Michael Rooker – Voice Actor Profile & Notable Roles

VOICE ACTING CREDITS

Video Games:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (2025)

• Mike Harper (Reprising role from Black Ops 2)
• Returning 13 years after Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)

• Mike Harper (Major Character)

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

• Michael Rooker (Played himself in “Call of the Dead” Zombies map)
• Appeared alongside Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Danny Trejo, and George Romero

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (2013)

• Merle Dixon

Crime Boss: Rockay City (2023)

• Touchdown

Lollipop Chainsaw (2012)

• Vikke

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004)

• Centurion
• Jack

Animation:

What If…? (2021) – Disney+/Marvel

• Yondu Udonta (Episode 2)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) – Disney+

• Yondu Udonta

Vivo (2021) – Netflix

• Lutador

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010)

• Red Doc

Creature Commandos (2024) – Max/DC

• Sam Fitzgibbon (Episode 3)

Archer (2012) – FX

• Additional Voices

LIVE-ACTION FILM (Major Roles):

Marvel Cinematic Universe:

• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – Yondu Udonta
  • Blue-skinned space pirate and surrogate father to Peter Quill
  • Film grossed over $700 million worldwide
  • Spent 5 weekends atop the box office
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – Yondu Udonta
  • Character’s sympathetic turn and sacrificial death earned wide praise
  • One of Rooker’s most beloved performances

DC Extended Universe:

• The Suicide Squad (2021) – Savant

Fast & Furious Franchise:

• F9 (2021) – Buddy

Iconic Films:

• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986/1990) – Henry
  • His breakthrough role (title character)
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor (1991)
  • Filmed in 1986, released in 1990 due to rating controversy
• Eight Men Out (1988) – Charles “Chick” Gandil
• Mississippi Burning (1988) – Frank Bailey
• Sea of Love (1989) – Terry Cruger
• Days of Thunder (1990) – Rowdy Burns
• JFK (1991) – Bill Broussard
• Cliffhanger (1993) – Hal Tucker
• Tombstone (1993) – Sherman McMaster
• Mallrats (1995) – Jared Svenning
• The 6th Day (2000) – With Arnold Schwarzenegger
• The Bone Collector (1999) – Detective Howard Cheney

James Gunn Collaborations:

• Slither (2006)
• Super (2010)
• The Belko Experiment (2016)
• Brightburn (2019)

Recent Films:

• Bolden! (2019)
• Jumper (2008)
• Hypothermia (2010)
• Rosewood (1997)

LIVE-ACTION TELEVISION:

The Walking Dead (2010-2013) – AMC

• Merle Dixon (Series Regular, Season 3)
• Guest appearances: 2 episodes Season 1, 1 episode Season 2
• Racist, drug-addicted survivor character
• Audiences “loved to hate” the character
• Killed off in Season 3 to fan disappointment

Guest Appearances:

• Stargate SG-1
• CSI: Miami
• Las Vegas
• JAG
• Numb3rs
• Law & Order
• Chuck
• Criminal Minds
• Psych
• Burn Notice
• Thief (2006 miniseries)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

• Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1991)
• Critical Acclaim for Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Over 100 film and television acting credits
• One of only two actors to have worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, AND Jean-Claude Van Damme