Michael 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

Criminal Minds

Smallville

The Flash

Hawaii Five-0

Desperate Housewives

Stargate SG-1

Castle

ER

All Movies (198)

• Ashes2026 · as Uncle
• Marrow2026 · as Dr. Jonathan Myers
• This Too Shall Pass2025 · as Officer Shultz
• 1242: Gateway to the West2025 · as Narrator / Mihaly
• Talking About the Sky2025 · as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
• The Jester from Transylvania2024 · as Charles Pennington
• Late Night with the Devil2024 · as The Narrator (voice)
• Confession2023
• BlackBerry2023 · as Charles Purdy
• Condor's Nest2023 · as Agent Astakhov
• The Family Circus2023 · as The Cop
• Pumpkin Everything2022 · as Tom
• Tin Can2022 · as Wayne
• The Fight Machine2022 · as Lou
• Dracula: The Original Living Vampire2022 · as Dr. Jack Seward
• Skipping Stones2021 · as Mr. Travers
• American Desert2021 · as Uncle Bill
• Bloodthirsty2021 · as Dr. Swan
• Nobody2021 · as Eddie Williams
• Hellmington2018 · as Rupert Woodhouse
• The Convent2018 · as The Magistrate
• Knuckleball2018 · as Jacob
• Alterscape2018 · as Dr. Julian Loro
• Still/Born2018
• Stegman Is Dead2017 · as Don
• Tokyo Trial2017 · as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
• The Greatest Show on Turf2017 · as Narrator
• The Harrowing2017 · as Lt. Logan
• The Space Between2017 · as Nick
• Lucky's Treasure2017 · as Henry Landis
• Patient Seven2016 · as Dr. Daniel Marcus
• Children of the Fall2016 · as Sam
• Element2016 · as Joe
• California Winter2015 · as Sheriff Hillman
• The Sin Seer2015 · as Alexander Rachet
• Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid2015
• Sean Connery: In His Own Words2015 · as Self
• Turbo Kid2015 · as Zeus
• 882015 · as Sheriff Knowles
• Synchronicity2015 · as Klaus Meisner
• Desecrated2015 · as Tom McClain
• Extraterrestrial2014 · as Travis
• A Fighting Man2014 · as Max Wynn
• Mental Saboteur2014 · as Self
• Stan Lee's Mighty 72014 · as Xanar (voice)
• Ice Soldiers2013 · as Col. Desmond Trump
• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising2013 · as Ultra Magnus (voice)
• Stay2013 · as Frank
• 6:142013 · as Warden
• All God's Children2012 · as Peter
• Burden of Evil2012 · as Senator Pitfield
• Conduct Unbecoming2011 · as Col. Dodd
• Transgression2011 · as Matthew
• Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back2011 · as Col. Haggard
• X-Men: First Class2011 · as Captain
• Beneath the Blue2010 · as Blaine
• Dark Prophecy2010 · as Tom Riggins
• Lake Placid 32010 · as Sheriff Tony Willinger
• Eva2010 · as Alfonse
• The Bannen Way2010 · as Chief Bannen
• Hardwired2009 · as Hal
• The Beacon2009 · as Oficer Ned Hutton
• The Jazzman2009 · as Bernie Kaddly
• The Butcher2009 · as Teddy Carmichael
• Terminator Salvation2009 · as General Ashdown
• The Alphabet Killer2008 · as Captain Nathan Norcross
• Mutants2008 · as Colonal Gauge
• The Terrorist Next Door2008 · as Wade
• Storm Cell2008 · as James
• Surveillance2008 · as Billings
• 1st Bite2006 · as Theo
• The V Word2006 · as Mr. Chaney
• Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York2006 · as Levering
• The Veteran2006 · as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
• Bloodsuckers2005 · as Muco
• Deepwater2005 · as Walnut
• Guy X2005 · as Guy X
• Reeker2005 · as Henry
• The Failures2004 · as Depressor
• The Machinist2004 · as Miller
• Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun2004 · as Self
• The Red Phone: Checkmate2004 · as Bremer
• Maximum Velocity2003 · as General Amberson
• Hemingway vs. Callaghan2003 · as Harry
• Fairytales and Pornography2002 · as Justice Coulton
• Fallen Angels2002 · as Sheriff Ed Rooney
• Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'2002 · as Himself
• Ignition2002 · as Jake Russo
• The Red Phone: Manhunt2001 · as Section Chief
• Dead Awake2001 · as Skay
• Soulkeeper2001 · as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
• Children of the Corn: Revelation2001 · as Priest
• Down2001 · as Gunter Steinberg
• Extreme Honor2001 · as Baker
• Jett Jackson: The Movie2001 · as Dr. Kragg
• Mindstorm2001 · as Senator Bill Armitage
• Cause Of Death2001 · as Jonas Phifer
• Borderline Normal2000 · as Coach Rehmer
