Raised in Chicago by his divorced mother, Michael Rooker lived a hand-to-mouth existence until his teens. Rooker successfully auditioned for the Goodman School, and upon graduation, appeared in Chicago-area stage productions. He made a spectacular film debut in the sociopathic title role of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, which was filmed in 1986 but not given a general release until four years later. Henry established Rooker as a gifted purveyor of "don't screw with me" roles, such as chief "Black Sox" conspirator Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988). Michael Rooker's more rugged film assignments of the 1990s included Cliffhanger (1993) and Tombstone (1994).
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Guardians of the Galaxy
Actor |
2014 | NOT YET RELEASED | ||
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Pennhurst
Director |
2012 | |||
Mysteria
Actor |
2011 | |||
Blood Done Sign My Name
Actor |
2010 | |||
Cell 213
Actor |
2010 | |||
Hypothermia
Actor |
2010 | |||
Jonah Hex
Voice |
2010 | |||
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Louis
Actor |
2010 | |||
Super
Actor |
2010 | |||
Freeway Killer
Actor |
2009 | |||
Meteor
Actor |
2009 | |||
Penance
Actor |
2009 | |||
The Marine 2
Actor |
2009 | |||
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2008 | |||
Jumper
Actor |
2008 | |||
Super Capers
Actor |
2008 | |||
Full Count
Actor |
2007 | |||
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The Hard Ride
Actor |
2007 | |||
Whisper
Actor |
2007 | |||
Slither
Actor |
2006 | |||
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Thief [TV Series]
Actor |
2006 | |||
Chasing Ghosts
Actor |
2005 | |||
Skeleton Man
Actor |
2004 | |||
The Eliminator
Actor |
2004 | |||
On Thin Ice
Actor |
2003 | |||
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Saving Jessica Lynch
Actor |
2003 | |||
Undisputed
Actor |
2002 | |||
Replicant
Actor |
2001 | |||
Here On Earth
Actor |
2000 | |||
Newsbreak
Actor |
2000 | |||
Table One
Actor |
2000 | |||
The 6th Day
Actor |
2000 | |||
The Bone Collector
Actor |
1999 | |||
Wicked Ways
Actor |
1999 | |||
Brown's Requiem
Actor, Associate Producer |
1998 | |||
Deceiver
Actor |
1998 | |||
Rogue Force
Actor |
1998 | |||
Shadowbuilder
Actor |
1998 | |||
The Replacement Killers
Actor |
1998 | |||
Rosewood
Actor |
1997 | |||
The Song of Hiawatha
Actor |
1997 | |||
Back to Back
Actor |
1996 | |||
Bastard out of Carolina
Actor |
1996 | |||
The Trigger Effect
Actor |
1996 | |||
Keys to Tulsa
Actor |
1995 | |||
Mallrats
Actor |
1995 | |||
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Suspicious
Actor |
1995 | |||
The Hard Truth
Actor |
1994 | |||
Cliffhanger
Actor |
1993 | |||
Tombstone
Actor |
1993 | |||
Afterburn
Actor |
1992 | |||
JFK
Actor |
1991 | |||
The Dark Half
Actor |
1991 | |||
Days of Thunder
Actor |
1990 | |||
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L.A. Takedown
Actor |
1989 | |||
Music Box
Actor |
1989 | |||
Sea of Love
Actor |
1989 | |||
Above the Law
Actor |
1988 | |||
Eight Men Out
Actor |
1988 | |||
Mississippi Burning
Actor |
1988 | |||
Rent-A-Cop
Actor |
1988 | |||
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Henry
Actor |
1987 | |||
Light of Day
Actor |
1987 | |||
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1986 | |||
Streets of Fire
Actor |
1984 |
