Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker () adalah aktor asal Amerika Serikat. Ia dikenal karena memerankan karakter utama dalam Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Merle Dixon dalam serial AMC, The Walking Dead (2010–2013) dan sebagai Yondu Udonta dalam Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), diikuti oleh sekuelnya Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) dan Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Ia adalah kolaborator tetap sutradara James Gunn, muncul dalam semua filmnya hingga saat ini termasuk Slither (2006), Super (2010) dan The Suicide Squad (2021).

Peran penting Rooker lainnya termasuk Chick Gandil dalam Eight Men Out (1988), Frank Bailey dalam Mississippi Burning (1988), Terry Cruger dalam Sea of ​​Love (1989), Rowdy Burns dalam Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard dalam JFK (1991), Hal Tucker dalam Cliffhanger (1993), Sherman McMaster dalam Tombstone (1993), Jared Svenning dalam Mallrats (1995), Detektif Howard Cheney dalam The Bone Collector (1999) dan Buddy dalam F9 (2021).

Kehidupan pribadi
Rooker lahir di Jasper, Alabama. Dia memiliki sembilan saudara laki-laki dan perempuan. Orang tuanya bercerai ketika dia berusia 13 tahun, dan dia pindah bersama ibu dan saudara-saudaranya ke Chicago, Illinois, di mana dia bersekolah di SMA Wells Community Academy dan belajar di Goodman School of Drama di Universitas DePaul University.Michael Rooker Biography - Yahoo! Movies

Rooker saat ini tinggal di California dan menikah dengan Margot Rooker. Mereka menikah pada 22 Juni 1979, dan memiliki dua putri. Dia berlatih karate gaya Kyokushin.

Filmography
Film
 Tahun Judul Peran Keterangan 1986 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry  1987 Light of Day Oogie Rent-A-Cop Joe 1988 Above the Law Man in bar Eight Men Out Arnold "Chick" Gandil Mississippi Burning Frank Bailey 1989 Sea of Love Terry Cruger Music Box Karchy Laszlo 1990 Days of Thunder Rowdy Burns 1991 JFK Bill Broussard 1993 The Dark Half Sheriff Alan Pangborn Cliffhanger Ranger Hal Tucker Tombstone Sherman McMasters 1994 The Hard Truth Jonah Mantz 1995 Mallrats Jared Svenning 1996 Bastard Out of Carolina Uncle Earle The Trigger Effect Gary Back to Back Bob Malone 1997 Song of Hiawatha Bertrand Rosewood Sheriff Walker Keys to Tulsa Keith Michaels Deceiver Kennesaw Shadow Builder Father Vassey 1998 The Replacement Killers Detective Stan "Zeedo" Zedkov Brown's Requiem Fritz Brown Produser eksekutif Renegade Force Matt Cooper 1999 A Table for One Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan Produser eksekutif  Captain Howard Cheney 2000 Table One Rowdy Here on Earth Malcolm Arnold NewsBreak John McNamara The 6th Day Robert Marshall 2001 Replicant Detective Jake Riley 2002 Undisputed Captain A.J. Mercker 2003 The Box Detective Stafford 2004 The Eliminator Miles Dawson 2005 Chasing Ghosts Mark Spencer 2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile Russ Slither Grant Grant 2007 Whisper Sidney 2008 The Lena Baker Story Randolph County Sheriff Jumper William Rice 2009 Super Capers Judge / Dark Winged Vesper Penance Mann The Marine 2 Church  2010 Freeway Killer Detective St. John Blood Done Sign My Name Defense Attorney Billy Watkins Cell 213 Ray Clement Louis Pat McMurphy Super Abe 2011 Atlantis Down Father / Alien Mysteria Captain McCarthy 2012 The Lost Episode Chris / Dr. Death Sutradara Hypothermia Ray Pelletier 2013 Brother's Keeper Chief Carver 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Yondu Udonta 2016 The Belko Experiment Bud Melks  2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Yondu Udonta  2019 Bolden Pat McMurphy Brightburn The Big T  Kameo 2020 Fantasy Island Damon Love and Monsters Clyde 2021 F9 Buddy Kameo The Suicide Squad Brian Durlin / Savant  Vivo Lutador (suara)  2022 Corrective Measures Overseer Warden Devlin White Elephant Gabriel Tancredi  2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Yondu Udonta Kameo The Out-Laws Agent Oldham  2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Sgt. Major Riordan  Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 2025 Superman Superman Robot 1 (suara) 

