Michael Ironside

Known For: Acting
Born: February 12, 1950
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael Ironside

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).

Filmography

Ashes

2026 · Uncle

Marrow

2026 · Dr. Jonathan Myers

This Too Shall Pass

2025 · Officer Shultz

1242: Gateway to the West

2025 · Narrator / Mihaly

Talking About the Sky

2025 · Officer Alfred Henry(voz)

The Jester from Transylvania

2024 · Charles Pennington

Late Night with the Devil

2024 · The Narrator (voice)

Confession

2023

BlackBerry

2023 · Charles Purdy

Condor's Nest

2023 · Agent Astakhov

The Family Circus

2023 · The Cop

Pumpkin Everything

2022 · Tom

Tin Can

2022 · Wayne

The Fight Machine

2022 · Lou

The Dropout

2022 · Don Lucas

Dracula: The Original Living Vampire

2022 · Dr. Jack Seward

Hidden Assets

2021 · Richard Melnick

Skipping Stones

2021 · Mr. Travers

American Desert

2021 · Uncle Bill

Bloodthirsty

2021 · Dr. Swan

Nobody

2021 · Eddie Williams

The Movies That Made Us

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Harley Quinn

2019 · Darkseid (voice)

Hellmington

2018 · Rupert Woodhouse

The Convent

2018 · The Magistrate

Knuckleball

2018 · Jacob

Barry

2018 · Andrei

Atropa

2018 · Captain Schreiber

Alterscape

2018 · Dr. Julian Loro

Still/Born

2018

The Alienist

2018 · J. P. Morgan

The Detectives

2018 · Detective Mark Anstey

Stegman Is Dead

2017 · Don

Tokyo Trial

2017 · Gen. Douglas MacArthur

The Greatest Show on Turf

The Greatest Show on Turf

2017 · Narrator

The Harrowing

2017 · Lt. Logan

The Space Between

2017 · Nick

Lucky's Treasure

2017 · Henry Landis

Ransom

2017 · Freddie Woods

Tokyo Trial

2016 · General Douglas MacArthur

The Encounter

2016 · Maximum Mike

Patient Seven

2016 · Dr. Daniel Marcus

This Is Us

2016 · Mr. Pearson

Children of the Fall

2016 · Sam

Element

2016 · Joe

California Winter

2015 · Sheriff Hillman

The Sin Seer

2015 · Alexander Rachet

Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid

2015

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 · Self

Turbo Kid

2015 · Zeus

88

2015 · Sheriff Knowles

Synchronicity

2015 · Klaus Meisner

Desecrated

2015 · Tom McClain

Extraterrestrial

2014 · Travis

The Flash

2014 · Lewis Snart

A Fighting Man

2014 · Max Wynn

Mental Saboteur

Mental Saboteur

2014 · Self

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014 · Xanar (voice)

Ice Soldiers

2013 · Col. Desmond Trump

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

2013 · Ultra Magnus (voice)

Stay

2013 · Frank

6:14

2013 · Warden

All God's Children

2012 · Peter

Vegas

2012 · Porter Gainsley

Burden of Evil

2012 · Senator Pitfield

Conduct Unbecoming

2011 · Col. Dodd

Transgression

2011 · Matthew

Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back

2011 · Col. Haggard

X-Men: First Class

2011 · Captain

Transformers: Prime

2010 · Ultra Magnus (voice)

