Michael Ironside
February 12, 1950 (76 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · 1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
- 2024 · Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- 2023 · Confession as
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- 2022 · Tin Can as Wayne
- 2022 · The Dropout as Don Lucas
- 2022 · Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- 2021 · Hidden Assets as Richard Melnick
- 2021 · Nobody as Eddie Williams
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Darkseid (voice)
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
- 2018 · Barry as Andrei
- 2018 · Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- 2018 · Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
- 2018 · The Alienist as J. P. Morgan
- 2018 · The Detectives as Detective Mark Anstey
- 2017 · Ransom as Freddie Woods
- 2016 · Tokyo Trial as General Douglas MacArthur
- 2016 · The Encounter as Maximum Mike
- 2016 · This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
- 2016 · Element as Joe
- 2015 · Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 2015 · Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- 2014 · Extraterrestrial as Travis
- 2014 · The Flash as Lewis Snart
- 2013 · Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
- 2013 · Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2013 · Stay as Frank
- 2011 · Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Dodd
- 2011 · Transgression as Matthew
- 2010 · Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2010 · R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Margolin
- 2010 · Lake Placid 3 as Sheriff Tony Willinger
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Robert Castor
- 2010 · Eva as Alfonse
- 2010 · Justified as Sarno
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · Hardwired as Hal
- 2009 · Community as Colonel Archwood
- 2009 · The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- 2009 · Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- 2009 · Castle as Victor Racine
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- 2008 · Storm Cell as James
- 2008 · Surveillance as Billings
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as John
- 2005 · Guy X as Guy X
- 2005 · Reeker as Henry
- 2005 · Young Blades as
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Curtis Monroe
- 2004 · The Machinist as Miller
- 2004 · Medical Investigation as Ben Graybridge
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Darkseid (voice)
- 2003 · Cold Case as Commandant Murillo
- 2002 · The Last Chapter as Bob Durelle
- 2002 · Ignition as Jake Russo
- 2001 · Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
- 2001 · Smallville as Sam Lane
- 2001 · Children of the Corn: Revelation as Priest
- 2001 · Down as Gunter Steinberg
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Baker
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- 2000 · The District as Dmitri Putin
- 2000 · Andromeda as The Patriarch
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- 1999 · The Omega Code as Dominic
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Al
- 1998 · Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- 1998 · Cold Squad as
- 1997 · Starship Troopers as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as 80's Batman (voice)
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Seevis
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Montree
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Darkseid (voice)
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Ambassador Prosser
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Gen. Quince
- 1995 · Major Payne as Lt. Col. Stone
- 1994 · ER as William Swift
- 1994 · The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul Dugan
- 1994 · Save Me as Oliver
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Captain Oliver Hudson
- 1993 · Father Hood as Jerry
- 1993 · Free Willy as Dial
- 1993 · Night Trap as Bishop
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
- 1992 · Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- 1992 · Killer Image as Luther Kane
- 1991 · Payback as Sheriff Pete
- 1991 · Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- 1990 · Total Recall as Richter
- 1989 · Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Sergeant Burrows
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Jerry
- 1988 · Watchers as Lem Johnson
- 1987 · Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II as Bill Nordham
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Ben
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
- 1987 · Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- 1986 · Top Gun as Jester
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Rick Muldoon
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as William Acton
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- 1984 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1984 · The Surrogate as George Kyber
- 1984 · V: The Final Battle as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
- 1983 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The A-Team as Miler Crane
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- 1981 · Scanners as Darryl Revok
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- 1979 · Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- 1978 · I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
- 1976 · For the Record as
- Future · Super Dicks as Police Chief
- Future · Liberty as Fischer
- 2025 · This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- 2025 · Talking About the Sky as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
- 2024 · The Jester from Transylvania as Charles Pennington
- 2023 · The Family Circus as The Cop
- 2022 · Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- 2022 · The Fight Machine as Lou
- 2021 · Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- 2021 · American Desert as Uncle Bill
- 2021 · Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- 2018 · The Convent as The Magistrate
- 2018 · Knuckleball as Jacob
- 2018 · Still/Born as
- 2017 · Stegman Is Dead as Don
- 2017 · The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
- 2017 · The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- 2017 · The Space Between as Nick
- 2017 · Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- 2016 · Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
- 2016 · Children of the Fall as Sam
- 2015 · California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
- 2015 · The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
- 2015 · Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid as
- 2015 · Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
- 2015 · 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- 2015 · Desecrated as Tom McClain
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
- 2014 · Mental Saboteur as Self
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- 2013 · 6:14 as Warden
- 2012 · All God's Children as Peter
- 2012 · Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- 2011 · Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Captain
- 2010 · Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- 2010 · Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- 2009 · The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
- 2008 · Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- 2008 · The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
- 2006 · 1st Bite as Theo
- 2006 · The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 2006 · Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York as Levering
- 2006 · The Veteran as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
- 2005 · Bloodsuckers as Muco
- 2005 · Deepwater as Walnut
- 2004 · The Failures as Depressor
- 2004 · Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2004 · The Red Phone: Checkmate as Bremer
- 2003 · Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- 2003 · Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
- 2003 · The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- 2002 · Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- 2002 · Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- 2002 · Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
- 2001 · The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
- 2001 · Dead Awake as Skay
- 2001 · Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- 2001 · Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
- 1999 · A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- 1999 · Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- 1999 · Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- 1999 · The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 1998 · One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
- 1998 · Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
- 1998 · Death Row: The Tournament as The Judge
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as McBride
- 1998 · Captive as Detective Briscoe
- 1998 · Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- 1997 · Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 1996 · One Way Out as Walt
- 1996 · Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
- 1996 · Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
- 1996 · The Destiny of Marty Fine as Mr. Capelli
- 1996 · Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- 1995 · Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- 1995 · Bolt as Billy Niles
- 1995 · Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- 1995 · The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- 1994 · Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- 1994 · Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- 1994 · The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- 1994 · Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
- 1993 · Sweet Killing as Inspector Garcia
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- 1992 · Black Ice as Quinn
- 1992 · Cafe Romeo as Natino
- 1992 · The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- 1991 · Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- 1991 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- 1991 · McBain as Frank Bruce
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Fender
- 1991 · Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- 1990 · Destiny To Order as Kenrick
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
- 1989 · Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
- 1987 · Ford: The Man and the Machine as Harry Bennett
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- 1985 · The Cap as Dad
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Dealer
- 1983 · Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
- 1983 · The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as OverDog
- 1983 · American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
- 1982 · Off Your Rocker as Victor
- 1981 · Clown White as Max
- 1981 · Suzanne as Jimmy
- 1981 · Surfacing as Wayne
- 1980 · Coming Out Alive as Gateway
- 1980 · Double Negative as Edgar
- 1979 · The Family Man as Bartender
- 1979 · Summer's Children as Pimp
- 1978 · Power Play as Torturer
- 1978 · High-Ballin' as Butch
- 1977 · Outrageous! as Drunk
- 1974 · The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)
- Future · Marrow as Dr. Jonathan Myers
- Future · The Shaft as Gunter Steinberg
- Future · My Best Friend Depression as Ralph Johnson