Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born September 25, 1957
Michael Madsen (September 25, 1957 – July 3, 2025) was an American actor, poet, and photographer. He starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin City. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A. and DRIV3R.
MovieA Corpse in Kensington
2026
as Michael
MovieMichael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLegend of the White Dragon
2026
as Max Reed
MovieBlood Behind Us
2026
as Reed Philibosian
MovieMr. Wonderful
2026
as Brian Fenton
MovieDemon Hunters
2026
MovieQueen of Manhattan
2025
as District Attorney
MovieConcessions
2025
as Rex Fuel
MovieThe Things We Carry
2025
MovieSinatra! Eternity
2025
as Robert (Bob) Nelson
MovieResurrection Road
2025
as Quantrill
MovieDinoGator
2024
as Layton
MoviePrepare to Die
2024
as Sheriff Hansen
MovieDark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha
2024
as Kensei
MovieMax Dagan
2024
as Don Clancy
MovieArena Wars
2024
as Samson
MovieFinal Wager
2024
as Ian
MovieChuck Zito: An American Story
2024
as Self
MovieSouth of Hope Street
2024
as Benjamin
MovieSpirit Riser
2024
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMonster Mash
2024
as Doctor Frankenstein
MovieOnce Upon a Time in Hollyweird
2024
as Self
MovieBaba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
2024
as Logan Bergman
MovieOutlaw Johnny Black
2023
as Dutch
MovieThe Lurking Fear
2023
as Officer Hansen
MovieBuckle Up
2023
MovieNecronomicon
2023
MovieAssault on Hill 400
2023
as General Cota
MovieWaking Karma
2023
as Paul
MovieThe Wraith Within
2022
as Sheriff Townsend
MovieAmerican Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
MovieDeath Count
2022
as Detective Casey
MovieIncarnation
2022
as Peter
MovieUntil We Meet Again
2022
as Detective Morrison
MovieDamon's Revenge
2022
as Damon
MovieRun Raven Run
2021
as Narrator (voice)
MovieChristmas Thieves
2021
as Vince
MovieEvery Last One of Them
2021
as Bill
MovieAmerican Night
2021
as Lord Samuel Morgan
MovieTen Million Throwaways
2021
as Narrator
MovieBurial Ground Massacre
2021
as Damon
MovieRed Prophecies
2021
as Richard Tyler
MoviePlaying with Stars
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRed Handed
2020
as Lou
MovieNishabdham
2020
as Richard Dawkins
MovieDirty Fears
2020
as Michael
MovieThe Garden Left Behind
2020
as Kevin
MovieUnbelievable!!!!!
2020
as President Ben Dover
MovieShark Season
2020
as James
MoviePuppy Love
2020
as Wesley
MovieSerpent in the Bottle
2020
as Joe
MovieConjuring: The Book of the Dead
2020
as Jefferson
MovieAngels Fallen
2020
as Balthazar
Movie2 Graves in the Desert
2020
as Vince
MovieArctic Dogs
2019
as Duke (voice)
MovieQT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
MoviePrimitiva
2019
as Narrator (voice)
MovieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Bounty Law' - Sheriff Hackett
MovieRock, Paper, Scissors
2019
as Doyle Dechert
TVThe Hateful Eight
2019
as Joe Gage
MovieBorn2Race
2019
as Bobby Unser
MovieWelcome to Acapulco
2019
as Hyde
MovieTrading Paint
2019
as Linsky
MovieHangover in Death Valley
2018
as Ted (archive footage)
Dead On Time
2018
as Mike McGuirk
MovieAssassins Revenge
2018
as Detective Frank McMillian
MovieMegalodon
2018
as Admiral King
MovieSpatss!
