Movie
Pat McMurphy
Louis (2010)
Movie
Church
The Marine 2 (2009)
Movie
4.75
Det. St. John
Freeway Killer (2009)
Movie
Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
Archer (2009)
TV
6.4
Calvin Stark
Meteor (2009)
TV
1
Mann
Penance (2009)
Movie
Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Super Capers (2009)
Movie
Priest
Humanzee! (2008)
Movie
Sheriff Haney
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008)
Movie
Richard Crummly
This Man's Life (2008)
Movie
William Rice
Jumper (2008)
Movie
5.9
Sidney
Whisper (2007)
Movie
5.6
Self
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2007)
TV
Mauser
Chuck (2007)
TV
6.24
Dale Lawson
Burn Notice (2007)
TV
6.28
Shark (2006)
TV
7
Garth Lawnmore
Psych (2006)
TV
6.27
Grant Grant
Slither (2006)
Movie
6
Det. John Hayes
Thief (2006)
TV
6
Russ
Lenexa, 1 Mile (2006)
Movie
Self
Portrait: The Making of Henry (2005)
Movie
Chief Carlson
Criminal Minds (2005)
TV
6.04
Self
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats (2005)
Movie
Mark Spencer
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
Movie
Miles Dawson
The Eliminator (2004)
Movie
Captain Leary
Skeleton Man (2004)
Movie
6
Colonel Curry
Saving Jessica Lynch (2003)
Movie
On Thin Ice (2003)
Movie
Las Vegas (2003)
TV
5.86
Detective Stafford
The Box (2003)
Movie
Kinney
O Ataque Dos Vermes Malditos - A Série (2003)
TV
5.22
Marty Jones
CSI: Miami (2002)
TV
5.8
Colonel Beckett
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity (2002)
Movie
A.J. Mercker
Undisputed (2002)
Movie
5.4
Shawn Curaco
Crossing Jordan (2001)
TV
5.95
Det. Jake Riley
Replicant (2001)
Movie
6
Robert Marshall
The 6th Day (2000)
Movie
6.69
John McNamara
Newsbreak (2000)
Movie
Malcolm Arnold
Here on Earth (2000)
Movie
6
Rowdy
Table One (2000)
Movie
Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
Wicked Ways (1999)
Movie
Captain Howard Cheney
The Bone Collector (1999)
Movie
6.25
Matt Cooper
Renegade Force (1998)
Movie
Fritz Brown
Brown's Requiem (1998)
Movie
Father Vassey
Shadow Builder (1998)
Movie
Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Movie
5.5
Det. Edward Kennesaw
Deceiver (1997)
Movie
Colonel Edwards
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
TV
7.33
Keith Michaels
Keys to Tulsa (1997)
Movie
Sheriff Walker
Rosewood (1997)
Movie
Michael Rooker
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Movie
Bertrand
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
Movie
Uncle Earle
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Movie
5
Gary
The Trigger Effect (1996)
Movie
Bob Malone
Back to Back (1996)
Movie
Svenning
Mallrats (1995)
Movie
7
Colonel Beckett
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Frank Tennant
Johnny and Clyde (1995)
Movie
Jonah Mantz
The Hard Truth (1994)
Movie
Attendet
Suspicious (1994)
Movie
Sherman McMasters
Tombstone (1993)
Movie
3.2
Babe McCloor
Fallen Angels (1993)
TV
Hal Tucker
Cliffhanger (1993)
Movie
6.35
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
The Dark Half (1993)
Movie
4.78
Casey 'Z' Zankowski
Afterburn (1992)
Movie
Bill Broussard
JFK (1991)
Movie
5.92
Jamie Yost
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
Rowdy Burns
Days of Thunder (1990)
Movie
3.29
Karchy Laszlo
Music Box (1989)
Movie
Terry
Sea of Love (1989)
Movie
6
Bosko
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Movie
Deputy Sheriff
The Edge (1989)
Movie
Detective John Quinn
Gideon Oliver (1989)
TV
Frank Bailey
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Movie
5.6
Arnold 'Chick' Gandil
Eight Men Out (1988)
Movie
10
Man in Bar
Above the Law (1988)
Movie
7
Actor
Retreads (1988)
Movie
Joe
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
Movie
Oogie
Light of Day (1987)
Movie
Henry
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Movie
4
Lieutenant
Crime Story (1986)
TV
6
Bill Whitaker
The Equalizer (1985)
TV
7.33
The Man with The Answers
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
Movie
John Canterna
Matadors
Movie
Stony
Road Rage
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.07
Based on 8.6 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1985
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2006
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-04-06 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceJasper, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesCalifornia, United States of America
Also Known As마이클 루커, Майкл Рукер
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