Beneath the Blue

2010 · Blaine

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

2010 · Margolin

Dark Prophecy

2010 · Tom Riggins

Lake Placid 3

2010 · Sheriff Tony Willinger

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · Robert Castor

Eva

2010 · Alfonse

Justified

2010 · Sarno

The Bannen Way

2010 · Chief Bannen

The Bannen Way

2010 · Chief Bannen

Hardwired

2009 · Hal

The Beacon

2009 · Oficer Ned Hutton

Community

2009 · Colonel Archwood

The Jazzman

2009 · Bernie Kaddly

The Butcher

2009 · Teddy Carmichael

Terminator Salvation

2009 · General Ashdown

Castle

2009 · Victor Racine

The Alphabet Killer

2008 · Captain Nathan Norcross

Mutants

2008 · Colonal Gauge

The Terrorist Next Door

2008 · Wade

Storm Cell

2008 · James

Surveillance

2008 · Billings

Burn Notice

2007 · Gregory Hart

1st Bite

2006 · Theo

The V Word

2006 · Mr. Chaney

Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York

2006 · Levering

The Veteran

2006 · Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Masters of Horror

2005 · Mr. Chaney

Criminal Minds

2005 · John

Bloodsuckers

2005 · Muco

Deepwater

2005 · Walnut

Guy X

2005 · Guy X

Reeker

2005 · Henry

Young Blades

2005

The Failures

2004 · Depressor

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Curtis Monroe

The Machinist

2004 · Miller

Medical Investigation

2004 · Ben Graybridge

Justice League Unlimited

2004 · Darkseid (voice)

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

2004 · Self

The Red Phone: Checkmate

The Red Phone: Checkmate

2004 · Bremer

Maximum Velocity

2003 · General Amberson

Cold Case

2003 · Commandant Murillo

Hemingway vs. Callaghan

Hemingway vs. Callaghan

2003 · Harry

The Last Chapter: The War Continues

2003 · Bob Durelle

Fairytales and Pornography

2002 · Justice Coulton

Fallen Angels

2002 · Sheriff Ed Rooney

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

2002 · Himself

The Last Chapter

2002 · Bob Durelle

Ignition

2002 · Jake Russo

Justice League

2001 · Darkseid (voice)

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001 · Section Chief

Dead Awake

2001 · Skay

Smallville

2001 · Sam Lane

Soulkeeper

2001 · Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)

Children of the Corn: Revelation

2001 · Priest

Down

2001 · Gunter Steinberg

Extreme Honor

2001 · Baker

Jett Jackson: The Movie

2001 · Dr. Kragg

Mindstorm

2001 · Senator Bill Armitage

Cause Of Death

2001 · Jonas Phifer

Borderline Normal

2000 · Coach Rehmer

The District

2000 · Dmitri Putin

Andromeda

2000 · The Patriarch

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000 · Dragon Scout Leader (voice)

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

2000 · Fred Skolnick

Nuremberg

2000 · Col. Burton C. Andrus

The Perfect Storm

2000 · Bob Brown

Heavy Metal 2000

2000 · Tyler (voice)

The Omega Code

1999 · Dominic

Southern Cross

1999 · Garrison Carver

A Twist of Faith

1999 · Alex Hunt

Desert Blue

1999 · Agent Frank Bellows

Black Light

1999 · Inspector Frank Schumann

Question of Privilege

1999 · Lt. Robert Ingram

The Arrangement

1999 · Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor, Writer, Director

Chicago Cab

1998 · Al

Johnny 2.0

1998 · Frank Donahue

One of Our Own

1998 · Det. Jack Cooper

Going to Kansas City

1998 · Mike Malone

Death Row: The Tournament

Death Row: The Tournament

1998 · The Judge

Cold Squad

1998

Voyage of Terror

1998 · McBride

Captive

1998 · Detective Briscoe

Ivory Tower

1998 · Marshall Wallace

Starship Troopers

1997 · Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Cold Night Into Dawn

1997 · Frank Parr

The New Batman Adventures

1997 · 80's Batman (voice)

Stargate SG-1

1997 · Seevis

The Arrow

1997 · CIA Director

The Arrow

1997 · CIA Director

FX: The Series

1996 · Montree

Superman: The Animated Series

1996 · Darkseid (voice)

