Michael Ironside

Acting

Michael Ironside

Born February 12, 1950Toronto, Ontario, Canada253 credits

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

Filmography

Ashes
2026Ashes
as UncleMovie
This Too Shall Pass
2025This Too Shall Pass
as Officer ShultzMovie
1242: Gateway to the West
20251242: Gateway to the West
as Narrator / MihalyMovie
Talking About the Sky
2025Talking About the Sky
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)Movie
The Jester from Transylvania
2024The Jester from Transylvania
as Charles PenningtonMovie
Late Night with the Devil
2024Late Night with the Devil
as The Narrator (voice)Movie
BlackBerry
2023BlackBerry
as Charles PurdyMovie
Condor's Nest
2023Condor's Nest
as Agent AstakhovMovie
The Family Circus
2023The Family Circus
as The CopMovie
Tin Can
2022Tin Can
as WayneMovie
The Dropout
2022The Dropout
as Don LucasTV
Hidden Assets
2021Hidden Assets
as Richard MelnickTV
Skipping Stones
2021Skipping Stones
as Mr. TraversMovie
American Desert
2021American Desert
as Uncle BillMovie
Bloodthirsty
2021Bloodthirsty
as Dr. SwanMovie
Nobody
2021Nobody
as Eddie WilliamsMovie
The Movies That Made Us
2019The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)TV
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinn
as Darkseid (voice)TV
Hellmington
2018Hellmington
as Rupert WoodhouseMovie
The Convent
2018The Convent
as The MagistrateMovie
Knuckleball
2018Knuckleball
as JacobMovie
Barry
2018Barry
as AndreiTV
Atropa
2018Atropa
as Captain SchreiberTV
Alterscape
2018Alterscape
as Dr. Julian LoroMovie
The Alienist
2018The Alienist
as J. P. MorganTV
The Detectives
2018The Detectives
as Detective Mark AnsteyTV
The Harrowing
2017The Harrowing
as Lt. LoganMovie
Lucky's Treasure
2017Lucky's Treasure
as Henry LandisMovie
Ransom
2017Ransom
as Freddie WoodsTV
Tokyo Trial
2016Tokyo Trial
as General Douglas MacArthurTV
The Encounter
2016The Encounter
as Maximum MikeTV
Patient Seven
2016Patient Seven
as Dr. Daniel MarcusMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is Us
as Mr. PearsonTV
Element
2016Element
as JoeMovie
California Winter
2015California Winter
as Sheriff HillmanMovie
The Sin Seer
2015The Sin Seer
as Alexander RachetMovie
Turbo Kid
2015Turbo Kid
as ZeusMovie
88
201588
as Sheriff KnowlesMovie
Synchronicity
2015Synchronicity
as Klaus MeisnerMovie
Desecrated
2015Desecrated
as Tom McClainMovie
Extraterrestrial
2014Extraterrestrial
as TravisMovie
The Flash
2014The Flash
as Lewis SnartTV
A Fighting Man
2014A Fighting Man
as Max WynnMovie
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Xanar (voice)Movie
Ice Soldiers
2013Ice Soldiers
as Col. Desmond TrumpMovie
Stay
2013Stay
as FrankMovie
6:14
20136:14
as WardenMovie
Burden of Evil
2012Burden of Evil
as Senator PitfieldMovie
Conduct Unbecoming
2011Conduct Unbecoming
as Col. DoddMovie
Transgression
2011Transgression
as MatthewMovie
X-Men: First Class
2011X-Men: First Class
as CaptainMovie
Transformers: Prime
2010Transformers: Prime
as Ultra Magnus (voice)TV
Beneath the Blue
2010Beneath the Blue
as BlaineMovie
Dark Prophecy
2010Dark Prophecy
as Tom RigginsMovie
Lake Placid 3
2010Lake Placid 3
as Sheriff Tony WillingerMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0
as Robert CastorTV
Eva
2010Eva
as AlfonseMovie
Justified
2010Justified
as SarnoTV
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Way
as Chief BannenMovie
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Way
as Chief BannenTV
Hardwired
2009Hardwired
as HalMovie
The Beacon
2009The Beacon
as Oficer Ned HuttonMovie
Community
2009Community
as Colonel ArchwoodTV
T
2009The Jazzman
as Bernie KaddlyMovie
The Butcher
2009The Butcher
as Teddy CarmichaelMovie
Terminator Salvation
2009Terminator Salvation
as General AshdownMovie
Castle
2009Castle
as Victor RacineTV
The Alphabet Killer
2008The Alphabet Killer
