Michael Ironside
February 12, 1950 (75 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950) 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 · This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- 2025 · 1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
- 2024 · Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Dropout as Don Lucas
- 2021 · Hidden Assets as Richard Melnick
- 2021 · Nobody as Eddie Williams
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Darkseid (voice)
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Convent as The Magistrate
- 2018 · Barry as Andrei
- 2018 · The Alienist as J. P. Morgan
- 2017 · Ransom as Freddie Woods
- 2016 · This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
- 2014 · The Flash as Lewis Snart
- 2010 · Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- 2010 · R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Margolin
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Robert Castor
- 2010 · Justified as Sarno
- 2009 · Community as Colonel Archwood
- 2009 · Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- 2009 · Castle as Victor Racine
- 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 · Reeker as Henry
- 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
- 2001 · Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
- 2001 · Smallville as General Sam Lane
- 2001 · Down as Gunter Steinberg
- 2000 · The District as Dmitri Putin
- 2000 · Andromeda as The Patriarch
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- 1999 · The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- 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
- 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
- 1994 · Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- 1994 · ER as William Swift
- 1994 · Save Me as Oliver
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Captain Oliver Hudson
- 1993 · Father Hood as Jerry
- 1993 · Free Willy as Dial
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
- 1990 · Total Recall as Richter
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Sergeant Burrows
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Jerry
- 1986 · Top Gun as Jester
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Rick Muldoon
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as William Acton
- 1984 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1984 · V: The Final Battle as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
- 1983 · V as Ham Tyler
- 1983 · The A-Team as Miler Crane
- 1979 · The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- Future · Super Dicks as Police Chief
- 2025 · Talking About the Sky as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
- 2023 · Confession as
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- 2023 · Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- 2022 · Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- 2021 · Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- 2021 · American Desert as Uncle Bill
- 2021 · Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- 2018 · Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
- 2018 · Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- 2018 · The Detectives as Detective Mark Anstey
- 2017 · Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- 2016 · Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
- 2016 · Element as Joe
- 2015 · Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 2015 · 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- 2014 · Extraterrestrial as Travis
- 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)
- 2010 · Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- 2010 · Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- 2008 · The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
- 2008 · Surveillance as Billings
- 2005 · Deepwater as Walnut
- 2005 · Young Blades as
- 2003 · The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- 2002 · Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- 2002 · The Last Chapter as Bob Durelle
- 2001 · Children of the Corn: Revelation as Priest
- 2001 · Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- 2001 · Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- 2000 · Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- 1998 · Chicago Cab as Al
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 1996 · One Way Out as Walt
- 1996 · Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- 1995 · Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- 1994 · The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- 1994 · Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- 1994 · Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- 1993 · Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- 1992 · Cafe Romeo as Natino
- 1992 · Killer Image as Luther Kane
- 1991 · McBain as Frank Bruce
- 1989 · Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
- 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
- 1987 · Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as OverDog
- 1982 · Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- 1981 · Clown White as Max
- 1981 · Scanners as Darryl Revok
- 1980 · Double Negative as Edgar
- 1977 · Outrageous! as Drunk
- 1977 · For The Record as
- Future · Liberty as Fischer
- 2023 · The Family Circus as The Cop
- 2022 · Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- 2022 · Tin Can as Wayne
- 2022 · The Fight Machine as Lou
- 2020 · The Jester from Transylvania as Charles Pennington
- 2018 · Knuckleball as Jacob
- 2018 · Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
- 2018 · Still/Born as
- 2017 · Stegman is Dead as Don
- 2017 · The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
- 2017 · The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- 2017 · The Space Between as Nick
- 2016 · Tokyo Trial as General Douglas MacArthur
- 2016 · The Encounter as Maximum Mike
- 2016 · Children of the Fall as Sam
- 2015 · California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
- 2015 · The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
- 2015 · Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid as
- 2015 · Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
- 2015 · Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- 2015 · Desecrated as Tom McClain
- 2014 · Mental Saboteur as Self
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- 2013 · Stay as Frank
- 2013 · 6:14 as Warden
- 2012 · All God's Children as Peter
- 2012 · Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- 2011 · Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Dodd
- 2011 · Transgression as Matthew
- 2011 · Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- 2011 · X-Men: First Class as Captain
- 2010 · Lake Placid 3 as Sheriff Tony Willinger
- 2010 · Eva as Alfonse
- 2010 · The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- 2009 · Hardwired as Hal
- 2009 · The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- 2009 · The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
- 2009 · The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- 2008 · Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- 2008 · Storm Cell as James
- 2006 · 1st Bite as Theo
- 2006 · The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 2006 · Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York as Levering
- 2005 · Bloodsuckers as Muco
- 2005 · Guy X as Guy X
- 2004 · The Failures as Depressor
- 2004 · Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2004 · The Red Phone: Checkmate as Bremer
- 2003 · Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- 2003 · Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
- 2002 · Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- 2002 · Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
- 2002 · Ignition as Jake Russo
- 2001 · The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
- 2001 · Dead Awake as Skay
- 2001 · Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- 2001 · Extreme Honor as Baker
- 2001 · Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- 2000 · Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
- 2000 · Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- 1999 · The Omega Code as Dominic
- 1999 · Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
- 1999 · A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- 1999 · Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- 1999 · Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- 1998 · Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- 1998 · One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
- 1998 · Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
- 1998 · Death Row: The Tournament as The Judge
- 1998 · Voyage of Terror as McBride
- 1998 · Captive as Detective Briscoe
- 1998 · Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- 1997 · Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
- 1997 · The Arrow as CIA Director
- 1996 · Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
- 1996 · Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
- 1996 · The Destiny of Marty Fine as Mr. Capelli
- 1995 · Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- 1995 · Bolt as Billy Niles
- 1995 · Major Payne as Lt. Col. Stone
- 1995 · The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- 1994 · Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- 1994 · Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
- 1994 · The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul Dugan
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- 1993 · Sweet Killing as Inspector Garcia
- 1993 · Night Trap as Bishop
- 1992 · Black Ice as Quinn
- 1992 · Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- 1992 · The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- 1991 · Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- 1991 · Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Fender
- 1991 · Payback as Sheriff Pete
- 1991 · Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- 1991 · Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- 1990 · Destiny To Order as Kenrick
- 1989 · Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
- 1987 · Ford: The Man and the Machine as Harry Bennett
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
- 1985 · Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- 1985 · The Cap as Dad
- 1984 · Best Revenge as Dealer
- 1984 · The Surrogate as George Kyber
- 1983 · Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
- 1983 · The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- 1983 · American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
- 1981 · Suzanne as Jimmy
- 1981 · Surfacing as Wayne
- 1980 · Coming Out Alive as Gateway
- 1979 · The Family Man as Bartender
- 1979 · Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- 1979 · Summer's Children as Pimp
- 1978 · Power Play as Torturer
- 1978 · I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
- 1978 · High-Ballin' as Butch
- 1974 · The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)