One Way Out

1996 · Walt

Portraits of a Killer

1996 · Sgt. Ernie Hansen

Too Fast Too Young

1996 · Capt. Floyd Anderson

The Destiny of Marty Fine

1996 · Mr. Capelli

Terminal

1996 · Sterling Rombauer

Kids of the Round Table

1995 · Butch Scarsdale

Bolt

1995 · Billy Niles

The Outer Limits

1995 · Ambassador Prosser, Gen. Quince

Major Payne

1995 · Lt. Col. Stone

Red Scorpion 2

1995 · Col. West

The Killing Machine

1995 · Mr. Green

Fortunes of War

1994 · Carl Pimmler

Probable Cause

1994 · Gary Yanuck, Executive Producer

ER

1994 · William Swift

The Glass Shield

1994 · Det. Gene Baker

Red Sun Rising

1994 · Capt. Meisler

Tokyo Cowboy

1994 · Lyle

The Next Karate Kid

1994 · Colonel Paul Dugan

Forced to Kill

1994 · Sheriff Wilson

Dead Man's Revenge

1994 · Luck Hatcher

Save Me

1994 · Oliver

Point of Impact

1993 · Roberto Largo

Sweet Killing

1993 · Inspector Garcia

seaQuest DSV

1993 · Captain Oliver Hudson

Father Hood

1993 · Jerry

Free Willy

1993 · Dial

Night Trap

1993 · Bishop

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Nolan Pierce

Marked for Murder

1993 · Bats O'Bannion

Black Ice

1992 · Quinn

Guncrazy

1992 · Mr. Kincaid

Cafe Romeo

1992 · Natino

The Vagrant

1992 · Lt. Ralf Barfuss

Killer Image

1992 · Luther Kane

Neon City

1991 · Harry M. Stark

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1991 · Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)

McBain

1991 · Frank Bruce

Deadly Surveillance

1991 · Fender

Payback

1991 · Sheriff Pete

Chaindance

1991 · J.T. Blake, Screenplay, Executive Producer

Highlander II: The Quickening

1991 · Gen. Katana

Total Recall

1990 · Richter

Destiny To Order

1990 · Kenrick

Mindfield

1989 · Kellen O'Reilly

Hostile Takeover

1989 · Larry Gaylord

Murder by Night

1989 · Det. Carl Madsen

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Sergeant Burrows, Jerry

Watchers

1988 · Lem Johnson

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987 · Bill Nordham

Nowhere to Hide

1987 · Ben

Ford: The Man and the Machine

1987 · Harry Bennett

Extreme Prejudice

1987 · Major Paul Hackett

Race for the Bomb

Race for the Bomb

1987 · Werner Heisenberg

Top Gun

1986 · Jester

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986 · Detective Lawrence

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985 · Lt. Rick Muldoon

Murder in Space

1985 · Capt. Neal Braddock

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985 · William Acton

The Cap

1985 · Dad

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985 · FBI Agent

V

1984 · Ham Tyler

Best Revenge

1984 · Dealer

The Surrogate

1984 · George Kyber

V: The Final Battle

1984 · Ham Tyler

The Hitchhiker

1983 · Sheriff Lee

Cross Country

1983 · Det. Sgt. Roersch

The Sins of Dorian Gray

1983 · Alan Campbell

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

1983 · OverDog

V

1983 · Ham Tyler

American Nightmare

1983 · Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)

The A-Team

1983 · Miler Crane

Off Your Rocker

1982 · Victor

Visiting Hours

1982 · Colt Hawker

Clown White

1981 · Max

Suzanne

1981 · Jimmy

Surfacing

1981 · Wayne

Scanners

1981 · Darryl Revok

Coming Out Alive

1980 · Gateway

Double Negative

1980 · Edgar

The Family Man

1979 · Bartender

The Littlest Hobo

1979 · Bill

Stone Cold Dead

1979 · Murdered Police Detective

Summer's Children

1979 · Pimp

Power Play

1978 · Torturer

I, Maureen

1978 · Dr. Paul Oswald

High-Ballin'

1978 · Butch

Outrageous!

1977 · Drunk

For the Record

1976

The Ottawa Valley

The Ottawa Valley

1974 · Soldier on train (uncredited)

Super Dicks

— · Police Chief

Liberty

— · Fischer

My Best Friend Depression

— · Ralph Johnson

Deep Tissue

— · Uncle Nik

Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette

— · Self

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