
Michael Ironside
Known for Acting · 255 credits
- Born
- 1950-02-12 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Frederick Reginald Ironside · 마이클 아이언사이드 · مایکل آیرونساید · Mike 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
TV Shows (57)

Criminal Minds
2005
as John

The Flash
2014
as Lewis Snart

Smallville
2001
as Sam Lane

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Robert Castor

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Curtis Monroe

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Seevis

Castle
2009
as Victor Racine

ER
1994
as William Swift

This Is Us
2016
as Mr. Pearson

Cold Case
2003
as Commandant Murillo

The A-Team
1983
as Miler Crane

Community
2009
as Colonel Archwood

Burn Notice
2007
as Gregory Hart

Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)

Justified
2010
as Sarno

Andromeda
2000
as The Patriarch

Harley Quinn
2019
as Darkseid (voice)

The Outer Limits
1995
as Ambassador Prosser / Gen. Quince

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Nolan Pierce

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Darkseid (voice)

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sergeant Burrows / Jerry

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

The District
2000
as Dmitri Putin

Barry
2018
as Andrei

seaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Oliver Hudson

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Lt. Rick Muldoon

Transformers: Prime
2010
as Ultra Magnus (voice)

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Darkseid (voice)

Ransom
2017
as Freddie Woods

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

Masters of Horror
2005
as Mr. Chaney

The Hitchhiker
1983
as Sheriff Lee

The Alienist
2018
as J. P. Morgan

Hidden Assets
2021
as Richard Melnick

Justice League
2001
as Darkseid (voice)

V
1984
as Ham Tyler

Cold Squad
1998

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as William Acton

FX: The Series
1996
as Montree

The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Medical Investigation
2004
as Ben Graybridge

The Dropout
2022
as Don Lucas

The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Bill

V
1983
as Ham Tyler

Nuremberg
2000
as Col. Burton C. Andrus

V: The Final Battle
1984
as Ham Tyler

For the Record
1976

Tokyo Trial
2016
as General Douglas MacArthur

The Detectives
2018
as Detective Mark Anstey

The Bannen Way
2010
as Chief Bannen

The Encounter
2016
as Maximum Mike

Young Blades
2005

The Arrow
1997
as CIA Director

Atropa
2018
as Captain Schreiber

The Last Chapter
2002
as Bob Durelle
Race for the Bomb
1987
as Werner Heisenberg

The Last Chapter: The War Continues
2003
as Bob Durelle
Movies (198)

Top Gun
1986
as Jester

Nobody
2021
as Eddie Williams

Total Recall
1990
as Richter

Starship Troopers
1997
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Terminator Salvation
2009
as General Ashdown

Late Night with the Devil
2024
as The Narrator (voice)

The Machinist
2004
as Miller

The Perfect Storm
2000
as Bob Brown

Major Payne
1995
as Lt. Col. Stone

BlackBerry
2023
as Charles Purdy

The Next Karate Kid
1994
as Colonel Paul Dugan

Free Willy
1993
as Dial

Scanners
1981
as Darryl Revok

Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Gen. Katana

McBain
1991
as Frank Bruce

Guncrazy
1992
as Mr. Kincaid

Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Major Paul Hackett

Lake Placid 3
2010
as Sheriff Tony Willinger

Transgression
2011
as Matthew

Watchers
1988
as Lem Johnson

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as FBI Agent

Heavy Metal 2000
2000
as Tyler (voice)

The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Captain Nathan Norcross

Down
2001
as Gunter Steinberg

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

Chicago Cab
1998
as Al

Save Me
1994
as Oliver

The Arrow
1997
as CIA Director

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
as Bill Nordham

Probable Cause
1994
as Gary Yanuck

Ice Soldiers
2013
as Col. Desmond Trump

Stay
2013
as Frank

Hardwired
2009
as Hal

The Butcher
2009
as Teddy Carmichael

The Veteran
2006
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Patient Seven
2016
as Dr. Daniel Marcus

