Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born February 12, 1950
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).
MovieAshes
2026
as Uncle
MovieMarrow
2026
as Dr. Jonathan Myers
MovieThis Too Shall Pass
2025
as Officer Shultz
Movie1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Narrator / Mihaly
MovieTalking About the Sky
2025
as Officer Alfred Henry(voz)
MovieThe Jester from Transylvania
2024
as Charles Pennington
MovieLate Night with the Devil
2024
as The Narrator (voice)
MovieConfession
2023
MovieBlackBerry
2023
as Charles Purdy
MovieCondor's Nest
2023
as Agent Astakhov
MovieThe Family Circus
2023
as The Cop
MoviePumpkin Everything
2022
as Tom
MovieTin Can
2022
as Wayne
MovieThe Fight Machine
2022
as Lou
TVThe Dropout
2022
as Don Lucas
MovieDracula: The Original Living Vampire
2022
as Dr. Jack Seward
TVHidden Assets
2021
as Richard Melnick
MovieSkipping Stones
2021
as Mr. Travers
MovieAmerican Desert
2021
as Uncle Bill
MovieBloodthirsty
2021
as Dr. Swan
MovieNobody
2021
as Eddie Williams
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVHarley Quinn
2019
as Darkseid (voice)
MovieHellmington
2018
as Rupert Woodhouse
MovieThe Convent
2018
as The Magistrate
MovieKnuckleball
2018
as Jacob
TVBarry
2018
as Andrei
TVAtropa
2018
as Captain Schreiber
MovieAlterscape
2018
as Dr. Julian Loro
MovieStill/Born
2018
TVThe Alienist
2018
as J. P. Morgan
TVThe Detectives
2018
as Detective Mark Anstey
MovieStegman Is Dead
2017
as Don
MovieTokyo Trial
2017
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The Greatest Show on Turf
2017
as Narrator
MovieThe Harrowing
2017
as Lt. Logan
MovieThe Space Between
2017
as Nick
MovieLucky's Treasure
2017
as Henry Landis
TVRansom
2017
as Freddie Woods
TVTokyo Trial
2016
as General Douglas MacArthur
TVThe Encounter
2016
as Maximum Mike
MoviePatient Seven
2016
as Dr. Daniel Marcus
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Mr. Pearson
MovieChildren of the Fall
2016
as Sam
MovieElement
2016
as Joe
MovieCalifornia Winter
2015
as Sheriff Hillman
MovieThe Sin Seer
2015
as Alexander Rachet
MovieBloody Wasteland: The Making of Turbo Kid
2015
MovieSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
MovieTurbo Kid
2015
as Zeus
Movie88
2015
as Sheriff Knowles
MovieSynchronicity
2015
as Klaus Meisner
MovieDesecrated
2015
as Tom McClain
MovieExtraterrestrial
2014
as Travis
TVThe Flash
2014
as Lewis Snart
MovieA Fighting Man
2014
as Max Wynn
Mental Saboteur
2014
as Self
MovieStan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
as Xanar (voice)
MovieIce Soldiers
2013
as Col. Desmond Trump
MovieTransformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
2013
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
MovieStay
2013
as Frank
Movie6:14
2013
as Warden
MovieAll God's Children
2012
as Peter
TVVegas
2012
as Porter Gainsley
MovieBurden of Evil
2012
as Senator Pitfield
MovieConduct Unbecoming
2011
as Col. Dodd
MovieTransgression
2011
as Matthew
MovieDark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back
2011
as Col. Haggard
MovieX-Men: First Class
2011
as Captain
TVTransformers: Prime
2010
as Ultra Magnus (voice)
MovieBeneath the Blue
2010
as Blaine
TVR. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Margolin
MovieDark Prophecy
2010
as Tom Riggins
MovieLake Placid 3
2010
as Sheriff Tony Willinger
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Robert Castor
MovieEva
2010
as Alfonse
TVJustified
2010
as Sarno
MovieThe Bannen Way
2010
as Chief Bannen
TVThe Bannen Way
2010
as Chief Bannen
MovieHardwired
2009
as Hal
MovieThe Beacon
2009
as Oficer Ned Hutton
TVCommunity
2009
as Colonel Archwood
The Jazzman
2009
as Bernie Kaddly
MovieThe Butcher
2009
as Teddy Carmichael
MovieTerminator Salvation
2009
as General Ashdown
TVCastle
2009
as Victor Racine
