Michael Rooker's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Walking Dead Merle Dixon Meteor: Path to Destruction Calvin Stark Thief Det. John H…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Blood Done Sign My Name 2009 - Super Capers 2009 - Penance 2008 - Jumper 2007 - Whisper 2006 - Slither 2006 - Chasing Ghosts 2002 - Undisputed 2001 - Replicant 2000 - Here On Earth 2000 - The 6th Day 1999 - The Bone Collector 1998 - The Replacement Killers 1997 - Rosewood 1997 - Meet Wally Sparks 1997 - Deceiver 1995 - Mallrats 1993 - The Dark Half 1993 - Cliffhanger 1993 - Tombstone 1991 - JFK 1990 - Days of Thunder 1989 - Sea of Love 1989 - Music Box 1989 - Mississippi Burning 1988 - Eight Men Out 1988 - Above the Law 1987 - Light of Day 1986 - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

BIOGRAPHY:

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 (1986), filmed in 1986 but, due to its controversial nature, not released until 1990. Since that widely noticed and highly praised performance, much of his career has been spent playing brutes, villains and psychopaths. His occasional turns as a "good guy", however, are always well-acted and a welcome change for a talented actor too often typecast.


TRIVIA:

• He is a graduate of Chicago's Goodman School of Drama
• Ranked #17 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
• Studied Japanese martial art of Akido with Fumio Toyoda Shihan prior to establishing himself in Chicago theatre.
• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was Michael Rooker's first movie which was filmed in 1986 but was not released until years later.
• 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.