• Crime + Punishment in Suburbia2000 · as Fred Skolnick
• The Perfect Storm2000 · as Bob Brown
• Heavy Metal 20002000 · as Tyler (voice)
• The Omega Code1999 · as Dominic
• Southern Cross1999 · as Garrison Carver
• A Twist of Faith1999 · as Alex Hunt
• Desert Blue1999 · as Agent Frank Bellows
• Black Light1999 · as Inspector Frank Schumann
• Question of Privilege1999 · as Lt. Robert Ingram
• The Arrangement1999 · as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
• Chicago Cab1998 · as Al
• Johnny 2.01998 · as Frank Donahue
• One of Our Own1998 · as Det. Jack Cooper
• Going to Kansas City1998 · as Mike Malone
• Death Row: The Tournament1998 · as The Judge
• Voyage of Terror1998 · as McBride
• Captive1998 · as Detective Briscoe
• Ivory Tower1998 · as Marshall Wallace
• Starship Troopers1997 · as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
• Cold Night Into Dawn1997 · as Frank Parr
• The Arrow1997 · as CIA Director
• One Way Out1996 · as Walt
• Portraits of a Killer1996 · as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
• Too Fast Too Young1996 · as Capt. Floyd Anderson
• The Destiny of Marty Fine1996 · as Mr. Capelli
• Terminal1996 · as Sterling Rombauer
• Kids of the Round Table1995 · as Butch Scarsdale
• Bolt1995 · as Billy Niles
• Major Payne1995 · as Lt. Col. Stone
• Red Scorpion 21995 · as Col. West
• The Killing Machine1995 · as Mr. Green
• Fortunes of War1994 · as Carl Pimmler
• Probable Cause1994 · as Gary Yanuck
• The Glass Shield1994 · as Det. Gene Baker
• Red Sun Rising1994 · as Capt. Meisler
• Tokyo Cowboy1994 · as Lyle
• The Next Karate Kid1994 · as Colonel Paul Dugan
• Forced to Kill1994 · as Sheriff Wilson
• Dead Man's Revenge1994 · as Luck Hatcher
• Save Me1994 · as Oliver
• Point of Impact1993 · as Roberto Largo
• Sweet Killing1993 · as Inspector Garcia
• Father Hood1993 · as Jerry
• Free Willy1993 · as Dial
• Night Trap1993 · as Bishop
• Marked for Murder1993 · as Bats O'Bannion
• Black Ice1992 · as Quinn
• Guncrazy1992 · as Mr. Kincaid
• Cafe Romeo1992 · as Natino
• The Vagrant1992 · as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
• Killer Image1992 · as Luther Kane
• Neon City1991 · as Harry M. Stark
• Drop Dead Gorgeous1991 · as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
• McBain1991 · as Frank Bruce
• Deadly Surveillance1991 · as Fender
• Payback1991 · as Sheriff Pete
• Chaindance1991 · as J.T. Blake
• Highlander II: The Quickening1991 · as Gen. Katana
• Total Recall1990 · as Richter
• Destiny To Order1990 · as Kenrick
• Mindfield1989 · as Kellen O'Reilly
• Hostile Takeover1989 · as Larry Gaylord
• Murder by Night1989 · as Det. Carl Madsen
• Watchers1988 · as Lem Johnson
• Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II1987 · as Bill Nordham
• Nowhere to Hide1987 · as Ben
• Ford: The Man and the Machine1987 · as Harry Bennett
• Extreme Prejudice1987 · as Major Paul Hackett
• Top Gun1986 · as Jester
• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling1986 · as Detective Lawrence
• Murder in Space1985 · as Capt. Neal Braddock
• The Cap1985 · as Dad
• The Falcon and the Snowman1985 · as FBI Agent
• Best Revenge1984 · as Dealer
• The Surrogate1984 · as George Kyber
• Cross Country1983 · as Det. Sgt. Roersch
• The Sins of Dorian Gray1983 · as Alan Campbell
• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone1983 · as OverDog
• American Nightmare1983 · as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
• Off Your Rocker1982 · as Victor
• Visiting Hours1982 · as Colt Hawker
• Clown White1981 · as Max
• Suzanne1981 · as Jimmy
• Surfacing1981 · as Wayne
• Scanners1981 · as Darryl Revok
• Coming Out Alive1980 · as Gateway
• Double Negative1980 · as Edgar
• The Family Man1979 · as Bartender
• Stone Cold Dead1979 · as Murdered Police Detective
• Summer's Children1979 · as Pimp
• Power Play1978 · as Torturer
• I, Maureen1978 · as Dr. Paul Oswald
• High-Ballin'1978 · as Butch
• Outrageous!1977 · as Drunk
• The Ottawa Valley1974 · as Soldier on train (uncredited)
• Super Dicks— · as Police Chief
• Liberty— · as Fischer
• My Best Friend Depression— · as Ralph Johnson
• Deep Tissue— · as Uncle Nik
• Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette— · as Self

