
Michael Ironside
Acting
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).
TV Shows(57)

The Dropout
Don Lucas
2022

Hidden Assets
Richard Melnick
2021

The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019

Harley Quinn
Darkseid (voice)
2019

Barry
Andrei
2018

Atropa
Captain Schreiber
2018

The Alienist
J. P. Morgan
2018

The Detectives
Detective Mark Anstey
2018

Ransom
Freddie Woods
2017

Tokyo Trial
General Douglas MacArthur
2016

The Encounter
Maximum Mike
2016

This Is Us
Mr. Pearson
2016

The Flash
Lewis Snart
2014

Transformers: Prime
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2010

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Margolin
2010

Hawaii Five-0
Robert Castor
2010

Justified
Sarno
2010

The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
2010

Community
Colonel Archwood
2009

Castle
Victor Racine
2009

Burn Notice
Gregory Hart
2007

Masters of Horror
Mr. Chaney
2005

Criminal Minds
John
2005

Young Blades
2005

Desperate Housewives
Curtis Monroe
2004

Medical Investigation
Ben Graybridge
2004

Justice League Unlimited
Darkseid (voice)
2004

Cold Case
Commandant Murillo
2003

The Last Chapter: The War Continues
Bob Durelle
2003

The Last Chapter
Bob Durelle
2002

Justice League
Darkseid (voice)
2001

Smallville
Sam Lane
2001

The District
Dmitri Putin
2000

Andromeda
The Patriarch
2000

Jackie Chan Adventures
Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
2000

Nuremberg
Col. Burton C. Andrus
2000

Cold Squad
1998

The New Batman Adventures
80's Batman (voice)
1997

Stargate SG-1
Seevis
1997

The Arrow
CIA Director
1997

FX: The Series
Montree
1996

Superman: The Animated Series
Darkseid (voice)
1996

The Outer Limits
Ambassador Prosser
1995

ER
William Swift
1994

seaQuest DSV
Captain Oliver Hudson
1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
Nolan Pierce
1993

Tales from the Crypt
Sergeant Burrows
1989
Race for the Bomb
Werner Heisenberg
1987

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lt. Rick Muldoon
1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater
William Acton
1985

V
Ham Tyler
1984

V: The Final Battle
Ham Tyler
1984

The Hitchhiker
Sheriff Lee
1983

V
Ham Tyler
1983

The A-Team
Miler Crane
1983

The Littlest Hobo
Bill
1979

For the Record
1976
Movies(197)

Ashes
Uncle
2026

This Too Shall Pass
Officer Shultz
2025

1242: Gateway to the West
Narrator / Mihaly
2025

Talking About the Sky
Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
2025

The Jester from Transylvania
Charles Pennington
2024

Late Night with the Devil
The Narrator (voice)
2024

Confession
2023

BlackBerry
Charles Purdy
2023

Condor's Nest
Agent Astakhov
2023

The Family Circus
The Cop
2023

Pumpkin Everything
Tom
2022

Tin Can
Wayne
2022

The Fight Machine
Lou
2022

Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
Dr. Jack Seward
2022

Skipping Stones
Mr. Travers
2021

American Desert
Uncle Bill
2021

Bloodthirsty
Dr. Swan
2021

Nobody
Eddie Williams
2021

Hellmington
Rupert Woodhouse
2018

The Convent
The Magistrate
2018

Knuckleball
Jacob
2018

Alterscape
Dr. Julian Loro
2018

Still/Born
2018

Stegman Is Dead
Don
2017
The Greatest Show on Turf
Narrator
2017

The Harrowing
Lt. Logan
2017

The Space Between
Nick
2017

Lucky's Treasure
Henry Landis
2017

Patient Seven
Dr. Daniel Marcus
2016

Children of the Fall
Sam
2016

Element
Joe
2016

California Winter
Sheriff Hillman
2015

The Sin Seer
Alexander Rachet
2015

Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
2015

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015

Turbo Kid
Zeus
2015

88
Sheriff Knowles
2015

Synchronicity
Klaus Meisner
2015

Desecrated
Tom McClain
2015

Extraterrestrial
Travis
2014

A Fighting Man
Max Wynn
2014
Mental Saboteur
Self
2014

Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Xanar (voice)
2014

Ice Soldiers
Col. Desmond Trump
2013

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
Ultra Magnus (voice)
2013

Stay
Frank
2013

6:14
Warden
2013

All God's Children
Peter
2012

Burden of Evil
Senator Pitfield
2012

Conduct Unbecoming
Col. Dodd
2011

Transgression
Matthew
2011

Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
Col. Haggard
2011

X-Men: First Class
Captain
2011

Beneath the Blue
Blaine
2010

Dark Prophecy
Tom Riggins
2010

Lake Placid 3
Sheriff Tony Willinger
2010

Eva
Alfonse
2010

The Bannen Way
Chief Bannen
2010

Hardwired
Hal
2009

The Beacon
Oficer Ned Hutton
2009
The Jazzman
Bernie Kaddly
2009

The Butcher
Teddy Carmichael
2009

Terminator Salvation
General Ashdown
2009

The Alphabet Killer
Captain Nathan Norcross
2008

Mutants
Colonal Gauge
2008

The Terrorist Next Door
Wade
2008

Storm Cell
James
2008

Surveillance
Billings
2008

1st Bite
Theo
2006

The V Word
Mr. Chaney
2006

Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York
Levering
2006

The Veteran
Mark 'Doc' Jordan
2006

Bloodsuckers
Muco
2005

Deepwater
Walnut
2005

Guy X
Guy X
2005

Reeker
Henry
2005

The Failures
Depressor
2004

The Machinist
Miller
2004

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
2004
The Red Phone: Checkmate
Bremer
2004

