Michael Rooker
2 FOLLOWERS • 56 CREDITS • APR 6, 1955 • 69
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.
Known For
Law & Order
Burn Notice
Las Vegas
Psych
The Outer Limits
The Rookie
CSI: Miami
Criminal Minds
The Equalizer
True Detective
Fallen Angels
Archer
Stargate SG-1
Talking Dead
Chuck
Shark
Marvel Studios Legends
Crossing Jordan
Ride with Norman Reedus
Tremors
SEAL Team
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
What If...?
Fast X
Brightburn
Tombstone
The Making of The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Light of Day
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Above the Law
The Suicide Squad
F9
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Mississippi Burning
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Out-Laws
Meteor
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
The Belko Experiment
Thief
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
JFK
Jumper
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Fantasy Island
The 6th Day
Love and Monsters
Saving Jessica Lynch
Cliffhanger
Corrective Measures
Slither
Crime Story
White Elephant
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