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Acting

Michael Rooker

Career: Active from 1986 to 2024, busiest in 2009 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 36
top three billing

Average score: 50/100

Highest rated: Guardians of the Galaxy
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Rooker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wholesome
2.1, average 3.4
Historical
1.6, average 2.6
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Family Dynamics
4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 7
Character-Driven 7
Social Commentary 5
Historical Drama 4
Action Thriller 4
Political Intrigue 4
Serial Killer 3
Gritty Realism 3
Darkly Humorous 3
Moral Dilemma 3
Crime Thriller 3
Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

5 titles

Scott's Dead

as Mitch

as Sheriff Blackstone

as Stony

Pig Village

as Steve

The Underneath: In Fortune's Shadow

as The Man with the Answers

2020s

18 titles · average score 63

Superman

75

as Superman Robot #1 (voice)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

57

as Sgt. Major Thomas Riordan

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

50

as Sgt. Major Riordan

The Out-Laws

37

as Agent Oldham

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

77

as Yondu

White Elephant

30

as Gabriel Tancredi

Corrective Measures

59

as Warden Devlin

Vivo

72

as Lutador (voice)

The Suicide Squad

77

as Savant

Love and Monsters

75

as Clyde

Fantasy Island

30

as Damon

57

as Elred Jonas

2010s

28 titles · average score 58

Bolden

56

as Pat McMurphy

The Rookie

71

TV show · as Frank Teska

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

76

as Yondu

The Belko Experiment

52

as Bud Melks

Guardians of the Galaxy

83

as Yondu Udonta

True Detective

76

TV show · as Edward Hoyt

Hypothermia

29

as Ray Pelletier

Pennhurst

29

as Dr. Death

Cell 213

28

as Ray Clement

Super

57

as Abe

Blood Done Sign My Name

47

as Defense attorney Billy Watkins

The Walking Dead

78

TV show · as Merle Dixon

2000s

36 titles · average score 54

Penance

47

as Mann

Meteor

29

TV show · as Calvin Stark

The Marine 2

47

as Church

Jumper

40

as William Rice

Whisper

53

as Sydney Braverman

Slither

71

as Grant Grant

Criminal Minds

63

TV show · as Chief Carlson

Skeleton Man

25

as Captain Leary

Saving Jessica Lynch

43

as Colonel Curry

Undisputed

56

as A.J. Mercker

Replicant

39

as Jake

The 6th Day

49

as Robert Marshall

1990s

28 titles · average score 57

The Bone Collector

51

as Captain Howard Cheney

Wicked Ways

43

as Matt Draper / Dr. Matthew Swan

The Replacement Killers

51

as Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Shadow Builder

38

as Father Vassey

Brown's Requiem

42

as Fritz Brown

Deceiver

51

as Detective Edward Kennesaw

Back to Back

55

as Bob Malone

Suspicious

52

as Attendant

Cliffhanger

63

as Hal Tucker

The Dark Half

55

as Sheriff Alan Pangborn

JFK

79

as Bill Broussard

Days of Thunder

56

as Rowdy Burns

1980s

13 titles · average score 59

L.A. Takedown

50

as Bosko

Sea of Love

69

as Terry

Music Box

74

as Karchy Laszlo

Gideon Oliver

TV show · as Detective John Quinn

Mississippi Burning

76

as Frank Bailey

Above the Law

52

as Man in Bar

Eight Men Out

75

as Chick Gandil

Light of Day

47

as Oogie

Rent-a-Cop

18

as Joe

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

76

as Henry

Crime Story

54

TV show · as Lieutenant

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Bill Whitaker