Michael Ironside
Known for Acting · 255 credits
- Born
- 1950-02-12 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Frederick Reginald Ironside · 마이클 아이언사이드 · مایکل آیرونساید · Mike Ironside
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).
Known For
TV Shows (57)
Criminal Minds
2005
as John
Smallville
2001
as Sam Lane
The Flash
2014
as Lewis Snart
Castle
2009
as Victor Racine
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Curtis Monroe
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Seevis
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Robert Castor
ER
1994
as William Swift
Cold Case
2003
as Commandant Murillo
Community
2009
as Colonel Archwood
The A-Team
1983
as Miler Crane
Burn Notice
2007
as Gregory Hart
This Is Us
2016
as Mr. Pearson
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
Justified
2010
as Sarno
Andromeda
2000
as The Patriarch
The Outer Limits
1995
as Ambassador Prosser / Gen. Quince
Harley Quinn
2019
as Darkseid (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Nolan Pierce
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sergeant Burrows / Jerry
The District
2000
as Dmitri Putin
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Lt. Rick Muldoon
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Oliver Hudson
Transformers: Prime
2010
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Margolin
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Darkseid (voice)
Barry
2018
as Andrei
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Darkseid (voice)
Masters of Horror
2005
as Mr. Chaney
The Alienist
2018
as J. P. Morgan
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Sheriff Lee
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as 80's Batman (voice)
Ransom
2017
as Freddie Woods
V
1984
as Ham Tyler
Cold Squad
1998
Justice League
2001
as Darkseid (voice)
FX: The Series
1996
as Montree
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as William Acton
Hidden Assets
2021
as Richard Melnick
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Dropout
2022
as Don Lucas
Medical Investigation
2004
as Ben Graybridge
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Bill
V
1983
as Ham Tyler
Nuremberg
2000
as Col. Burton C. Andrus
V: The Final Battle
1984
as Ham Tyler
Tokyo Trial
2016
as General Douglas MacArthur
The Bannen Way
2010
as Chief Bannen
For the Record
1976
The Detectives
2018
as Detective Mark Anstey
Young Blades
2005
The Encounter
2016
as Maximum Mike
Atropa
2018
as Captain Schreiber
The Arrow
1997
as CIA Director
The Last Chapter
2002
as Bob Durelle
The Last Chapter: The War Continues
2003
as Bob Durelle
Race for the Bomb
1987
as Werner Heisenberg
Movies (198)
Top Gun
1986
as Jester
Nobody
2021
as Eddie Williams
Total Recall
1990
as Richter
Starship Troopers
1997
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Terminator Salvation
2009
as General Ashdown
Late Night with the Devil
2024
as The Narrator (voice)
The Machinist
2004
as Miller
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Bob Brown
Major Payne
1995
as Lt. Col. Stone
BlackBerry
2023
as Charles Purdy
Free Willy
1993
as Dial
The Next Karate Kid
1994
as Colonel Paul Dugan
Scanners
1981
as Darryl Revok
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Gen. Katana
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as FBI Agent
Guncrazy
1992
as Mr. Kincaid
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Major Paul Hackett
The Butcher
2009
as Teddy Carmichael
Heavy Metal 2000
2000
as Tyler (voice)
Lake Placid 3
2010
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
Chicago Cab
1998
as Al
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
2013
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
McBain
1991
as Frank Bruce
Deepwater
2005
as Walnut
Watchers
1988
as Lem Johnson
Hardwired
2009
as Hal
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Captain Nathan Norcross
Neon City
1991
as Harry M. Stark
Ice Soldiers
2013
as Col. Desmond Trump
The Vagrant
1992
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
Down
2001
as Gunter Steinberg
Save Me
1994
as Oliver
Turbo Kid
2015
as Zeus
Patient Seven
2016
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
Extraterrestrial
2014
as Travis
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as OverDog
Condor's Nest
2023
as Agent Astakhov
Probable Cause
1994
as Gary Yanuck
Father Hood
1993
as Jerry
Synchronicity
2015
as Klaus Meisner
Best Revenge
1984
as Dealer
1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Narrator / Mihaly
Red Sun Rising
1994
as Capt. Meisler
The Convent
2018
as The Magistrate
Children of the Corn: Revelation
2001
as Priest
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
as Fred Skolnick
Stay
2013
as Frank
Reeker
2005
as Henry
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Detective Lawrence
The Veteran
2006
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
Storm Cell
2008
as James
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
as Bill Nordham
Surveillance
2008
as Billings
The Failures
2004
as Depressor
Power Play
1978
as Torturer
High-Ballin'
1978
as Butch
Visiting Hours
1982
as Colt Hawker
The Arrow
1997
as CIA Director
Guy X
2005
as Guy X
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
2022
as Dr. Jack Seward
88
2015
as Sheriff Knowles
Desert Blue
1999
as Agent Frank Bellows
Soulkeeper
2001
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
The Glass Shield
1994
as Det. Gene Baker
Beneath the Blue
2010
as Blaine
Ignition
2002
as Jake Russo
Murder in Space
1985
as Capt. Neal Braddock
Transgression
2011
as Matthew
A Fighting Man
2014
as Max Wynn
Still/Born
2018
Mindstorm
2001
as Senator Bill Armitage
Fortunes of War
1994
as Carl Pimmler
The Omega Code
1999
as Dominic
Voyage of Terror
1998
as McBride
The Beacon
2009
as Oficer Ned Hutton
Marked for Murder
1993
as Bats O'Bannion
Double Negative
1980
as Edgar
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Xanar (voice)
Red Scorpion 2
1995
as Col. West
Extreme Honor
2001
as Baker
Nowhere to Hide
1987
as Ben
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
1st Bite
2006
as Theo
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Larry Gaylord
The Arrangement
1999
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
Bloodsuckers
2005
as Muco
Terminal
1996
as Sterling Rombauer
Black Ice
1992
as Quinn
Jett Jackson: The Movie
2001
as Dr. Kragg
Bloodthirsty
2021
as Dr. Swan
The V Word
2006
as Mr. Chaney
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Mr. Capelli
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
as Self
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
2006
as Levering
Dead Awake
2001
as Skay
American Nightmare
1983
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
The Surrogate
1984
as George Kyber
Bolt
1995
as Billy Niles
Knuckleball
2018
as Jacob
Mutants
2008
as Colonal Gauge
Sweet Killing
1993
as Inspector Garcia
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983
as Alan Campbell
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Captain
Question of Privilege
1999
as Lt. Robert Ingram
Mindfield
1989
as Kellen O'Reilly
This Too Shall Pass
2025
as Officer Shultz
Chaindance
1991
as J.T. Blake
Pumpkin Everything
2022
as Tom
The Fight Machine
2022
as Lou
Killer Image
1992
as Luther Kane
Alterscape
2018
as Dr. Julian Loro
Deadly Surveillance
1991
as Fender
Fallen Angels
2002
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
Dead Man's Revenge
1994
as Luck Hatcher
Borderline Normal
2000
as Coach Rehmer
The Killing Machine
1995
as Mr. Green
Point of Impact
1993
as Roberto Largo
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
as Himself
The Bannen Way
2010
as Chief Bannen
The Space Between
2017
as Nick
About 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… With 255 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Michael Ironside has appeared in 198 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Ironside Movies
- Top Gun (1986) — as Jester
- Nobody (2021) — as Eddie Williams
- Total Recall (1990) — as Richter
- Starship Troopers (1997) — as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- Terminator Salvation (2009) — as General Ashdown
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