
Age: 71
male
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

Bibbo Bibbowski
for Bibbo Bibbowski in DCSV’s Superman
Suggested by pyrosnickenson

These are the casting choices I’ve made for a Superman story set in a universe called DCSV. It is intended to be a series. You’ll see some familiar faces in the world of Superman and ones that may be more obscure. For what it’s worth, I am a big Superman comics fan. That doesn’t mean I can’t make miscasts, though I do feel like I’m at the very least a little more informed than the average superhero fancaster. These choices are not based on appearance. Sure, that’s a factor, but usually, especially with more complex and notable characters, acting ability comes first and foremost.