MovieThe Alphabet Killer
2008
as Captain Nathan Norcross
MovieMutants
2008
as Colonal Gauge
MovieThe Terrorist Next Door
2008
as Wade
MovieStorm Cell
2008
as James
MovieSurveillance
2008
as Billings
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Gregory Hart
Movie1st Bite
2006
as Theo
MovieThe V Word
2006
as Mr. Chaney
MovieDisaster Zone: Volcano in New York
2006
as Levering
MovieThe Veteran
2006
as Mark 'Doc' Jordan
TVMasters of Horror
2005
as Mr. Chaney
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as John
MovieBloodsuckers
2005
as Muco
MovieDeepwater
2005
as Walnut
MovieGuy X
2005
as Guy X
MovieReeker
2005
as Henry
TVYoung Blades
2005
MovieThe Failures
2004
as Depressor
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Curtis Monroe
MovieThe Machinist
2004
as Miller
TVMedical Investigation
2004
as Ben Graybridge
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Darkseid (voice)
MovieDanger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
as Self
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Bremer
MovieMaximum Velocity
2003
as General Amberson
TVCold Case
2003
as Commandant Murillo
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003
as Harry
TVThe Last Chapter: The War Continues
2003
as Bob Durelle
MovieFairytales and Pornography
2002
as Justice Coulton
MovieFallen Angels
2002
as Sheriff Ed Rooney
MovieDeath from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
as Himself
TVThe Last Chapter
2002
as Bob Durelle
MovieIgnition
2002
as Jake Russo
TVJustice League
2001
as Darkseid (voice)
MovieThe Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Section Chief
MovieDead Awake
2001
as Skay
TVSmallville
2001
as Sam Lane
MovieSoulkeeper
2001
as Voice of Mr.M (uncredited)
MovieChildren of the Corn: Revelation
2001
as Priest
MovieDown
2001
as Gunter Steinberg
MovieExtreme Honor
2001
as Baker
MovieJett Jackson: The Movie
2001
as Dr. Kragg
MovieMindstorm
2001
as Senator Bill Armitage
MovieCause Of Death
2001
as Jonas Phifer
MovieBorderline Normal
2000
as Coach Rehmer
TVThe District
2000
as Dmitri Putin
TVAndromeda
2000
as The Patriarch
TVJackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Dragon Scout Leader (voice)
MovieCrime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
as Fred Skolnick
TVNuremberg
2000
as Col. Burton C. Andrus
MovieThe Perfect Storm
2000
as Bob Brown
MovieHeavy Metal 2000
2000
as Tyler (voice)
MovieThe Omega Code
1999
as Dominic
MovieSouthern Cross
1999
as Garrison Carver
MovieA Twist of Faith
1999
as Alex Hunt
MovieDesert Blue
1999
as Agent Frank Bellows
MovieBlack Light
1999
as Inspector Frank Schumann
MovieQuestion of Privilege
1999
as Lt. Robert Ingram
MovieThe Arrangement
1999
as Det. Francis John 'Jack' Connor
MovieChicago Cab
1998
as Al
MovieJohnny 2.0
1998
as Frank Donahue
MovieOne of Our Own
1998
as Det. Jack Cooper
MovieGoing to Kansas City
1998
as Mike Malone
Death Row: The Tournament
1998
as The Judge
TVCold Squad
1998
MovieVoyage of Terror
1998
as McBride
MovieCaptive
1998
as Detective Briscoe
MovieIvory Tower
1998
as Marshall Wallace
MovieStarship Troopers
1997
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
MovieCold Night Into Dawn
1997
as Frank Parr
TVThe New Batman Adventures
1997
as 80's Batman (voice)
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Seevis
MovieThe Arrow
1997
as CIA Director
TVThe Arrow
1997
as CIA Director
TVFX: The Series
1996
as Montree
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Darkseid (voice)
MovieOne Way Out
1996
as Walt
MoviePortraits of a Killer
1996
as Sgt. Ernie Hansen
MovieToo Fast Too Young
1996
as Capt. Floyd Anderson
MovieThe Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Mr. Capelli
MovieTerminal
1996
as Sterling Rombauer
MovieKids of the Round Table
1995
as Butch Scarsdale
MovieBolt