Televisi
 Tahun Judul Peran Keterangan 1986 Crime Story Lieutenant Episode: "Pilot" 1988 The Equalizer Bill Whitaker Episode: "No Place Like Home" 1989 Gideon Oliver Det. John Quinn Episode: "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver" The Edge Deputy Sheriff Film TV L.A. Takedown Bosko 1990 Equal Justice Wallace "Wally" Dalton Episode: "Sugar Blues" 1992 Afterburn Casey "Z" Zankowski Film TV 1995 Fallen Angels Babe McCloor Episode: "Fly Paper" Johnny & Clyde Frank Tennant Film TV 2001 The Outer Limits Col. Beckett Episode: "Patient Zero" Hostage Rescue Team Special Agent Nicholas Roberts Pilot 2002 Jeremiah Major Quantrell Episode: "Firewall" 2003 Tremors Kinney Episode: "Hit and Run" Lucky Gibby Episode: "Savant" Stargate SG-1 Col. Edwards Episode: "Enemy Mine" CSI: Miami Marty Jones Episode: "Dead Zone" On Thin Ice Hopkins  Film TV Saving Jessica Lynch Col. Curry 2004 Skeleton Man Capt. Leary Las Vegas Marcus Wexler Episode: "Degas Away with It" 2005 Numb3rs Don's Partner Pilot JAG Capt. Jack Ramsey Episode: "Heart of Darkness" 2006 Thief Det. John Hayes 5 episode 2007 Crossing Jordan Shawn Curaco Episode: "D.O.A." 2008 Law & Order Jamie Yost Episode: "Executioner" Shark Oscar Riddick Episode: "Bar Fight" Chuck Frank Mauser Episode: "Chuck Versus Santa Claus" Humanzee! Priest Episode: "Pilot" 2009 Meteor Calvin Stark 2 episode Criminal Minds Chief Carlson Episode: "House on Fire" Psych Garth Longmore Episode: "Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark" 2010 Burn Notice Dale Lawson Episode: "Guilty as Charged" Matadors John Canterna Pilot 2010–2013 The Walking Dead Merle Dixon 14 episode 2012 Outlaw Country Larkin's Henchman Film TV Archer Sheriff E.Z. Ponder (suara) Episode: "Bloody Ferlin" 2016 Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed Diri sendiri Dokumenter2017 SEAL Team Big Chief Episode: "Tip of the Spear" Robot Chicken Merle Dixon (suara) Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking" 2019 True Detective Edward Hoyt 2 episode 2019 The Dark Tower Eldred Jonas Pilot 2021–2024 What If...? Yondu Udonta (suara) 3 episode 2021 Creepshow Beau Episode: "Drug Traffic" 2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Yondu Udonta (suara) Acara spesial Disney+ 2023 The Rookie Frank Tesca 2 episodes 2024 Creature Commandos Sam Fitzgibbon (suara) Episode: "Cheers to the Tin Man"2025 The Righteous Gemstones Cobb Milsap 5 episode Peacemaker Red St. Wild 3 episode

Permainan video
 Tahun Judul Peran Keterangan 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Centurion, Jack 2011 Call of Duty: Black Ops Diri sendiri  Days of Thunder Rowdy Burns 2012 Lollipop Chainsaw Vikke Call of Duty: Black Ops II Mike Harper motion capture 2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Merle Dixon 2025 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Mike Harper  motion capture

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