Michael Ironside
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 12, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
| 2026 | AshesUncle | |
| 2025 | 1242: Gateway to the WestNarrator / Mihaly | |
| 2025 | This Too Shall PassOfficer Shultz | |
| 2025 | Talking About the SkyOfficer Alfred Henry(voz) | |
| 2024 | Late Night with the DevilThe Narrator (voice) | |
| 2024 | The Jester from TransylvaniaCharles Pennington | |
| 2023 | Confession | |
| 2023 | BlackBerryCharles Purdy | |
| 2023 | The Family CircusThe Cop | |
| 2023 | Condor's NestAgent Astakhov | |
| 2022 | Dracula: The Original Living VampireDr. Jack Seward | |
| 2022 | Pumpkin EverythingTom | |
| 2022 | The Fight MachineLou | |
| 2022 | Tin CanWayne | |
| 2022 | The DropoutDon Lucas | |
| 2021 | Skipping StonesMr. Travers | |
| 2021 | BloodthirstyDr. Swan | |
| 2021 | NobodyEddie Williams | |
| 2021 | American DesertUncle Bill | |
| 2021 | Hidden AssetsRichard Melnick | |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Harley QuinnDarkseid (voice) | |
| 2018 | AlterscapeDr. Julian Loro | |
| 2018 | The ConventThe Magistrate | |
| 2018 | KnuckleballJacob | |
| 2018 | Still/Born | |
| 2018 | HellmingtonRupert Woodhouse | |
| 2018 | AtropaCaptain Schreiber | |
| 2018 | BarryAndrei | |
| 2018 | The DetectivesDetective Mark Anstey | |
| 2018 | The AlienistJ. P. Morgan | |
| 2017 | Lucky's TreasureHenry Landis | |
| 2017 | The HarrowingLt. Logan | |
| 2017 | Stegman Is DeadDon | |
| 2017 | The Greatest Show on TurfNarrator | |
| 2017 | The Space BetweenNick | |
| 2017 | RansomFreddie Woods | |
| 2016 | Children of the FallSam | |
| 2016 | ElementJoe | |
| 2016 | Patient SevenDr. Daniel Marcus | |
| 2016 | Tokyo TrialGeneral Douglas MacArthur | |
| 2016 | This Is UsMr. Pearson | |
| 2016 | The EncounterMaximum Mike | |
| 2015 | California WinterSheriff Hillman | |
| 2015 | 88Sheriff Knowles | |
| 2015 | Turbo KidZeus | |
| 2015 | DesecratedTom McClain | |
| 2015 | SynchronicityKlaus Meisner | |
| 2015 | The Sin SeerAlexander Rachet | |
| 2015 | Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid | |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own WordsSelf | |
| 2014 | Mental SaboteurSelf | |
| 2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7Xanar (voice) | |
| 2014 | ExtraterrestrialTravis | |
| 2014 | A Fighting ManMax Wynn | |
| 2014 | The FlashLewis Snart | |
| 2013 | StayFrank | |
| 2013 | Ice SoldiersCol. Desmond Trump | |
| 2013 | Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons RisingUltra Magnus (voice) | |
| 2013 | 6:14Warden | |
| 2012 | Burden of EvilSenator Pitfield | |
| 2012 | All God's ChildrenPeter | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First ClassCaptain | |
| 2011 | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes BackCol. Haggard | |
| 2011 | TransgressionMatthew | |
| 2011 | Conduct UnbecomingCol. Dodd | |
| 2010 | Beneath the BlueBlaine | |
| 2010 | Dark ProphecyTom Riggins | |
| 2010 | The Bannen WayChief Bannen | |
| 2010 | Lake Placid 3Sheriff Tony Willinger | |
| 2010 | EvaAlfonse | |
| 2010 | The Bannen WayChief Bannen | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Robert Castor | |
| 2010 | JustifiedSarno | |
| 2010 | Transformers: PrimeUltra Magnus (voice) | |
| 2010 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourMargolin | |
| 2009 | Terminator SalvationGeneral Ashdown | |
| 2009 | HardwiredHal | |
| 2009 | The BeaconOficer Ned Hutton | |
| 2009 | The ButcherTeddy Carmichael | |
| 2009 | The JazzmanBernie Kaddly | |
| 2009 | CastleVictor Racine | |
| 2009 | CommunityColonel Archwood | |
| 2008 | SurveillanceBillings | |
| 2008 | MutantsColonal Gauge | |
| 2008 | The Alphabet KillerCaptain Nathan Norcross | |
| 2008 | The Terrorist Next DoorWade | |
| 2008 | Storm CellJames | |
| 2007 | Burn NoticeGregory Hart | |
