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).

Фільмографія

• 2025Супермен — Superman Robot #1 (voice)
• 2024Горизонт: Американська сага – Частина 1 — Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
• 2024Горизонт: Американська сага – Частина 2 — Sgt. Major Riordan
• Монстри Коммандос — Sam (voice)
• 2023Вартові галактики 3 — Yondu
• 2023Родичі поза законом — Agent Oldham
• 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special — Yondu
• 2022Білий слон — Gabriel Tancredi
• 2022В’язниця суперлиходіїв — Warden Devlin
• Миротворець — Red St. Wild
• Marvel Studios Legends — Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
• What If...? — Yondu (voice), Yondu Udonta (voice)
• 2021Живу — Lutador (voice)
• 2021Загін самогубців: Місія навиліт — Savant
• 2021Форсаж 9: Нестримна сага — Buddy
• 2020The Dark Tower — Elred Jonas
• 2020Любов і монстри — Clyde
• 2020Острів фантазій — Damon
• 2019Bolden — Pat McMurphy
• 2019Брайтбьорн — The Big T
• Калейдоскоп жахів — Beau
• Праведні Джемстоуни — Cobb Milsap
• Новобранець — Frank Teska
• 2017The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking — Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
• 2017Вартові галактики 2 — Yondu
• 2017Експеримент Офіс — Bud Melks
• Морські котики — Big Chief
• CelebriD&D — Arnold
• 2014Elwood — Condello
• 2014The Driving Dead — Trooper
• 2014Вартові галактики — Yondu Udonta
• Справжній детектив — Edward Hoyt
• 2013Brother's Keeper — Chief Carver
• 2012Hypothermia — Ray Pelletier
• 2012Pennhurst — Dr. Death, Director
• 2012Rogue River — Gas Attendent
• 2011Cell 213 — Ray Clement
• 2011Mysteria — Captain McCarthy
• 2010Atlantis Down — Father / Alien
• 2010Blood Done Sign My Name — Defense attorney Billy Watkins
• 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection — Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
• 2010DC Showcase: Jonah Hex — Red Doc (voice)
• 2010Louis — Pat McMurphy
• 2010Matadors — John Canterna
• 2010Супер — Abe
• Ходячі мерці — Merle Dixon
• 2009Freeway Killer — Det. St. John
• Meteor — Calvin Stark
• 2009Penance — Mann
• 2009Super Capers — Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
• 2009The Marine 2 — Church
• Арчер — Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
• 2008Humanzee! — Priest
• 2008Repo! The Genetic Opera — Thanks
• 2008This Man's Life — Richard Crummly
• 2008Телепорт — William Rice
• Чак — Mauser
• Чорна мітка — Dale Lawson
• 2007Шепіт — Sydney Braverman
• 2006Lenexa, 1 Mile — Russ
• 2006Repo! The Genetic Opera
• Shark — Oscar Riddick
• Thief — Detective John Hayes
• 2006Слизняк — Grant Grant
• Ясновидець — Garth Lawnmore
• 2005Chasing Ghosts — Mark Spencer
• Мислити як злочинець — Chief Carlson
• 2004Skeleton Man — Captain Leary
• 2004The Eliminator
• 2003On Thin Ice — Roger Hopkins
• 2003Saving Jessica Lynch — Colonel Curry
• 2003The Box — Detective Stafford
• Tremors — Kinney
• Лас-Вегас — Marcus Wexler
• CSI: Маямі — Marty Jones
• 2002The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity — Colonel Beckett
• 2002Обговоренню не підлягає — A.J. Mercker
• Crossing Jordan — Shawn Curaco
• 2001Реплікант — Jake
• 2000Here on Earth — Malcolm Arnold
• 2000Newsbreak — John McNamara
• 2000Table One — Rowdy
• 2000Шостий день — Robert Marshall
• 1999Wicked Ways — Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan, Co-Executive Producer
• 1999Влада страху — Captain Howard Cheney
• 1998Brown's Requiem — Fritz Brown, Associate Producer
• 1998Renegade Force — Matt Cooper
• 1998Shadow Builder — Father Vassey
• 1998Вбивці на заміну — Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
• 1997Deceiver — Detective Edward Kennesaw
• 1997Keys to Tulsa — Keith Michaels
• 1997Meet Wally Sparks — Michael Rooker
• 1997Rosewood — Sheriff Walker
• 1997Song of Hiawatha — Bertrand
• Зоряна брама: SG-1 — Colonel Edwards
• 1996Back to Back — Bob Malone
• 1996Bastard Out of Carolina — Uncle Earle
• 1996The Trigger Effect — Gary
• 1995Johnny and Clyde — Frank Tennant
• The Outer Limits — Colonel Beckett
• 1995Тусовщики з супермаркету — Svenning
• 1994Suspicious — Attendant
• 1994The Hard Truth — Jonah Mantz
• Fallen Angels — Babe McCloor
• 1993Скелелаз — Hal Tucker
• 1993Темна половина — Sheriff Alan Pangborn
• 1993Тумстоун — Sherman McMasters
• 1992Afterburn — Casey 'Z' Zankowski
• 1991Джон Ф. Кеннеді: Постріли в Далласі — Bill Broussard
• 1990Дні грому — Rowdy Burns
• Закон і порядок — Jamie Yost
• Gideon Oliver — Detective John Quinn
• 1989L.A. Takedown — Bosko
• 1989Music Box — Karchy Laszlo
• 1989The Edge — Deputy Sheriff (Indian Poker)
• 1989Море кохання — Terry
• 1988Eight Men Out — Chick Gandil
• 1988Retreads
• 1988Міссісіпі у вогні — Frank Bailey
• 1988Над законом — Man in Bar
• 1987Light of Day — Oogie
• 1987Rent-a-Cop — Joe
• 1986Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer — Henry
• Кримінальна історія — Lieutenant
• The Equalizer — Bill Whitaker
• Izzi — Sheriff Blackstone
• Pig Village — Steve
• Road Rage — Stony
• Scott's Dead — Mitch
• Survive the Night
• The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow — The Man with the Answers

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (15)

• 2021Clerk — Self
• 2021Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR — Self
• Dead Talk Live — Self - Guest
• 2020The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder — Self
• 2017Life After Flash — Self
• Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed — Self
• По дорозі з Норманом Рідусом — Self
• 2014The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half — Himself
• Talking Dead — Self
• 2010The Making of The Walking Dead — Self
• NSFW Show — Self - Guest
• 2005Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats — Self
• 2005Portrait: The Making of Henry — Self
• 2002The Making of 'Tombstone' — Self
• 1993Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger — Self