Michael Chiklis
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1963-08-30 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Charles Chiklis · 마이클 치클리스 · مایکل چکلیس
Biography
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 and was nominated in 2003.
Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama Vegas (2012), Dell Toledo in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). In film, he is best known for his roles as The Thing in two Fantastic Four films (2005–2007), George Callister in Eagle Eye (2008), Terry Eidson in When the Game Stands Tall (2014), and Father Dave in Hubie Halloween (2020).
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Known For
TV Shows (43)
The Simpsons
1989
as Quarterback (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Henessy (voice) / Big Fat Paulie (voice) / Bronx Guy #1 (voice) / Cartoony Crewman / Mechanic (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Steve Pocatello
American Horror Story
2011
as Dell Toledo
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Milo
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Gotham
2014
as Nathaniel Barnes
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Miami Vice
1984
as NYPD Det. Jeffrey Whitehead
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Mean Tweets
Robot Chicken
2005
as The Thing / Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Shield
2002
as Vic Mackey
L.A. Law
1986
as Jimmy Hoffs
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Matt Colletti
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self - Guest appearance
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
DuckTales
2017
as Zeus (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
The Commish
1991
as Tony Scali
Wiseguy
1987
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
as Red Auerbach
Accused
2023
as Dr. Scott Corbett / Justin
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
No Ordinary Family
2010
as Jim Powell
Godzilla: The Series
1998
as Colonel Charles Tarrington (voice)
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Vegas
2012
as Vincent Savino
Hotel Cocaine
2024
as Agent Zulio
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Tiger (voice)
Coyote
2021
as Ben Clemens
B.L. Stryker
1989
as Brother Powell
Heavy Gear
2001
TV Revolution
2004
Daddio
2000
as Chris Woods
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons
2020
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
Movies (42)
Fantastic Four
2005
as Ben Grimm / The Thing
Don't Look Up
2021
as Dan Pawketty
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as Ben Grimm / The Thing
Eagle Eye
2008
as Defense Secretary Callister
Parker
2013
as Melander
Soldier
1998
as Jimmy Pig
The Do-Over
2016
as Carmine
Hubie Halloween
2020
as Father Dave
Nixon
1995
as TV Director
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie
2020
as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Clyde Rawlins
10 Minutes Gone
2019
as Frank
Pawn
2013
as Derrick
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
as Terry Eidson
High School
2010
as Dr. Leslie Gordon
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Roman / King Webster (voice)
Rupture
2016
as Bald Man
The Senior
2025
as Mike Flynt
The Legend of Secret Pass
2010
as Calabar (voice)
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
The Three Stooges
2000
as Curly Howard
1985
2018
as Dale
The Shield: Family Meeting
2008
as Self
John Bronco Rides Again
2021
Wired
1989
as John Belushi
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
as Himself
The Rain Killer
1990
as Reese
Tyrant
Do Not Disturb
1999
as Hartman
Body and Soul
2000
as Tiny O'Toole
Mongoose
as Pope
Taxman
1999
as Andre Rubakov
We the People: The Market Basket Effect
2016
as Narrator
Tough Justice
2014
Carlo's Wake
1999
as Marco
The Tuck Rule
2017
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
2001
as Lieutenant Ross
Last Request
2001
as Victim
Fallen
2017
as Narration (voice)
Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino
2004
as Himself
Cigars!: The New Rage!
1996
as Self
About Michael Chiklis
Michael Charles Chiklis (/ˈtʃɪklɪs/; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 and was nominated in 2003. Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordi… With 85 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Michael Chiklis has appeared in 42 films and 43 TV shows.
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- Fantastic Four (2005) — as Ben Grimm / The Thing
- Don't Look Up (2021) — as Dan Pawketty
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) — as Ben Grimm / The Thing
- Eagle Eye (2008) — as Defense Secretary Callister
- Parker (2013) — as Melander
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