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Michael Ironside

Acting · Born 1950-02-12 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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).

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  Criminal Minds

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  Smallville

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  The Flash

  Lewis Snart

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  Desperate Housewives

  Curtis Monroe

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  Hawaii Five-0

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  Stargate SG-1

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  Castle

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  ER

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  The A-Team

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  This Is Us

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• 2026AshesUncle
• 2026MarrowDr. Jonathan Myers
• 2025This Too Shall PassOfficer Shultz
• 20251242: Gateway to the WestNarrator / Mihaly
• 2025Talking About the SkyOfficer Alfred Henry(voz)
• 2024The Jester from TransylvaniaCharles Pennington
• 2024Late Night with the DevilThe Narrator (voice)
• 2023Confession
• 2023BlackBerryCharles Purdy
• 2023Condor's NestAgent Astakhov
• 2023The Family CircusThe Cop
• 2022Pumpkin EverythingTom
• 2022Tin CanWayne
• 2022The Fight MachineLou
• 2022The DropoutDon Lucas
• 2022Dracula: The Original Living VampireDr. Jack Seward
• 2021Hidden AssetsRichard Melnick
• 2021Skipping StonesMr. Travers
• 2021American DesertUncle Bill
• 2021BloodthirstyDr. Swan
• 2021NobodyEddie Williams
• 2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)
• 2019Harley QuinnDarkseid (voice)
• 2018HellmingtonRupert Woodhouse
• 2018The ConventThe Magistrate
• 2018KnuckleballJacob
• 2018BarryAndrei
• 2018AtropaCaptain Schreiber
• 2018AlterscapeDr. Julian Loro
• 2018Still/Born
• 2018The AlienistJ. P. Morgan
• 2018The DetectivesDetective Mark Anstey
• 2017Stegman Is DeadDon
• 2017Tokyo TrialGen. Douglas MacArthur
• 2017The Greatest Show on TurfNarrator
• 2017The HarrowingLt. Logan
• 2017The Space BetweenNick
• 2017Lucky's TreasureHenry Landis
• 2017RansomFreddie Woods
• 2016Tokyo TrialGeneral Douglas MacArthur
• 2016The EncounterMaximum Mike
• 2016Patient SevenDr. Daniel Marcus
• 2016This Is UsMr. Pearson
• 2016Children of the FallSam
• 2016ElementJoe
• 2015California WinterSheriff Hillman
• 2015The Sin SeerAlexander Rachet
• 2015Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
• 2015Sean Connery: In His Own WordsSelf
• 2015Turbo KidZeus
• 201588Sheriff Knowles
• 2015SynchronicityKlaus Meisner
• 2015DesecratedTom McClain
• 2014ExtraterrestrialTravis
• 2014The FlashLewis Snart
• 2014A Fighting ManMax Wynn
• 2014Mental SaboteurSelf
• 2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7Xanar (voice)
• 2013Ice SoldiersCol. Desmond Trump
• 2013Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons RisingUltra Magnus (voice)
• 2013StayFrank
• 20136:14Warden
• 2012All God's ChildrenPeter
• 2012VegasPorter Gainsley
• 2012Burden of EvilSenator Pitfield
• 2011Conduct UnbecomingCol. Dodd
• 2011TransgressionMatthew
• 2011Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes BackCol. Haggard
