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:

Cell 213 Cell 213

2011

Atlantis Down Atlantis Down

2010

Blood Done Sign My Name Blood Done Sign My Name

2010

Humanzee! Humanzee!

2008

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

2017

Meteor Meteor

1970

Mysteria Mysteria

2011

Bolden Bolden

2019

Chasing Ghosts Chasing Ghosts

2005

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

2017

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

2014

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

1970

The Belko Experiment The Belko Experiment

2016

Wicked Ways Wicked Ways

1999

On Thin Ice On Thin Ice

2003

Table One Table One

2000

Retreads Retreads

1988

The Hard Truth The Hard Truth

1994

The Trigger Effect The Trigger Effect

1996

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

2024

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

2024

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

2022

Suspicious Suspicious

1994

Road Rage Road Rage

1970

The Eliminator The Eliminator

2004

Pennhurst Pennhurst

2012

This Man's Life This Man's Life

2008

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

2010

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

2005

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

Vivo Vivo

2021

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

2021

The Driving Dead The Driving Dead

2014

Bastard Out of Carolina Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

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

2005

White Elephant White Elephant

2022

Johnny and Clyde Johnny and Clyde

1995

Newsbreak Newsbreak

2000

F9 F9

2021

Brightburn Brightburn

2019

Love and Monsters Love and Monsters

2020

Fantasy Island Fantasy Island

2020

Life After Flash Life After Flash

2017

Rent-a-Cop Rent-a-Cop

1987

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

2020

Meet Wally Sparks Meet Wally Sparks

1997

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

2002

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

Brother's Keeper Brother's Keeper

2013

Song of Hiawatha Song of Hiawatha

1997

Sea of Love Sea of Love

1989

Rosewood Rosewood

1997

Freeway Killer Freeway Killer

2009

Jumper Jumper

2008

Tombstone Tombstone

1993

Slither Slither

2006

The Bone Collector The Bone Collector

1999

The Marine 2 The Marine 2

2009

Cliffhanger Cliffhanger

1993

L.A. Takedown L.A. Takedown

1989

Light of Day Light of Day

1987

The 6th Day The 6th Day

2000

The Replacement Killers The Replacement Killers

1998

JFK JFK

1991

Music Box Music Box

1989

Mississippi Burning Mississippi Burning

1988

Days of Thunder Days of Thunder

1990

The Box - 2003 The Box - 2003

2003

Mallrats Mallrats

1995

Replicant Replicant

2001

Penance Penance

2009

Super Capers Super Capers

2009

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

1986

The Dark Half The Dark Half

1993

Here on Earth Here on Earth

2000

Eight Men Out Eight Men Out

1988

Skeleton Man Skeleton Man

2004

Rogue River Rogue River

2012

Matadors Matadors

2010

Back to Back Back to Back

1996

Lenexa, 1 Mile Lenexa, 1 Mile

2006

Afterburn Afterburn

1992

Hypothermia Hypothermia

2012

Saving Jessica Lynch Saving Jessica Lynch

2003

Louis Louis

2010

Keys to Tulsa Keys to Tulsa

1997

Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

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

2023

The Out-Laws The Out-Laws

2023

Undisputed Undisputed

2002

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010

Deceiver Deceiver

1997

Whisper Whisper

2007

Renegade Force Renegade Force

1998

Super Super

2010

Shadow Builder Shadow Builder

1998

The Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad

2021

Brown's Requiem Brown's Requiem

1998

Clerk Clerk

2021

Corrective Measures Corrective Measures

2022

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