The Beacon
2009
as Oficer Ned Hutton

Turbo Kid
2015
as Zeus

Extraterrestrial
2014
as Travis

The Vagrant
1992
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss

Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
2022
as Dr. Jack Seward

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as OverDog

Best Revenge
1984
as Dealer

Neon City
1991
as Harry M. Stark

Father Hood
1993
as Jerry
Sweet Killing
1993
as Inspector Garcia

Condor's Nest
2023
as Agent Astakhov

1st Bite
2006
as Theo

The Failures
2004
as Depressor

1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Narrator / Mihaly

Deepwater
2005
as Walnut

The Convent
2018
as The Magistrate

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Detective Lawrence

Soulkeeper
2001
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)

Children of the Fall
2016
as Sam

Reeker
2005
as Henry

88
2015
as Sheriff Knowles

The Glass Shield
1994
as Det. Gene Baker

Red Sun Rising
1994
as Capt. Meisler

Confession
2023

Bloodthirsty
2021
as Dr. Swan

Surveillance
2008
as Billings

Children of the Corn: Revelation
2001
as Priest

Extreme Honor
2001
as Baker

Visiting Hours
1982
as Colt Hawker

Synchronicity
2015
as Klaus Meisner

Power Play
1978
as Torturer

Fortunes of War
1994
as Carl Pimmler

Desert Blue
1999
as Agent Frank Bellows

Storm Cell
2008
as James

Murder in Space
1985
as Capt. Neal Braddock

American Nightmare
1983
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)

The Omega Code
1999
as Dominic

A Fighting Man
2014
as Max Wynn

Alterscape
2018
as Dr. Julian Loro

Ignition
2002
as Jake Russo

Guy X
2005
as Guy X

Chaindance
1991
as J.T. Blake

Tin Can
2022
as Wayne

Element
2016
as Joe

Still/Born
2018

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
as Fred Skolnick

High-Ballin'
1978
as Butch

Red Scorpion 2
1995
as Col. West

Knuckleball
2018
as Jacob

Black Ice
1992
as Quinn

Southern Cross
1999
as Garrison Carver

Double Negative
1980
as Edgar

Borderline Normal
2000
as Coach Rehmer

The Arrangement
1999
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
The Ottawa Valley
1974
as Soldier on train (uncredited)

Ivory Tower
1998
as Marshall Wallace

Beneath the Blue
2010
as Blaine

X-Men: First Class
2011
as Captain

Marked for Murder
1993
as Bats O'Bannion

The Fight Machine
2022
as Lou

Mutants
2008
as Colonal Gauge

Killer Image
1992
as Luther Kane

Mindstorm
2001
as Senator Bill Armitage

Voyage of Terror
1998
as McBride

Terminal
1996
as Sterling Rombauer

Dead Awake
2001
as Skay

Payback
1991
as Sheriff Pete

Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Xanar (voice)

Question of Privilege
1999
as Lt. Robert Ingram

Bloodsuckers
2005
as Muco

Jett Jackson: The Movie
2001
as Dr. Kragg

Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Murdered Police Detective

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self

The V Word
2006
as Mr. Chaney

Forced to Kill
1994
as Sheriff Wilson

Burden of Evil
2012
as Senator Pitfield

The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Section Chief

The Harrowing
2017
as Lt. Logan

Eva
2010
as Alfonse

Johnny 2.0
1998
as Frank Donahue

Pumpkin Everything
2022
as Tom

Conduct Unbecoming
2011
as Col. Dodd

The Space Between
2017
as Nick

Nowhere to Hide
1987
as Ben
About Michael Ironside
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… With 255 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Michael Ironside has appeared in 198 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Ironside Movies
- Top Gun (1986) — as Jester
- Nobody (2021) — as Eddie Williams
- Total Recall (1990) — as Richter
- Starship Troopers (1997) — as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- Terminator Salvation (2009) — as General Ashdown
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