Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Birthday: 1955-04-06

Place of birth: Jasper, Alabama, USA

Also known as: 마이클 루커, مایکل روکر

imdb_id: nm0740264

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).

Played in movies:

The Making of The Walking Dead

Score: 8.0

Guardians of the Galaxy

Score: 7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Score: 7.9

Mississippi Burning

Score: 7.7

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Score: 7.6

JFK

Score: 7.6

Tombstone

Score: 7.6

Superman

Score: 7.6

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

Score: 7.5

The Suicide Squad

Score: 7.5

Love and Monsters

Score: 7.3

Vivo

Score: 7.3

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Score: 7.3

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

Score: 7.2

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Score: 7.1

Music Box

Score: 7.1

Bastard Out of Carolina

Score: 7.1

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Score: 7.1

F9

Score: 7.0

Fast X

Score: 7.0

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

Score: 7.0

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

Score: 7.0

Eight Men Out

Score: 6.9

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Score: 6.9

Mallrats

Score: 6.8

The Bone Collector

Score: 6.8

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Score: 6.7

Sea of Love

Score: 6.6

Super

Score: 6.5

Slither

Score: 6.5

Undisputed

Score: 6.5

Cliffhanger

Score: 6.5

Rosewood

Score: 6.5

Days of Thunder

Score: 6.4

Whisper

Score: 6.4

Portrait: The Making of Henry

Score: 6.3

The Replacement Killers

Score: 6.2

Jumper

Score: 6.2

The Belko Experiment

Score: 6.2

Brightburn

Score: 6.1

Above the Law

Score: 6.1

Clerk

Score: 6.0

The Out-Laws

Score: 6.0

The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity

Score: 6.0

Song of Hiawatha

Score: 6.0

Matadors

Score: 6.0

The Dark Half

Score: 6.0

The 6th Day

Score: 6.0

The Marine 2

Score: 6.0

Deceiver

Score: 5.9

Here on Earth

Score: 5.9

White Elephant

Score: 5.9

The Trigger Effect

Score: 5.8

Replicant

Score: 5.8

Fantasy Island

Score: 5.8

Renegade Force

Score: 5.7

Life After Flash

Score: 5.7

Wicked Ways

Score: 5.7

Blood Done Sign My Name

Score: 5.6

Chasing Ghosts

Score: 5.5

L.A. Takedown

Score: 5.5

Light of Day

Score: 5.5

American Yakuza II

Score: 5.4

On Thin Ice

Score: 5.2

Brother's Keeper

Score: 5.1

Cell 213

Score: 5.1

Corrective Measures

Score: 5.0

Rogue River

Score: 4.8

Freeway Killer

Score: 4.8

Shadow Builder

Score: 4.7

Meet Wally Sparks

Score: 4.7

Keys to Tulsa

Score: 4.7

Rent-a-Cop

Score: 4.7

Humanzee!

Score: 4.6

Brown's Requiem

Score: 4.5

Bolden

Score: 4.3

The Eliminator

Score: 4.2

Mysteria

Score: 4.2

Saving Jessica Lynch

Score: 4.1

The Box - 2003

Score: 4.1

Hypothermia

Score: 3.9

Super Capers

Score: 3.8

Penance

Score: 3.6

Afterburn

Score: 3.6

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Score: 3.5

Suspicious

Score: 3.5

Louis

Score: 3.5

Lenexa, 1 Mile

Score: 3.3

The Hard Truth

Score: 3.3

Skeleton Man

Score: 3.2

Pennhurst

Score: 2.8

Atlantis Down

Score: 2.6

Johnny and Clyde

Score: 2.5

Table One

Score: 2.3

The Edge

Score: 2.0

The Dark Tower

Score: 2.0

The Driving Dead

Score: 2.0

Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR

Score: 2.0

This Man's Life

Score: 2.0

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats

Score: 2.0

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

Score: 2.0

Newsbreak

Score: 2.0

Retreads

Score: 2.0

Elwood

Score: 1.5

Table for One

Score: 0.0

Pig Village

Score: 0.0

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

Score: 0.0

Road Rage

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Dead Talk Live

Score: 9.0

The Rookie

Score: 8.5

Criminal Minds

Score: 8.3

Stargate SG-1

Score: 8.3

True Detective

Score: 8.3

What If...?

Score: 8.1

What If...?

Score: 8.1

The Walking Dead

Score: 8.1

Crime Story

Score: 8.0

SEAL Team

Score: 8.0

Archer

Score: 8.0

Psych

Score: 7.9

Creature Commandos

Score: 7.8

Chuck

Score: 7.7

CSI: Miami

Score: 7.7

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

Creepshow

Score: 7.5

Burn Notice

Score: 7.5

The Righteous Gemstones

Score: 7.5

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Marvel Studios Legends

Score: 7.4

Ride with Norman Reedus

Score: 7.3

Talking Dead

Score: 7.3

Crossing Jordan

Score: 7.2

The Equalizer

Score: 7.1

Las Vegas

Score: 7.0

Shark

Score: 6.8

Thief

Score: 6.7

Meteor

Score: 6.3

Tremors

Score: 6.0

Fallen Angels

Score: 5.9

Gideon Oliver

Score: 5.5

CelebriD&D

Score: 1.0

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

Score: 0.0