Wild Cat

A fiercely independent loner who plays by no one's rules.

Michael Rooker has built a career on aloof, unpredictable, intensely solitary characters — from Henry in 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' to Merle Dixon in 'The Walking Dead' — that mirror his own guarded, on-his-own-terms public persona. He is notoriously private and selective, avoids the celebrity machine, and brings a raw, untamed creativity to every role rather than seeking mainstream approval. Like the wild-cat, he operates alone, on instinct, and on his own schedule — fiercely independent and impossible to domesticate.