Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for playing the title role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Rooker, with eight brothers and sisters, was born in Jasper, Alabama and studied at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, where he moved to be with his mother and siblings at the age of thirteen, after his parents divorced. He made his film debut in 1986 playing the title role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, a film based on the confessions of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. He has since appeared in numerous films over the years including Mississippi Burning, Sea of Love, Days of Thunder, JFK, Cliffhanger, Tombstone, Mallrats, Rosewood, The 6th Day and Jumper. He has also guest starred in the TV series Stargate SG-1 and recently appeared on Stargate Universe as Colonel Edwards. In 2010 stars in the James Felix McKenney's monster horror flick Hypothermia, the film is co produced by Larry Fessenden and set in New York. In June 2010 he revealed via twitter that he was acting in the zombie themed television series The Walking Dead.

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