Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American works. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Ironside is a method actor, who stays in character between takes.
Movie | Super Dicks | Police Chief | 2025 |
Movie | Liberty | Fischer | 2025 |
Movie | Late Night with the Devil | The Narrator (voice) | 2024-03-19 |
Movie | The Family Circus | The Cop | 2023-01-21 |
Movie | Condor's Nest | Agent Astakhov | 2023-01-27 |
Movie | The Fight Machine | Lou | 2022-07-27 |
Movie | Tin Can | Wayne | 2022-08-05 |
Movie | Bloodthirsty | Dr. Swan | 2021-04-23 |
Movie | Nobody | Eddie Williams | 2021-03-18 |
Series | The Alienist | J. P. Morgan | 2018-01-22 |
Movie | Still/Born | 2018-02-09 | |
Movie | Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018-04-17 |
Movie | The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018-02-23 |
Movie | Hellmington | Rupert Woodhouse | 2018-10-27 |
Movie | The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Stegman is Dead | Don | 2017-11-17 |
Movie | Lucky's Treasure | Henry Landis | 2017-04-04 |
Series | Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur | 2016-12-12 |
Movie | Element | Joe | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016-10-11 |
Movie | 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015-07-22 |
Movie | California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015-12-01 |
Movie | The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015-08-14 |
Movie | Bloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid | 2015-10-05 | |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2013-10-04 |
Movie | Ice Soldiers | Col. Desmond Trump | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | Stay | Frank | 2013-09-08 |
Movie | All God's Children | 2012-10-19 | |
Movie | Burden of Evil | Senator Pitfield | 2012-04-22 |
Movie | X-Men: First Class | Captain | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Transgression | Matthew | 2011-10-21 |
Movie | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back | Col. Haggard | 2011-08-09 |
Movie | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011-12-20 |
Series | The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010-01-06 |
Series | Transformers: Prime | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | Eva | Alfonse | 2010-08-01 |
Movie | Beneath the Blue | Blaine | 2010-11-16 |
Movie | Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010-10-14 |
Movie | Lake Placid 3 | Sheriff Tony Willinger | 2010-08-21 |
Movie | Terminator Salvation | General Ashdown | 2009-05-20 |
Movie | The Beacon | Oficer Ned Hutton | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | Hardwired | Hal | 2009-11-03 |
Movie | The Butcher | Teddy Carmichael | 2009-07-10 |
Movie | The Jazzman | Bernie Kaddly | 2009-08-27 |
Movie | Surveillance | Billings | 2008-02-08 |
Movie | Storm Cell | James | 2008-04-26 |
Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Captain Nathan Norcross | 2008-11-07 |
Movie | Mutants | Colonal Gauge | 2008-10-31 |
Movie | The Terrorist Next Door | Wade | 2008-06-12 |
Movie | The Veteran | Mark 'Doc' Jordan | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | 1st Bite | Theo | 2006-12-31 |
Movie | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Levering | 2006-02-25 |
Movie | The V Word | Mr. Chaney | 2006-11-10 |
Series | Young Blades | 2005-01-23 | |
Movie | Deepwater | Walnut | 2005-06-09 |
Movie | Guy X | Guy X | 2005-06-06 |
Movie | Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005-07-30 |
Movie | Reeker | Henry | 2005-03-13 |
Movie | The Machinist | Miller | 2004-07-02 |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Darkseid | 2004-07-31 |
Movie | The Red Phone: Checkmate | Bremer | 2004-04-01 |
Movie | Maximum Velocity | General Amberson | 2003-10-07 |
Movie | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Harry | 2003-03-31 |
Movie | Ignition | Jake Russo | 2002-01-17 |
Movie | Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002-08-30 |
Series | The Last Chapter | Bob Durelle | 2002-03-06 |
Movie | Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' | Himself | 2002-05-28 |
Movie | Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002-09-05 |
Movie | Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001-02-28 |
Movie | Cause Of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001-01-10 |
Movie | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M (uncredited) | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Dead Awake | Skay | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001-06-12 |
Movie | The Red Phone - Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001-11-10 |
Movie | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001-10-09 |
Movie | Down | Gunter Steinberg | 2001-09-06 |
Movie | Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler (voice) | 2000-04-19 |
Series | Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000-07-16 |
Movie | The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000-06-29 |
Movie | Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000-12-01 |
Movie | Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Fred Skolnick | 2000-08-25 |
