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Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/04/1955

Age

70 years old

Place of Birth

Jasper, Alabama, USA

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... Read More

Known For

Superman

Superman

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

The Out-Laws

The Out-Laws

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

White Elephant

White Elephant

Corrective Measures

Corrective Measures

Vivo

Vivo

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

Filmography

Cast

2025

Superman

as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

as Sgt. Major Riordan

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

2023

The Out-Laws

as Agent Oldham

2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

as Yondu

2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Spec...

as Yondu

2022

White Elephant

as Gabriel Tancredi

2022

Corrective Measures

as Warden Devlin

2021

Vivo

as Lutador (voice)

2021

The Suicide Squad

as Savant

2021

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

as Self

2021

F9

as Buddy

2021

Clerk

as Self

2020

Love and Monsters

as Clyde

2020

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thund...

as Self

2020

The Dark Tower

as Elred Jonas

2020

Fantasy Island

as Damon

2019

Brightburn

as The Big T

2019

Bolden

as Pat McMurphy

2017

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: ...

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)

2017

Life After Flash

as Self

2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

as Yondu

2016

The Belko Experiment

as Bud Melks

2014

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

as Self

2014

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Mak...

as Himself

2014

The Driving Dead

as Trooper

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Yondu Udonta

2014

Elwood

as Condello

2013

Brother's Keeper

as Chief Carver

2012

Pennhurst

as Dr. Death

2012

Hypothermia

as Ray Pelletier

2012

Rogue River

as Gas Attendent

2011

Mysteria

as Captain McCarthy

2011

Cell 213

as Ray Clement

2010

Super

as Abe

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

2010

Atlantis Down

as Father / Alien

2010

The Making of The Walking Dead

as Self

2010

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Red Doc (voice)

2010

Blood Done Sign My Name

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

2010

Matadors

as John Canterna

2010

Louis

as Pat McMurphy

2009

The Marine 2

as Church

2009

Freeway Killer

as Det. St. John

2009

Penance

as Mann

2009

Super Capers

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper

2008

Humanzee!

as Priest

2008

This Man's Life

as Richard Crummly

2008

Jumper

as William Rice

2007

Whisper

as Sydney Braverman

2006

Slither

as Grant Grant

2006

Lenexa, 1 Mile

as Russ

2006

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2005

Portrait: The Making of Henry

as Self

2005

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mall...

as Himself

2005

Chasing Ghosts

as Mark Spencer

2004

The Eliminator

2004

Skeleton Man

as Captain Leary

2003

Saving Jessica Lynch

as Colonel Curry

2003

On Thin Ice

as Roger Hopkins

2003

The Box

as Detective Stafford

2002

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time ...

as Colonel Beckett

2002

Undisputed

as A.J. Mercker

2001

Replicant

as Jake

2000

The 6th Day

as Robert Marshall

2000

Newsbreak

as John McNamara

2000

Table One

as Rowdy

2000

Here on Earth

as Malcolm Arnold

1999

Wicked Ways

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

1999

The Bone Collector

as Captain Howard Cheney

1998

Renegade Force

as Matt Cooper

1998

Brown's Requiem

as Fritz Brown

1998

Shadow Builder

as Father Vassey

1998

The Replacement Killers

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

1997

Deceiver

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

1997

Song of Hiawatha

as Bertrand

1997

Keys to Tulsa

as Keith Michaels

1997

Rosewood

as Sheriff Walker

1997

Meet Wally Sparks

as Michael Rooker

1996

Bastard Out of Carolina

as Uncle Earle

1996

The Trigger Effect

as Gary

1996

Back to Back

as Bob Malone

1995

Mallrats

as Svenning

1995

Johnny and Clyde

as Frank Tennant

1994

The Hard Truth

as Jonah Mantz

1994

Suspicious

as Attendet

1993

Tombstone

as Sherman McMasters

1993

Cliffhanger

as Hal Tucker

1993

The Dark Half

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

1992

Afterburn

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski

1991

JFK

as Bill Broussard

1990

Days of Thunder

as Rowdy Burns

1989

Music Box

as Karchy Laszlo

1989

Sea of Love

as Terry

1989

L.A. Takedown

as Bosko

1989

The Edge

as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)

1988

Mississippi Burning

as Frank Bailey

1988

Eight Men Out

as Chick Gandil

1988

Above the Law

as Man in Bar

1988

Retreads

1987

Rent-a-Cop

as Joe

1987

Light of Day

as Oogie

1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

as Henry

Crew

2012

Pennhurst

as Director

1999

Wicked Ways

as Co-Executive Producer

1998

Brown's Requiem

as Associate Producer