Age: 71
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Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role 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).
Michael Rooker
Edwin Barclay
for Edwin Barclay in Candyman: Bloodlines
Suggested by steveirwinfan96
A period piece origin story for the Candyman set in the 1800's. The story details origins, beginning with his days as Daniel Robitaille: His childhood , being hired by the Sullivan family to paint a picture of their daughter Caroline, him falling in love with Caroline, the lynch mob hunting him down, and his eventual return as the Candyman, who seeks vengeance upon the lynch mob, which includes the parents of a young woman who must also contend with Candyman's congregation, a group of former slaves who also seek vengeance for what their former owners did to them by summoning the Candyman.
