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Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Acting April 6, 1955 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).

Movies

Superman
7.3
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Superman Robot #1 (voice)
Superman
2025
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
7.9
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Yondu
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Brightburn
6.2
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The Big T
Brightburn
2019
F9
7.0
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Buddy
F9
2021
Jumper
6.2
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William Rice
Jumper
2008
Love and Monsters
7.3
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Clyde
Love and Monsters
2020
Fantasy Island
5.8
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Damon
Fantasy Island
2020
Above the Law
6.1
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Man in Bar
Above the Law
1988
Vivo
7.2
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Lutador (voice)
Vivo
2021
Afterburn
4.4
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Casey 'Z' Zankowski
Afterburn
1992
The Dark Tower
2.0
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Elred Jonas
The Dark Tower
2020

TV Shows

The Walking Dead
8.1
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Merle Dixon
The Walking Dead
2010
The Equalizer
7.1
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Bill Whitaker
The Equalizer
1985
Tremors
6.2
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Kinney
Tremors
2003

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