as Captain Nathan NorcrossMovie
Mutants
2008Mutants
as Colonal GaugeMovie
Storm Cell
2008Storm Cell
as JamesMovie
Surveillance
2008Surveillance
as BillingsMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as Gregory HartTV
1st Bite
20061st Bite
as TheoMovie
The V Word
2006The V Word
as Mr. ChaneyMovie
The Veteran
2006The Veteran
as Mark 'Doc' JordanMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of Horror
as Mr. ChaneyTV
Bloodsuckers
2005Bloodsuckers
as MucoMovie
Deepwater
2005Deepwater
as WalnutMovie
Guy X
2005Guy X
as Guy XMovie
Reeker
2005Reeker
as HenryMovie
The Failures
2004The Failures
as DepressorMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewives
as Curtis MonroeTV
The Machinist
2004The Machinist
as MillerMovie
Medical Investigation
2004Medical Investigation
as Ben GraybridgeTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Darkseid (voice)TV
Maximum Velocity
2003Maximum Velocity
as General AmbersonMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Commandant MurilloTV
Fairytales and Pornography
2002Fairytales and Pornography
as Justice CoultonMovie
Fallen Angels
2002Fallen Angels
as Sheriff Ed RooneyMovie
The Last Chapter
2002The Last Chapter
as Bob DurelleTV
Ignition
2002Ignition
as Jake RussoMovie
Justice League
2001Justice League
as Darkseid (voice)TV
The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001The Red Phone: Manhunt
as Section ChiefMovie
Dead Awake
2001Dead Awake
as SkayMovie
Smallville
2001Smallville
as Sam LaneTV
Soulkeeper
2001Soulkeeper
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)Movie
Down
2001Down
as Gunter SteinbergMovie
Extreme Honor
2001Extreme Honor
as BakerMovie
Mindstorm
2001Mindstorm
as Senator Bill ArmitageMovie
Cause Of Death
2001Cause Of Death
as Jonas PhiferMovie
Borderline Normal
2000Borderline Normal
as Coach RehmerMovie
The District
2000The District
as Dmitri PutinTV
Andromeda
2000Andromeda
as The PatriarchTV
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000Jackie Chan Adventures
as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)TV
Nuremberg
2000Nuremberg
as Col. Burton C. AndrusTV
The Perfect Storm
2000The Perfect Storm
as Bob BrownMovie
Heavy Metal 2000
2000Heavy Metal 2000
as Tyler (voice)Movie
The Omega Code
1999The Omega Code
as DominicMovie
Southern Cross
1999Southern Cross
as Garrison CarverMovie
A Twist of Faith
1999A Twist of Faith
as Alex HuntMovie
Desert Blue
1999Desert Blue
as Agent Frank BellowsMovie
Black Light
1999Black Light
as Inspector Frank SchumannMovie
Question of Privilege
1999Question of Privilege
as Lt. Robert IngramMovie
The Arrangement
1999The Arrangement
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' ConnorMovie
Chicago Cab
1998Chicago Cab
as AlMovie
Johnny 2.0
1998Johnny 2.0
as Frank DonahueMovie
One of Our Own
1998One of Our Own
as Det. Jack CooperMovie
Going to Kansas City
1998Going to Kansas City
as Mike MaloneMovie
Voyage of Terror
1998Voyage of Terror
as McBrideMovie
Captive
1998Captive
as Detective BriscoeMovie
Ivory Tower
1998Ivory Tower
as Marshall WallaceMovie
Starship Troopers
1997Starship Troopers
as Lieutenant Jean RasczakMovie
Cold Night Into Dawn
1997Cold Night Into Dawn
as Frank ParrMovie
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventures
as 80's Batman (voice)TV
The Arrow
1997The Arrow
as CIA DirectorMovie
The Arrow
1997The Arrow
as CIA DirectorTV
FX: The Series
1996FX: The Series
as MontreeTV
One Way Out
1996One Way Out
as WaltMovie
Portraits of a Killer
1996Portraits of a Killer
as Sgt. Ernie HansenMovie
Too Fast Too Young
1996Too Fast Too Young
as Capt. Floyd AndersonMovie
Terminal
1996Terminal
as Sterling RombauerMovie
Kids of the Round Table
1995Kids of the Round Table
as Butch ScarsdaleMovie
Bolt
1995Bolt
as Billy NilesMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limits
