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
- 2025 · 1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
- 2024 · Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- 2022 · Tin Can as Wayne
- 2022 · The Dropout as Don Lucas
- 2022 · Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- 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 · Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- 2018 · Still/Born as
- 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 · Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
- 2016 · This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
- 2015 · Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 2015 · Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- 2014 · Extraterrestrial as Travis
- 2014 · The Flash as Lewis Snart
- 2014 · A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
- 2013 · Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
- 2013 · Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2012 · Vegas as Porter Gainsley
- 2011 · Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Dodd
- 2010 · Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2010 · Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- 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 · Hardwired as Hal
- 2009 · Community as Colonel Archwood
- 2009 · The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- 2009 · Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- 2009 · Castle as Victor Racine
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- 2008 · Storm Cell as James
- 2008 · Surveillance as Billings
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
- 2006 · The Veteran as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as John
- 2005 · Guy X as Guy X
- 2005 · Reeker as Henry
- 2005 · Young Blades as
- 2004 · The Failures as Depressor
- 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
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Baker
- 2001 · Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- 2000 · The District as Dmitri Putin
- 2000 · Andromeda as The Patriarch
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- 1999 · The Omega Code as Dominic
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Al
- 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
- 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. Col. Stone
- 1995 · Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- 1994 · ER as William Swift
- 1994 · The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- 1994 · The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul 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 · Night Trap as Bishop
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
- 1992 · Black Ice as Quinn
- 1992 · The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- 1992 · Killer Image as Luther Kane
- 1991 · Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- 1990 · Total Recall as Richter
- 1989 · Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- 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
- 1987 · Nowhere to Hide as Ben
- 1987 · Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
- 1986 · Top Gun as Jester
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Rick Muldoon
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as William Acton
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- 1984 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Dealer
- 1984 · The Surrogate as George Kyber
- 1984 · V: The Final Battle as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as OverDog
- 1983 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The A-Team as Miler Crane
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- 1981 · Scanners as Darryl Revok
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- Future · Super Dicks as Police Chief
- 2026 · Ashes as Uncle
- 2025 · This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- 2023 · Confession as
- 2022 · Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- 2021 · Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- 2017 · Stegman Is Dead as Don
- 2017 · The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- 2016 · Element as Joe
- 2015 · The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
- 2015 · 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- 2013 · Stay as Frank
- 2012 · Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- 2009 · The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- 2006 · The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 2005 · Deepwater as Walnut
- 2002 · Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- 2001 · Dead Awake as Skay
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
- 1998 · Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as McBride
- 1996 · One Way Out as Walt
- 1996 · Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
- 1994 · Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- 1992 · Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- 1992 · Cafe Romeo as Natino
- 1987 · Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- 1983 · Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
- 1979 · Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- Future · Liberty as Fischer
- 2022 · The Fight Machine as Lou
- 2018 · Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
- 2017 · Tokyo Trial as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- 2017 · Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- 2015 · California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
- 2011 · Transgression as Matthew
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Captain
- 2010 · Eva as Alfonse
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2006 · 1st Bite as Theo
- 2005 · Bloodsuckers as Muco
- 2003 · Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- 2002 · Ignition as Jake Russo
- 2001 · Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- 1999 · A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- 1999 · Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- 1998 · One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
- 1998 · Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- 1994 · Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
- 1991 · Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- 1991 · McBain as Frank Bruce
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
- 1989 · Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
- 1983 · American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
- 1979 · The Family Man as Bartender
- Future · Deep Tissue as Uncle Nik
- 2026 · Marrow as Dr. Jonathan Myers
- 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
- 2021 · Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- 2018 · Knuckleball as Jacob
- 2017 · The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
- 2017 · The Space Between as Nick
- 2016 · Children of the Fall as Sam
- 2015 · Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid as
- 2015 · Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
- 2015 · Desecrated as Tom McClain
- 2014 · Mental Saboteur as Self
- 2013 · 6:14 as Warden
- 2012 · All God's Children as Peter
- 2011 · Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- 2010 · Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
- 2009 · The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
- 2008 · Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- 2008 · The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
- 2006 · Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York as Levering
- 2004 · Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2004 · The Red Phone: Checkmate as Bremer
- 2003 · Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
- 2003 · The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- 2002 · Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- 2002 · Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
- 2001 · The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
- 1999 · Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- 1999 · The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 1998 · Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
- 1998 · Death Row: The Tournament as The Judge
- 1998 · Captive as Detective Briscoe
- 1997 · Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
- 1996 · Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
- 1996 · The Destiny of Marty Fine as Mr. Capelli
- 1996 · Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- 1995 · Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- 1995 · Bolt as Billy Niles
- 1995 · The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- 1994 · Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- 1991 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Fender
- 1991 · Payback as Sheriff Pete
- 1991 · Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- 1990 · Destiny To Order as Kenrick
- 1987 · Ford: The Man and the Machine as Harry Bennett
- 1985 · The Cap as Dad
- 1983 · The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- 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
- 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
- 1976 · For the Record as
- 1974 · The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)
- Future · My Best Friend Depression as Ralph Johnson
- Future · Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette as Self