| 2006 | The VeteranMark 'Doc' Jordan | |
| 2006 | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New YorkLevering | |
| 2006 | The V WordMr. Chaney | |
| 2006 | 1st BiteTheo | |
| 2005 | BloodsuckersMuco | |
| 2005 | DeepwaterWalnut | |
| 2005 | Guy XGuy X | |
| 2005 | ReekerHenry | |
| 2005 | Masters of HorrorMr. Chaney | |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsJohn | |
| 2005 | Young Blades | |
| 2004 | The MachinistMiller | |
| 2004 | The FailuresDepressor | |
| 2004 | The Red Phone: CheckmateBremer | |
| 2004 | Danger Zone: The Making of Top GunSelf | |
| 2004 | Medical InvestigationBen Graybridge | |
| 2004 | Desperate HousewivesCurtis Monroe | |
| 2004 | Justice League UnlimitedDarkseid (voice) | |
| 2003 | Maximum VelocityGeneral Amberson | |
| 2003 | Hemingway vs. CallaghanHarry | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseCommandant Murillo | |
| 2003 | The Last Chapter: The War ContinuesBob Durelle | |
| 2002 | Fallen AngelsSheriff Ed Rooney | |
| 2002 | IgnitionJake Russo | |
| 2002 | Fairytales and PornographyJustice Coulton | |
| 2002 | Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'Himself | |
| 2002 | The Last ChapterBob Durelle | |
| 2001 | Children of the Corn: RevelationPriest | |
| 2001 | DownGunter Steinberg | |
| 2001 | Extreme HonorBaker | |
| 2001 | Dead AwakeSkay | |
| 2001 | Cause Of DeathJonas Phifer | |
| 2001 | The Red Phone: ManhuntSection Chief | |
| 2001 | SoulkeeperVoice of Mr.M (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | MindstormSenator Bill Armitage | |
| 2001 | Jett Jackson: The MovieDr. Kragg | |
| 2001 | SmallvilleSam Lane | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueDarkseid (voice) | |
| 2000 | The Perfect StormBob Brown | |
| 2000 | Heavy Metal 2000Tyler (voice) | |
| 2000 | Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaFred Skolnick | |
| 2000 | Borderline NormalCoach Rehmer | |
| 2000 | The DistrictDmitri Putin | |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan AdventuresDragon Scout Leader (voice) | |
| 2000 | AndromedaThe Patriarch | |
| 2000 | NurembergCol. Burton C. Andrus | |
| 1999 | The Omega CodeDominic | |
| 1999 | Desert BlueAgent Frank Bellows | |
| 1999 | Black LightInspector Frank Schumann | |
| 1999 | The ArrangementDet. Francis John 'Jack' Connor | |
| 1999 | A Twist of FaithAlex Hunt | |
| 1999 | Southern CrossGarrison Carver | |
| 1999 | Question of PrivilegeLt. Robert Ingram | |
| 1998 | Johnny 2.0Frank Donahue | |
| 1998 | CaptiveDetective Briscoe | |
| 1998 | Chicago CabAl | |
| 1998 | Voyage of TerrorMcBride | |
| 1998 | Ivory TowerMarshall Wallace | |
| 1998 | Going to Kansas CityMike Malone | |
| 1998 | One of Our OwnDet. Jack Cooper | |
| 1998 | Death Row: The TournamentThe Judge | |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | |
| 1997 | Starship TroopersLieutenant Jean Rasczak | |
| 1997 | The ArrowCIA Director | |
| 1997 | Cold Night Into DawnFrank Parr | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1Seevis | |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures80's Batman (voice) | |
| 1997 | The ArrowCIA Director | |
| 1996 | One Way OutWalt | |
| 1996 | TerminalSterling Rombauer | |
| 1996 | Portraits of a KillerSgt. Ernie Hansen | |
| 1996 | Too Fast Too YoungCapt. Floyd Anderson | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty FineMr. Capelli | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesDarkseid (voice) | |
| 1996 | FX: The SeriesMontree | |
| 1995 | Major PayneLt. Col. Stone | |
| 1995 | The Killing MachineMr. Green | |
| 1995 | BoltBilly Niles | |
| 1995 | Kids of the Round TableButch Scarsdale | |
| 1995 | Red Scorpion 2Col. West | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsAmbassador Prosser | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsGen. Quince | |