• 2011X-Men: First ClassCaptain
• 2010Transformers: PrimeUltra Magnus (voice)
• 2010Beneath the BlueBlaine
• 2010R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourMargolin
• 2010Dark ProphecyTom Riggins
• 2010Lake Placid 3Sheriff Tony Willinger
• 2010Hawaii Five-0Robert Castor
• 2010EvaAlfonse
• 2010JustifiedSarno
• 2010The Bannen WayChief Bannen
• 2010The Bannen WayChief Bannen
• 2009HardwiredHal
• 2009The BeaconOficer Ned Hutton
• 2009CommunityColonel Archwood
• 2009The JazzmanBernie Kaddly
• 2009The ButcherTeddy Carmichael
• 2009Terminator SalvationGeneral Ashdown
• 2009CastleVictor Racine
• 2008The Alphabet KillerCaptain Nathan Norcross
• 2008MutantsColonal Gauge
• 2008The Terrorist Next DoorWade
• 2008Storm CellJames
• 2008SurveillanceBillings
• 2007Burn NoticeGregory Hart
• 20061st BiteTheo
• 2006The V WordMr. Chaney
• 2006Disaster Zone: Volcano in New YorkLevering
• 2006The VeteranMark 'Doc' Jordan
• 2005Masters of HorrorMr. Chaney
• 2005Criminal MindsJohn
• 2005BloodsuckersMuco
• 2005DeepwaterWalnut
• 2005Guy XGuy X
• 2005ReekerHenry
• 2005Young Blades
• 2004The FailuresDepressor
• 2004Desperate HousewivesCurtis Monroe
• 2004The MachinistMiller
• 2004Medical InvestigationBen Graybridge
• 2004Justice League UnlimitedDarkseid (voice)
• 2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top GunSelf
• 2004The Red Phone: CheckmateBremer
• 2003Maximum VelocityGeneral Amberson
• 2003Cold CaseCommandant Murillo
• 2003Hemingway vs. CallaghanHarry
• 2003The Last Chapter: The War ContinuesBob Durelle
• 2002Fairytales and PornographyJustice Coulton
• 2002Fallen AngelsSheriff Ed Rooney
• 2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'Himself
• 2002The Last ChapterBob Durelle
• 2002IgnitionJake Russo
• 2001Justice LeagueDarkseid (voice)
• 2001The Red Phone: ManhuntSection Chief
• 2001Dead AwakeSkay
• 2001SmallvilleSam Lane
• 2001SoulkeeperVoice of Mr.M (uncredited)
• 2001Children of the Corn: RevelationPriest
• 2001DownGunter Steinberg
• 2001Extreme HonorBaker
• 2001Jett Jackson: The MovieDr. Kragg
• 2001MindstormSenator Bill Armitage
• 2001Cause Of DeathJonas Phifer
• 2000Borderline NormalCoach Rehmer
• 2000The DistrictDmitri Putin
• 2000AndromedaThe Patriarch
• 2000Jackie Chan AdventuresDragon Scout Leader (voice)
• 2000Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaFred Skolnick
• 2000NurembergCol. Burton C. Andrus
• 2000The Perfect StormBob Brown
• 2000Heavy Metal 2000Tyler (voice)
• 1999The Omega CodeDominic
• 1999Southern CrossGarrison Carver
• 1999A Twist of FaithAlex Hunt
• 1999Desert BlueAgent Frank Bellows
• 1999Black LightInspector Frank Schumann
• 1999Question of PrivilegeLt. Robert Ingram
• 1999The ArrangementDet. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
• 1998Chicago CabAl
• 1998Johnny 2.0Frank Donahue
• 1998One of Our OwnDet. Jack Cooper
• 1998Going to Kansas CityMike Malone
• 1998Death Row: The TournamentThe Judge
• 1998Cold Squad
• 1998Voyage of TerrorMcBride
• 1998CaptiveDetective Briscoe
• 1998Ivory TowerMarshall Wallace
• 1997Starship TroopersLieutenant Jean Rasczak
• 1997Cold Night Into DawnFrank Parr
• 1997The New Batman Adventures80's Batman (voice)
• 1997Stargate SG-1Seevis
• 1997The ArrowCIA Director
• 1997The ArrowCIA Director
• 1996FX: The SeriesMontree
• 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesDarkseid (voice)
