Michael Rooker
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.
Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn.
Known for
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
The Out-Laws
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
White Elephant
Corrective Measures
What If...?
Vivo
The Suicide Squad
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
F9
Clerk
Marvel Studios Legends
Love and Monsters
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Dead Talk Live
Fantasy Island
Creepshow
Brightburn
Bolden
The Rookie
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
Life After Flash
SEAL Team
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
Ride with Norman Reedus
The Belko Experiment
CelebriD&D
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
The Driving Dead
Guardians of the Galaxy
True Detective
Brother's Keeper
Pennhurst
Hypothermia
Rogue River
Mysteria
Talking Dead
Cell 213
Super
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
The Walking Dead
Atlantis Down
The Making of The Walking Dead
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Blood Done Sign My Name
Louis
The Marine 2
Freeway Killer
Archer
Meteor
Penance
Super Capers
Humanzee!
Jumper
Whisper
Chuck
Burn Notice
Shark
Psych
Slither
Thief
Lenexa, 1 Mile
Portrait: The Making of Henry
Criminal Minds
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Chasing Ghosts
The Eliminator
Skeleton Man
Saving Jessica Lynch
On Thin Ice
Las Vegas
The Box - 2003
Tremors
CSI: Miami
The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
Undisputed
Crossing Jordan
Replicant
The 6th Day
Newsbreak
Here on Earth
Table One
Wicked Ways
The Bone Collector
Renegade Force
Brown's Requiem
The Replacement Killers
Deceiver
Stargate SG-1
Song of Hiawatha
Keys to Tulsa
Rosewood
Meet Wally Sparks
Bastard Out of Carolina
The Trigger Effect
Back to Back
Mallrats
The Outer Limits
Johnny and Clyde
The Hard Truth
Suspicious
Tombstone
Fallen Angels
Cliffhanger
The Dark Half
Afterburn
JFK
Law & Order
Days of Thunder
Music Box
Sea of Love
L.A. Takedown
Gideon Oliver
Mississippi Burning
Eight Men Out
Above the Law
Retreads
Rent-a-Cop
Light of Day
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Crime Story
The Equalizer
Acting
2017
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
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Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)