
Michael Rooker
Actor·b. 1955·Jasper, Alabama, USA
22 horror credits
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).
Actor22 films

Love and Monsters
Clyde
The Dark Tower
Elred Jonas

Fantasy Island
Damon

Brightburn
The Big T

The Belko Experiment
Bud Melks

The Driving Dead
Trooper

Pennhurst
Dr. Death

Hypothermia
Ray Pelletier

Rogue River
Gas Attendent

Cell 213
Ray Clement

Freeway Killer
Det. St. John

Penance
Mann

Whisper
Sydney Braverman

Slither
Grant Grant

Portrait: The Making of Henry
Self

Skeleton Man
Captain Leary

The 6th Day
Robert Marshall

The Bone Collector
Captain Howard Cheney

Shadow Builder
Father Vassey

Suspicious
Attendet

The Dark Half
Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry
Director1 film

Pennhurst
Director