Michael Rooker Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This Michael Rooker filmography covers 63 movie titles and 27 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

Michael Rooker movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) as Henry
• Light of Day (1987) as Oogie
• Rent-a-Cop (1987) as Joe
• Above the Law (1988) as Man in Bar
• Eight Men Out (1988) as Chick Gandil
• Mississippi Burning (1988) as Frank Bailey
• L.A. Takedown (1989) as Bosko
• Music Box (1989) as Karchy Laszlo
• Sea of Love (1989) as Terry
• Days of Thunder (1990) as Rowdy Burns
• JFK (1991) as Bill Broussard
• Cliffhanger (1993) as Hal Tucker
• The Dark Half (1993) as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
• Tombstone (1993) as Sherman McMasters
• Mallrats (1995) as Svenning
• Back to Back (1996) as Bob Malone
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) as Uncle Earle
• The Trigger Effect (1996) as Gary
• Deceiver (1997) as Detective Edward Kennesaw
• Keys to Tulsa (1997) as Keith Michaels
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997) as Michael Rooker
• Rosewood (1997) as Sheriff Walker
• Shadow Builder (1998) as Father Vassey
• The Replacement Killers (1998) as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov
• The Bone Collector (1999) as Captain Howard Cheney
• Here on Earth (2000) as Malcolm Arnold
• The 6th Day (2000) as Robert Marshall
• Replicant (2001) as Jake
• Undisputed (2002) as A.J. Mercker
• Skeleton Man (2004) as Captain Leary
• Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Mark Spencer
• Slither (2006) as Grant Grant
• Whisper (2007) as Sydney Braverman
• Jumper (2008) as William Rice
• Freeway Killer (2009) as Det. St. John
• Penance (2009) as Mann
• The Marine 2 (2009) as Church
• DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010) as Red Doc (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
• DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) as Red Doc (voice)
• Super (2010) as Abe
• The Making of The Walking Dead (2010) as Self
• Cell 213 (2011) as Ray Clement
• Hypothermia (2012) as Ray Pelletier
• Rogue River (2012) as Gas Attendent
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as Yondu Udonta
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) as Yondu
• Life After Flash (2017) as Self
• The Belko Experiment (2017) as Bud Melks
• The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017) as Merle Dixon / Lucille's Father (voice)
• Brightburn (2019) as The Big T
• Fantasy Island (2020) as Damon
• Love and Monsters (2020) as Clyde
• Clerk (2021) as Self
• F9 (2021) as Buddy
• The Suicide Squad (2021) as Savant
• Vivo (2021) as Lutador (voice)
• Corrective Measures (2022) as Warden Devlin
• The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) as Yondu
• White Elephant (2022) as Gabriel Tancredi
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Yondu
• The Out-Laws (2023) as Agent Oldham
• Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan
• Superman (2025) as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

Michael Rooker television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for Michael Rooker; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• Archer as Sheriff E. Z. Ponder (voice)
• Burn Notice as Dale Lawson
• Chuck as Mauser
• Creature Commandos as Sam (voice)
• Creepshow as Beau
• Crime Story as Lieutenant
• Criminal Minds as Chief Carlson
• Crossing Jordan as Shawn Curaco
• CSI: Miami as Marty Jones
• Las Vegas as Marcus Wexler
• Law & Order as Jamie Yost
• Marvel Studios Legends as Yondu Udonta (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Meteor as Calvin Stark
• Peacemaker as Red St. Wild
• Psych as Garth Lawnmore
• Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
• SEAL Team as Big Chief
• Shark as Oscar Riddick
• Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Edwards
• The Equalizer as Bill Whitaker
• The Outer Limits as Colonel Beckett
• The Righteous Gemstones as Cobb Milsap
• The Rookie as Frank Teska
• The Walking Dead as Merle Dixon
• Tremors as Kinney
• True Detective as Edward Hoyt
• What If...? as Yondu (voice); Yondu Udonta (voice)

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of Michael Rooker's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.