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 | 1242: Gateway to the West | Narrator / Mihaly | 2025 |
Movie | Super Dicks | Police Chief | 2025 |
Movie | Condor's Nest | Agent Astakhov | 2023-01-27 |
Movie | The Family Circus | The Cop | 2023-01-21 |
Movie | BlackBerry | Charles Purdy | 2023-02-13 |
Movie | Confession | 2023-03-10 | |
Series | The Dropout | 2022-03-03 | |
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 | 2021-02-26 |
Movie | American Desert | Uncle Bill | 2021-06-29 |
Movie | Skipping Stones | Mr. Travers | 2021-11-02 |
Movie | The Jester from Transylvania | Charles Pennington | 2020-01-01 |
Series | The Alienist | J. P. Morgan | 2018-01-22 |
Movie | Alterscape | Dr. Julian Loro | 2018-02-23 |
Movie | Still/Born | 2018-02-09 | |
Movie | The Convent | The Magistrate | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Hellmington | Rupert Woodhouse | 2018-10-27 |
Movie | Knuckleball | Jacob | 2018-04-17 |
Movie | Lucky's Treasure | Henry Landis | 2017-04-04 |
Movie | The Harrowing | Lt. Logan | 2017-08-03 |
Movie | Stegman is Dead | Don | 2017-11-17 |
Movie | Element | Joe | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | Patient Seven | Dr. Daniel Marcus | 2016-10-11 |
Movie | Children of the Fall | Sam | 2016-07-15 |
Series | Tokyo Trial | General Douglas MacArthur | 2016-12-12 |
Movie | Desecrated | Tom McClain | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | Synchronicity | Klaus Meisner | 2015-07-22 |
Movie | 88 | Sheriff Knowles | 2015-01-06 |
Movie | The Sin Seer | Alexander Rachet | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | Turbo Kid | Zeus | 2015-08-14 |
Movie | Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Self | 2015-08-18 |
Movie | California Winter | Sheriff Hillman | 2015-12-01 |
Movie | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Xanar (voice) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Extraterrestrial | Travis | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | A Fighting Man | Max Wynn | 2014-04-24 |
Movie | Stay | Frank | 2013-09-08 |
Movie | Ice Soldiers | Col. Desmond Trump | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2013-10-04 |
Movie | Burden of Evil | Senator Pitfield | 2012-04-22 |
Movie | All God's Children | 2012-10-19 | |
Movie | X-Men: First Class | Captain | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back | Col. Haggard | 2011-08-09 |
Movie | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Dodd | 2011-12-20 |
Movie | Transgression | Matthew | 2011-10-21 |
Series | The Bannen Way | Chief Bannen | 2010-01-06 |
Movie | Eva | Alfonse | 2010-08-01 |
Movie | Lake Placid 3 | Sheriff Tony Willinger | 2010-08-21 |
Movie | Beneath the Blue | Blaine | 2010-11-16 |
Series | Transformers: Prime | Ultra Magnus (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Movie | Dark Prophecy | Tom Riggins | 2010-10-14 |
Movie | Terminator Salvation | General Ashdown | 2009-05-20 |
Movie | The Butcher | Teddy Carmichael | 2009-07-10 |
Movie | The Jazzman | Bernie Kaddly | 2009-08-27 |
Movie | The Beacon | Oficer Ned Hutton | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | Hardwired | Hal | 2009-11-03 |
Movie | Surveillance | Billings | 2008-02-08 |
Movie | Storm Cell | James | 2008-04-26 |
Movie | The Terrorist Next Door | Wade | 2008-06-12 |
Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Captain Nathan Norcross | 2008-11-07 |
Movie | Mutants | Colonal Gauge | 2008-10-31 |
Movie | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Levering | 2006-02-25 |
Movie | The Veteran | Mark 'Doc' Jordan | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The V Word | Mr. Chaney | 2006-11-10 |
Movie | 1st Bite | Theo | 2006-12-31 |
Movie | Reeker | Henry | 2005-03-13 |
Series | Young Blades | 2005-01-23 | |
Movie | Guy X | Guy X | 2005-06-06 |
Movie | Bloodsuckers | Muco | 2005-07-30 |
Movie | Deepwater | Walnut | 2005-06-09 |
Movie | The Red Phone: Checkmate | Bremer | 2004-04-01 |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Darkseid | 2004-07-31 |
Movie | The Machinist | Miller | 2004-07-02 |
Movie | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Harry | 2003-03-31 |
Movie | Maximum Velocity | General Amberson | 2003-10-07 |
Movie | Ignition | Jake Russo | 2002-01-17 |
Movie | Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' | Himself | 2002-05-28 |
Movie | Fallen Angels | Sheriff Ed Rooney | 2002-08-30 |
Movie | Fairytales and Pornography | Justice Coulton | 2002-09-05 |
Movie | Cause Of Death | Jonas Phifer | 2001-01-10 |
Movie | Soulkeeper | Voice of Mr.M (uncredited) | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Mindstorm | Senator Bill Armitage | 2001-02-28 |