2018
as Gang Leader
MovieQ-4: Dream Corporation
2018
MovieDirty Dealing
2018
as Dean
MoviePapa
2018
as Ivan
MovieLove Addict
2018
as Mr. Dickinson
MovieGarlic and Gunpowder
2018
as Jason
MovieGrindhouse Nightmares
2018
The Journey Ahead
2018
as Max
MovieThe Broken Key
2017
as Tully DeMarco
MovieUnfallen
2017
as General McCallister
MovieThe Wrong Neighbor
2017
as Coach Jaworski
MovieDevil's Domain
2017
as Bill
MovieGasoline
2017
as Макс, баща на Дим
MovieAlong for the Ride
2016
as Self
MovieVigilante Diaries
2016
as Moreau
MovieTalons
2016
as George Fitzgerald
TVMaster of Photography
2016
MovieDennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
as Self
MovieLast Man Club
2016
as Stearman Pilot
MovieBack in the Day
2016
as Enzo
MovieMagi
2016
as Lawrence Irlam
TVEmigratis
2016
as Self
MovieKidnapped in Romania
2016
as Mihai
MovieThe Hateful Eight
2015
as Joe Gage
MovieFlipped
2015
as Casey
MovieLumberjack Man
2015
as Dr. Peter Shirtcliff
MovieSacred Blood
2015
as Detective Brennan
MovieDeath in the Desert
2015
as Ray Easler
MovieThe Lost Tree
2015
as John
MovieLady Psycho Killer
2015
as Doctor Douglass
MovieBikini Inception
2015
as Himself
MovieNo Deposit
2015
as Peter Shay
TVBig Time in Hollywood, Fl
2015
as Harvey Scoles
MovieA Hitman in London
2015
as The Boss
TVPowers
2015
as SuperShock
MovieDiamond Cartel
2015
as Mike
MovieHope Lost
2015
as Manol
MovieBeyond the Game
2014
as Robert
Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra
2014
as Self
MovieNon Escludo Il Ritorno
2014
as Paul Hummel
MovieWater Wars
2014
as Bane
Movie2047: Sights of Death
2014
as Lobo
MovieThe Ninth Cloud
2014
as Bob
MovieExpress 'Moscow-Russia'
2014
as продюсер Милы
MovieTurn Around Jake
2014
as Russell O'Malley
MovieI'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
as Frank Harris
MovieTerrible Angels
2013
as Ben Nolan
MovieLionhead
2013
as Walter Powell
MovieA Sierra Nevada Gunfight
2013
as Sheriff Sawyer
MovieAshley
2013
as Bill
MovieNomad the Beginning
2013
as Wolf
MovieGabrielle
2013
as Edward Sheehan
MovieICE Agent
2013
as Carlos Garcia
MovieInfected
2013
as Louis Hartley
MovieAlong the Roadside
2013
as Jerry
TVGolden Boy
2013
as Walter Clark Sr.
Madoff: Made Off with America
2013
as Agent Kennedy
MovieGarbage
2013
as Michael
MovieAlien Battlefield
2013
MoviePrince of the City
2012
as Ben Carlton
MovieMagic Boys
2012
as Terence
MovieBeyond the Trophy
2012
as Cole Lambert
MovieAce of Spades: Bad Destiny
2012
as Sef
MovieCole Younger & The Black Train
2012
as Marshall Stallings
MoviePiranhaconda
2012
as Prof. Lovegrove
MovieSins
2012
as Don Mancino
MovieLoosies
2012
as Lt. 'Sully' Sullivan
MovieEldorado
2012
as Ted
MovieDirty Little Trick
2011
as Vito
MovieNot Another Not Another Movie
2011
as Lester Storm
MovieAmsterdam Heavy
2011
as Keele
TVCelebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self
MovieThe Lion of Judah
2011
as Boss (voice)
MovieThe Forest
2011
as Lt. Brandon Ross
MovieKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Budd (Sidewinder)
MovieThe 5th Execution
2011
as Rik
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Kevin Costner (voice)
MovieA Cold Day in Hell
2011
as U.S. Marshal Stallings
MovieThe Brazen Bull
2010
MovieFederal
2010
as Sam Gibson
TVZulu Gumball
2010
as Self
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as John
MovieTerror Trap
2010
as Hotel Operator
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Roy Parrish
MovieTrader Games
2010
as William
MovieSix Days in Paradise
2010
as Rich McShane
MovieLet the Game Begin
2010
as Dr. Turner
MovieThe Big I Am
2010
as Martell
MovieThe Killing Jar
2010
as Doe
MovieThe Portal
2010
as Dr. Azirra
MovieCorruption.Gov
2010
as Senator John Mordire
MovieRoad of No Return
2009
as J. Marcone
MovieThe Tomb
2009
as George
MovieThe Bleeding
2009
as Father Roy
MovieCreepshow Raw: Insomnia
2009
as Barry
MovieGloves of Stone
2009
as Willie
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MovieSerbian Scars
2009
as Dreq
MovieLost in the Woods
2009
as Stuart Bunka
MovieGreen Lantern: First Flight
2009
as Kilowog (voice)
MovieThe Face is Familiar
2009
as Himself
MovieThe Way
2009
as Commander
MovieBreak
2009
as The Associate
MovieAmazing Racer
2009
as Dave Blair
MovieHired Gun
2009
as Dan Moeller
MovieYou Might As Well Live
2009
as Clinton Manitoba
MovieDeep Winter
2009
as Dean
MovieClear Lake, WI
2009
as The Reverend
MovieOutrage: Born in Terror
2009
as Farragut
MovieChristmas Crash
2009
as Joseph Johnson
MovieHouse
2008
as Tin Man/Officer Lawdale
MovieHell Ride
2008
as The Gent
Movie45 R.P.M.
