Michael Rooker

Acting

April 6, 1955 (71 years old)

Jasper, Alabama, USA

Male

112 Movies

36 TV Shows

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).

The Walking Dead

2010 8.1

as Merle Dixon

Age 55 (now 71) 19 eps

19 eps

Love and Monsters

2020 7.3

as Clyde

Age 65 (now 71)

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014 7.9

as Yondu Udonta

Age 59 (now 71)

Slither

2006 6.5

as Grant Grant

Age 50 (now 71)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986 6.7

as Henry

Age 31 (now 71)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017 7.6

as Yondu

Age 62 (now 71)

Cliffhanger

1993 6.5

as Hal Tucker

Age 38 (now 71)

The Bone Collector

1999 6.8

as Captain Howard Cheney

Age 44 (now 71)

Jumper

2008 6.2

as William Rice

Age 52 (now 71)

JFK

1991 7.6

as Bill Broussard

Age 36 (now 71)

Fantasy Island

2020 5.8

as Damon

Age 64 (now 71)

The 6th Day

2000 6.0

as Robert Marshall

Age 45 (now 71)

Replicant

2001 5.8

as Jake

Age 46 (now 71)

The Suicide Squad

2021 7.5

as Savant

Age 66 (now 71)

The Replacement Killers

1998 6.3

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Age 42 (now 71)

Undisputed

2002 6.5

as A.J. Mercker

Age 47 (now 71)

Superman

2025 7.3

as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

Age 70 (now 71)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2024 7.5

as Sgt. Major Riordan

Age 69 (now 71)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024 6.8

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

Age 69 (now 71)

The Out-Laws

2023 6.0

as Agent Oldham

Age 68 (now 71)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023 7.9

as Yondu

Age 68 (now 71)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022 7.1

as Yondu

Age 67 (now 71)

White Elephant

2022 5.8

as Gabriel Tancredi

Age 67 (now 71)

Corrective Measures

2022 5.0

as Warden Devlin

Age 67 (now 71)

Vivo

2021 7.3

as Lutador (voice)

Age 66 (now 71)

The Suicide Squad

2021 7.5

as Savant

Age 66 (now 71)

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

2021 2.0

as Self

Age 66 (now 71)

F9

2021 7.0

as Buddy

Age 66 (now 71)

Clerk

2021 6.3

as Self

Age 65 (now 71)

Love and Monsters

2020 7.3

as Clyde

Age 65 (now 71)

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020 7.0

as Self

Age 65 (now 71)

The Dark Tower

2020 2.0

as Elred Jonas

Age 64 (now 71)

Fantasy Island

2020 5.8

as Damon

Age 64 (now 71)

Brightburn

2019 6.2

as The Big T

Age 64 (now 71)

Bolden

2019 4.2

as Pat McMurphy

Age 64 (now 71)

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

2017 7.2

as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)

Age 62 (now 71)

Life After Flash

2017 5.7

as Self

Age 62 (now 71)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017 7.6

as Yondu

Age 62 (now 71)

The Belko Experiment

2017 6.2

as Bud Melks

Age 61 (now 71)

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

2014 2.0

as Himself

Age 59 (now 71)

The Driving Dead

2014 2.0

as Trooper

Age 59 (now 71)

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014 7.9

as Yondu Udonta

Age 59 (now 71)

Elwood

2014 2.3

as Condello

Age 59 (now 71)

Brother's Keeper

2013 5.1

as Chief Carver

Age 57 (now 71)

Pennhurst

2012 3.1

Director

Age 57 (now 71)

Pennhurst

2012 3.1

as Dr. Death

Age 57 (now 71)

Hypothermia

2012 3.9

as Ray Pelletier

Age 57 (now 71)

Rogue River

2012 4.8

as Gas Attendent

Age 56 (now 71)

Mysteria

2011 3.9

as Captain McCarthy

Age 56 (now 71)

Cell 213

2011 5.1

as Ray Clement

Age 56 (now 71)

Super

2010 6.5

as Abe

Age 55 (now 71)

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010 7.1

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

Age 55 (now 71)

Atlantis Down

2010 2.7

as Father / Alien

Age 55 (now 71)

The Making of The Walking Dead

2010 7.9

as Self

Age 55 (now 71)

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010 7.0

as Red Doc (voice)

Age 55 (now 71)

Blood Done Sign My Name

2010 5.6

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

Age 54 (now 71)

Louis

2010 3.5

as Pat McMurphy

Age 54 (now 71)

Matadors

2010 6.0

as John Canterna

Age 54 (now 71)

The Marine 2

2009 5.9

as Church

Age 54 (now 71)

Freeway Killer

2009 4.6

as Det. St. John

Age 54 (now 71)

Penance

2009 3.6

as Mann

Age 54 (now 71)

Super Capers

2009 3.6

as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper

Age 53 (now 71)

Humanzee!