Movie | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Dr. Kragg | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Dead Awake | Skay | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | The Red Phone - Manhunt | Section Chief | 2001-11-10 |
Movie | Children of the Corn: Revelation | Priest | 2001-10-09 |
Movie | Extreme Honor | Baker | 2001-06-12 |
Movie | Down | Gunter Steinberg | 2001-09-06 |
Movie | Heavy Metal 2000 | Tyler (voice) | 2000-04-19 |
Movie | The Perfect Storm | Bob Brown | 2000-06-29 |
Series | Nuremberg | Col. Burton C. Andrus | 2000-07-16 |
Movie | Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Fred Skolnick | 2000-08-25 |
Movie | Borderline Normal | Coach Rehmer | 2000-12-01 |
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 | Captive | Detective Briscoe | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Voyage of Terror | McBride | 1998-01-02 |
Movie | Ivory Tower | Marshall Wallace | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Going to Kansas City | Mike Malone | 1998-07-31 |
Movie | Johnny 2.0 | Frank Donahue | 1998-09-12 |
Movie | One of Our Own | Det. Jack Cooper | 1998-08-28 |
Movie | Chicago Cab | Al | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | The Arrow | CIA Director | 1997-01-12 |
Movie | Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Self | 1997-10-23 |
Movie | Cold Night Into Dawn | Frank Parr | 1997-10-21 |
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 | Red Scorpion 2 | Col. West | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | The Killing Machine | Mr. Green | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Major Payne | Lt. Col. Stone | 1995-03-24 |
Movie | Kids of the Round Table | Butch Scarsdale | 1995-12-15 |
Movie | Bolt | Billy Niles | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Forced to Kill | Sheriff Wilson | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | Dead Man's Revenge | Luck Hatcher | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | The Next Karate Kid | Colonel Paul Dugan | 1994-07-18 |
Movie | Save Me | Oliver | 1994-03-23 |
Movie | Probable Cause | Gary Yanuck | 1994-11-20 |
Movie | Tokyo Cowboy | Lyle | 1994-09-01 |
Movie | Fortunes of War | Carl Pimmler | 1994-12-07 |
Movie | The Glass Shield | Det. Gene Baker | 1994-09-16 |
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 | Father Hood | Jerry | 1993-08-27 |
Movie | Point of Impact | Roberto Largo | 1993-12-01 |
Movie | Sweet Killing | Inspector Garcia | 1993-10-20 |
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 | Payback | Sheriff Pete | 1991-07-18 |
Movie | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Asylum Interrogator (uncredited) | 1991-09-28 |
Movie | Deadly Surveillance | Fender | 1991-09-06 |
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 | Murder by Night | Det. Carl Madsen | 1989-07-20 |
Movie | Thunderground | 1989-09-01 | |
Movie | Mindfield | Kellen O'Reilly | 1989-12-15 |
Movie | Watchers | Lem Johnson | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Hostile Takeover | Larry Gaylord | 1988-10-01 |
Series | Race for the Bomb | Werner Heisenberg | 1987-02-01 |
Movie | Extreme Prejudice | Maj. Paul Hackett | 1987-04-24 |
Movie | Nowhere to Hide | Ben | 1987-07-17 |
Movie | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Bill Nordham | 1987-10-16 |
Movie | Ford: The Man and the Machine | Harry Bennett | 1987-05-11 |
Movie | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Detective Lawrence | 1986-05-02 |
Movie | Top Gun | Lt. Cmdr. Rick 'Jester' Heatherly | 1986-05-16 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Snowman | FBI Agent | 1985-01-25 |
Movie | Murder in Space | Capt. Neal Braddock | 1985-07-28 |
Movie | The Cap | Dad | 1985-03-05 |
Series | V: The Final Battle | Ham Tyler | 1984-05-06 |
Movie | Best Revenge | Dealer | 1984-10-19 |
Movie | The Surrogate | George Kyber | 1984-10-15 |
Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Darryl Revok (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
Movie | American Nightmare | Sgt. Skylar (as Mike Ironside) | 1983-03-17 |
Series | V | Ham Tyler | 1983-05-01 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | OverDog | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | The Sins of Dorian Gray | Alan Campbell | 1983-05-27 |
Movie | Cross Country | Det. Sgt. Roersch | 1983-11-18 |
Movie | Visiting Hours | Colt Hawker | 1982-05-21 |
Movie | Scanners | Darryl Revok | 1981-01-14 |
Movie | Surfacing | Wayne | 1981-07-25 |
Movie | Suzanne | Jimmy | 1981-09-18 |
Movie | Clown White | Max | 1981-10-01 |
Movie | Coming Out Alive | Gateway | 1980-09-27 |
Movie | Double Negative | Edgar | 1980-05-12 |
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 | Outrageous! | Drunk | 1977-07-31 |