MICHAEL ROOKER (A. J. Mercker) has most recently been seen opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in “The Sixth Day,” opposite Jean Claude Van Damme in “The Replicant,” opposite Denzel Washington in “The Bone Collector”, and in “Here on Earth,” Oliver Stone’s “JFK,” Renny Harlin’s “Cliffhanger,” and Angelica Huston’s “Bastard Out of Carolina.”
Rooker received high praise for his striking performance in the critically acclaimed “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.” Some of his other outstanding performances have included the baseball great Chick Gandil in John Sayles’ “Eight Men Out,” a brutish KKK member in Alan Parker’s “Mississippi Burning,” Jessica Lange’s blue collar brother in Costa Gavras’ “Music Box,” and a competitive race car driver challenged by Tom Cruise in Tony Scott’s “Days of Thunder.”
Rooker has created a collection of indelible characters in such hits as George Cosmato’s “Tombstone,” John Singleton’s “Rosewood,” a psychopathically jealous husband in Harold Becker’s “Sea of Love,” in the Pate Brothers’ “Deceivers” and in “The Replacement Killers” for Columbia Pictures.
Born in Jasper, Alabama, Rooker moved with his family to Chicago in the mid-1960’s. He studied the Japanese martial art of Aikido and earned his B.F.A. from the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. After graduating in 1982, he quickly began to make a name for himself in the Chicago theatrical community, appearing in “Union Boys,” “The Crack Walker,” and “The Hostage” among others. Off-Broadway, he performed in Beth Henley’s “Abundance.”
Recently, Rooker has proved that his talents go beyond just acting. In the feature “Table for One,” not only does he star opposite Rebecca DeMornay, he produced the film, as well.
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