Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
سوبرمان
as Superman Robot #1 (voice)
حرّاس المجرّة المجلد ٣
as Yondu
صانع السلام
as Red St. Wild
Marvel Studios Legends
as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
فرقة الإنتحار
as Savant
ماذا لو...؟
as Yondu (voice)
المبتدئ
as Frank Teska
SEAL Team
as Big Chief
حرّاس المجرّة المجلد ٢
as Yondu
حرّاس المجرّة
as Yondu Udonta
محقق فذّ
as Edward Hoyt
الموتى السائرون
as Merle Dixon
Psych
as Garth Lawnmore
عقول إجرامية
as Chief Carlson
CSI: Miami
as Marty Jones
Crossing Jordan
as Shawn Curaco
Stargate SG-1
as Colonel Edwards
القانون والنظام
as Jamie Yost