2008
as Major Baxter
MovieNo Bad Days
2008
as Lester
MovieThe Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
MovieA Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
MovieThe Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
as Self
MovieThe Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
as Self
MovieThe Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
MovieCrash and Burn
2008
as Vincent Scaillo
MovieVice
2008
as Max Walker
MovieLast Hour
2008
as Monk
MovieEyes Front
2008
MovieKiller's Freedom
2008
as Leo Ibiza
MovieStrength and Honour
2007
as Sean Kelleher
MovieCosmic Radio
2007
as Senator Atwood
MovieTooth and Nail
2007
as Jackal - Rover
MovieBeing Michael Madsen
2007
as Self
MovieCroc
2007
as Croc Hawkins
MovieBoarding Gate
2007
as Miles Rennberg
MovieL.A. Dicks
2007
as Steven Miller
MovieLiving & Dying
2007
as Agent Lind
MovieMachine
2007
as Ray
MovieAfghan Knights
2007
as Cooper
MovieUKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine
2006
as Major Blevins
MovieCanes
2006
as Guillermo List
MovieThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
MovieProhibition Opens the Floodgates
2006
as Self
MovieMorality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
2006
as Self
MovieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
MovieMolls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
2006
as Self
MovieThe Last Drop
2006
as J.T. Colt
MovieScary Movie 4
2006
as Oliver
MovieAll In
2006
as Seal
MovieHoboken Hollow
2006
as J.T. Goldman
Southern Comfort
2006
MovieThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Maugrim (voice)
MovieGangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
MovieBloodRayne
2005
as Vladimir
MovieLaw of Corruption
2005
as American
MovieChasing Ghosts
2005
as Kevin Harrison
MovieSin City
2005
as Bob
TVTilt
2005
as Don 'The Matador' Everest
MovieFrankenstein
2004
as Detec. Harker
MovieThe Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
2004
as Self
MovieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self
MovieKill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Budd 'Sidewinder'
MovieBlueberry
2004
as Wallace Sebastian Blount
MovieJacked$
2004
as Boss
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
MovieVampires Anonymous
2003
as Geno
MovieKill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
as Budd
MovieMy Boss's Daughter
2003
as T.J.
Movie44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
as Frank McGregor
MoviePauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Michael Madsen
MovieThelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003
as Self
MovieThe Real Deal
2002
as Baker Jacks
MovieDie Another Day
2002
as Falco
MovieThe Thief & the Stripper
2002
as Jimmie D.
