Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying Henry Lee Lucas 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), followed by its sequels ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017) and ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' 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).

Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), Frank Bailey in ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988), Terry Cruger in ''Sea of Love'' (1989), Rowdy Burns in ''Days of Thunder'' (1990), Bill Broussard in ''JFK'' (1991), Hal Tucker in ''Cliffhanger'' (1993), Sherman McMaster in ''Tombstone'' (1993), Jared Svenning in ''Mallrats'' (1995), Detective Edward Kennesaw in ''Deceiver'' (1997), Detective Howard Cheney in ''The Bone Collector'' (1999), Detective Jake Riley in ''Replicant'' (2001), and Buddy in ''F9'' (2021). Provided by Wikipedia