| 1994 | Save MeOliver | |
| 1994 | The Next Karate KidColonel Paul Dugan | |
| 1994 | Forced to KillSheriff Wilson | |
| 1994 | Red Sun RisingCapt. Meisler | |
| 1994 | Dead Man's RevengeLuck Hatcher | |
| 1994 | Probable CauseGary Yanuck | |
| 1994 | Fortunes of WarCarl Pimmler | |
| 1994 | The Glass ShieldDet. Gene Baker | |
| 1994 | Tokyo CowboyLyle | |
| 1994 | ERWilliam Swift | |
| 1993 | Free WillyDial | |
| 1993 | Father HoodJerry | |
| 1993 | Sweet KillingInspector Garcia | |
| 1993 | Point of ImpactRoberto Largo | |
| 1993 | Marked for MurderBats O'Bannion | |
| 1993 | Night TrapBishop | |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSVCaptain Oliver Hudson | |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas RangerNolan Pierce | |
| 1992 | Killer ImageLuther Kane | |
| 1992 | The VagrantLt. Ralf Barfuss | |
| 1992 | Black IceQuinn | |
| 1992 | Cafe RomeoNatino | |
| 1992 | GuncrazyMr. Kincaid | |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The QuickeningGen. Katana | |
| 1991 | McBainFrank Bruce | |
| 1991 | Neon CityHarry M. Stark | |
| 1991 | Deadly SurveillanceFender | |
| 1991 | PaybackSheriff Pete | |
| 1991 | ChaindanceJ.T. Blake | |
| 1991 | Drop Dead GorgeousAsylum Interrogator (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | Total RecallRichter | |
| 1990 | Destiny To OrderKenrick | |
| 1989 | MindfieldKellen O'Reilly | |
| 1989 | Hostile TakeoverLarry Gaylord | |
| 1989 | Murder by NightDet. Carl Madsen | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptSergeant Burrows | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptJerry | |
| 1988 | WatchersLem Johnson | |
| 1987 | Extreme PrejudiceMajor Paul Hackett | |
| 1987 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night IIBill Nordham | |
| 1987 | Nowhere to HideBen | |
| 1987 | Ford: The Man and the MachineHarry Bennett | |
| 1987 | Race for the BombWerner Heisenberg | |
| 1986 | Top GunJester | |
| 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingDetective Lawrence | |
| 1985 | Murder in SpaceCapt. Neal Braddock | |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the SnowmanFBI Agent | |
| 1985 | The CapDad | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLt. Rick Muldoon | |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury TheaterWilliam Acton | |
| 1984 | Best RevengeDealer | |
| 1984 | The SurrogateGeorge Kyber | |
| 1984 | VHam Tyler | |
| 1984 | V: The Final BattleHam Tyler | |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneOverDog | |
| 1983 | The Sins of Dorian GrayAlan Campbell | |
| 1983 | Cross CountryDet. Sgt. Roersch | |
| 1983 | American NightmareSgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | |
| 1983 | The A-TeamMiler Crane | |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerSheriff Lee | |
| 1983 | VHam Tyler | |
| 1982 | Visiting HoursColt Hawker | |
| 1982 | Off Your RockerVictor | |
| 1981 | ScannersDarryl Revok | |
| 1981 | SuzanneJimmy | |
| 1981 | SurfacingWayne | |
| 1981 | Clown WhiteMax | |
| 1980 | Coming Out AliveGateway | |
| 1980 | Double NegativeEdgar | |
| 1979 | Stone Cold DeadMurdered Police Detective | |
| 1979 | The Family ManBartender | |
| 1979 | Summer's ChildrenPimp | |
| 1979 | The Littlest HoboBill | |
| 1978 | High-Ballin'Butch | |
| 1978 | I, MaureenDr. Paul Oswald | |
| 1978 | Power PlayTorturer | |
| 1977 | Outrageous!Drunk | |
| 1976 | For the Record | |
| 1974 | The Ottawa ValleySoldier on train (uncredited) | |
| - | Super DicksPolice Chief | |
| - | LibertyFischer | |
| - | The ShaftGunter Steinberg | |
| - | MarrowDr. Jonathan Myers | |
| - | My Best Friend DepressionRalph Johnson |
| 1994 | Probable CauseExecutive Producer | |
| 1991 | ChaindanceExecutive Producer |
| 1999 | The ArrangementDirector |
| 1999 | The ArrangementWriter | |
| 1991 | ChaindanceScreenplay |