All TV Shows (60)

• The Dropout2022 · as Don Lucas
• Hidden Assets2021 · as Richard Melnick
• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Harley Quinn2019 · as Darkseid (voice)
• Barry2018 · as Andrei
• Atropa2018 · as Captain Schreiber
• The Alienist2018 · as J. P. Morgan
• The Detectives2018 · as Detective Mark Anstey
• Ransom2017 · as Freddie Woods
• Tokyo Trial2016 · as General Douglas MacArthur
• The Encounter2016 · as Maximum Mike
• This Is Us2016 · as Mr. Pearson
• The Flash2014 · as Lewis Snart
• Vegas2012 · as Porter Gainsley
• Transformers: Prime2010 · as Ultra Magnus (voice)
• R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour2010 · as Margolin
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Robert Castor
• Justified2010 · as Sarno
• The Bannen Way2010 · as Chief Bannen
• Community2009 · as Colonel Archwood
• Castle2009 · as Victor Racine
• Burn Notice2007 · as Gregory Hart
• Masters of Horror2005 · as Mr. Chaney
• Criminal Minds2005 · as John
• Young Blades2005
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Curtis Monroe
• Medical Investigation2004 · as Ben Graybridge
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Darkseid (voice)
• Cold Case2003 · as Commandant Murillo
• The Last Chapter: The War Continues2003 · as Bob Durelle
• The Last Chapter2002 · as Bob Durelle
• Justice League2001 · as Darkseid (voice)
• Smallville2001 · as Sam Lane
• The District2000 · as Dmitri Putin
• Andromeda2000 · as The Patriarch
• Jackie Chan Adventures2000 · as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
• Nuremberg2000 · as Col. Burton C. Andrus
• Cold Squad1998
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as 80's Batman (voice)
• Stargate SG-11997 · as Seevis
• The Arrow1997 · as CIA Director
• FX: The Series1996 · as Montree
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Darkseid (voice)
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Ambassador Prosser
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Gen. Quince
• ER1994 · as William Swift
• seaQuest DSV1993 · as Captain Oliver Hudson
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Nolan Pierce
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Sergeant Burrows
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Jerry
• Race for the Bomb1987 · as Werner Heisenberg
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Lt. Rick Muldoon
• The Ray Bradbury Theater1985 · as William Acton
• V1984 · as Ham Tyler
• V: The Final Battle1984 · as Ham Tyler
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Sheriff Lee
• V1983 · as Ham Tyler
• The A-Team1983 · as Miler Crane
• The Littlest Hobo1979 · as Bill
• For the Record1976