MICHAEL ROOKER
ACTING
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..
- JFK1991
- Mississippi Burning1988
- Days of Thunder1990
- Mallrats1995
- Music Box1989
- The Dark Half1993
- Replicant2001
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1986
- The Replacement Killers1998
- Jumper2008
- Tombstone1993
- The 6th Day2000
- Sea of Love1989
- Rosewood1997
- Slither2006
- L.A. Takedown1989
- Cliffhanger1993
- The Bone Collector1999
- The Marine 22009
- Eight Men Out1988
- Here on Earth2000
- DC Showcase: Jonah Hex2010
- Whisper2007
- Deceiver1997
- Undisputed2002
- Renegade Force1998
- Super2010
- Shadow Builder1998
- Back to Back1996
- Skeleton Man2004
- Rogue River2012
- Hypothermia2012
- Guardians of the Galaxy2014
- Keys to Tulsa1997
- Brother's Keeper2013
- The Hard Truth1994
- Table One2000
- The Trigger Effect1996
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017
- Blood Done Sign My Name2010
- Cell 2132011
- Atlantis Down2010
- The Belko Experiment2016
- Mysteria2011
- Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn2014
- The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking2017
- Chasing Ghosts2005
- Bolden2019
- Fantasy Island2020
- Love and Monsters2020
- Brightburn2019
- F92021
- Rent-a-Cop1987
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection2010
- Meet Wally Sparks1997
- Above the Law1988
- Vivo2021
- White Elephant2022
- Bastard Out of Carolina1996
- Corrective Measures2022
- The Box2003
- Light of Day1987
- The Suicide Squad2021
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special2022
- Humanzee!2008
- The Out-Laws2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023
- Tremors2003
- Meteor2009
- Chuck2007
- CSI: Miami2002
- Crossing Jordan2001
- Criminal Minds2005
- The Equalizer1985
- Stargate SG-11997
- The Outer Limits1995
- Psych2006
- The Walking Dead2010
- Talking Dead2011
- SEAL Team2017
- Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed2016
- True Detective2014
- What If...?2021
- Archer2009
- Creepshow2019
- Crime Story1986
- Law & Order1990
- The Rookie2018
- Burn Notice2007
- Marvel Studios Legends2021
- Gideon Oliver1989
- What If...?2021
- Fallen Angels1993