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