Superman
2025 · Movie
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
Michael Rooker
1955-04-06
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Jasper, Alabama, USA
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).
Filmography
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024 · Movie
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024 · Movie
as Sgt. Major Riordan
Creature Commandos
2024 · TV Show
as Sam (voice)
The Out-Laws
2023 · Movie
as Agent Oldham
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · Movie
as Yondu
Corrective Measures
2022 · Movie
as Warden Devlin
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · Movie
as Yondu
White Elephant
2022 · Movie
as Gabriel Tancredi
Peacemaker
2022 · TV Show
as Red St. Wild
Clerk
2021 · Movie
as Self
The Suicide Squad
2021 · Movie
as Savant
F9
2021 · Movie
as Buddy
Vivo
2021 · Movie
as Lutador (voice)
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
2021 · Movie
as Self
What If...?
2021 · TV Show
as Yondu (voice), Yondu Udonta (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 · TV Show
as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fantasy Island
2020 · Movie
as Damon
Love and Monsters
2020 · Movie
as Clyde
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020 · Movie
as Self
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The Dark Tower
2020 · Movie
as Elred Jonas
Dead Talk Live
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Bolden
2019 · Movie
as Pat McMurphy
Brightburn
2019 · Movie
as The Big T
Creepshow
2019 · TV Show
as Beau
The Righteous Gemstones
2019 · TV Show
as Cobb Milsap
The Rookie
2018 · TV Show
as Frank Teska
The Belko Experiment
2017 · Movie
as Bud Melks
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Movie
as Yondu
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
2017 · Movie
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
Life After Flash
2017 · Movie
as Self
SEAL Team
2017 · TV Show
as Big Chief
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016 · TV Show
as Self
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016 · TV Show
as Self
CelebriD&D
2015 · TV Show
as Arnold
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Movie
as Yondu Udonta
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The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014 · Movie
as Himself
The Driving Dead
2014 · Movie
as Trooper
Elwood
2014 · Movie
as Condello
True Detective
2014 · TV Show
as Edward Hoyt
Brother's Keeper
2013 · Movie
as Chief Carver
Rogue River
2012 · Movie
as Gas Attendent
Hypothermia
2012 · Movie
as Ray Pelletier
Pennhurst
2012 · Movie
as Dr. Death
Cell 213
2011 · Movie
as Ray Clement
Mysteria
2011 · Movie
as Captain McCarthy
Talking Dead
2011 · TV Show
as Self
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010 · Movie
as Red Doc (voice)
Super
2010 · Movie
as Abe
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Matadors
2010 · Movie
as John Canterna
Louis
2010 · Movie
as Pat McMurphy
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010 · Movie
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
Atlantis Down
2010 · Movie
as Father / Alien
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010 · Movie
as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010 · Movie
as Self
The Walking Dead
2010 · TV Show
as Merle Dixon
Super Capers
2009 · Movie
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Penance
2009 · Movie
as Mann
Freeway Killer
2009 · Movie
as Det. St. John
The Marine 2
2009 · Movie
as Church
Meteor
2009 · TV Show
as Calvin Stark
Archer
2009 · TV Show
as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
NSFW Show
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Jumper
2008 · Movie
as William Rice
Humanzee!
2008 · Movie
as Priest
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This Man's Life
2008 · Movie
as Richard Crummly
Whisper
2007 · Movie
as Sydney Braverman
Chuck
2007 · TV Show
as Mauser
Burn Notice
2007 · TV Show
as Dale Lawson
Slither
2006 · Movie
as Grant Grant
Lenexa, 1 Mile
2006 · Movie
as Russ
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2006 · Movie
Shark
2006 · TV Show
as Oscar Riddick
Psych
2006 · TV Show
as Garth Lawnmore
Thief
2006 · TV Show
as Detective John Hayes
Chasing Ghosts
2005 · Movie
as Mark Spencer
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005 · Movie
as Self
Portrait: The Making of Henry
2005 · Movie
as Self
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
as Chief Carlson
Skeleton Man
2004 · Movie
as Captain Leary
The Eliminator
2004 · Movie
The Box
2003 · Movie
as Detective Stafford
Saving Jessica Lynch
2003 · Movie
as Colonel Curry
On Thin Ice
2003 · Movie
as Roger Hopkins
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
as Marcus Wexler
Tremors
2003 · TV Show
as Kinney
Undisputed
2002 · Movie
as A.J. Mercker
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
2002 · Movie
as Colonel Beckett
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002 · Movie
as Self
CSI: Miami
2002 · TV Show
as Marty Jones
Replicant
2001 · Movie
as Jake
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV Show
as Shawn Curaco
The 6th Day
2000 · Movie
as Robert Marshall
Here on Earth
2000 · Movie
as Malcolm Arnold
Table One
2000 · Movie
as Rowdy
Newsbreak
2000 · Movie
as John McNamara
The Bone Collector
1999 · Movie
as Captain Howard Cheney
Wicked Ways
1999 · Movie
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
The Replacement Killers
1998 · Movie
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
Renegade Force
1998 · Movie
as Matt Cooper
Brown's Requiem
1998 · Movie
as Fritz Brown
Shadow Builder
1998 · Movie
as Father Vassey
Rosewood
1997 · Movie
as Sheriff Walker
Deceiver
1997 · Movie
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
Keys to Tulsa
1997 · Movie
as Keith Michaels
Song of Hiawatha
1997 · Movie
as Bertrand
Meet Wally Sparks
1997 · Movie
as Michael Rooker
Stargate SG-1
1997 · TV Show
as Colonel Edwards
Back to Back
1996 · Movie
as Bob Malone
The Trigger Effect
1996 · Movie
as Gary
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996 · Movie
as Uncle Earle
Mallrats
1995 · Movie
as Svenning
Johnny and Clyde
1995 · Movie
as Frank Tennant
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
as Colonel Beckett
The Hard Truth
1994 · Movie
as Jonah Mantz
Suspicious
1994 · Movie
as Attendant
The Dark Half
1993 · Movie
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Tombstone
1993 · Movie
as Sherman McMasters
Cliffhanger
1993 · Movie
as Hal Tucker
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
1993 · Movie
as Self
Fallen Angels
1993 · TV Show
as Babe McCloor
Afterburn
1992 · Movie
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
JFK
1991 · Movie
as Bill Broussard
Days of Thunder
1990 · Movie
as Rowdy Burns
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Jamie Yost
Music Box
1989 · Movie
as Karchy Laszlo
Sea of Love
1989 · Movie
as Terry
L.A. Takedown
1989 · Movie
as Bosko
The Edge
1989 · Movie
as Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
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Gideon Oliver
1989 · TV Show
as Detective John Quinn
Mississippi Burning
1988 · Movie
as Frank Bailey
Eight Men Out
1988 · Movie
as Chick Gandil
Retreads
1988 · Movie
Above the Law
1988 · Movie
as Man in Bar
Light of Day
1987 · Movie
as Oogie
Rent-a-Cop
1987 · Movie
as Joe
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986 · Movie
as Henry
Crime Story
1986 · TV Show
as Lieutenant
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
as Bill Whitaker
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Road Rage
· Movie
as Stony
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
· Movie
as The Man with the Answers
Pig Village
· Movie
as Steve
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Izzi
· Movie
as Sheriff Blackstone
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Survive the Night
· Movie
