Birthday
1955/04/06 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jasper, Alabama, USA
Also know as
마이클 루커
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...Read more
(2022) Corrective Measures
as Warden Devlin
(2003) The Box - 2003
as Detective Stafford
(1990) Days of Thunder
as Rowdy Burns
(1988) Mississippi Burning
as Frank Bailey
(1991) JFK
as Bill Broussard
(1989) Music Box
as Karchy Laszlo
(1995) Mallrats
as Svenning
(2001) Replicant
as Jake
(1993) The Dark Half
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
(1986) Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
as Henry
(2009) Super Capers
as Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
(2009) Penance
as Mann
(1998) The Replacement Killers
as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
(2000) The 6th Day
as Robert Marshall
(1993) Tombstone
as Sherman McMasters
(2008) Jumper
as William Rice
(2009) Freeway Killer
as Det. St. John
(1989) Sea of Love
as Terry
(1997) Rosewood
as Sheriff Walker
(2006) Slither
as Grant Grant
(1999) The Bone Collector
as Captain Howard Cheney
(1987) Light of Day
as Oogie
(1989) L.A. Takedown
as Bosko
(1993) Cliffhanger
as Hal Tucker
(2009) The Marine 2
as Church
(2000) Here on Earth
as Malcolm Arnold
(1988) Eight Men Out
as Chick Gandil
(2007) Whisper
as Sydney Braverman
(1997) Deceiver
as Detective Edward Kennesaw
(2010) DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Red Doc (voice)
(2002) Undisputed
as A.J. Mercker
(1998) Renegade Force
as Matt Cooper
(2010) Super
as Abe
(2021) Clerk
as Self
(1998) Brown's Requiem
as Fritz Brown
(2021) The Suicide Squad
as Savant
(1998) Shadow Builder
as Father Vassey
(2023) The Out-Laws
as Agent Oldham
(2023) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Yondu
(2006) Lenexa, 1 Mile
as Russ
(1996) Back to Back
as Bob Malone
(2010) Matadors
as John Canterna
(2004) Skeleton Man
as Captain Leary
(2012) Rogue River
as Gas Attendent
(1992) Afterburn
as Casey 'Z' Zankowski
(2012) Hypothermia
as Ray Pelletier
(2014) Guardians of the Galaxy
as Yondu Udonta
(1997) Keys to Tulsa
as Keith Michaels
(2010) Louis
as Pat McMurphy
(2003) Saving Jessica Lynch
as Colonel Curry
(1997) Song of Hiawatha
as Bertrand
(2013) Brother's Keeper
as Chief Carver
(1994) The Hard Truth
as Jonah Mantz
(1988) Retreads
as ---
(2000) Table One
as Rowdy
(1999) Wicked Ways
as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan
(2003) On Thin Ice
as Roger Hopkins
(1996) The Trigger Effect
as Gary
(2024) Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
Road Rage
as Stony
(1994) Suspicious
as Attendet
(2022) The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Yondu
(2025) Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Sgt. Major Riordan
(2016) The Belko Experiment
as Bud Melks
The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow
as The Man with the Answers
(2017) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Yondu
(2008) Humanzee!
as Priest
(2010) Blood Done Sign My Name
as Defense attorney Billy Watkins
(2011) Cell 213
as Ray Clement
(2010) Atlantis Down
as Father / Alien
Meteor
as Calvin Stark
(2011) Mysteria
as Captain McCarthy
(2014) Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
as Self
(2017) The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
(2005) Chasing Ghosts
as Mark Spencer
(2019) Bolden
as Pat McMurphy
(2004) The Eliminator
as ---
(2012) Pennhurst
as Dr. Death
(2020) Fantasy Island
as Damon
(2020) Love and Monsters
as Clyde
(2019) Brightburn
as The Big T
(2021) F9
as Buddy
(2017) Life After Flash
as Self
(1987) Rent-a-Cop
as Joe
(2010) DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
(2002) The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity
as Colonel Beckett
(1997) Meet Wally Sparks
as Michael Rooker
(2020) The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
(2000) Newsbreak
as John McNamara
(1995) Johnny and Clyde
as Frank Tennant
(2014) The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
as Himself
(1988) Above the Law
as Man in Bar
(2005) Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
as Himself
(2008) This Man's Life
as Richard Crummly
(2010) The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
(2021) Vivo
as Lutador (voice)
(2021) Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR
as Self
(2022) White Elephant
as Gabriel Tancredi
(2005) Portrait: The Making of Henry
as Self
(1996) Bastard Out of Carolina
as Uncle Earle
(2014) The Driving Dead
as Trooper
(2007) Chuck
as Mauser
(2010) The Walking Dead
as Merle Dixon
(2006) Shark
as ---
(2002) CSI: Miami
as Marty Jones
(2003) Las Vegas
as ---
(2001) Crossing Jordan
as Shawn Curaco
(2006) Thief
as Detective John Hayes
(2005) Criminal Minds
as Chief Carlson
(1985) The Equalizer
as Bill Whitaker
(2003) Tremors
as Kinney
(1997) Stargate SG-1
as Colonel Edwards
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Colonel Beckett
(2009) Meteor
as Calvin Stark
(2021) What If...?
as Yondu (voice)
(2015) CelebriD&D
as Arnold
(2018) The Rookie
as Frank Teska
(2016) Ride with Norman Reedus
as Self
(2006) Psych
as Garth Lawnmore
(2021) Marvel Studios Legends
as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2007) Burn Notice
as Dale Lawson
(2009) Archer
as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
(2019) Creepshow
as Beau
(2011) Talking Dead
as Self
(1989) Gideon Oliver
as Detective John Quinn
(2017) SEAL Team
as Big Chief
(2021) What If...?
as Yondu Udonta (voice)
(2016) Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
as Self
(1993) Fallen Angels
as Babe McCloor
(1986) Crime Story
as Lieutenant
(2020) Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest
(2014) True Detective
as Edward Hoyt
(1990) Law & Order
as Jamie Yost
(2024) Creature Commandos
as Sam (voice)