• 1996One Way OutWalt
• 1996Portraits of a KillerSgt. Ernie Hansen
• 1996Too Fast Too YoungCapt. Floyd Anderson
• 1996The Destiny of Marty FineMr. Capelli
• 1996TerminalSterling Rombauer
• 1995Kids of the Round TableButch Scarsdale
• 1995BoltBilly Niles
• 1995The Outer LimitsAmbassador Prosser
• 1995Major PayneLt. Col. Stone
• 1995Red Scorpion 2Col. West
• 1995The Killing MachineMr. Green
• 1994Fortunes of WarCarl Pimmler
• 1994Probable CauseGary Yanuck
• 1994ERWilliam Swift
• 1994The Glass ShieldDet. Gene Baker
• 1994Red Sun RisingCapt. Meisler
• 1994Tokyo CowboyLyle
• 1994The Next Karate KidColonel Paul Dugan
• 1994Forced to KillSheriff Wilson
• 1994Dead Man's RevengeLuck Hatcher
• 1994Save MeOliver
• 1993Point of ImpactRoberto Largo
• 1993Sweet KillingInspector Garcia
• 1993seaQuest DSVCaptain Oliver Hudson
• 1993Father HoodJerry
• 1993Free WillyDial
• 1993Night TrapBishop
• 1993Walker, Texas RangerNolan Pierce
• 1993Marked for MurderBats O'Bannion
• 1992Black IceQuinn
• 1992GuncrazyMr. Kincaid
• 1992Cafe RomeoNatino
• 1992The VagrantLt. Ralf Barfuss
• 1992Killer ImageLuther Kane
• 1991Neon CityHarry M. Stark
• 1991Drop Dead GorgeousAsylum Interrogator (uncredited)
• 1991McBainFrank Bruce
• 1991Deadly SurveillanceFender
• 1991PaybackSheriff Pete
• 1991ChaindanceJ.T. Blake
• 1991Highlander II: The QuickeningGen. Katana
• 1990Total RecallRichter
• 1990Destiny To OrderKenrick
• 1989MindfieldKellen O'Reilly
• 1989Hostile TakeoverLarry Gaylord
• 1989Murder by NightDet. Carl Madsen
• 1989Tales from the CryptSergeant Burrows
• 1988WatchersLem Johnson
• 1987Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night IIBill Nordham
• 1987Nowhere to HideBen
• 1987Ford: The Man and the MachineHarry Bennett
• 1987Extreme PrejudiceMajor Paul Hackett
• 1987Race for the BombWerner Heisenberg
• 1986Top GunJester
• 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingDetective Lawrence
• 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLt. Rick Muldoon
• 1985Murder in SpaceCapt. Neal Braddock
• 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterWilliam Acton
• 1985The CapDad
• 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanFBI Agent
• 1984VHam Tyler
• 1984Best RevengeDealer
• 1984The SurrogateGeorge Kyber
• 1984V: The Final BattleHam Tyler
• 1983The HitchhikerSheriff Lee
• 1983Cross CountryDet. Sgt. Roersch
• 1983The Sins of Dorian GrayAlan Campbell
• 1983Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneOverDog
• 1983VHam Tyler
• 1983American NightmareSgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
• 1983The A-TeamMiler Crane
• 1982Off Your RockerVictor
• 1982Visiting HoursColt Hawker
• 1981Clown WhiteMax
• 1981SuzanneJimmy
• 1981SurfacingWayne
• 1981ScannersDarryl Revok
• 1980Coming Out AliveGateway
• 1980Double NegativeEdgar
• 1979The Family ManBartender
• 1979The Littlest HoboBill
• 1979Stone Cold DeadMurdered Police Detective
• 1979Summer's ChildrenPimp
• 1978Power PlayTorturer
• 1978I, MaureenDr. Paul Oswald
• 1978High-Ballin'Butch
• 1977Outrageous!Drunk
• 1976For the Record
• 1974The Ottawa ValleySoldier on train (uncredited)
• —Super DicksPolice Chief
• —LibertyFischer
• —My Best Friend DepressionRalph Johnson
• —Deep TissueUncle Nik
• —Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent FeaturetteSelf