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Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

ActingBorn February 12, 1950 (age 76)Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. He has worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He gained early widespread recognition for his terrifying portrayal of the deadly psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and was equally chilling as the misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours (1982). Ironside followed that up by playing Jester in Top Gun (1986). Recently, Ironside is known for his roles as Eddie Williams in Nobody (2021) and Charles Purdy in BlackBerry (2023).

Filmography

2026
Ashes

as Uncle

Movie
2026
Marrow

as Dr. Jonathan Myers

Movie
2025
This Too Shall Pass

as Officer Shultz

Movie
2025
1242: Gateway to the West

as Narrator / Mihaly

Movie
2025
Talking About the Sky

as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)

Movie
2024
The Jester from Transylvania

as Charles Pennington

Movie
2024
Late Night with the Devil

as The Narrator (voice)

Movie
2023Movie
2023
BlackBerry

as Charles Purdy

Movie
2023
Condor's Nest

as Agent Astakhov

Movie
2023Movie
2022Movie
2022
Tin Can

as Wayne

Movie
2022Movie
2022
The Dropout

as Don Lucas

TV
2022Movie
2021
Hidden Assets

as Richard Melnick

TV
2021
Skipping Stones

as Mr. Travers

Movie
2021
American Desert

as Uncle Bill

Movie
2021
Bloodthirsty

as Dr. Swan

Movie
2021
Nobody

as Eddie Williams

Movie
2019
The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2019
Harley Quinn

as Darkseid (voice)

TV
2018
Hellmington

as Rupert Woodhouse

Movie
2018
The Convent

as The Magistrate

Movie
2018
Knuckleball

as Jacob

Movie
2018
Barry

as Andrei

TV
2018
Atropa

as Captain Schreiber

TV
2018
Alterscape

as Dr. Julian Loro

Movie
2018Movie
2018
The Alienist

as J. P. Morgan

TV
2018
The Detectives

as Detective Mark Anstey

TV
2017Movie
2017
Tokyo Trial

as Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Movie
2017Movie
2017
The Harrowing

as Lt. Logan

Movie
2017Movie
2017
Lucky's Treasure

as Henry Landis

Movie
2017
Ransom

as Freddie Woods

TV
2016
Tokyo Trial

as General Douglas MacArthur

TV
2016
The Encounter

as Maximum Mike

TV
2016
Patient Seven

as Dr. Daniel Marcus

Movie
2016
This Is Us

as Mr. Pearson

TV
2016Movie
2016
Element

as Joe

Movie
2015
California Winter

as Sheriff Hillman

Movie
2015
The Sin Seer

as Alexander Rachet

Movie
2015
Turbo Kid

as Zeus

Movie
2015
88

as Sheriff Knowles

Movie
2015
Synchronicity

as Klaus Meisner

Movie
2015
Desecrated

as Tom McClain

Movie
2014Movie
2014
The Flash

as Lewis Snart

TV
2014
A Fighting Man

as Max Wynn

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7

as Xanar (voice)

Movie
2013
Ice Soldiers

as Col. Desmond Trump

Movie
2013
Stay

as Frank

Movie
2013
6:14

as Warden

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Vegas

as Porter Gainsley

TV
2012
Burden of Evil

as Senator Pitfield

Movie
2011
Conduct Unbecoming

as Col. Dodd

Movie
2011
Transgression

as Matthew

Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2010
Transformers: Prime

as Ultra Magnus (voice)

TV
2010Movie
2010
Dark Prophecy

as Tom Riggins

Movie
2010
Lake Placid 3

as Sheriff Tony Willinger

Movie
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Robert Castor

TV
2010
Eva

as Alfonse

Movie
2010
Justified

as Sarno

TV
2010
The Bannen Way

as Chief Bannen

Movie
2010
The Bannen Way

as Chief Bannen

TV
2009
Hardwired

as Hal

Movie
2009
The Beacon

as Oficer Ned Hutton

Movie
2009
Community

as Colonel Archwood

TV
2009
The Jazzman

as Bernie Kaddly

Movie
2009
The Butcher

as Teddy Carmichael

Movie
2009
Terminator Salvation

as General Ashdown

Movie
2009
Castle

as Victor Racine

TV
2008
The Alphabet Killer

as Captain Nathan Norcross

Movie
2008
Mutants

as Colonal Gauge

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Storm Cell

as James

Movie
2008
Surveillance

as Billings

Movie
2007
Burn Notice

as Gregory Hart

TV
2006
1st Bite

as Theo

Movie
2006
The V Word

as Mr. Chaney

Movie
2006
The Veteran

as Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Movie
2005
Masters of Horror

as Mr. Chaney

TV
2005TV
2005Movie
2005
Deepwater

as Walnut

Movie
2005
Guy X

as Guy X

Movie
2005
Reeker

as Henry

Movie
2004
The Failures

as Depressor

Movie
2004
Desperate Housewives

as Curtis Monroe

TV
2004
The Machinist

as Miller

Movie
2004
Medical Investigation

as Ben Graybridge

TV
2004
Justice League Unlimited

as Darkseid (voice)

TV
2004Movie
2003
Maximum Velocity

as General Amberson

Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Commandant Murillo

TV
2003Movie
2002
Fairytales and Pornography

as Justice Coulton

Movie
2002
Fallen Angels

as Sheriff Ed Rooney

Movie
2002
The Last Chapter

as Bob Durelle

TV
2002
Ignition

as Jake Russo

Movie
2001
Justice League

as Darkseid (voice)

TV
2001
The Red Phone: Manhunt

as Section Chief

Movie
2001
Dead Awake

as Skay

Movie
2001
Smallville

as Sam Lane

TV
2001
Soulkeeper

as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)

