Michael Rooker

About Michael Rooker

On the television series The Walking Dead, he played zombie apocalypse survivor Merle Dixon. Though he had guest-starred on numerous shows since 1986, Dixon was his first recurring role on television. In the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy, he plays Yondu Udonta.

Michael Rooker is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out, Frank Baily in Mississippi Burning, Terry Cruger in Sea of Love, Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder, Bill Broussard in JFK, Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger, Sherman McMaster in Tombstone, Jared Svenning in Mallrats, Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector, Grant Grant in Slither, Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead, Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy, its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and the animated series What If...?. He also played Savant in The Suicide Squad. Since 2006, he has been a frequent collaborator of filmmaker James Gunn, and has appeared in all five films Gunn has directed so far.

Children	2
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Born	April 6, 1955, Jasper, Alabama, U.S.
Education	DePaul University (BFA)
Official Website	http://www.michaelrookeronline.com

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Michael Rooker before fame

He made his acting debut as the star of the 1986 film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, in which he played Henry Lee Lucas.

Achievement of Michael Rooker

In the 2010 James Felix McKenney horror thriller Hypothermia, he broadened his acting career.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$8 Million

Michael Rooker family life

In Chicago, he grew up in a family with his mother and eight brothers and sisters. With his wife Margot Rooker, he has two daughters.

Associations of Michael Rooker

In 2011, he starred alongside Billy Zane in the thriller Mysteria.

Michael Rooker Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	175 cm
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