Movie | Question of Privilege | Lt. Robert Ingram | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | The Arrangement | Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Black Light | Inspector Frank Schumann | 1999-05-23 |
Movie | The Omega Code | Dominic | 1999-10-15 |
Movie | Southern Cross | Garrison Carver | 1999-09-09 |
Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Frank Bellows | 1999-06-04 |
Movie | A Twist of Faith | 1999-07-28 | |
Movie | Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998-01-02 |
Movie | Going to Kansas City | Mike Malone | 1998-07-31 |
Movie | Johnny 2.0 | Frank Donahue | 1998-09-12 |
Movie | Chicago Cab | Al | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | The Arrow | CIA Director | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Cold Night Into Dawn | Frank Parr | 1997-10-21 |
Movie | Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Self | 1997-10-23 |
Movie | Starship Troopers | Lieutenant Jean Rasczak | 1997-11-07 |
Movie | Terminal | Sterling Rombauer | 1996-02-12 |
Movie | One Way Out | Walt | 1996-07-23 |
Movie | Too Fast Too Young | Capt. Floyd Anderson | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | Portraits of a Killer | Sgt. Ernie Hansen | 1996-05-21 |
Movie | Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995-12-15 |
Movie | The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Major Payne | Lt. Col. Stone | 1995-03-24 |
Movie | Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | Save Me | Oliver | 1994-03-23 |
Movie | Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994-11-20 |
Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994-07-18 |
Movie | The Glass Shield | Det. Gene Baker | 1994-09-16 |
Movie | Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994-12-07 |
Movie | Tokyo Cowboy | Lyle | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Red Sun Rising | Capt. Meisler | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Night Trap | Bishop | 1993-05-01 |
Movie | Free Willy | Dial | 1993-07-16 |
Movie | Marked for Murder | Bats O'Bannion | 1993-01-17 |
Movie | Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993-10-20 |
Movie | Father Hood | Jerry | 1993-08-27 |
Movie | Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993-12-01 |
Series | seaQuest DSV | Captain Oliver Hudson | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Killer Image | Luther Kane | 1992-03-01 |
Movie | The Vagrant | Lt. Ralf Barfuss | 1992-05-15 |
Movie | Cafe Romeo | Natino | 1992-06-11 |
Movie | Guncrazy | Mr. Kincaid | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | Black Ice | Quinn | 1992-12-03 |
Movie | Chaindance | J.T. Blake | 1991-05-31 |
Movie | Highlander II: The Quickening | Gen. Katana | 1991-01-13 |
Movie | Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator (uncredited) | 1991-09-28 |
Movie | Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991-07-18 |
Movie | McBain | Frank Bruce | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Neon City | Harry M. Stark | 1991-12-16 |
Movie | Total Recall | Richter | 1990-06-01 |
Movie | Destiny To Order | Kenrick | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Thunderground | 1989-09-01 | |
Movie | Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989-12-15 |
Movie | Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989-07-20 |
Movie | Watchers | Lem Johnson | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Hostile Takeover | Larry Gaylord | 1988-10-01 |
Movie | Extreme Prejudice | Maj. Paul Hackett | 1987-04-24 |
Movie | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Bill Nordham | 1987-10-16 |
Movie | Nowhere to Hide | Ben | 1987-07-17 |
Movie | Ford: The Man and the Machine | Harry Bennett | 1987-05-11 |
Movie | Top Gun | Jester | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | The Cap | Dad | 1985-03-05 |
Movie | Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985-07-28 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985-01-25 |
Series | V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984-05-06 |
Movie | The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984-10-15 |
Movie | Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984-10-19 |
Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
Movie | American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983-03-17 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | OverDog | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | Cross Country | Det. Sgt. Roersch | 1983-11-18 |
Movie | The Sins of Dorian Gray | Alan Campbell | 1983-05-27 |
Series | V | Ham Tyler | 1983-05-01 |
Movie | Visiting Hours | Colt Hawker | 1982-05-21 |
Movie | Clown White | Max | 1981-10-01 |
Movie | Suzanne | Jimmy | 1981-09-18 |
Movie | Scanners | Darryl Revok | 1981-01-14 |
Movie | Surfacing | Wayne | 1981-07-25 |
Movie | Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980-09-27 |
Movie | Double Negative | Edgar | 1980-05-12 |
Movie | The Family Man | Bartender | 1979-12-19 |
Movie | Summer's Children | Pimp | 1979-09-07 |
Movie | Stone Cold Dead | Murdered Police Detective | 1979-09-14 |
Movie | High-Ballin' | Butch | 1978-05-26 |
Movie | Power Play | Torturer | 1978-11-01 |
Movie | I, Maureen | Dr. Paul Oswald | 1978-09-14 |
Movie | Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977-07-31 |
Movie | The Ottawa Valley | Soldier on train (uncredited) | 1974-01-01 |