Movie
2001
Down

as Gunter Steinberg

Movie
2001Movie
2001Movie
2001
Mindstorm

as Senator Bill Armitage

Movie
2001
Cause Of Death

as Jonas Phifer

Movie
2000
Borderline Normal

as Coach Rehmer

Movie
2000
The District

as Dmitri Putin

TV
2000
Andromeda

as The Patriarch

TV
2000
Jackie Chan Adventures

as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)

TV
2000Movie
2000
Nuremberg

as Col. Burton C. Andrus

TV
2000
The Perfect Storm

as Bob Brown

Movie
2000
Heavy Metal 2000

as Tyler (voice)

Movie
1999
The Omega Code

as Dominic

Movie
1999
Southern Cross

as Garrison Carver

Movie
1999
A Twist of Faith

as Alex Hunt

Movie
1999
Desert Blue

as Agent Frank Bellows

Movie
1999
Black Light

as Inspector Frank Schumann

Movie
1999
Question of Privilege

as Lt. Robert Ingram

Movie
1999
The Arrangement

as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Johnny 2.0

as Frank Donahue

Movie
1998
One of Our Own

as Det. Jack Cooper

Movie
1998
Going to Kansas City

as Mike Malone

Movie
1998Movie
1998Movie
1998
Captive

as Detective Briscoe

Movie
1998
Ivory Tower

as Marshall Wallace

Movie
1997
Starship Troopers

as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Movie
1997Movie
1997
The New Batman Adventures

as 80's Batman (voice)

TV
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Seevis

TV
1997
The Arrow

as CIA Director

Movie
1997
The Arrow

as CIA Director

TV
1996
FX: The Series

as Montree

TV
1996TV
1996Movie
1996
Portraits of a Killer

as Sgt. Ernie Hansen

Movie
1996
Too Fast Too Young

as Capt. Floyd Anderson

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Terminal

as Sterling Rombauer

Movie
1995
Kids of the Round Table

as Butch Scarsdale

Movie
1995
Bolt

as Billy Niles

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Ambassador Prosser

TV
1995
The Outer Limits

as Gen. Quince

TV
1995
Major Payne

as Lt. Col. Stone

Movie
1995
Red Scorpion 2

as Col. West

Movie
1995Movie
1994
Fortunes of War

as Carl Pimmler

Movie
1994
Probable Cause

as Gary Yanuck

Movie
1994
ER

as William Swift

TV
1994
The Glass Shield

as Det. Gene Baker

Movie
1994
Red Sun Rising

as Capt. Meisler

Movie
1994Movie
1994
The Next Karate Kid

as Colonel Paul Dugan

Movie
1994
Forced to Kill

as Sheriff Wilson

Movie
1994
Dead Man's Revenge

as Luck Hatcher

Movie
1994
Save Me

as Oliver

Movie
1993
Point of Impact

as Roberto Largo

Movie
1993
Sweet Killing

as Inspector Garcia

Movie
1993
seaQuest DSV

as Captain Oliver Hudson

TV
1993
Father Hood

as Jerry

Movie
1993
Free Willy

as Dial

Movie
1993
Night Trap

as Bishop

Movie
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Nolan Pierce

TV
1993
Marked for Murder

as Bats O'Bannion

Movie
1992
Black Ice

as Quinn

Movie
1992
Guncrazy

as Mr. Kincaid

Movie
1992
Cafe Romeo

as Natino

Movie
1992
The Vagrant

as Lt. Ralf Barfuss

Movie
1992
Killer Image

as Luther Kane

Movie
1991
Neon City

as Harry M. Stark

Movie
1991
Drop Dead Gorgeous

as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)

Movie
1991
McBain

as Frank Bruce

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Payback

as Sheriff Pete

Movie
1991
Chaindance

as J.T. Blake

Movie
1991Movie
1990
Total Recall

as Richter

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Mindfield

as Kellen O'Reilly

Movie
1989
Hostile Takeover

as Larry Gaylord

Movie
1989
Murder by Night

as Det. Carl Madsen

Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Sergeant Burrows

TV
1989TV
1988
Watchers

as Lem Johnson

Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987
Extreme Prejudice

as Major Paul Hackett

Movie
1987
Race for the Bomb

as Werner Heisenberg

TV
1986
Top Gun

as Jester

Movie
1986Movie
1985TV
1985
Murder in Space

as Capt. Neal Braddock

Movie
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater

as William Acton

TV
1985
The Cap

as Dad

Movie
1985Movie
1984
V

as Ham Tyler

TV
1984
Best Revenge

as Dealer

Movie
1984
The Surrogate

as George Kyber

Movie
1984TV
1983
The Hitchhiker

as Sheriff Lee

TV
1983
Cross Country

as Det. Sgt. Roersch

Movie
1983
The Sins of Dorian Gray

as Alan Campbell

Movie
1983
V

as Ham Tyler

TV
1983
American Nightmare

as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)

Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Miler Crane

TV
1982Movie
1982
Visiting Hours

as Colt Hawker

Movie
1981Movie
1981
Suzanne

as Jimmy

Movie
1981
Surfacing

as Wayne

Movie
1981
Scanners

as Darryl Revok

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1979
The Family Man

as Bartender

Movie
1979TV
1979
Stone Cold Dead

as Murdered Police Detective

Movie
1979Movie
1978
Power Play

as Torturer

Movie
1978
I, Maureen

as Dr. Paul Oswald

Movie
1978
High-Ballin'

as Butch

Movie
1977
Outrageous!

as Drunk

Movie
1974
The Ottawa Valley

as Soldier on train (uncredited)

Movie
Super Dicks

as Police Chief

Movie
Liberty

as Fischer

Movie
Movie
Deep Tissue

as Uncle Nik

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 12, 1950
Place of BirthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity2.2