Maximum Velocity
General Amberson
2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Harry
2003

Fairytales and Pornography
Justice Coulton
2002

Fallen Angels
Sheriff Ed Rooney
2002

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Himself
2002

Ignition
Jake Russo
2002

The Red Phone: Manhunt
Section Chief
2001

Dead Awake
Skay
2001

Soulkeeper
Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
2001

Children of the Corn: Revelation
Priest
2001

Down
Gunter Steinberg
2001

Extreme Honor
Baker
2001

Jett Jackson: The Movie
Dr. Kragg
2001

Mindstorm
Senator Bill Armitage
2001

Cause Of Death
Jonas Phifer
2001

Borderline Normal
Coach Rehmer
2000

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Fred Skolnick
2000

The Perfect Storm
Bob Brown
2000

Heavy Metal 2000
Tyler (voice)
2000

The Omega Code
Dominic
1999

Southern Cross
Garrison Carver
1999

A Twist of Faith
Alex Hunt
1999

Desert Blue
Agent Frank Bellows
1999

Black Light
Inspector Frank Schumann
1999

Question of Privilege
Lt. Robert Ingram
1999

The Arrangement
Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
1999

Chicago Cab
Al
1998

Johnny 2.0
Frank Donahue
1998

One of Our Own
Det. Jack Cooper
1998

Going to Kansas City
Mike Malone
1998
Death Row: The Tournament
The Judge
1998

Voyage of Terror
McBride
1998

Captive
Detective Briscoe
1998

Ivory Tower
Marshall Wallace
1998

Starship Troopers
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
1997

Cold Night Into Dawn
Frank Parr
1997

The Arrow
CIA Director
1997

One Way Out
Walt
1996

Portraits of a Killer
Sgt. Ernie Hansen
1996

Too Fast Too Young
Capt. Floyd Anderson
1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine
Mr. Capelli
1996

Terminal
Sterling Rombauer
1996

Kids of the Round Table
Butch Scarsdale
1995

Bolt
Billy Niles
1995

Major Payne
Lt. Col. Stone
1995

Red Scorpion 2
Col. West
1995

The Killing Machine
Mr. Green
1995

Fortunes of War
Carl Pimmler
1994

Probable Cause
Gary Yanuck
1994

The Glass Shield
Det. Gene Baker
1994

Red Sun Rising
Capt. Meisler
1994

Tokyo Cowboy
Lyle
1994

The Next Karate Kid
Colonel Paul Dugan
1994

Forced to Kill
Sheriff Wilson
1994

Dead Man's Revenge
Luck Hatcher
1994

Save Me
Oliver
1994

Point of Impact
Roberto Largo
1993
Sweet Killing
Inspector Garcia
1993

Father Hood
Jerry
1993

Free Willy
Dial
1993

Night Trap
Bishop
1993

Marked for Murder
Bats O'Bannion
1993

Black Ice
Quinn
1992

Guncrazy
Mr. Kincaid
1992
Cafe Romeo
Natino
1992

The Vagrant
Lt. Ralf Barfuss
1992

Killer Image
Luther Kane
1992

Neon City
Harry M. Stark
1991

Drop Dead Gorgeous
Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
1991

McBain
Frank Bruce
1991

Deadly Surveillance
Fender
1991

Payback
Sheriff Pete
1991

Chaindance
J.T. Blake
1991

Highlander II: The Quickening
Gen. Katana
1991

Total Recall
Richter
1990

Destiny To Order
Kenrick
1990

Mindfield
Kellen O'Reilly
1989

Hostile Takeover
Larry Gaylord
1989

Murder by Night
Det. Carl Madsen
1989

Watchers
Lem Johnson
1988

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Bill Nordham
1987

Nowhere to Hide
Ben
1987

Ford: The Man and the Machine
Harry Bennett
1987

Extreme Prejudice
Major Paul Hackett
1987

Top Gun
Jester
1986

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Detective Lawrence
1986

Murder in Space
Capt. Neal Braddock
1985

The Cap
Dad
1985

The Falcon and the Snowman
FBI Agent
1985

Best Revenge
Dealer
1984

The Surrogate
George Kyber
1984

Cross Country
Det. Sgt. Roersch
1983

The Sins of Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
1983

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
OverDog
1983

American Nightmare
Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
1983

Off Your Rocker
Victor
1982

Visiting Hours
Colt Hawker
1982

Clown White
Max
1981

Suzanne
Jimmy
1981

Surfacing
Wayne
1981

Scanners
Darryl Revok
1981

Coming Out Alive
Gateway
1980

Double Negative
Edgar
1980

The Family Man
Bartender
1979

Stone Cold Dead
Murdered Police Detective
1979

Summer's Children
Pimp
1979

Power Play
Torturer
1978
I, Maureen
Dr. Paul Oswald
1978

High-Ballin'
Butch
1978

Outrageous!
Drunk
1977
The Ottawa Valley
Soldier on train (uncredited)
1974
Super Dicks
Police Chief

Liberty
Fischer

The Shaft
Gunter Steinberg

Marrow
Dr. Jonathan Myers

My Best Friend Depression
Ralph Johnson
Deep Tissue
Uncle Nik