People
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 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).
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Sgt. Major Riordan | 2024-09-07 |
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan | 2024-06-26 |
The Out-Laws as Agent Oldham | 2023-07-07 |
Fast X as Buddy (uncredited) | 2023-05-17 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Yondu | 2023-05-03 |
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Yondu | 2022-11-24 |
White Elephant as Gabriel Tancredi | 2022-06-03 |
Corrective Measures as Warden Devlin | 2022-04-29 |
Vivo as Lutador (voice) | 2021-07-30 |
The Suicide Squad as Savant | 2021-07-28 |
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR as Self | 2021-05-29 |
F9 as Buddy | 2021-05-19 |
Clerk as Self | 2021-03-17 |
Love and Monsters as Clyde | 2020-10-16 |
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self | 2020-09-30 |
Fantasy Island as Damon | 2020-02-12 |
Brightburn as The Big T | 2019-05-09 |
Bolden as Pat McMurphy | 2019-05-03 |
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice) | 2017-10-08 |
Life After Flash as Self | 2017-10-02 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Yondu | 2017-04-19 |
The Belko Experiment as Bud Melks | 2016-03-17 |
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self | 2014-12-09 |
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half as Himself | 2014-11-18 |
The Driving Dead as Trooper | 2014-08-25 |
Guardians of the Galaxy as Yondu Udonta | 2014-07-30 |
Elwood as Condello | 2014-06-01 |
Brother's Keeper as Chief Carver | 2013-04-05 |
Pennhurst as Dr. Death | 2012-10-08 |
Hypothermia as Ray Pelletier | 2012-10-02 |
Rogue River as Gas Attendent | 2012-01-16 |
Mysteria as Captain McCarthy | 2011-10-23 |
Cell 213 as Ray Clement | 2011-06-10 |
Super as Abe | 2010-11-26 |
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice) | 2010-11-09 |
Atlantis Down as Father / Alien | 2010-10-01 |
The Making of The Walking Dead as Self | 2010-07-31 |
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Red Doc (voice) | 2010-07-27 |
Blood Done Sign My Name as Defense attorney Billy Watkins | 2010-02-01 |
Matadors as John Canterna | 2010-01-01 |
Louis as Pat McMurphy | 2010-01-01 |
The Marine 2 as Church | 2009-12-29 |
Freeway Killer as Det. St. John | 2009-11-04 |
Penance as Mann | 2009-05-30 |
Super Capers as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper | 2009-03-20 |
Humanzee! as Priest | 2008-12-01 |
This Man's Life as Richard Crummly | 2008-03-29 |
Jumper as William Rice | 2008-02-13 |
Whisper as Sydney Braverman | 2007-11-27 |
Slither as Grant Grant | 2006-03-31 |
Lenexa, 1 Mile as Russ | 2006-03-25 |
Portrait: The Making of Henry as Self | 2005-09-27 |
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself | 2005-09-20 |
Chasing Ghosts as Mark Spencer | 2005-05-11 |
The Eliminator | 2004-07-06 |
Skeleton Man as Captain Leary | 2004-03-01 |
Saving Jessica Lynch as Colonel Curry | 2003-11-08 |
On Thin Ice as Roger Hopkins | 2003-11-03 |
The Box - 2003 as Detective Stafford | 2003-05-15 |
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity as Colonel Beckett | 2002-09-03 |
Undisputed as A.J. Mercker | 2002-07-17 |
Replicant as Jake | 2001-05-11 |
The 6th Day as Robert Marshall | 2000-11-17 |
Newsbreak as John McNamara | 2000-09-26 |
Here on Earth as Malcolm Arnold | 2000-03-24 |
Table One as Rowdy | 2000-01-01 |
Wicked Ways as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan | 1999-12-21 |
The Bone Collector as Captain Howard Cheney | 1999-11-04 |
Renegade Force as Matt Cooper | 1998-12-14 |
Brown's Requiem as Fritz Brown | 1998-11-01 |
Shadow Builder as Father Vassey | 1998-11-01 |
The Replacement Killers as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov | 1998-02-06 |
Deceiver as Detective Edward Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 |
Song of Hiawatha as Bertrand | 1997-05-31 |
Keys to Tulsa as Keith Michaels | 1997-04-11 |
Rosewood as Sheriff Walker | 1997-02-21 |
Meet Wally Sparks as Michael Rooker | 1997-01-31 |
Bastard Out of Carolina as Uncle Earle | 1996-12-15 |
The Trigger Effect as Gary | 1996-08-30 |
Back to Back as Bob Malone | 1996-08-29 |
Mallrats as Svenning | 1995-10-20 |
Johnny and Clyde as Frank Tennant | 1995-01-01 |
The Hard Truth as Jonah Mantz | 1994-11-23 |
Suspicious as Attendet | 1994-01-01 |
Tombstone as Sherman McMasters | 1993-12-25 |
Cliffhanger as Hal Tucker | 1993-05-28 |
The Dark Half as Sheriff Alan Pangborn | 1993-04-23 |
Afterburn as Casey 'Z' Zankowski | 1992-05-30 |
JFK as Bill Broussard | 1991-12-20 |
Days of Thunder as Rowdy Burns | 1990-06-27 |
Music Box as Karchy Laszlo | 1989-12-22 |
Sea of Love as Terry | 1989-09-15 |
L.A. Takedown as Bosko | 1989-08-27 |
Mississippi Burning as Frank Bailey | 1988-12-08 |
Eight Men Out as Chick Gandil | 1988-09-02 |
Above the Law as Man in Bar | 1988-04-08 |
Retreads | 1988-01-01 |
Rent-a-Cop as Joe | 1987-11-28 |
Light of Day as Oogie | 1987-02-06 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as Henry | 1986-09-24 |