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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
Sam Fitzgibbon
for Sam Fitzgibbon in Creature Commandos (Season One)
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A covert team of experimental operatives is assembled by a shadowy government agency to combat supernatural and biological threats that conventional forces cannot handle. The team includes a reanimated soldier with enhanced resilience, a sardonic vampiric leader with centuries of knowledge, a mute aquatic being capable of deadly precision, a fiery former convict who harbors the ability to control flames, and an eccentric scientist turned abomination. Their leader, a morally ambiguous operative, keeps them on a tight leash, while tensions rise within the group as they question their purpose and value in a world that fears and rejects them. Their mission takes them across the globe to neutralize a bioweapon that threatens to unleash chaos, but they uncover a conspiracy revealing that their government handler has deeper, darker plans for their unique abilities. Along the way, alliances are tested, and the operatives must face not only external threats but also their monstrous natures. Mid Credits: A cryptic message from a high-ranking official teases a connection to a looming multiversal event, sparking questions about the team’s future role. Post Credits: An ominous figure is shown harvesting remnants of their bioweapon, hinting at an even greater threat.