2008 4.9

as Priest

Age 53 (now 71)

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008 6.3

Thanks

Age 53 (now 71)

This Man's Life

2008 2.0

as Richard Crummly

Age 52 (now 71)

Jumper

2008 6.2

as William Rice

Age 52 (now 71)

Whisper

2007 6.3

as Sydney Braverman

Age 52 (now 71)

Slither

2006 6.5

as Grant Grant

Age 50 (now 71)

Lenexa, 1 Mile

2006 4.5

as Russ

Age 50 (now 71)

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2006 3.5

Age 50 (now 71)

Portrait: The Making of Henry

2005 7.3

as Self

Age 50 (now 71)

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

2005 2.0

as Self

Age 50 (now 71)

Chasing Ghosts

2005 5.6

as Mark Spencer

Age 50 (now 71)

The Eliminator

2004 4.6

Age 49 (now 71)

Skeleton Man

2004 3.3

as Captain Leary

Age 48 (now 71)

Saving Jessica Lynch

2003 4.6

as Colonel Curry

Age 48 (now 71)

On Thin Ice

2003 5.2

as Roger Hopkins

Age 48 (now 71)

The Box

2003 4.5

as Detective Stafford

Age 48 (now 71)

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

2002 6.0

as Colonel Beckett

Age 47 (now 71)

Undisputed

2002 6.5

as A.J. Mercker

Age 47 (now 71)

The Making of 'Tombstone'

2002 8.0

as Self

Age 46 (now 71)

Replicant

2001 5.8

as Jake

Age 46 (now 71)

The 6th Day

2000 6.0

as Robert Marshall

Age 45 (now 71)

Newsbreak

2000 5.5

as John McNamara

Age 45 (now 71)

Table One

2000 4.0

as Rowdy

Age 44 (now 71)

Here on Earth

2000 5.8

as Malcolm Arnold

Age 44 (now 71)

Wicked Ways

1999 5.3

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

Age 44 (now 71)

Wicked Ways

1999 5.3

Co-Executive Producer

Age 44 (now 71)

The Bone Collector

1999 6.8

as Captain Howard Cheney

Age 44 (now 71)

Renegade Force

1998 5.6

as Matt Cooper

Age 43 (now 71)

Shadow Builder

1998 4.8

as Father Vassey

Age 43 (now 71)

Brown's Requiem

1998 4.7

Associate Producer

Age 43 (now 71)

Brown's Requiem

1998 4.7

as Fritz Brown

Age 43 (now 71)

The Replacement Killers

1998 6.3

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Age 42 (now 71)

Deceiver

1997 6.0

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

Age 42 (now 71)

Song of Hiawatha

1997 7.0

as Bertrand

Age 42 (now 71)

Keys to Tulsa

1997 4.8

as Keith Michaels

Age 42 (now 71)

Rosewood

1997 6.5

as Sheriff Walker

Age 41 (now 71)

Meet Wally Sparks

1997 4.8

as Michael Rooker

Age 41 (now 71)

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996 7.2

as Uncle Earle

Age 41 (now 71)

The Trigger Effect

1996 5.9

as Gary

Age 41 (now 71)

Back to Back

1996 5.5

as Bob Malone

Age 41 (now 71)

Mallrats

1995 6.8

as Svenning

Age 40 (now 71)

Johnny and Clyde

1995 4.5

as Frank Tennant

Age 39 (now 71)

The Hard Truth

1994 3.7

as Jonah Mantz

Age 39 (now 71)

Suspicious

1994 5.0

as Attendet

Age 38 (now 71)

Tombstone

1993 7.6

as Sherman McMasters

Age 38 (now 71)

Cliffhanger

1993 6.5

as Hal Tucker

Age 38 (now 71)

The Dark Half

1993 6.0

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Age 38 (now 71)

Afterburn

1992 4.4

as Casey 'Z' Zankowski

Age 37 (now 71)

JFK

1991 7.6

as Bill Broussard

Age 36 (now 71)

Days of Thunder

1990 6.4

as Rowdy Burns

Age 35 (now 71)

Music Box

1989 7.2

as Karchy Laszlo

Age 34 (now 71)

Sea of Love

1989 6.6

as Terry

Age 34 (now 71)

L.A. Takedown

1989 5.5

as Bosko

Age 34 (now 71)

The Edge

1989 4.7

as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)

Age 34 (now 71)

Mississippi Burning

1988 7.7

as Frank Bailey

Age 33 (now 71)

Eight Men Out

1988 6.9

as Chick Gandil

Age 33 (now 71)

Above the Law

1988 6.1

as Man in Bar

Age 33 (now 71)

Retreads

1988 6.0

Age 32 (now 71)

Rent-a-Cop

1987 4.8

as Joe

Age 32 (now 71)

Light of Day

1987 5.6

as Oogie

Age 31 (now 71)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986 6.7

as Henry

Age 31 (now 71)

Pig Village

as Steve

Road Rage

as Stony

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Man with the Answers

Izzi

as Sheriff Blackstone

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

as Self