7.3
Movie
Acting
Michael Ironside
- Born
- (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 259 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
7.7
TV
The Flash
7.1
Movie
Top Gun
7.9
Movie
Nobody
6.1
Movie
Terminator Salvation
7.3
Movie
Total Recall
7.5
Movie
The Machinist
7.1
Movie
Starship Troopers
8.2
TV
Smallville
8.3
TV
Criminal Minds
6.5
Movie
The Perfect Storm
7.1
Movie
Late Night with the Devil
8.0
TV
Community
8.0
TV
Castle
7.9
TV
Desperate Housewives
6.2
Movie
Free Willy
8.3
TV
Stargate SG-1
7.7
TV
Hawaii Five-0
Acting credits 259
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Super Dicks Film | Police Chief |
| TBA | Liberty Film | Fischer |
| TBA | My Best Friend Depression Film | Ralph Johnson |
| TBA | Deep Tissue Film | Uncle Nik |
| TBA | Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette Film | Self |
| 2026 | Ashes Film | Uncle |
| 2026 | Crash Land Film | Monty |
| 2026 | Marrow Film | Dr. Jonathan Myers |
| 2025 | This Too Shall Pass Film | Officer Shultz |
| 2025 | 1242: Gateway to the West Film | Narrator / Mihaly |
| 2025 | Talking About the Sky Film | Officer Alfred Henry(voz) |
| 2024 | The Jester from Transylvania Film | Charles Pennington |
| 2024 | Late Night with the Devil Film | The Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | In Action with Michael Ironside Film | Self |
| 2023 | Confession Film | |
| 2023 | Barfuss, Homicide Film | Self |
| 2023 | BlackBerry Film | Charles Purdy |
| 2023 | Condor's Nest Film | Agent Astakhov |
| 2023 | The Family Circus Film | The Cop |
| 2022 | Pumpkin Everything Film | Tom |
| 2022 | Tin Can Film | Wayne |
| 2022 | The Fight Machine Film | Lou |
| 2022 | The Dropout TV | Don Lucas (2 ep) |
| 2022 | Dracula: The Original Living Vampire Film | Dr. Jack Seward |
| 2021 | Hidden Assets TV | Richard Melnick (6 ep) |
| 2021 | Skipping Stones Film | Mr. Travers |
| 2021 | American Desert Film | Uncle Bill |
| 2021 | Bloodthirsty Film | Dr. Swan |
| 2021 | Nobody Film | Eddie Williams |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn TV | Darkseid (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2018 | Hellmington Film | Rupert Woodhouse |
| 2018 | The Convent Film | The Magistrate |
| 2018 | Knuckleball Film | Jacob |
| 2018 | Barry TV | Andrei (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Atropa TV | Captain Schreiber (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Alterscape Film | Dr. Julian Loro |
| 2018 | Still/Born Film | |
| 2018 | The Alienist TV | J. P. Morgan (4 ep) |
| 2018 | The Detectives TV | Detective Mark Anstey (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Stegman Is Dead Film | Don |
| 2017 | Tokyo Trial Film | Gen. Douglas MacArthur |
| 2017 | The Greatest Show on Turf Film | Narrator |
| 2017 | The Harrowing Film | Lt. Logan |
| 2017 | The Space Between Film | Nick |
| 2017 | Lucky's Treasure Film | Henry Landis |
| 2017 | Ransom TV | Freddie Woods (3 ep) |
| 2016 | Tokyo Trial TV | General Douglas MacArthur (4 ep) |
| 2016 | The Encounter TV | Maximum Mike (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Patient Seven Film | Dr. Daniel Marcus |
| 2016 | This Is Us TV | Mr. Pearson (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Children of the Fall Film | Sam |
| 2016 | Element Film | Joe |
| 2015 | California Winter Film | Sheriff Hillman |
| 2015 | The Sin Seer Film | Alexander Rachet |
| 2015 | Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid Film | |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own Words Film | Self |
| 2015 | Turbo Kid Film | Zeus |
| 2015 | 88 Film | Sheriff Knowles |
| 2015 | Synchronicity Film | Klaus Meisner |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Arrangement Film | Writer, Director |
| 1994 | Probable Cause Film | Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Chaindance Film | Screenplay, Executive Producer |