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Michael Rooker was born in 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was 13 his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. He caught the acting bug while attending college, and began appearing in local stage productions. On first breaking into film, his intensity and "don't-mess-with-me" good looks were highlighted to chilling effect as the title character in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer... See full bio »

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2014 Guardians of the Galaxy (pre-production)
Yondu
 
???? Chapo (pre-production)
 
???? Bolden! (post-production)
Pat McMurphy
 
2013 Brother's Keeper
Chief Carver
 
2013 Conan (TV series)
Merle Dixon
– It's Not the Hotlanta, It's the Humidylanta (2013) … Merle Dixon
 
2010-2013 The Walking Dead (TV series)
Merle Dixon
– Welcome to the Tombs (2013) … Merle Dixon (credit only)
– This Sorrowful Life (2013) … Merle Dixon
– Prey (2013) … Merle Dixon (credit only)
– Arrow on the Doorpost (2013) … Merle Dixon
– Clear (2013) … Merle Dixon (credit only)
See all 17 episodes »
 
2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Video Game)
Merle Dixon (voice)
 
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Video Game)
Mike Harper (voice)
 
2012 Pennhurst
Dount Shop Employee
 
2012 Outlaw Country (TV movie)
 
2012 Lollipop Chainsaw (Video Game)
Vikke (voice)
 
2012 Archer (TV series)
Sheriff E.Z. Ponder
– Bloody Ferlin (2012) … Sheriff E.Z. Ponder (voice)
 
2011 Elwood (short)
Condello
 
2011 Mysteria
Captain McCarthy
 
2011 Atlantis Down
Father / Alien
 
2010 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (video)
Red Doc (voice)
 
2010 Super
Abe
 
2010 Burn Notice (TV series)
Dale Lawson
– Guilty as Charged (2010) … Dale Lawson
 
2010 Louis
Pat McMurphy
 
2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (video short)
Red Doc (voice)
 
2010 Blood Done Sign My Name
Defense attorney Billy Watkins
 
2010 Freeway Killer
Det. St. John
 
2010 Scott's Dead (short)
Mitch
 
2010 Matadors (TV movie)
John Canterna
 
2010 Hypothermia
Ray
 
2010 Cell 213
Ray Clement
 
2009 The Marine 2 (video)
Church
 
2009 Psych (TV series)
Garth Lawnmore
– Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark (2009) … Garth Lawnmore
 
2009/I Penance
Mann
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Chief Carlson
– House on Fire (2009) … Chief Carlson
 
2009 Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion
Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
 
2009 Meteor (TV mini-series)
Calvin Stark
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Calvin Stark
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Calvin Stark
 
2008 Humanzee! (TV series)
Priest
– Pilot (2008) … Priest
 
2008 Chuck (TV series)
Mauser
– Chuck Versus Santa Claus (2008) … Mauser
 
2008 Shark (TV series)
Oscar Riddick
– Bar Fight (2008) … Oscar Riddick
 
2008 Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
 
2008 This Man's Life (short)
Richard Crummly
 
2008 Law & Order (TV series)
Jamie Yost
– Executioner (2008) … Jamie Yost
 
2008 Jumper
William Rice
 
2007/I Whisper
Sidney
 
2007 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Shawn Curaco
– D.O.A. (2007) … Shawn Curaco
 
2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) (voice)
 
2006 Thief (TV mini-series)
Det. John Hayes
– Flight (2006) … Det. John Hayes
– No Direction Home (2006) … Det. John Hayes
– Everything That Rises Must Converge (2006) … Det. John Hayes
– I Ain't Goin' to Jail for Anyone (2006) … Det. John Hayes
– Pilot (2006) … Det. John Hayes
 
2006 Slither
Grant Grant
 
2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile
Russ
 
2006 Repo! The Genetic Opera (short)
Repo Man
 
2005 Chasing Ghosts
Mark Spencer
 
2005 JAG (TV series)
Capt. Jack Ramsey
– Heart of Darkness (2005) … Capt. Jack Ramsey
 
2005 Numb3rs (TV series)
Don's Partner
– Unaired Pilot (2005) … Don's Partner
 
2004 Las Vegas (TV series)
Marcus Wexler
– Degas Away with It (2004) … Marcus Wexler
 
2004 The Eliminator
Miles Dawson
 
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Video Game)
Centurion (voice) / Jack (voice)
 
2004 Skeleton Man (TV movie)
Captain Leary
 
2003 Saving Jessica Lynch (TV movie)
Colonel Curry
 
2003 On Thin Ice (TV movie)
 
2003 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Marty Jones
– Dead Zone (2003) … Marty Jones
 
