Michael Rooker

Actor

Born: April 6, 1955 (age 71)
From: Jasper, Alabama, USA

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…

Filmography (109)

Superman (2025)
Superman Robot #1 (voice)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024)
Sgt. Major Riordan
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
The Out-Laws (2023)
Agent Oldham
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Yondu
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
Yondu
White Elephant (2022)
Gabriel Tancredi
Corrective Measures (2022)
Warden Devlin
Vivo (2021)
Lutador (voice)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Savant
Renegades: The Bad Boys of NASCAR (2021)
Self
F9 (2021)
Buddy
Clerk (2021)
Self
Love and Monsters (2020)
Clyde
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder (2020)
Self
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower (2020)
Elred Jonas
Fantasy Island (2020)
Damon
Brightburn (2019)
The Big T
Bolden (2019)
Pat McMurphy
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017)
Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
Life After Flash (2017)
Self
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Yondu
The Belko Experiment (2017)
Bud Melks
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half (2014)
Himself
The Driving Dead (2014)
Trooper
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Yondu Udonta
Elwood (2014)
Condello
Brother's Keeper (2013)
Chief Carver
Pennhurst (2012)
Director
Hypothermia (2012)
Ray Pelletier