Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Date of Birth:

Apr 06, 1955

Place of Birth:

Jasper, Alabama, USA

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.

filmography:

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity

2002

Rent-a-Cop Rent-a-Cop

1987

Life After Flash Life After Flash

2017

F9 F9

2021

Meet Wally Sparks Meet Wally Sparks

1997

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020

Above the Law Above the Law

1988

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

2014

Johnny and Clyde Johnny and Clyde

1995

Newsbreak Newsbreak

2000

Brightburn Brightburn

2019

Love and Monsters Love and Monsters

2020

Mysteria Mysteria

2011

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

2014

The Belko Experiment The Belko Experiment

2016

Atlantis Down Atlantis Down

2010

Cell 213 Cell 213

2011

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

2017

Chasing Ghosts Chasing Ghosts

2005

Fantasy Island Fantasy Island

2020

Pennhurst Pennhurst

2012

The Eliminator The Eliminator

2004

Bolden Bolden

2019

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

2005

This Man's Life This Man's Life

2008

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

Humanzee! Humanzee!

2008

Road Rage Road Rage

1970

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024

Retreads Retreads

1988

The Out-Laws The Out-Laws

2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

1970

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2024

On Thin Ice On Thin Ice

2003

Matadors Matadors

1970

The Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad

2021

Clerk Clerk

2021

Portrait: The Making of Henry Portrait: The Making of Henry

2005

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

2021

Vivo Vivo

2021

The Making of The Walking Dead The Making of The Walking Dead

2010

White Elephant White Elephant

2022

Bastard Out of Carolina Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

Light of Day Light of Day

1987

The Box The Box

2003

Corrective Measures Corrective Measures

2022

The Driving Dead The Driving Dead

2014

Blood Done Sign My Name Blood Done Sign My Name

2010

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017

Rosewood Rosewood

1997

Slither Slither

2006

Sea of Love Sea of Love

1989

Freeway Killer Freeway Killer

2009

Tombstone Tombstone

1993

L.A. Takedown L.A. Takedown

1989

Cliffhanger Cliffhanger

1993

Eight Men Out Eight Men Out

1988

Here on Earth Here on Earth

2000

The Marine 2 The Marine 2

2009

The Bone Collector The Bone Collector

1999

The 6th Day The 6th Day

2000

Jumper Jumper

2008

Mallrats Mallrats

1995

Music Box Music Box

1989

Days of Thunder Days of Thunder

1990

Mississippi Burning Mississippi Burning

1988

The Dark Half The Dark Half

1993

Replicant Replicant

2001

The Replacement Killers The Replacement Killers

1998

Penance Penance

2009

Super Capers Super Capers

2009

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010

Whisper Whisper

2007

Saving Jessica Lynch Saving Jessica Lynch

2003

Song of Hiawatha Song of Hiawatha

1997

Keys to Tulsa Keys to Tulsa

1997

Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

Louis Louis

2010

Brother's Keeper Brother's Keeper

2013

The Hard Truth The Hard Truth

1994

Suspicious Suspicious

1994

The Trigger Effect The Trigger Effect

1996

Wicked Ways Wicked Ways

1999

Table One Table One

2000

Hypothermia Hypothermia

2012

Afterburn Afterburn

1992

Super Super

2010

Renegade Force Renegade Force

1998

Undisputed Undisputed

2002

Deceiver Deceiver

1997

Brown's Requiem Brown's Requiem

1998

Shadow Builder Shadow Builder

1998

Rogue River Rogue River

2012

Skeleton Man Skeleton Man

2004

Back to Back Back to Back

1996

Lenexa, 1 Mile Lenexa, 1 Mile

2006

JFK JFK

1991

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