Michael Ironside
Born: 1950-02-12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Ashes as Uncle
2025
- 1242: Gateway to the West as Narrator / Mihaly
- This Too Shall Pass as Officer Shultz
- Talking About the Sky as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
2024
- Late Night with the Devil as The Narrator (voice)
- The Jester from Transylvania as Charles Pennington
2023
- BlackBerry as Charles Purdy
- Condor's Nest as Agent Astakhov
- Confession
- The Family Circus as The Cop
2022
- The Dropout as Don Lucas
- Dracula: The Original Living Vampire as Dr. Jack Seward
- Tin Can as Wayne
- Pumpkin Everything as Tom
- The Fight Machine as Lou
2021
- Nobody as Eddie Williams
- Hidden Assets as Richard Melnick
- Bloodthirsty as Dr. Swan
- Skipping Stones as Mr. Travers
- American Desert as Uncle Bill
2019
- Harley Quinn as Darkseid (voice)
- The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Barry as Andrei
- The Alienist as J. P. Morgan
- The Detectives as Detective Mark Anstey
- The Convent as The Magistrate
- Still/Born
- Atropa as Captain Schreiber
- Hellmington as Rupert Woodhouse
- Knuckleball as Jacob
- Alterscape as Dr. Julian Loro
2017
- Ransom as Freddie Woods
- Stegman Is Dead as Don
- The Harrowing as Lt. Logan
- Lucky's Treasure as Henry Landis
- The Space Between as Nick
- The Greatest Show on Turf as Narrator
2016
- This Is Us as Mr. Pearson
- Tokyo Trial as General Douglas MacArthur
- The Encounter as Maximum Mike
- Patient Seven as Dr. Daniel Marcus
- Element as Joe
- Children of the Fall as Sam
2015
- Turbo Kid as Zeus
- 88 as Sheriff Knowles
- Synchronicity as Klaus Meisner
- Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
- The Sin Seer as Alexander Rachet
- California Winter as Sheriff Hillman
- Desecrated as Tom McClain
- Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
2014
- The Flash as Lewis Snart
- Extraterrestrial as Travis
- A Fighting Man as Max Wynn
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Xanar (voice)
- Mental Saboteur as Self
2013
- Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- Ice Soldiers as Col. Desmond Trump
- Stay as Frank
- 6:14 as Warden
2012
- Burden of Evil as Senator Pitfield
- All God's Children as Peter
2011
- X-Men: First Class as Captain
- Transgression as Matthew
- Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back as Col. Haggard
- Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Dodd
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Robert Castor
- Justified as Sarno
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Margolin
- Transformers: Prime as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- Lake Placid 3 as Sheriff Tony Willinger
- The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- Beneath the Blue as Blaine
- Eva as Alfonse
- The Bannen Way as Chief Bannen
- Dark Prophecy as Tom Riggins
2009
- Castle as Victor Racine
- Community as Colonel Archwood
- Terminator Salvation as General Ashdown
- Hardwired as Hal
- The Butcher as Teddy Carmichael
- The Beacon as Oficer Ned Hutton
- The Jazzman as Bernie Kaddly
2008
- The Alphabet Killer as Captain Nathan Norcross
- Surveillance as Billings
- Storm Cell as James
- Mutants as Colonal Gauge
- The Terrorist Next Door as Wade
2007
- Burn Notice as Gregory Hart
2006
- The Veteran as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
- Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York as Levering
- The V Word as Mr. Chaney
- 1st Bite as Theo
2005
- Criminal Minds as John
- Masters of Horror as Mr. Chaney
- Reeker as Henry
- Young Blades
- Deepwater as Walnut
- Bloodsuckers as Muco
- Guy X as Guy X
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Curtis Monroe
- Justice League Unlimited as Darkseid (voice)
- Medical Investigation as Ben Graybridge
- The Machinist as Miller
- Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- The Failures as Depressor
- The Red Phone: Checkmate as Bremer
2003
- Cold Case as Commandant Murillo
- The Last Chapter: The War Continues as Bob Durelle
- Maximum Velocity as General Amberson
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Harry
2002
- The Last Chapter as Bob Durelle
- Ignition as Jake Russo
- Fallen Angels as Sheriff Ed Rooney
- Fairytales and Pornography as Justice Coulton
- Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
2001
- Smallville as Sam Lane
- Justice League as Darkseid (voice)
- Down as Gunter Steinberg
- Children of the Corn: Revelation as Priest
- Dead Awake as Skay
- Mindstorm as Senator Bill Armitage
- Soulkeeper as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
- Extreme Honor as Baker
- Cause Of Death as Jonas Phifer
