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
Yondu Udonta
for Yondu Udonta in How the MCU Should've Been Cast
Suggested by darthspidermaul
Casting the MCU in my own image where Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man movies are part of the main canon. Phase 1 - Iron Man (2008) - The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Iron Man 2 (2010) - Thor (2011) - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - The Avengers (2012) - The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Phase 2 - Iron Man 3 (2013) - Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Ant-Man (2015) Phase 3 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Planet Hulk (2016) - Doctor Strange (2016) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2017) - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Black Panther (2018) - Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - Captain Marvel (2019) - Avengers: Endgame (2019) - The Amazing Spider-Man 4 (2019) Phase 4 - Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2020) - What If...? S1 (2020) - Black Widow (2020) - WandaVision S1 (2020) - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2020) - Eternals S1 (2021) - The Indestructible Hulk (2021) - Loki S1 (2021) - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Hawkeye S1 (2021) - The Amazing Spider-Man 5 (2021) - Moon Knight S1 (2022) - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - Ms. Marvel S1 (2022) - Thor: God of Thunder (2022) - She-Hulk S1 (2022) - Werewolf by Night (2022 Special Presentation) - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022) - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022 Special Presentation) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - Avengers: Secret Invasion (2023) - Loki S2 (2023) - The Marvels (2023) Phase 5 - Captain America: Brave New World (2024) - Echo S1 (2024) - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) - Ironheart S1 (2024) - The Amazing Spider-Man 6 (2024) - Agatha All Along S1 (2024) - Thunderbolts* (2024) - What If...? S4 (2024) - Thor: The Legend of Hercules (2025) - Daredevil: Born Again S1 (2025) - Shang-Chi and the Wreckage of Time (2025) - The Legendary Star-Lord S1 (2025) - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - Doctor Strange in the Dream Dimension of Darkness (2025) - Blade (2026) - The Amazing Spider-Man 7 (2026) - Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026) Phase 6 - Captain America: Secret Empire (2027) - Thor: Protector of Midgard (2027) - Armor Wars (2028) - The Amazing Spider-Man 8 (2028) - The Fantastic Four 2 (2028) - Wonder Man S1 (2029) - Avengers: Doomsday (2029) - Avengers: Secret Wars (2030) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2030)
