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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
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for Colm O'Driscoll in Red Dead Redemption 2
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Red Dead Redemption follows Arthur Morgan (Jensen Ackles), an aging outlaw riding with the Van der Linde gang during the dying days of the American frontier. After a disastrous ferry robbery forces the gang to flee into the mountains, Arthur begins to question the ideals and loyalties that have defined his entire life. The gang is held together by its charismatic but increasingly unstable leader, Dutch Van Der Linde (John Hamm), whose grand visions of freedom start to crumble under pressure. His longtime partner Hosea Matthews (Curzon Dobell) tries to keep the group grounded, even as the world around them changes faster than they can adapt. Within the gang, Arthur finds companionship and conflict in equal measure: the sharp-minded Charles Smith (Jonathan Majors), the hopeful young Lenny Summers (Caleb McLaughlin), the fierce and determined Sadie Adler (Lily James), the slippery conman Josiah Trelawny (Nicholas Hoult), the loyal but fiery Javier Escuella (Anthony Ramos), and the brutish Bill Williamson (Jason Clarke). Meanwhile, the manipulative Micah Bell (Jefferson White) begins to gain influence, steering Dutch toward darker decisions. John Marston (Logan Marshall-Green), a younger outlaw trying to build a future for his family, becomes a quiet reflection of everything Arthur could have been. His wife Abigail Marston (Jessica Biel) struggles to keep their family safe as the gang’s life grows more violent and uncertain. As the law closes in and internal tensions rise, Arthur is forced to confront the truth about Dutch, about the gang, and about himself. Torn between loyalty and morality, he embarks on a painful journey toward redemption in a world that no longer has a place for outlaws. Red Dead Redemption becomes a sweeping tale of loyalty, betrayal, and the last stand of the Wild West, following the inevitable collapse of a once-idealistic gang as America marches into a new age.