- Jett Jackson: The Movie as Dr. Kragg
- The Red Phone: Manhunt as Section Chief
2000
- Jackie Chan Adventures as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
- The District as Dmitri Putin
- Andromeda as The Patriarch
- The Perfect Storm as Bob Brown
- Nuremberg as Col. Burton C. Andrus
- Heavy Metal 2000 as Tyler (voice)
- Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Fred Skolnick
- Borderline Normal as Coach Rehmer
1999
- Desert Blue as Agent Frank Bellows
- The Omega Code as Dominic
- Question of Privilege as Lt. Robert Ingram
- A Twist of Faith as Alex Hunt
- Black Light as Inspector Frank Schumann
- The Arrangement as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
- Southern Cross as Garrison Carver
1998
- Cold Squad
- Chicago Cab as Al
- Voyage of Terror as McBride
- Johnny 2.0 as Frank Donahue
- Captive as Detective Briscoe
- Ivory Tower as Marshall Wallace
- Death Row: The Tournament as The Judge
- One of Our Own as Det. Jack Cooper
- Going to Kansas City as Mike Malone
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Seevis
- Starship Troopers as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- The New Batman Adventures as 80's Batman (voice)
- The Arrow as CIA Director
- The Arrow as CIA Director
- Cold Night Into Dawn as Frank Parr
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as Darkseid (voice)
- FX: The Series as Montree
- The Destiny of Marty Fine as Mr. Capelli
- Portraits of a Killer as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
- Terminal as Sterling Rombauer
- Too Fast Too Young as Capt. Floyd Anderson
- One Way Out as Walt
1995
- The Outer Limits as Ambassador Prosser
- Major Payne as Lt. Col. Stone
- Red Scorpion 2 as Col. West
- Kids of the Round Table as Butch Scarsdale
- The Killing Machine as Mr. Green
- Bolt as Billy Niles
1994
- ER as William Swift
- The Next Karate Kid as Colonel Paul Dugan
- Save Me as Oliver
- The Glass Shield as Det. Gene Baker
- Red Sun Rising as Capt. Meisler
- Dead Man's Revenge as Luck Hatcher
- Forced to Kill as Sheriff Wilson
- Probable Cause as Gary Yanuck
- Fortunes of War as Carl Pimmler
- Tokyo Cowboy as Lyle
1993
- seaQuest DSV as Captain Oliver Hudson
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Nolan Pierce
- Free Willy as Dial
- Father Hood as Jerry
- Marked for Murder as Bats O'Bannion
- Night Trap as Bishop
- Sweet Killing as Inspector Garcia
- Point of Impact as Roberto Largo
1992
- Guncrazy as Mr. Kincaid
- The Vagrant as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
- Black Ice as Quinn
- Killer Image as Luther Kane
- Cafe Romeo as Natino
1991
- Highlander II: The Quickening as Gen. Katana
- Drop Dead Gorgeous as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
- McBain as Frank Bruce
- Chaindance as J.T. Blake
- Neon City as Harry M. Stark
- Payback as Sheriff Pete
- Deadly Surveillance as Fender
1990
- Total Recall as Richter
- Destiny To Order as Kenrick
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Sergeant Burrows
- Mindfield as Kellen O'Reilly
- Hostile Takeover as Larry Gaylord
- Murder by Night as Det. Carl Madsen
1988
- Watchers as Lem Johnson
1987
- Extreme Prejudice as Major Paul Hackett
- Race for the Bomb as Werner Heisenberg
- Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II as Bill Nordham
- Nowhere to Hide as Ben
- Ford: The Man and the Machine as Harry Bennett
1986
- Top Gun as Jester
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Detective Lawrence
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lt. Rick Muldoon
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as William Acton
- The Falcon and the Snowman as FBI Agent
- Murder in Space as Capt. Neal Braddock
- The Cap as Dad
1984
- V as Ham Tyler
- V: The Final Battle as Ham Tyler
- The Surrogate as George Kyber
- Best Revenge as Dealer
1983
- The A-Team as Miler Crane
- The Hitchhiker as Sheriff Lee
- V as Ham Tyler
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as OverDog
- The Sins of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- American Nightmare as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
- Cross Country as Det. Sgt. Roersch
1982
- Visiting Hours as Colt Hawker
- Off Your Rocker as Victor
1981
- Scanners as Darryl Revok
- Clown White as Max
- Surfacing as Wayne
- Suzanne as Jimmy
1980
- Double Negative as Edgar
- Coming Out Alive as Gateway
1979
- The Littlest Hobo as Bill
- Stone Cold Dead as Murdered Police Detective
- The Family Man as Bartender
- Summer's Children as Pimp
1978
- Power Play as Torturer
- High-Ballin' as Butch
- I, Maureen as Dr. Paul Oswald
1977
- Outrageous! as Drunk
1976
1974
- The Ottawa Valley as Soldier on train (uncredited)