Michael Rooker
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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
Burn Notice
Las Vegas
Psych
Law & Order
The Outer Limits
The Rookie
CSI: Miami
Criminal Minds
The Equalizer
True Detective
Fallen Angels
Archer
Stargate SG-1
Talking Dead
Chuck
Shark
Marvel Studios Legends
Crossing Jordan
Crime Story
Ride with Norman Reedus
Tremors
What If...?
The Walking Dead
SEAL Team
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Fast X
Brightburn
Tombstone
The Making of The Walking Dead
Light of Day
Creature Commandos
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Above the Law
The Suicide Squad
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
F9
Mississippi Burning
Meteor
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Out-Laws
The Belko Experiment
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Thief
Jumper
JFK
The 6th Day
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Fantasy Island
Saving Jessica Lynch
Cliffhanger
Love and Monsters
Corrective Measures
Slither
White Elephant
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