1995
as Billy Niles
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Ambassador Prosser
MovieMajor Payne
1995
as Lt. Col. Stone
MovieRed Scorpion 2
1995
as Col. West
MovieThe Killing Machine
1995
as Mr. Green
MovieFortunes of War
1994
as Carl Pimmler
MovieProbable Cause
1994
as Gary Yanuck
TVER
1994
as William Swift
MovieThe Glass Shield
1994
as Det. Gene Baker
MovieRed Sun Rising
1994
as Capt. Meisler
MovieTokyo Cowboy
1994
as Lyle
MovieThe Next Karate Kid
1994
as Dugan
MovieForced to Kill
1994
as Sheriff Wilson
MovieDead Man's Revenge
1994
as Luck Hatcher
MovieSave Me
1994
as Oliver
MoviePoint of Impact
1993
as Roberto Largo
Sweet Killing
1993
as Inspector Garcia
TVseaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Oliver Hudson
MovieFather Hood
1993
as Jerry
MovieFree Willy
1993
as Dial
MovieNight Trap
1993
as Bishop
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Nolan Pierce
MovieMarked for Murder
1993
as Bats O'Bannion
MovieBlack Ice
1992
as Quinn
MovieGuncrazy
1992
as Mr. Kincaid
Cafe Romeo
1992
as Natino
MovieThe Vagrant
1992
as Lt. Ralf Barfuss
MovieKiller Image
1992
as Luther Kane
MovieNeon City
1991
as Harry M. Stark
MovieDrop Dead Gorgeous
1991
as Asylum Interrogator (uncredited)
MovieMcBain
1991
as Frank Bruce
MovieDeadly Surveillance
1991
as Fender
MoviePayback
1991
as Sheriff Pete
MovieChaindance
1991
as J.T. Blake
MovieHighlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Gen. Katana
MovieTotal Recall
1990
as Richter
MovieDestiny To Order
1990
as Kenrick
MovieMindfield
1989
as Kellen O'Reilly
MovieHostile Takeover
1989
as Larry Gaylord
MovieMurder by Night
1989
as Det. Carl Madsen
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Sergeant Burrows
MovieWatchers
1988
as Lem Johnson
MovieHello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
as Bill Nordham
MovieNowhere to Hide
1987
as Ben
MovieFord: The Man and the Machine
1987
as Harry Bennett
MovieExtreme Prejudice
1987
as Major Paul Hackett
Race for the Bomb
1987
as Werner Heisenberg
MovieTop Gun
1986
as Jester
MovieJo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Detective Lawrence
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Lt. Rick Muldoon
MovieMurder in Space
1985
as Capt. Neal Braddock
TVThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as William Acton
MovieThe Cap
1985
as Dad
MovieThe Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as FBI Agent
TVV
1984
as Ham Tyler
MovieBest Revenge
1984
as Dealer
MovieThe Surrogate
1984
as George Kyber
TVV: The Final Battle
1984
as Ham Tyler
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Sheriff Lee
MovieCross Country
1983
as Det. Sgt. Roersch
MovieThe Sins of Dorian Gray
1983
as Alan Campbell
MovieSpacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as OverDog
TVV
1983
as Ham Tyler
MovieAmerican Nightmare
1983
as Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside)
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Miler Crane
MovieOff Your Rocker
1982
as Victor
MovieVisiting Hours
1982
as Colt Hawker
MovieClown White
1981
as Max
MovieSuzanne
1981
as Jimmy
MovieSurfacing
1981
as Wayne
MovieScanners
1981
as Darryl Revok
MovieComing Out Alive
1980
as Gateway
MovieDouble Negative
1980
as Edgar
MovieThe Family Man
1979
as Bartender
TVThe Littlest Hobo
1979
as Bill
MovieStone Cold Dead
1979
as Murdered Police Detective
MovieSummer's Children
1979
as Pimp
MoviePower Play
1978
as Torturer
I, Maureen
1978
as Dr. Paul Oswald
MovieHigh-Ballin'
1978
as Butch
MovieOutrageous!
1977
as Drunk
TVFor the Record
1976
The Ottawa Valley
1974
as Soldier on train (uncredited)
Super Dicks
as Police Chief
MovieLiberty
as Fischer
MovieMy Best Friend Depression
as Ralph Johnson
Deep Tissue
as Uncle Nik
MovieHeavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
as Self
