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
- 2026 · Marrow as Dr. Jonathan Myers
- 2024 · Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Confession as
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- 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 · Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
- 2018 · The Convent as The Magistrate
- 2018 · Barry as Andrei
- 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
- 2015 · Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 2014 · Extraterrestrial as Travis
- 2014 · The Flash as Lewis Snart
- 2013 · Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2012 · Vegas as Porter Gainsley
- 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 · Justified as Sarno
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · Community as Colonel Archwood
- 2009 · Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- 2009 · Castle as Victor Racine
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as John
- 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
- 2001 · Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
- 2001 · Smallville as Sam Lane
- 2001 · Children of the Corn: Revelation as Priest
- 2001 · Down as Gunter Steinberg
- 2000 · The District as Dmitri Putin
- 2000 · Andromeda as The Patriarch
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Colonel Burton Andrus
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- 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. Colonel Stone
- 1994 · ER as William Swift
- 1994 · The Next Karate Kid as 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 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
- 1992 · Killer Image as Luther Kane
- 1991 · Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- 1990 · Total Recall as Richter
- 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
- 1986 · Top Gun as Jester
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Rick Muldoon
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as William Acton
- 1984 · V as Ham Tyler
- 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
- 1981 · Scanners as Darryl Revok
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- 1976 · For the Record as
- Future · Super Dicks as Police Chief
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- Future · Deep Tissue as Uncle Nik
- 2026 · Ashes as Uncle
- 2026 · Crash Land as Monty
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- 2022 · Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- 2018 · Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- 2018 · Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
- 2018 · Still/Born as
- 2017 · Tokyo Trial as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- 2016 · Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
- 2016 · Children of the Fall as Sam
- 2016 · Element as Joe
- 2015 · Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
- 2013 · Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
- 2010 · Eva as Alfonse
- 2009 · Hardwired as Hal
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- 2008 · Storm Cell as James
- 2008 · Surveillance as Billings
- 2005 · Guy X as Guy X
- 2003 · The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- 2000 · Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- 1995 · Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- 1994 · Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- 1994 · The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- 1993 · Night Trap as Bishop
- 1992 · Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- 1992 · The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- 1991 · Payback as Sheriff Pete
- 1987 · Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- Future · Liberty as Fischer
- 2025 · This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- 2025 · 1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
- 2023 · In Action with Michael Ironside as Self
- 2023 · Barfuss, Homicide as Self
- 2022 · Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- 2021 · Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- 2021 · Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- 2018 · Fran K.: Frankenstein as Peter Berns
- 2018 · Knuckleball as Jacob
- 2017 · The Space Between as Nick
- 2015 · The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
- 2015 · Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
- 2015 · 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- 2015 · Desecrated as Tom McClain
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- 2012 · Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- 2011 · Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- 2010 · Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- 2009 · The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- 2009 · The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- 2008 · Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- 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 · Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2003 · Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- 2002 · Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- 2002 · Ignition as Jake Russo
- 2001 · The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
- 2001 · Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Baker
- 2001 · Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- 1999 · The Omega Code as Dominic
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
- 1999 · A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- 1999 · The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Al
- 1998 · Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as McBride
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 1996 · Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
- 1996 · The Destiny of Marty Fine as Mr. Capelli
- 1995 · Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- 1995 · The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- 1994 · Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- 1992 · Black Ice as Quinn
- 1991 · Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- 1991 · McBain as Frank Bruce
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Fender
- 1991 · Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- 1989 · Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Ben
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
- Future · Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette as Self
- 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 · The Fight Machine as Lou
- 2017 · Stegman Is Dead as Don
- 2017 · The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
- 2017 · The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- 2017 · Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- 2015 · California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
- 2015 · Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid as
- 2014 · Mental Saboteur as Self
- 2013 · Stay as Frank
- 2013 · 6:14 as Warden
- 2012 · All God's Children as Peter
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Captain
- 2010 · Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
- 2008 · The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
- 2006 · 1st Bite as Theo
- 2006 · The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 2004 · The Failures as Depressor
- 2004 · The Red Phone: Checkmate as Bremer
- 2003 · Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
- 2002 · Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- 2002 · Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
- 2001 · Dead Awake as Skay
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
- 1999 · Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- 1999 · Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- 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 · Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- 1998 · Captive as Detective Briscoe
- 1997 · Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
- 1996 · One Way Out as Walt
- 1996 · Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
- 1996 · Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- 1995 · Bolt as Billy Niles
- 1994 · Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- 1992 · Cafe Romeo as Natino
- 1991 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- 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
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- 1985 · The Cap as Dad
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Dealer
- 1984 · The Surrogate as George Kyber
- 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
- Future · My Best Friend Depression as Ralph Johnson
- 1979 · The Family Man as Bartender
- 1979 · Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- 1979 · Summer's Children as Pimp
- 1978 · Power Play as Torturer
- 1978 · I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
- 1978 · High-Ballin' as Butch
- 1977 · Outrageous! as Drunk
- 1974 · The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)