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..
- JFK 1991
- Mississippi Burning 1988
- Days of Thunder 1990
- Music Box 1989
- Mallrats 1995
- The Dark Half 1993
- Replicant 2001
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1986
- The Replacement Killers 1998
- Jumper 2008
- The 6th Day 2000
- Tombstone 1993
- Sea of Love 1989
- Rosewood 1997
- Slither 2006
- L.A. Takedown 1989
- Cliffhanger 1993
- The Bone Collector 1999
- The Marine 2 2009
- Here on Earth 2000
- Eight Men Out 1988
- DC Showcase: Jonah Hex 2010
- Whisper 2007
- Deceiver 1997
- Undisputed 2002
- Renegade Force 1998
- Super 2010
- Shadow Builder 1998
- Back to Back 1996
- Skeleton Man 2004
- Rogue River 2012
- Hypothermia 2012
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
- Keys to Tulsa 1997
- Brother's Keeper 2013
- The Hard Truth 1994
- Table One 2000
- The Trigger Effect 1996
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
- Blood Done Sign My Name 2010
- Cell 213 2011
- Atlantis Down 2010
- The Belko Experiment 2016
- Mysteria 2011
- Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn 2014
- The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking 2017
- Chasing Ghosts 2005
- Bolden 2019
- Fantasy Island 2020
- Love and Monsters 2020
- Brightburn 2019
- F9 2021
- Rent-a-Cop 1987
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 2010
- Meet Wally Sparks 1997
- Above the Law 1988
- Vivo 2021
- White Elephant 2022
- Bastard Out of Carolina 1996
- Corrective Measures 2022
- The Box 2003
- Light of Day 1987
- The Suicide Squad 2021
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022
- Humanzee! 2008
- The Out-Laws 2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
- Tremors 2003
- Meteor 2009
- Chuck 2007
- CSI: Miami 2002
- Crossing Jordan 2001
- Criminal Minds 2005
- The Equalizer 1985
- Stargate SG-1 1997
- The Outer Limits 1995
- Psych 2006
- The Walking Dead 2010
- Talking Dead 2011
- SEAL Team 2017
- Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed 2016
- True Detective 2014
- What If...? 2021
- Archer 2009
- Creepshow 2019
- Crime Story 1986
- Law & Order 1990
- The Rookie 2018
- Burn Notice 2007
- Marvel Studios Legends 2021
- Gideon Oliver 1989
- What If...? 2021
- Fallen Angels 1993