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Michael Rooker
2 FOLLOWERS • 56 CREDITS • APR 6, 1955 • 69
Biography
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.
Known For
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Burn Notice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sGCTRol6goPV0VjS7iXtTVyu7Ai.jpg)
Las Vegas
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDI15gTVbtW5Sbv5QenqecRxWKJ.jpg)
Psych
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pi6uo8huONeyuxcliK7o6jAc4k4.jpg)
The Outer Limits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wbeqBUFydztHDQ4h7dZqnknh5HE.jpg)
The Rookie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pNW64pjaHvf6purNaFhq4SHYRfl.jpg)
CSI: Miami
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q21Ggcd3eFMboo4TN0rh2ibuNjE.jpg)
The Equalizer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLMQebhTApmn4F6Fzg6FovdwVvL.jpg)
Criminal Minds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cuV2O5ZyDLHSOWzg3nLVljp1ubw.jpg)
True Detective
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWg4Jk7NwVEz2BtU1aKKDoDJPeB.jpg)
What If...?
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnbdv4uSFUGJ2jp9Gf99fYtlIu3.jpg)
Fallen Angels
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o51NY5Zjgh7ridCu93dKOdKftVy.jpg)
Archer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dQjmI7XxI47v8IM2MUysHG0LuU2.jpg)
Stargate SG-1
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wEsDfVvYNsAgmJeynSQGuLKyhcJ.jpg)
Talking Dead
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEZvGVVMjk1TRs59nfypTI5lAXj.jpg)
Chuck
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/um1pU14K6ox4VRznnqB0F4c8Oe6.jpg)
Shark
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/EpDuYIK81YtCUT3gH2JDpyj8Qk.jpg)
Marvel Studios Legends
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bywFoHoLZvW2vxDc7n4ToAKkR0y.jpg)
Crossing Jordan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nQ3HkkL4kND70YxOymIXap0fgeP.jpg)
Crime Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dQyDwNVO88PK2l8rQLaGR2mW6od.jpg)
Ride with Norman Reedus
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Tremors
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6iSnec83UEMgLOXAtGYwaVNHLjR.jpg)
SEAL Team
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r2J02Z2OpNTctfOSN1Ydgii51I3.jpg)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cEowD2KjdAzGqQcn3kIZpdEsvfr.jpg)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fiVW06jE7z9YnO4trhaMEdclSiC.jpg)
Fast X
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sJWwkYc9ajwnPRSkqj8Aue5JbKz.jpg)
Brightburn
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f6Lb4bpUW2AJW42Hpnix2533RKU.jpg)
Tombstone
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8V7FDbfxqgA6rKTEYOKpgeORPFV.jpg)
The Making of The Walking Dead
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n7PVu0hSz2sAsVekpOIoCnkWlbn.jpg)
The Walking Dead
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dqXyslZ2hv49Oiob9UjlGSHSTR.jpg)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hFXnASDyZd3i9TOuBPUtJRvfZsK.jpg)
Light of Day
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zXkK4CoMQnYkZhMd0LS9xd2Qrve.jpg)
Above the Law
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bOFaAXmWWXC3Rbv4u4uM9ZSzRXP.jpg)
F9
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXJjXAHWnFfhHwbSKOMuyD86vXw.jpg)
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kb4s0ML0iVZlG6wAKbbs9NAm6X.jpg)
The Suicide Squad
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/otzHnhXba5XsE6Gozl3Gzks0z8L.jpg)
Mississippi Burning
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The Out-Laws
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r7vmZjiyZw9rpJMQJdXpjgiCOk9.jpg)
Guardians of the Galaxy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vOAHAb1FIAvSX30th3OHlYAUn4i.jpg)
Meteor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y4MBh0EjBlMuOzv9axM4qJlmhzz.jpg)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2Ot7mpKYgqZfkGRaeV2kaHqKFkS.jpg)
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/faJK0dP3S92kQoKtO4LZMjy41kf.jpg)
The Belko Experiment
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tMI9SGttUJP96GbIIJOAaaCMkFe.jpg)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aKbOJ6Cgsg0yxZvvxGEZvKG4T67.jpg)
Thief
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r0VWVTYlqdRCK5ZoOdNnHdqM2gt.jpg)
JFK
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3pPZ9JhNz3VMmASVir5SMHvTDUU.jpg)
Jumper
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ZMrZGGW65ePWIgRn1260nA1uUm.jpg)
Fantasy Island
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DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nlbB47qp1oxEtts9Ik3UYAwKWHM.jpg)
The 6th Day
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/718NnyxyQuBQcGWt9sdelA1Zc3h.jpg)
Love and Monsters
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u3Qt9vmhH0RdSDUIkIckhmXqrIh.jpg)
Saving Jessica Lynch
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b28DOM54OHb1c7Lsk6Nu7Kwuonj.jpg)
Cliffhanger
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Slither
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHFq9NMhavOL0jtQvmHQ1c5e0ya.jpg)
Corrective Measures
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White Elephant
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