2003 Stargate SG-1 (TV series)
Colonel Edwards
– Enemy Mine (2003) … Colonel Edwards
 
2003 Lucky (TV series)
Gibby
– Savant (2003) … Gibby
 
2003/I The Box
Detective Stafford
 
2003 Tremors (TV series)
Kinney
– Hit and Run (2003) … Kinney
 
2002 Undisputed
A.J. Mercker
 
2002 Jeremiah (TV series)
Major Quantrell
– Firewall (2002) … Major Quantrell
 
2001 Replicant
Det. Jake Riley
 
2001 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Colonel Beckett
– Patient Zero (2001) … Colonel Beckett
 
2001 Hostage Rescue Team (TV movie)
Special Agent Nicholas Roberts
 
2000 The 6th Day
Robert Marshall
 
2000 NewsBreak
John McNamara
 
2000 Here on Earth
Malcolm Arnold
 
2000 Table One
Rowdy
 
1999 The Bone Collector
Captain Howard Cheney
 
1999 A Table for One
Matt Draper/Dr. Matthew Swan
 
1998 Renegade Force
Matt Cooper
 
1998 Brown's Requiem
Fritz Brown
 
1998 Shadow Builder
Father Vassey
 
1998 The Replacement Killers
Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
 
1998 Honolulu CRU (TV series)
– Pilot
 
1997 Deceiver
Kennesaw
 
1997 Rosewood
Sheriff Walker
 
1997 Meet Wally Sparks (uncredited)
 
1997 Song of Hiawatha
Bertrand
 
1996 Keys to Tulsa
Keith Michaels
 
1996 The Trigger Effect
Gary
 
1996 Back to Back (TV movie)
Bob Malone
 
1996 Bastard Out of Carolina
Uncle Earle
 
1995 Fallen Angels (TV series)
Babe McCloor
– Fly Paper (1995) … Babe McCloor
 
1995 Mallrats
Svenning
 
1995 Johnny & Clyde (TV movie)
Frank Tennant
 
1994 The Hard Truth
Jonah Mantz
 
1994 Suspicious (short)
Attendent
 
1993 Tombstone
Sherman McMasters
 
1993 Cliffhanger
Hal Tucker
 
1993 The Dark Half
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
 
1992 Afterburn (TV movie)
Casey 'Z' Zankowski
 
1991 JFK
Bill Broussard
 
1990 Days of Thunder
Rowdy Burns
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Wallace 'Wally' Dalton
– Sugar Blues (1990) … Wallace 'Wally' Dalton
 
1989 Music Box
Karchy Laszlo
 
1989 Sea of Love
Terry
 
1989 L.A. Takedown (TV movie)
Bosko
 
1989 The Edge (TV movie)
Deputy Sheriff
 
1989 Gideon Oliver (TV series)
Detective John Quinn
– Sleep Well, Professor Oliver (1989) … Detective John Quinn
 
1988 Mississippi Burning
Frank Bailey
 
1988 Eight Men Out
Arnold 'Chick' Gandil
 
1988 Above the Law
Man in Bar
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Bill Whitaker
– No Place Like Home (1988) … Bill Whitaker
 
1988 Retreads
 
1987 Rent-a-Cop
Joe
 
1987 Light of Day
Oogie
 
1986 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry
 
1986 Crime Story (TV series)
Lieutenant
– Pilot (1986) … Lieutenant
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1999 A Table for One (co-executive producer)
 
1998 Brown's Requiem (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2013 The Nerdist (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Good Day L.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2011-2013 Talking Dead (TV series)
Himself / Himself - 'Merle' / Himself - Guest
– This Sorrowful Life (2013) … Himself - Guest
– Prey (2013) … Himself
– Say the Word (2012) … Himself - 'Merle'
– Walk with Me (2012) … Himself - 'Merle'
– Chupacabra (2011) … Himself
 
2013 Speakeasy: With Paul F. Tompkins (TV series)
Himself
– Speakeasy with Michael Rooker (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Gunn und Michael Rooker (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Call of the Dead (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops (Video Game)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 The Making of The Walking Dead (documentary short)
Merle Dixon
 
2010 Atlantis Rising: The Making of 'Atlantis Down' (TV series)
Himself
– The View (2010) … Himself
– Touch Down, Atlantis! (2010) … Himself
– Blast Off! (2010) … Himself
– Let's Get This Party Started (2010) … Himself
– To Whom It May Concern (2010) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
2007 Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Working with a Master: John McNaughton (video documentary short)
 
2005 Portrait: The Making of 'Henry' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Tombstone' (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Sherman McMasters'
 
1993 Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2003 Tremors (TV series)
 
2002 Jeremiah (TV series)
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Crime Story (TV series)
 

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5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

(On landing Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) 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. You should go and audition". I did, and I ended up getting the job. That's how it came about... See more »

Trivia:

He unofficially reprised his Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer role for the music video, "All Wrapped Up", by heavy metal band, American Head Charge. See more »

Trademark:

His gravelly voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aries