as Ambassador ProsserTV
Major Payne
1995Major Payne
as Lt. Col. StoneMovie
Red Scorpion 2
1995Red Scorpion 2
as Col. WestMovie
The Killing Machine
1995The Killing Machine
as Mr. GreenMovie
Fortunes of War
1994Fortunes of War
as Carl PimmlerMovie
Probable Cause
1994Probable Cause
as Gary YanuckMovie
ER
1994ER
as William SwiftTV
The Glass Shield
1994The Glass Shield
as Det. Gene BakerMovie
Red Sun Rising
1994Red Sun Rising
as Capt. MeislerMovie
Tokyo Cowboy
1994Tokyo Cowboy
as LyleMovie
The Next Karate Kid
1994The Next Karate Kid
as Colonel Paul DuganMovie
Forced to Kill
1994Forced to Kill
as Sheriff WilsonMovie
Dead Man's Revenge
1994Dead Man's Revenge
as Luck HatcherMovie
Save Me
1994Save Me
as OliverMovie
Point of Impact
1993Point of Impact
as Roberto LargoMovie
S
1993Sweet Killing
as Inspector GarciaMovie
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSV
as Captain Oliver HudsonTV
Father Hood
1993Father Hood
as JerryMovie
Free Willy
1993Free Willy
as DialMovie
Night Trap
1993Night Trap
as BishopMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
as Nolan PierceTV
Marked for Murder
1993Marked for Murder
as Bats O'BannionMovie
Black Ice
1992Black Ice
as QuinnMovie
Guncrazy
1992Guncrazy
as Mr. KincaidMovie
C
1992Cafe Romeo
as NatinoMovie
The Vagrant
1992The Vagrant
as Lt. Ralf BarfussMovie
Killer Image
1992Killer Image
as Luther KaneMovie
Neon City
1991Neon City
as Harry M. StarkMovie
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1991Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)Movie
McBain
1991McBain
as Frank BruceMovie
Payback
1991Payback
as Sheriff PeteMovie
Chaindance
1991Chaindance
as J.T. BlakeMovie
Total Recall
1990Total Recall
as RichterMovie
Destiny To Order
1990Destiny To Order
as KenrickMovie
Mindfield
1989Mindfield
as Kellen O'ReillyMovie
Hostile Takeover
1989Hostile Takeover
as Larry GaylordMovie
Murder by Night
1989Murder by Night
as Det. Carl MadsenMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Sergeant BurrowsTV
Watchers
1988Watchers
as Lem JohnsonMovie
Extreme Prejudice
1987Extreme Prejudice
as Major Paul HackettMovie
R
1987Race for the Bomb
as Werner HeisenbergTV
Top Gun
1986Top Gun
as JesterMovie
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Detective LawrenceMovie
Murder in Space
1985Murder in Space
as Capt. Neal BraddockMovie
The Cap
1985The Cap
as DadMovie
V
1984V
as Ham TylerTV
Best Revenge
1984Best Revenge
as DealerMovie
The Surrogate
1984The Surrogate
as George KyberMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhiker
as Sheriff LeeTV
Cross Country
1983Cross Country
as Det. Sgt. RoerschMovie
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983The Sins of Dorian Gray
as Alan CampbellMovie
V
1983V
as Ham TylerTV
American Nightmare
1983American Nightmare
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)Movie
The A-Team
1983The A-Team
as Miler CraneTV
Off Your Rocker
1982Off Your Rocker
as VictorMovie
Visiting Hours
1982Visiting Hours
as Colt HawkerMovie
Clown White
1981Clown White
as MaxMovie
Suzanne
1981Suzanne
as JimmyMovie
Surfacing
1981Surfacing
as WayneMovie
Scanners
1981Scanners
as Darryl RevokMovie
Coming Out Alive
1980Coming Out Alive
as GatewayMovie
Double Negative
1980Double Negative
as EdgarMovie
The Family Man
1979The Family Man
as BartenderMovie
Stone Cold Dead
1979Stone Cold Dead
as Murdered Police DetectiveMovie
Power Play
1978Power Play
as TorturerMovie
I
1978I, Maureen
as Dr. Paul OswaldMovie
High-Ballin'
1978High-Ballin'
as ButchMovie
Outrageous!
1977Outrageous!
as DrunkMovie
T
1974The Ottawa Valley
as Soldier on train (uncredited)Movie
S
Super Dicks
as Police ChiefMovie
Liberty
Liberty
as FischerMovie
T
The Shaft
as Gunter SteinbergMovie
Marrow
Marrow
as Dr. Jonathan MyersMovie
My Best Friend Depression
My Best Friend Depression
as Ralph JohnsonMovie