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Cooper 'Coop' Daly
MoviePrimal Instinct
2002
as Russ
Welcome to America
2002
as Special Agent Leon Fogel
TV24
2001
as Jim Ricker
TVFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Movie42K
2001
as Narrator
MovieL.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as James Alexander
MovieChoke
2001
as Will
MoviePressure Point
2001
as Jed Griffin
TVAnimal Precinct
2001
MovieExtreme Honor
2001
as Sparks
TVCelebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
TVBig Apple
2001
as Terry Maddock
MovieFall
2001
as Jeremy Banes
MovieThe Ghost
2001
as Dan Olinghouse
MovieOutlaw
2001
as Conner
MovieThe Price of Air
2000
as Mr. Ball
MovieHigh Noon
2000
as Frank Miller
MovieBad Guys
2000
as Jay Peters
MovieThe Stray
2000
as Ben
MovieSacrifice
2000
as Tyler Pierce
MovieThe Alternate
2000
as Agent Briggs
MovieLuck of the Draw
2000
as Zippo
MovieVoodoo Dawn
2000
as Frank Barlow
MovieThe Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence
2000
as Joe
MovieUltimate Target
2000
as Uncle
MovieFlat Out
1999
as Gene
MovieBallad of the Nightingale
1999
as Giovanni
MovieThe Florentine
1999
as Whitey
MovieSupreme Sanction
1999
as Dalton
MovieDetour
1998
as Burl Rogers
TVVengeance Unlimited
1998
as Mr. Chapel
MoviePapertrail
1998
as FBI Agent Brad Abraham
MovieThe Sender
1998
as Dallas Grayson
MovieSpecies II
1998
as Press Lenox
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
1998
as Self
MovieRough Draft
1998
as Haynes
MovieSurface to Air
1997
as Gunnery Sgt. Zach Massin
MovieThe Girl Gets Moe
1997
as Donnelly
MovieCatherine's Grove
1997
as Joe Mason
MovieThe Maker
1997
as Skarney
MovieExecutive Target
1997
as Nick James
MovieDonnie Brasco
1997
as Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano
MovieThe Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Sal
MovieThe Winner
1996
as Wolf
MovieMulholland Falls
1996
as Eddie Hall
MovieRed Line
1995
as Mr. Lawrence
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
MovieMan with a Gun
1995
as John Wilbur Hardin
MovieFree Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Glen Greenwood
MovieSpecies
1995
as Preston Lennox
MovieWyatt Earp
1994
as Virgil Earp
MovieDead Connection
1994
as Det. Matt Dickson
MovieSeason of Change
1994
as Randy Parker
MovieBlue Tiger
1994
as Gun Salesman (uncredited)
MovieThe Getaway
1994
as Rudy Travis
MovieWho Do You Think You're Fooling?
1994
as Mr. Blonde (archive footage)
MovieInside Edge
1993
as Richard Montana
MovieMoney for Nothing
1993
as Detective Laurenzi
MovieAlmost Blue
1993
as Morris
MovieFree Willy
1993
as Glen Greenwood
MovieBeyond the Law
1993
as Blood
MovieA House in the Hills
1993
as Mickey
MovieTrouble Bound
1993
as Harry Talbot
MovieTo Kill For
1992
as Cliff Burden
MovieReservoir Dogs
1992
as Mr. Blonde / Vic Vega
MovieBaby Snatcher
1992
as Cal Hudson
MovieStraight Talk
1992
as Steve
MovieThelma & Louise
1991
as Jimmy
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Tom Baker
MovieThe End of Innocence
1990
as Earl
TVGabriel's Fire
1990
TVThe Outsiders
1990
as Mick Jenkins
MovieMontana
1990
as Pierce
MovieKill Me Again
1989
as Vince Miller
MovieBlood Red
1989
as Enzio
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Blue
TVWar and Remembrance
1988
as 'Foof' Turhall
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
MovieIguana
1988
as Sebastián
MovieShadows in the Storm
1988
as Earl
MovieThe Killing Time
1987
as Stu
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
TVTour of Duty
1987
as Sergeant Greg Block
TVCrime Story
1986
as Johnny Fosse
TVOur Family Honor
1985
as Augie Danzig
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Sally Alvarado
MovieThe Natural
1984
as Bump Bailey
MovieRacing with the Moon
1984
as Frank
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as John Hampton
MovieDiner
1983
as Boogie
MovieWarGames
1983
as Steve
MovieSpecial Bulletin
1983
as Jimmy Lenox
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Mike O'Connor
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
MovieAgainst All Hope
1982
as Cecil Moe
MovieThe First Circle
as Eli Brevil
MovieSaturday at the Starlight
as Frank Gunt
MovieCookbook for Southern Housewives
as Kingsley
MovieAva
as Peter
The Witching Hour
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