Michael Rooker (I)

Actor | Producer | Director

Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was thirteen, his parents ...

Born: April 6, 1955

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Filmography

Known For

Guardians of the Galaxy Yondu Udonta (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yondu (2017)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry (1986)
Known For

Slither Grant Grant (2006)
Actor

Fairfax Lorelai (2022)
White Elephant Gabriel Tancredi (2022)
Corrective Measures Overseer Devlin (2022)
Creepshow Beau (segment "Drug Traffic") (2021)
What If...? Yondu (2021)
Vivo Lutador (2021)
The Suicide Squad Savant (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga Buddy (2021)
The Dark Tower Eldred Jonas (2020)
CelebriD&D Arnold (2020)
Love and Monsters Clyde (2020)
Fantasy Island Damon (2020)
Brightburn The Big T (2019)
Bolden Pat McMurphy (2019)
True Detective Edward Hoyt (2019)
Robot Chicken Merle Dixon (2017)
SEAL Team Big Chief (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Inferno Michael Rooker (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yondu (2017)
The Belko Experiment Bud Melks (2016)
The Driving Dead Trooper (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Yondu Udonta (2014)
Elwood Condello (2014)
Brother's Keeper Chief Carver (2013)
Conan Merle Dixon (2013)
The Walking Dead Merle Dixon (2010-2013)
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Merle Dixon (2013)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Mike Harper (2012)
The Lost Episode Dr. Death (2012)
Outlaw Country (2012)
Lollipop Chainsaw Vikke (2012)
Archer Sheriff E.Z. Ponder (2012)
Mysteria Capt. McCarthy (2011)
Cell 213 Ray Clement (2011)
Call of the Dead Michael Rooker (2011)
Scott's Dead Mitch (2010)
Matadors John Canterna (2010)
Hypothermia Ray (2010)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam Red Doc (2010)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (2010)
Atlantis Down Father / Alien (2010)
Super Abe (2010)
Burn Notice Dale Lawson (2010)
Louis Pat McMurphy (2010)
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex Red Doc (2010)
Blood Done Sign My Name Defense attorney Billy Watkins (2010)
Freeway Killer Det. St. John (2010)
The Marine 2 Church (2009)
Psych Garth Longmore (2009)
Penance Mann (2009)
Criminal Minds Chief Carlson (2009)
Meteor Calvin Stark (2009)
Humanzee! Priest (2008)
Chuck Mauser (2008)
Shark Oscar Riddick (2008)
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story Sheriff Haney (2008)
Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion Judge / Dark Winged Vesper (2008)
This Man's Life Richard Crummly (2008)
Law & Order Jamie Yost (2008)
Jumper William Rice (2008)
Whisper Sidney (2007)
Crossing Jordan Shawn Curaco (2007)
Repo! The Genetic Opera Repo Man (2006)
Scarface: The World Is Yours Tony's Enforcer / Old Civilian (2006)
Thief Det. John Hayes (2006)
Slither Grant Grant (2006)
Lenexa, 1 Mile Russ (2006)
Numb3rs Don's Partner (2005)
Chasing Ghosts Mark Spencer (2005)
JAG Captain Jack Ramsey (2005)
Las Vegas Marcus Wexler (2004)
The Eliminator Miles Dawson (2004)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Centurion / Jack (2004)
Skeleton Man Captain Leary (2004)
Saving Jessica Lynch Colonel Curry (2003)
On Thin Ice (2003)
CSI: Miami Marty Jones (2003)
Stargate SG-1 Colonel Edwards (2003)
Lucky Gibby (2003)
The Box Detective Stafford (2003)
Tremors Kinney (2003)
Undisputed A.J. Mercker (2002)
Jeremiah Major Quantrell (2002)
Hostage Rescue Team Special Agent Nicholas Roberts (2001)
Replicant Det. Jake Riley (2001)
The Outer Limits Colonel Beckett (2001)
The 6th Day Robert Marshall (2000)
Table One Rowdy (2000)
Here on Earth Malcolm Arnold (2000)
Newsbreak John McNamara (2000)
The Bone Collector Captain Howard Cheney (1999)
Table for One Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan (1999)
Renegade Force Matt Cooper (1998)
Brown's Requiem Fritz Brown (1998)
Shadow Builder Father Vassey (1998)
The Replacement Killers Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov (1998)
Song of Hiawatha Bertrand (1997)
Deceiver Det. Edward Kennesaw (1997)
Keys to Tulsa Keith Michaels (1997)
Rosewood Sheriff Walker (1997)
Meet Wally Sparks Michael Rooker (1997)
The Trigger Effect Gary (1996)
Bastard Out of Carolina Earle (1996)
Back to Back Bob Malone (1996)
Fallen Angels Babe McCloor (1995)
Mallrats Svenning (1995)
Johnny & Clyde Frank Tennant (1995)
Suspicious Attendent (1994)
The Hard Truth Jonah Mantz (1994)
Tombstone Sherman McMasters (1993)
Cliffhanger Hal Tucker (1993)
The Dark Half Sheriff Alan Pangborn (1993)
Afterburn Casey 'Z' Zankowski (1992)
JFK Bill Broussard (1991)
Days of Thunder Rowdy Burns (1990)
Equal Justice Wallace 'Wally' Dalton (1990)
Music Box Karchy Laszlo (1989)
Sea of Love Terry (1989)
The Edge Deputy Sheriff (1989)
L.A. Takedown Bosko (1989)
Gideon Oliver Detective John Quinn (1989)
Retreads (1988)
Mississippi Burning Frank Bailey (1988)
Eight Men Out Chick Gandil (1988)
Above the Law Man in Bar (1988)
The Equalizer Bill Whitaker (1988)
Rent-a-Cop Joe (1987)
Light of Day Oogie (1987)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry (1986)
Crime Story Lieutenant (1986)
Actor

Honolulu CRU (1998)
Producer

Table for One (1999)
Producer

Brown's Requiem (1998)
Director

The Lost Episode (2012)
Archive footage

Extra (2016)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009)
Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)
Cinema mil (2005)
Tremors (2003)
Jeremiah (2002)
On the 6th Day (2001)
Archive footage

Empire of the Censors (1995)
Crime Story (1986)

Videos

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Has appeared in two films whose plot centered around human cloning: The 6th Day (2000) and Replicant (2001).

(On landing Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)) I was doing a play called "Sea Marks", an Irish play, a two-person play. The director was doing the prosthetic work for Henry, and he turned me on to what was going on. "They're casting this guy...