Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker is an American actor. 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), and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). He is a recurring collaborator of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume No.2 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), along with the TV series Peacemaker.
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Superman
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2025
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
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2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
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2024
The Out-Laws
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2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
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2022
White Elephant
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2022
Corrective Measures
actor
2022
Vivo
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2021
The Suicide Squad
actor
2021
F9
actor
2021
Love and Monsters
actor
2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
actor
2020
Fantasy Island
actor
2020
Brightburn
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2019
Bolden
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2019
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
actor
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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2017
The Belko Experiment
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2016
Guardians of the Galaxy
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2014
Pennhurst
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2012
Pennhurst
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2012
Rogue River
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2012
Mysteria
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2011
Super
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2010
The Making of The Walking Dead
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2010
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
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2010
Blood Done Sign My Name
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2010
Louis
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2010
The Marine 2
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2009
Penance
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2009
Super Capers
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2009
Jumper
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2008
Whisper
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2007
Slither
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2006
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
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2005
Chasing Ghosts
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2005
Skeleton Man
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2004
On Thin Ice
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2003
The Box
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2003
Undisputed
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2002
Replicant
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2001
The 6th Day
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2000
Table One
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2000
Here on Earth
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2000
Wicked Ways
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1999
The Bone Collector
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1999
Renegade Force
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1998
Shadow Builder
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1998
Brown's Requiem
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1998
The Replacement Killers
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1998
Deceiver
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1997
Keys to Tulsa
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1997
Rosewood
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1997
Bastard Out of Carolina
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1996
The Trigger Effect
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1996
Back to Back
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1996
Mallrats
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1995
Tombstone
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1993
Cliffhanger
actor
1993
The Dark Half
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1993
JFK
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1991
Days of Thunder
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1990
Music Box
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1989
Sea of Love
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1989
L.A. Takedown
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1989
The Edge
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1989
Mississippi Burning
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1988
Eight Men Out
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1988
Above the Law
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1988
Light of Day
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1987
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
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1986
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
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Pig Village
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