Michael Ironside
February 12, 1950 (75 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950) 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
- 2022 · Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- 2022 · Tin Can as Wayne
- 2022 · The Dropout as Don Lucas
- 2021 · Hidden Assets as Richard Melnick
- 2021 · American Desert as Uncle Bill
- 2021 · Nobody as Eddie Williams
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Darkseid (voice)
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Convent as The Magistrate
- 2018 · Barry as Andrei
- 2018 · Still/Born as
- 2018 · The Alienist as J. P. Morgan
- 2017 · The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- 2017 · Ransom as Freddie Woods
- 2016 · This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
- 2015 · Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 2015 · Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- 2014 · The Flash as Lewis Snart
- 2013 · Stay as Frank
- 2011 · Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Dodd
- 2011 · Transgression as Matthew
- 2010 · Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2010 · Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- 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
- 2009 · Hardwired as Hal
- 2009 · The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- 2009 · Community as Colonel Archwood
- 2009 · The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- 2009 · Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- 2009 · Castle as Victor Racine
- 2008 · Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
- 2006 · The Veteran as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as John
- 2005 · Bloodsuckers as Muco
- 2005 · Guy X as Guy X
- 2005 · Reeker as Henry
- 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 · Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- 2003 · Cold Case as Commandant Murillo
- 2003 · Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
- 2002 · Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- 2002 · Ignition as Jake Russo
- 2001 · Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
- 2001 · Smallville as General Sam Lane
- 2001 · Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- 2001 · Down as Gunter Steinberg
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Baker
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
- 2000 · The District as Dmitri Putin
- 2000 · Andromeda as The Patriarch
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
- 1999 · The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Al
- 1998 · Cold Squad as
- 1998 · Captive as Detective Briscoe
- 1997 · Starship Troopers as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as 80's Batman (voice)
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Seevis
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Montree
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Darkseid (voice)
- 1996 · Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- 1995 · Bolt as Billy Niles
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Ambassador Prosser
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Gen. Quince
- 1995 · Major Payne as Lt. Col. Stone
- 1995 · Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- 1994 · Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- 1994 · ER as William Swift
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- 1994 · Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
- 1994 · The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul Dugan
- 1994 · Save Me as Oliver
- 1993 · Sweet Killing as Inspector Garcia
- 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 · Black Ice as Quinn
- 1992 · Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- 1992 · The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- 1991 · Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- 1990 · Total Recall as Richter
- 1990 · Destiny To Order as Kenrick
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Sergeant Burrows
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Jerry
- 1987 · Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II as Bill Nordham
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
- 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 Cap as Dad
- 1984 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Dealer
- 1984 · The Surrogate as George Kyber
- 1984 · V: The Final Battle as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
- 1983 · Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
- 1983 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
- 1983 · The A-Team as Miler Crane
- 1981 · Suzanne as Jimmy
- 1978 · High-Ballin' as Butch
- Future · Super Dicks as Police Chief
- 2023 · Confession as
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- 2023 · The Family Circus as The Cop
- 2022 · Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- 2021 · Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- 2021 · Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- 2020 · The Jester from Transylvania as Charles Pennington
- 2018 · Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
- 2018 · Knuckleball as Jacob
- 2018 · Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- 2018 · Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
- 2018 · The Detectives as Detective Mark Anstey
- 2017 · Stegman is Dead as Don
- 2017 · Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- 2016 · Tokyo Trial as General Douglas MacArthur
- 2016 · The Encounter as Maximum Mike
- 2016 · Element as Joe
- 2015 · 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- 2015 · Desecrated as Tom McClain
- 2014 · Extraterrestrial as Travis
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
- 2014 · Mental Saboteur as Self
- 2013 · Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
- 2013 · Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2013 · 6:14 as Warden
- 2012 · Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- 2010 · Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- 2008 · The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
- 2005 · Young Blades as
- 2002 · Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- 2002 · The Last Chapter as Bob Durelle
- 2001 · The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
- 2001 · Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- 2000 · Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- 1998 · Death Row: The Tournament as The Judge
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as McBride
- 1995 · Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- 1994 · Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- 1994 · The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- 1992 · Cafe Romeo as Natino
- 1992 · Killer Image as Luther Kane
- 1991 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- 1991 · Payback as Sheriff Pete
- 1991 · Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- 1991 · Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- 1989 · Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- 1989 · Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
- 1988 · Watchers as Lem Johnson
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Ben
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as OverDog
- 1981 · Clown White as Max
- 1981 · Surfacing as Wayne
- 1981 · Scanners as Darryl Revok
- 1979 · Summer's Children as Pimp
- 1978 · I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
- Future · Liberty as Fischer
- 2025 · This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- 2025 · Talking About the Sky as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
- 2022 · The Fight Machine as Lou
- 2017 · The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
- 2017 · The Space Between as Nick
- 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
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- 2012 · All God's Children as Peter
- 2011 · Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Captain
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
- 2008 · Storm Cell as James
- 2008 · Surveillance as Billings
- 2006 · 1st Bite as Theo
- 2006 · The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 2006 · Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York as Levering
- 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 · The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- 2002 · Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
- 2001 · Dead Awake as Skay
- 2001 · Children of the Corn: Revelation as Priest
- 1999 · The Omega Code as Dominic
- 1999 · A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- 1999 · Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- 1999 · Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- 1998 · Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- 1998 · One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
- 1998 · Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
- 1998 · Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- 1997 · Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 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
- 1995 · The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- 1991 · McBain as Frank Bruce
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Fender
- 1987 · Ford: The Man and the Machine as Harry Bennett
- 1987 · Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- 1983 · The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- 1980 · Coming Out Alive as Gateway
- 1980 · Double Negative as Edgar
- 1979 · The Family Man as Bartender
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- 1979 · Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- 1978 · Power Play as Torturer
- 1977 · Outrageous! as Drunk
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1974 · The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)