Acting · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · Born June 9, 1961
Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health. Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieA Future on Stage
2025
as Self
MovieZootopia 2
2025
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
MovieMr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023
as Self
TVShrinking
2023
as Gerry
MovieSTILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
as Self
MovieBack Home Again
2021
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
MovieCola Wars
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSee You Yesterday
2019
as Mr. Lockhart
MovieA.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
TVCorner Gas Animated
2018
as Michael J. Fox (voice)
TVBack to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as Marty McFly
MovieMichael J. Fox
2017
as Self
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Louis Canning
TVDesignated Survivor
2016
as Ethan West
MovieA.R.C.H.I.E.
2016
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
MovieMr. Calzaghe
2015
as Self
MovieBack in Time
2015
as Self
MovieBack To the Present: The Special
2015
MovieBeing Canadian
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAnnie
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVThe Michael J. Fox Show
2013
as Mike Henry
MovieDrew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
as Self
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Love We Make
2011
as Self
MovieTales from the Future
2010
as Self
MovieVancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010
as Himself
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Louis Canning
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieMichael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009
as Self
MovieLooking Back to the Future
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieVH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
as Self
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Werewolf / Michael (voice)
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Looking Back at the Future
2006
as Himself
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MovieStuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
as Stuart Little (voice)
MovieSaving Milly
2005
as Self (uncredited)
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Daniel Post
TVRescue Me
2004
as Dwight
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieComedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self
TVComedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
Movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
MovieBack to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002
as Self
TVClone High
2002
as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
MovieStuart Little 2
2002
as Stuart Little (voice)
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
MovieInterstate 60
2002
as Mr. Baker
MovieThe Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
as Self
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001
as Self
MovieThe Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
TVScrubs
2001
as Kevin Casey
MovieAtlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Milo James Thatch (voice)
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Michael J. Fox
MovieStuart Little
1999
as Stuart Little (voice)
MovieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
MovieWalt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
as Self
MovieMars Attacks!
1996
as Jason Stone
TVSpin City
1996
as Mike Flaherty
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieThe Frighteners
1996
as Frank Bannister
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Universal Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHomeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Chance (voice)
MovieThe American President
1995
as Lewis Rothschild
MovieBlue in the Face
1995
as Pete Maloney
MovieColdblooded
1995
as Tim Alexander
MovieYour Studio and You
1995
as Curious Guy on the Porch
MovieDon't Drink the Water
1994
as Axel Magee
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieGreedy
1994
as Daniel
MovieFor Love or Money
1993
as Doug Ireland
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieTime Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as Self
MovieWhere the Rivers Flow North
1993
as Clayton Farnsworth
MovieLife with Mikey
1993
as Michael Chapman
MovieHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
as Chance (voice)
MovieJames Cagney: Top of the World
1992
as Self - Host
MovieBlast 'Em
1992
as Self (uncredited)
TVShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDoc Hollywood
1991
as Benjamin Stone
MovieThe Hard Way
1991
as Nick Lang
MovieThe Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
as Self
MovieBack to the Future Part III
1990
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
MovieBack to the Future Part II
1989
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
MovieBack to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
as Self
MovieCasualties of War
1989
as Private Eriksson
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
MovieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBright Lights, Big City
1988
as Jamie
MovieDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieThe Secret of My Success
1987
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
MovieThe Return of Bruno
1987
as Michael J. Fox
MovieLight of Day
1987
as Joe Rasnick
MovieCitizen Steve
1987
as Self - Actor
MovieThe Ice Man Hummeth
1986
MovieThe Making of Back to the Future
1986
as Self
MovieFamily Ties Vacation
1985
as Alex P. Keaton
MovieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieTeen Wolf
1985
as Scott Howard
MovieBack to the Future
1985
as Marty McFly
MovieTime Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
1985
as Self
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MoviePoison Ivy
1985
as Dennis Baxter
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVNight Court
1984
as Eddie Simms
MovieDon't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Future Son
MovieHigh School U.S.A.
1983
as Jay-Jay Manners
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Alex P. Keaton
MovieClass of 1984
1982
as Arthur
TVTeachers Only
1982
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVThis Week
1981
TVHere's Boomer
1981
MovieTrouble in High Timber Country
1980
as Thomas Elston
TVPalmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
as Willy-Joe Hall
MovieMidnight Madness
1980
as Scott Larson
MovieLetters from Frank
1979
as Ricky
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
as Elliot Schweitzer
TVCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Leo and Me
1978
as Jamie
TVFamily
1976
as Richard
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
MovieDragoons
as Dougie (voice)
